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Employer obligations

The fact sheets below will help you to understand your rights and responsibilities as an employer under the national workplace relations laws.

In this section:

Employer records and pay slips

Record-keeping is a requirement of the Fair Work Act 2009. Employers are required to keep accurate and complete records and issue pay slips to ensure employees receive their correct wages and entitlements.

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Internships, vocational placements & unpaid work

Find out what employment arrangements apply to vocational placements, work experience, volunteers and unpaid trails.

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Right of entry

Right of entry laws regulate who can enter a workplace and under what conditions they can enter.

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Transfer of business

Before you transfer your business know what your obligations are and how employee entitlements are affected.

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Understanding on-hire emplyee services

On-hire employee services include labour hire or agency employees. It is the responsibility of the on-hire business to ensure employees receive their minimum entitlements.

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Defence Reservists: rights and responsibilities at work

Australian Defence Reservists have the same rights and entitlements under the Fair Work Act 2009 as other employees. They also have additional workplace protections under the Defence Reserve Service (Protection) Act 2001.

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Page last updated: 13 February 2012