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Standard 4 - Work and the Workplace |
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Mar 26, 2008 |
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"An organization that involves volunteers shall clearly specify and control the work of volunteers and ensure that their work is conducive to preserving their health, safety and general well-being" Australia's work health and safety laws are on the verge of a major overhaul. The Federal Government intends to hormonise health and safety laws to make them consistent across all states and territories. Presently the Victorian Government has deferred their enactment in Victoria. This guide has been put together by PILCH to provide NFPs with a basic understanding of OH&S laws in Victoria at present.
Worksafe have developed a handbook for community service organisations - volunteer health and safety.This handbook includes general health and safety information for people who manage volunteers in community services organisations.
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Last Updated ( May 07, 2013 )
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Not for Profit Compliance Support Centre |
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Nov 07, 2012 |
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Not for Profit Compliance Support Centre website is published by the Victorian Government's Office for the
Community Sector unit within the Department of Planning and Community
Development.
The Not for Profit Compliance Support Centre aims to reduce the
regulatory compliance burden for not for profit community organisations
and increase productivity within the sector. It seeks to achieve this
by:
- saving search time for NFP organisations in finding regulatory and compliance information which apply to their activities
- increasing use of existing regulatory tools that are available
- increasing regulatory awareness within the sector leading to greater compliance
- increasing understanding of NFP organisations about the benefits of compliance
- generally increasing productivity within the sector.
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Guide to the legal duties of Committee or Board members of not-for-profit community organisations |
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May 03, 2011 |
This Guide is about the legal duties that apply to people involved in governing Victorian, not-for-profit (NFP) community organisation - that is, people who sit on a Committee of Management or Board. This Guide is suitable for all people who are involved in governing a Victorian, NFP community organisations, that is: - community groups that have not incorporated (‘unincorporated groups’) and are based in Victoria
- Victorian incorporated associations
- Victorian co-operatives
- companies limited by guarantee
- indigenous corporations
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Volunteers and the Equal Opportunity Act |
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Feb 22, 2011 |
Volunteers and Sexual Harassment
On 1 August 2011 new legislation came into effect that is designed to
improve the way we combat discrimination and sexual harassment in
Victoria.
For volunteers, the change means new protections against sexual
harassment. For organisations there are some practical implications for
the way volunteering is coordinated.
Volunteering Victoria is working to support volunteers and
organisations to understand and meet their responsibilities toward
volunteers under the Equal Opportunity Act 2010.
Download EOA Information Pack, which includes
- A fact sheet and further reading
- An adaptable policy and procedures
- Tips for getting started
- Options for further advice and training.
Also included is a couple of sample Sexual Harassment policy documents from Volunteering Victoria and Our Community along with a 20 minute and 40 minute powerpoint presentation. Resources are also available from Australian Human Rights Commission such as workplace posters.
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Last Updated ( May 15, 2012 )
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Working in the Heat |
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Oct 19, 2010 |
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Heat illness can result from working or volunteering indoors or outdoors in hot weather and steps should be taken to provide information about heat illness and to miminise the possibility of this occurring. Below is information and resources from various sources that may assist organisations to plan their own policy and procedure for working in the heat. |
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Last Updated ( Oct 22, 2010 )
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Work and the Workplace
