Page 74 - Workplace Relations Guide to Employment Law

Act Section or Contravention Redress
Regulation
Terms of 3, 4, 5 and 6 Failure of employer to provide May include confirmation or
Employment a written statement of terms of alteration of the particulars
(Information) Act employment, to provide, prior to contained in a statement, a
1994 departure, a written statement requirement for the employer
of terms of employment when to alter or add to the
required to work outside the statement and the payment of
state, to notify the nature and compensation not exceeding 4
date of a change to the terms week’s remuneration.
of employment or to furnish a
statement at the request of an
employee, who has an existing
contract of employment prior to
the commencement of the Act
Maternity Parts II, III Entitlements in relation to May include directions in
Protection Act 1994 or IV maternity leave, return to work, relation to the grant of
etc. leave and/or the award of
compensation not exceeding 20
week’s remuneration.
Adoptive Leave Act Parts II, III Failure to grant the adoptive May include directions to the
1995 parent’s entitlements parties to resolve the matter
and the award of compensation
not exceeding 20 week’s
remuneration.
Protection of 13 and 17 Failure to preserve the pay rates May include directions to take
Young Persons and conditions in place before the a specified course of action and
(Employment) Act commencement of the 1996 Act the award of compensation.
1996 (13): Penalisation of an employee
for having in good faith opposed an
unlawful act under the 1996 Act (17).
Transnational 17 Penalisation of an employee May include directions to take
Information and because of his/her status as a specified course of action and
Consultation of an employee representative; the award of compensation.
Employees Act failure of employer to provide
1996 reasonable facilities to
representatives
Organisation of 6(2), 11 to Failure to grant rest periods, annual May require the employer
Working Time Act 23 and 26 leave, public holiday entitlements, to comply with the relevant
1997 information relating to working provision and make an award of
time or zero hours practices and compensation not exceeding 2
pay for leave and public holidays years’ remuneration
on cessation of employment;
penalisation of employee; failure to
grant compensatory rest or breaks.

70