Workplace Ombudsman
The Workplace Ombudsman is responsible for assisting workers and employers to understand their rights and obligations under federal workplace relations law.
The Workplace Ombudsman appoints Workplace Inspectors empowered to investigate and enforce compliance with Commonwealth workplace relations laws, including:
- provisions of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 and the Workplace Relations Regulations 2006, including but not limited to:
- pay slip and time and wages record-keeping requirements
- freedom of association
- right of entry by unions
- post-termination entitlements
- coercion in agreement-making
- transmission of business and
- sham contracting arrangements.
- in respect of agreements which have failed the Fairness Test for Australian Workplace Agreements lodged with the Workplace Authority after 7 May 2007, recovering any outstanding entitlements on behalf of employees and ensuring that they are paid their correct entitlements going forward in their employment relationship
- provisions of the Independent Contractors Act 2006 regarding prohibited conduct in relation to reform opt-in agreements
- the Australian Fair Pay and Conditions Standard, including minimum pay and conditions of employment
- a workplace agreement (including pre-reform certified agreements or pre-reform Australian Workplace Agreements)
- a federal award
- an order of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission
- meal break, public holiday and/or parental leave entitlements.
For more information call the Workplace Ombudsman on 1300 724 200 or visit the Workplace Ombudsman website.