Staff Training & Interview Techniques Unit 2

Employer Responsibilities Building industry has many statutory requirements. The building industry makes a large use of Sub contractors. Industry consists of sole traders, partnerships and companies. The larger your organisation becomes, the more likely you will become an employer.

General Responsibilities Responsibilities of an employer can be divided into three areas. 1.Statutory requirements 2.Staff welfare policy 3.Moral obligations

Statutory Requirements 1.Long service leave 2.Anti discrimination laws 3.Income tax 4.Award payments 5.Workers’ compensation 6.Superannuation

Statutory Requirements 7.Payments for - Inclement weather - Sick leave - Holiday loading - Severance/termination - Displacement

Statutory Requirements 8.Site allowances 9.Maternity leave Caution- Proper records must be kept.

Wages and Conditions These are always subject to change. Depends on the Government of the day e.g. work choices. You should ensure that your employment structure is up to date.

Wages Workers are paid a base award rate. Rates are based on skills. Conditions and allowances are added on top of this base rate. Depending on employer will determine if you are a federal award or state award.

Allowances Designed to compensate above the award wage. Some allowances are 1.Tool allowance 2.Travel allowance 3.Site allowance

Conditions Hours of work-38 hours a week standard. Paid public holidays. Over time. Annual leave loading. Sick leave. Inclement leave. Bereavement leave.

Workers Compensation (Work Cover) Type of insurance. Compulsory. Unless self insurer all employees must be covered. Premium is a percentage of wages* paid. Provides wage replacement and rehabilitation

INCIDENTS WHAT, WHO & WHEN TO NOTIFY Whether you are an employer and/or occupier you are INCIDENTS involving injury or illness to WORKERS required by law to notify incidents to WorkCover NSW Phone WorkCover IMMEDIATELY on as an urgent SERIOUS INCIDENTS and/or your workers compensation insurer. investigation may be needed. involving a fatality or a serious injury or illness. PLUS An occupier (of premises/workplace) is someone who Refer to clause 344 of the OHS Regulation Notify your workers compensation insurer within 48 hours. manages or has responsibility for a workplace or a OTHER INCIDENTS particular operation at a workplace, even though they involving an injury or illness to a worker, where Notify your workers compensation insurer within 48 hours. may not be the employer. workers compensation is payable or may be payable, There is no need to notify WorkCover as the insurer advises eg. time lost, medical expenses. Depending on the type of incident you may need to notify WorkCover of these incidents. Refer to sections 42 & 44 of the Workplace Injury WorkCover and/or your workers compensation insurer. Management & Workers Compensation Act Who do I need to notify immediately?I NCIDENTS involving injury or illness to NON-WORKERS at your workplace You will need to notify serious incidents to WorkCover (ie. those not covered by your workers compensation, eg. a visitor, customer, volunteer, student, contractor) immediately. SERIOUS INCIDENTS Phone WorkCover IMMEDIATELY on as an urgent What is a serious incident? involving a fatality or a serious injury or illness to a investigation may be needed. non-worker. PLUS An incident where there has been a fatality. Notify WorkCover within 7 days with full notification details using Refer to clause 344 of the OHS Regulation An incident where there has been a serious injury or the online form at or phone illness, such as when a person: OTHER INCIDENTS has a limb amputated involving a non-worker where the injury or illness Notify WorkCover within 7 days using the online form at results in the person being unable to perform their is placed on a life support system or phone normal activities for 7 or more days. loses consciousness Refer to clause 341 of the OHS Regulation is trapped in machinery or a confined space has serious burns. INCIDENTS that present a risk to health and safety at your workplace (ie. incidents where there is no injury or illness to workers or non-workers) An incident where there is an immediate threat to life such as major damage to machinery or buildings, or SERIOUS INCIDENTS Phone WorkCover IMMEDIATELY on as an urgent the collapse of an excavation. that are immediately life threatening but result in no investigation may be needed. injury or illness, eg. the collapse of an excavation with PLUS These are some examples of a serious incident that are no injury. Notify WorkCover within 7 days with full notification details using listed under clause 344 of the OHS Regulation Refer to clause 344 of the OHS Regulation the online form at or phone Up to 36 hours after the serious incident has been OTHER INCIDENTS reported, the immediate area around the incident must are certain incidents that are not immediately life Notify WorkCover within 7 days using the online form at not be disturbed, except to assist any injured persons and threatening but result in no injury or illness, or phone to avoid further injuries and problems. eg. exposure to specific substances. Refer to clause 341 of the OHS Regulation 2001.

Industrial Relations Workers Compensation Must have a policy that covers all employees If no policy exists then employer is personally liable If you employ someone under A.B.N are they an employee for Workers Compensation Purposes? Work cover has rules to determine this.

Workers Compensation (Work Cover) What is deemed as wages ?

Workers Compensation (Work Cover) What is deemed as wages ?

Workers Compensation (Work Cover) What is deemed as wages ?

Workers Compensation (Work Cover) What is deemed as wages ?

Workers Compensation (Work Cover) What is deemed as wages ?

Workers Compensation (Work Cover) Who are deemed Employees?

Workers Compensation (Work Cover) Who are deemed Employees?

Workers Compensation (Work Cover) Who are deemed Employees?

Workers Compensation (Work Cover) Who are deemed Employees?