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Public Sector CSA Agreement 2019 Guidance Material

Public Sector CSA Agreement 2019
Awards and agreements
27 Nov 2019

FAQs - OSH committee

This page contains frequently asked questions about safety and health committees. When should a safety and health committee be established? A safety and health committee should be established if an employee requests a committee, the employer decides to establish one, or if there is a regulation...
OSH committees
29 Oct 2019

Regional Services Review Consultation Paper September 2019

Status: CLOSED, Submissions closed at 5pm on 28 October 2019 Background In late 2018, the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) commenced a Regional Services Review to improve service delivery to our regional customers. DMIRS staff and State and Local Government stakeholders...
Consultations
24 Sep 2019

Employment obligations in the café and restaurant sector

A campaign is currently being conducted by Private Sector Labour Relations to promote compliance with state employment laws for café and restaurant businesses in the state industrial relations system. The campaign commenced in October 2019, with a letter and information brochure being sent to café...
Proactive compliance campaigns
24 Sep 2019

Long service leave - Are casual and seasonal employees covered by the Long Service Leave Act?

This page provides information on the provisions of the Long Service Leave Act 1958 (WA). For more information see the main Long Service Leave page. Are casual and seasonal employees covered by the Long Service Leave Act? Casual and seasonal employees in the WA private sector and in the WA State...
Long service leave
20 Sep 2019

Long service leave - What is the entitlement when employment ceases?

This page provides information on the provisions of the Long Service Leave Act 1958 (WA). For more information see the main Long Service Leave page. An employee’s entitlement to long service leave on termination depends upon the length of their period of continuous employment and if they were...
Long service leave
12 Sep 2019

Long service leave - What happens when business ownership changes?

This page provides information on the provisions of the Long Service Leave Act 1958 (WA). For more information see the main Long Service Leave page. To be entitled to long service leave under the Long Service Leave Act, an employee must have continuous employment with ‘the one and the same employer...
Long service leave
12 Sep 2019

Long service leave - What is continuous employment?

This page provides information on the provisions of the Long Service Leave Act 1958 (WA). For more information see the main Long Service Leave page. To be entitled to long service leave under the Long Service Leave Act, an employee’s employment with their employer must be continuous. The amount of...
Long service leave
12 Sep 2019

Long service leave - Who is covered by the Long Service Leave Act?

This page outlines who is covered by the Long Service Leave Act 1958 (WA). For more information on the Long Service Leave Act see the main Long Service Leave page. Who is covered by the Long Service Leave Act? Western Australian private sector employees (subject to the exclusions below). Western...
Long service leave
12 Sep 2019

2019 Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards winners and finalists

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The Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards were held at Optus Stadium on 2 October 2019. This year 69 submissions were received with 33 companies recognised as finalists. Eight companies were recognised with a winner’s trophy and 10 companies received a certificate of merit. An outline of all...
Work Safety Awards
09 Sep 2019

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Publications

How can managers and supervisors support safety and health representatives?

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Find out how managers and supervisors support safety and health representatives?
WorkSafe
Poster
30 Oct 2019

Your safety and health representatives are...

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Use this poster to promote your safety and health representatives
WorkSafe
Poster
04 Nov 2019

What does a safety and health representative do?

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An informative poster outlining the role of a safety and health representative.
WorkSafe
Poster
29 Oct 2019

Restricted Asbestos Licence Holders

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This directory contains licence holders licensed to perform all restricted asbestos work in accordance with Part 5 of the Occupational Safety and Health Regulations 1996. Please refer to the Licence...
WorkSafe
Information
29 Oct 2019

Restricted Asbestos Licence Holders

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This directory contains licence holders licensed to perform all restricted asbestos work in accordance with Part 5 of the Occupational Safety and Health Regulations 1996. Please refer to the Licence...
WorkSafe
Information
12 Mar 2020

Renewal application for an unrestricted asbestos licence

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An unrestricted asbestos licence is required in Western Australia for work involving the removal of friable asbestos-containing material. Only an Unrestricted Asbestos licence holder or an employee...
WorkSafe
Form – application
25 Oct 2019

Safety alert 05/2019 - Hydrogen embrittlement – a serious risk to lifting chain integrity

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Lifting chains and their associated components (hooks, shackles, links etc) are used widely across a variety of industries to lift and move loads and includes Grade T (8, 80, 800) and Grade V (10,...
WorkSafe
Alert
10 Oct 2019

