AN170088 – Retail Trades Award
(a) With the exception of employees engaged as specified in Clause 12 - Casual Employees hereof, all employment shall be by the week and the employment of an employee will not be terminated except for misconduct which would justify instant dismissal, without at least one week's notice being given by the employer to the employee, and the employee shall likewise give to the employer one week's notice of his intention to terminate his employment. If one week's notice be not given by the employer or employee, one week's wages shall be paid or forfeited as the case may be, and in the case of misconduct wages shall be paid up to the time of dismissal only.
Any dispute on what constitutes misconduct shall be determined by the Industrial Commission whose decision shall be final.
(b) An employer may direct an employee to carry out such duties as are within the limits of the employee's skill, competence and training.
PROVIDED that such duties are not designed to promote deskilling.
(c) An employee shall be entitled to receive on request a reference on termination of services. Such reference shall contain at least the commencing and finishing dates of service and shall become absolute property of the employee. Any prospective or future employer shall return the reference to the employee within 7 days of having received it.
