Identification of an Entitlement in the Workplace Instrument

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Table of Contents
a) Background: Identification of an Entitlement in the Workplace Instrument..............................2
1. Selection of the workplace and the Discussion of Workplace Issues with Individual Employee
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2. Identification and Description of Industrial Instrument that Applies to Employees at
Woolworths......................................................................................................................................2
3. Description of Overtime..............................................................................................................3
b) Comparison with the Other Instruments.....................................................................................4
1. Comparison of the Entitlement with Relevant National Employment Standard in Fair Work
Act 2009...........................................................................................................................................4
2. Comparison of Entitlement in your Instrument with Similar Entitlement that Applies in
Another instrument for Another Workplace....................................................................................4
c) Application of Entitlement in the workplace and Views of Employees......................................5
1. How Nominated Entitlement Applies to the Selected Workplace...............................................5
2. Views of the Employees on the Application of the Entitlements................................................6
d) Media Report of Recent Dispute Concerning the Entitlement....................................................7

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a) Background: Identification of an Entitlement in the Workplace Instrument
1. Selection of the workplace and the Discussion of Workplace Issues with Individual
Employee
The workplace selected here is Woolworths (woolworths.com.au 2019). It is one of the
largest supermarket chains of Australia established in the year 1924 and owned by Woolworths
Limited. There are various workplace issues with the individual employees at the workplace.
The company encourages a free overtime culture where the workers are bullied and made to
work beyond the required hours for which they are not even paid (Hatch 2019). Employees
however stay due to the reliability of the job. There is also no communication between the staff
and the management and a lot of bullying from the management. Besides, the managers do not
take responsibility for the wrong doings. Further, according to individual employee review a
typical day at the company is filled with negative vibes and the companies have unfair
management strategies.
2. Identification and Description of Industrial Instrument that Applies to Employees at
Woolworths
Workplace Policies and Standards: Woolworths aspires in becoming one of the best
destinations for working as well as shopping (woolworths.com.au 2019). The retailer has policies
and standards for ensuring that the right actions are taken by the team, customers and the
communities. The retailer primarily covers the matters related to the safety and the work health,

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bullying, harassment, personal appearance, discriminations, inclusion, diversity, workplace
behaviour, leave and benefits.
Wages, Superannuation and Allowances: Team members would be paid the base rate for
the working hours. Certain team members have the eligibility of temporarily receiving the
transition rates (sda.com.au 2019). On the other hand reimbursements and allowances are the
additional payments of the team members for the specific purposes.
Work Hours, Penalty and Overtime Rates: The ordinary work hours for the team members
includes Monday through Friday 7.00 am to 11.00 pm, Saturday 7.00 am to 11.00 pm and
Sunday 9.00 am to 11.00 pm. There are also penalty rates for the full time and part time team
members. According to the clauses put forward by the retailer, the employees are also paid
overtime rates.
Annual Leave and Parental: The leaves are approved through mutual agreement between
the retailer and team members.
3. Description of Overtime
If an employer work for more than the specified hours in the week then the additional hours
are known as overtime (Conway and Sturges 2014). Payment for the additional hours worked as
overtime is usually paid at higher rate in comparison to the regular hours. Overtime pay for the
hourly employees refers to additional pay rate that is paid for the working more than the specific
number of the week.