Audible reversing alarms: considerations for use

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Reversing alarms are commonly fitted to plant and heavy vehicles across a wide range of industries. The noise made by these alarms falls into one of two categories: tonal and broadband. Tonal...
WorkSafe
Information
22 Oct 2019

Taking a claim to the Industrial Magistrates Court

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This publication assists employees to independently make a claim to the Industrial Magistrates Court (IMC) for unpaid entitlements under state industrial laws and state industrial instruments. The...
Labour Relations
Guide / handbook
08 Oct 2019

Safety alert 04/2019 Safe use of medical oxygen cylinders

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During a lifeguard training session in July 2019, a new cylinder was to be fitted to an Oxy-Viva set. Two workers were injured when a worker ‘cracked’ a ‘C’ size medical oxygen cylinder. Cracking...
WorkSafe
Alert
01 Oct 2019

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Announcements

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Corporate
Department News
21 Feb 2020

Easter 2020 public holiday employment entitlements

The Western Australian public holidays for the 2020 Easter period are: Good Friday – Friday 10 April Easter Monday – Monday 13 April If you are covered by the state industrial relations system, the Easter 2020 public holiday page contains information on employment entitlements for: award free employers and employees Shop and Warehouse (Wholesale and Retail Establishments) Award Restaurant,...
Labour Relations
Department News
12 Feb 2020

Labour Day public holiday entitlements

The public holiday for Labour Day in 2020 is Monday 2 March. Under the Public and Bank Holidays Act 1972 , in Western Australia the Labour Day public holiday takes place on the first Monday in March. The Labour Day 2020 public holiday page provides information on entitlements for: state system award free employers and employees Shop and Warehouse (Wholesale and Retail Establishments) Award...
Labour Relations
Department News
06 Feb 2020

Reporting wage theft in WA

Western Australian workers can visit the wage theft website at www.wagetheft.wa.gov.au for assistance with how to: seek help with resolving an underpayment issue or unpaid annual or long service leave; report wage theft anonymously to the relevant government department; or seek help with unpaid superannuation. Visit www.wagetheft.wa.gov.au for more information.
Labour Relations
Department News
03 Feb 2020

Nail salons audit finds widespread underpayment

One in four nail salons were found to be non-compliant with state employment laws in a proactive compliance audit undertaken by industrial inspectors at Private Sector Labour Relations. The major breach identified was underpayment of wages, with some salons paying rates of pay below the State minimum wage. A total of $50,441.68 was recovered from the 26 non-compliant nail salons for 55 employees...
Labour Relations
Department News
31 Jan 2020

Anzac Day public holiday employment entitlements

Under the Western Australia Public and Bank Holidays Act 1972 , Anzac Day takes place on 25 April, but when that day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the next following Monday is also a public holiday. In 2020, Anzac Day falls on Saturday 25 April. Subsequently, Saturday 25 April and Monday 27 April are both public holidays in Western Australia. However, employees in the state industrial relations...
Labour Relations
Department News
28 Jan 2020

Over $300,000 recovered for WA workers in six months

Industrial inspectors from Private Sector Labour Relations recovered a total of $344,537 in unpaid wages and entitlements in the second half of 2019. Successful conciliation of underpayment matters has resulted in significant amounts of unpaid long service leave entitlements being recovered for Western Australian workers. Between July and December 2019, industrial inspectors recovered a total of...
Labour Relations
Department News
23 Jan 2020

Australia Day public holiday entitlements

The public holiday for Australia Day in 2020 is Monday 27 January, not Sunday 26 January. Under the Public and Bank Holidays Act 1972 , in Western Australia the Australia Day public holiday takes place on 26 January, or when that day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday. The Australia Day public holiday entitlements for 2020 page provides information on entitlements for: state...
Labour Relations
Department News
16 Jan 2020

South West business owner fined for denying backpacker three months' wages

A South West business owner has been fined for not paying wages and ordered to pay unpaid wages to a young overseas worker for work done as part of the Working Holiday Maker program. The business owner has been ordered by the Industrial Magistrates Court to pay the backpacker $10,593.58 in unpaid wages and entitlements plus interest of $1,979.94. The Industrial Magistrates Court also ordered the...
Labour Relations
Media release
09 Jan 2020

Cyclone contingency plans should be in place

With the season’s first cyclone having formed off the North-West coast, businesses throughout the State have been reminded to ensure that contingency plans have been established and are in operation. WorkSafe WA Director Chris Kirwin said today it was crucial that everyone on both sea and land knew what to do when there was a cyclone in the area. “Under workplace safety and health laws, employers...
WorkSafe
Media release
07 Jan 2020

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