Alzeheimer’s Australia

Alzheimer’s Australia represent the more than 413,106 Australians living with dementia and the estimated 291,163 Australians involved in their care. They advocate for the needs of people living with all types of dementia, and for their families and carers, and provide support services, education and information. Alzheimer’s Australia is a member of Alzheimer’s Disease International, the umbrella organisation of Alzheimer’s

Web Address: http://www.catholiccaretas.org.au/#how-we-can-help

Also in: Advocacy , Aged Care , Discrimination at Work , Health , Services disabled persons

Fair Work Ombudsman

They focus on increasing productivity by reducing the burden of regulation and helping businesses find more productive ways of working. They support employment participation through addressing the barriers to employment and helping businesses to do the right thing. They focus their compliance and enforcement efforts where there is serious non-compliance and where they can deliver the greatest benefit and impact.

Web Address: https://www.fairwork.gov.au/

Also in: Advocacy , Consumer Law , Consumers, Money & Debt , Counselling and support , Discrimination at Work

What is Unfair Dismissal?

Unfair dismissal is when you are dismissed from your employment for reasons that are harsh, unjust, or unreasonable. It can also be unfair dismissal if you are not given a genuine redundancy or your employer did not follow the Small Business Fair Dismissal Code.

Phone: 1800 682 468

Web Address: http://womenslegaltas.org.au/wordy/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Unfair-Dismissal.pdf

Link Owner: Women's Legal Service Tasmania

Also in: Discrimination at Work , Wages & Conditions , Work & Workers

Fair Work Commission Australia

The Fair Work Commission is Australia’s national workplace relations tribunal. It is an independent body with power to carry out a range of functions under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), including: providing a safety net of minimum conditions, including minimum wages in awards facilitating good faith bargaining and enterprise agreement making dealing with applications in relation to unfair dismissal administering the regulation of industrial

Web Address: https://www.fwc.gov.au/

Also in: Courts & Tribunals , Discrimination at Work , Employee services , Services disabled persons , Wages & Conditions

Sex Discrimination

Under the Sex Discrimination Act it is unlawful to discriminate against a person because of sex, marital status, pregnancy, or family responsibilities, or to sexually harass someone.

Organisation Address: 166 Macquarie Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia

Phone: (03) 6223 2500

Web Address: https://www.hobartlegal.org.au/handbook/rights-disability-and-access/discrimination/federal-human-rights-framework/sex-discrimination/

Link Owner: Hobart Community Legal Service

Also in: Discrimination at Work , Employee services , Gender Discrimination , Government & Legal Services , Harassment & Bullying

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Guardianship and Administration Board

The Guardianship and Administration Board respect the rights of people with disabilities to make their own decisions wherever possible, and when it is not possible, to ensure that processes that they employ are accessible, impartial, expeditious, highly competent and result in just decisions by the Board.

Web Address: http://www.guardianship.tas.gov.au/

Also in: Advocacy , Aged Care , Counselling and support , Courts & Tribunals , Services disabled persons

Disability Discrimination

The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 makes discrimination on the basis of disability unlawful in employment, access to premises, education, provision of goods, services and facilities, and many other activities.

Organisation Address: 166 Macquarie Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia

Phone: (03) 6223 2500

Web Address: https://www.hobartlegal.org.au/handbook/rights-disability-and-access/discrimination/federal-human-rights-framework/disability-discrimination/

Link Owner: Hobart Community Legal Service

Also in: Disability Discrimination , Discrimination at Work , Government & Legal Services , Guardianship , Harassment & Bullying

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