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Workplace Rights Basics

Explore basic workplace roles, rights and responsibilities. In Aotearoa New Zealand, exact entitlements can depend on age, the work arrangement and current employment law. Use the examples here to practise identifying fair and safe workplace expectations.

Key workplace terms

Match each term with the best definition.

1.Match each term to its definition.

Employer
Employee
Workplace right
Responsibility

A duty or action someone is expected to carry out.
An entitlement or protection a worker can expect under applicable rules or an agreement.
A person or organisation that employs and manages work.
A person who works for an employer under an employment agreement.

2.At a car wash fundraiser, Ana is asked to use cleaning products. Give one reasonable workplace right and one responsibility relevant to this situation.

Sort the workplace examples

For each example, identify the main category. Some examples may involve more than one category, but choose the best fit.

3.A business owner provides well-maintained equipment for workers. Which category best describes the owner's action?

Employer responsibility
Employee responsibility
Employee right
Customer responsibility

4.A worker receives the pay agreed for the hours they worked. Which category best describes this?

Employer right
Employee right
Employee responsibility
Customer duty

5.A worker arrives at the agreed start time for a shift. Which category best describes this?

Employer right
Employee right
Employee responsibility
Employer entitlement

6.An employee is given the rest breaks they are entitled to under the applicable rules. Which category best describes this?

Employee right
Employee responsibility
Employer right
Customer responsibility

7.At a fundraiser car wash, Harrison notices a loose electrical cable near a wet area and tells the supervisor. Which category best describes Harrison's action?

Employee responsibility
Employer right
Employee entitlement
Customer duty

8.A worker follows the instructions for handling a cleaning product safely. Which category best describes this?

Employee responsibility
Employer right
Employee right
Customer entitlement

9.Mei is hired to help at a car wash fundraiser. The organisers explain her tasks, agree how and when she will be paid, and show her how to work safely. Identify the employer and the employee. Then name one right and one responsibility that fit the situation.

10.Harrison is helping at the fundraiser car wash. A supervisor asks him to use a machine he has not been trained to operate, and he thinks it may be unsafe. What is a sensible response? Explain why.

11.Complete the statement: A fair workplace is one where workers and employers...

12.Describe one health and safety responsibility that workers and employers share. Explain why both have a part to play.