Workplace Rights and Responsibilities Quiz

What are the roles of various participants in the workplace?

• Only employees

• Only employers

• Only industrial organisations/unions

• Employers, employees, contractors, industrial organisations/unions, state/territory and Commonwealth governments

What is an example of a change to the roles of employees in the workplace?

• No initiative shown by workers

• No change in the roles of employees

• Increasing encouragement for workers to show initiative

• Decreasing encouragement for workers to show initiative

What are some employer responsibilities to workers and the government?

• No superannuation

• Unpaid parental leave

• Superannuation, paid parental leave, PAYG withholding

• No PAYG withholding

Which laws are related to the workplace?

• Traffic laws

• Work Health and Safety (WHS) legislation

• Property laws

• Family laws

What is the role of the Fair Work Commission?

• Setting maximum working hours

• Setting minimum wage

• Setting penalty rates

• Setting public holidays

What are the methods of resolving disputes in the workplace?

• Ignoring the disputes

• Negotiation, mediation, arbitration

• Lawsuits

• Physical fights

What is the purpose of Work Health and Safety (WHS) legislation?

• To increase workplace accidents

• To decrease workplace accidents

• To ignore workplace safety

• To promote workplace discrimination

What do Equal Employment Opportunity and anti-discrimination laws aim to achieve?

• Ensure equal opportunities for all employees

• Promote discrimination in the workplace

• No impact on workplace environment

• Increase workplace conflicts

What are penalty rates related to in the workplace?

• Traffic violations

• Workplace safety

• Overtime and public holidays

• Employee salaries

What is the purpose of grievance procedures in the workplace?

• To escalate disputes

• To ignore disputes

• To resolve disputes

• To create more disputes