Rights and responsibilities

Employers and employees (including 'casuals') have important rights and responsibilities towards to each other, including young employees, and where employees work alone or work more than one job.

  • Employee rights and responsibilities

    All employees are entitled to minimum employment rights. Learn about your rights and how to get help if you think you’re not getting them.

  • Minimum rights of employees - language translations

    Information on your employment rights and responsibilities is available in a range of languages.

  • Employer rights and responsibilities

    Learn about your rights as an employer and the minimum employment rights you must give your employees.

  • Good faith

    There are certain behaviours and principles that are essential to any employment relationship. Employees, employers, unions and parties to an employment relationship must deal with each other in ‘good faith’.

  • Fair process

    When taking any action against an employee, an employer must follow a fair process. Following a fair process is as important as having good reason for taking action against an employee. The employer and employee must both act in good faith throughout the process.

  • Good reason

    Before taking any action against an employee, employers must have a genuine and valid reason.

  • Record-keeping

    Employers must keep complete and accurate records of wages, time, leave and other details. Read about what you need to do to comply with the rules around records.