Employees

Employees and workers.

The definition of a ‘worker’ includes any person who carries out work for a ‘person conducting a business or undertaking’ (PCBU – the new term that includes employers).

This term ‘worker’ includes any person who works as an:

employee
trainee
volunteer
outworker
apprentice
work experience student
contractor or sub contractor
employees of a contractor or sub-contractor
employee of a labour hire company assigned to work for a PCBU.

Duties of a worker.

A worker must, while at work:

take reasonable care for their own health and safety
take reasonable care for the health and safety of others
comply with any reasonable instruction by the PCBU
cooperate with any reasonable policies and procedures of the PCBU.

Latest News

pcbu workplace health and safety what you need to know

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