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• Fair Work Commission

  noun

  Australia's national workplace relations tribunal, which sets minimum wages and deals with dismissal claims.

  She lodged an unfair dismissal claim with the Fair Work Commission.

• Fair Work Information Statement

  noun

  A document employers must give new employees explaining their basic workplace rights.

  New staff received the Fair Work Information Statement.

• Fair Work Ombudsman

  noun

  The government agency that gives information about workplace rights and helps resolve pay disputes.

  Contact the Fair Work Ombudsman if you think you are underpaid.

• family and domestic violence leave

  noun

  Paid leave employees can take to deal with the impact of family and domestic violence.

  Family and domestic violence leave is a national employment entitlement.

• FIFO

  noun

  Fly-in fly-out employment involving travel to and from a remote worksite.

  Her brother works FIFO at a mine.

• final pay

  noun

  The last payment when a job ends, including unpaid wages and any unused annual leave.

  Check that your final pay includes unused annual leave.

• fixed-term contract

  noun

  An employment contract that ends on a set date or when a project finishes.

  She signed a twelve-month fixed-term contract.

• flexible working arrangement

  noun

  A change to work hours, patterns or location that some employees can formally request.

  She requested a flexible working arrangement after returning from leave.

• full-time

  adjective

  Working the standard number of hours each week, usually about 38, with ongoing employment.

  She was offered a full-time role after six months.