Fair Work Information Statement

From 1 January 2010, all employers covered by the Fair Work Act 2009 have an obligation to give each new employee a Fair Work Information Statement (“the Statement”) before, or as soon as possible after, the employee starts employment.

The purpose of the Statement is to provide employees with advice about where to go for information and assistance on workplace issues, as well as providing contact details for Fair Work Australia, the body which oversees and governs the Fair Work Act.

The right for new employees to receive the Statement is one of the 10 National Employment Standards (“NES”) that apply to all employees.

Together with modern awards, the NES provides a new safety net for employees covered by the Fair Work Act from 1 January 2010.

To download your copy of the Statement, click here

If you have any further queries about the Fair Work Statement, or of any of the new legal requirements of the Fair Work Act 2009,
please contact Tony Pattinson, Solicitor and Director, or Jim Carlile, HR consultant, at Ferguson Cannon Lawyers on (07) 54436600.