ways2work - Parents and carers
Your rights, responsibilities and entitlements
If you have parental, family or carer responsibilities and have been out of the workforce for some time, or if you are currently working, but would like to check what your rights are, this section will provide you with information or refer you to other places where you can get that information.
Although the focus is on workers with parental, family or carer responsibilities, there is also general information which will help you to understand your rights at work. The first part of this section deals with discrimination, sexual harassment and similar issues, while the second part deals with more general employment issues.
- Frequently asked legal questions
- What are parental, carer or family responsibilities?
- Discrimination
- Sexual harassment
- Victimisation, encouraging discrimination or sexual harassment
- Vicarious liability for discrimination, sexual harassment and similar behaviors
- Occupational health and safety
- General employment issues
- Awards and workplace agreements
- Terms and conditions of employment
- Superannuation
- Termination of employment
- More information
Publications
You may also find these booklets helpful:
Family Responisbilities - Guidelines for Employers and Employees, produced by Industrial Relations Victoria and the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission.
Tell Us Your Story.
We'd like to hear from you about your experiences of balancing work and family.