What is a Work Group?
A “work group” in WHS law are groups of people within the business that are represented by one person and their deputy for the purpose ...
If you have work groups you must have HSRs
In the context of Workplace Health and Safety, a business cannot have formal "work groups" without also having Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs). Under WHS law, the entire legal purpose of establishing a work group is to elect an HSR to represent that group. Workers must be represented in any decisions an organisation intends to make regarding health and safety. A business cannot simply introduce changes without first obtaining feedback and input from the members of th
Case study: Determining work groups for WHS consultation
On the 9th of July 2019 the NSW Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) delivered its decision on whether an employer had made....