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Humanities: Money & Me

A Lib Guide for Year 7 History

Money and Me

Some definitions

Workplace Discrimination

Go to the following website to read about workplace discrimination and some definitions of it.

8 ways to prevent discrimination in your workplace | Health & Safety Handbook (healthandsafetyhandbook.com.au)

Workers' Rights

Go to the following website links from the Fair Work Commision to find out about unfair dismissal, workplace bullying and the law.

Bullying | Fair Work Commission (fwc.gov.au)

Unfair dismissal | Fair Work Commission (fwc.gov.au)

The following website link from the Australian Government outlines our Anti-Discrimination Laws.

Australia’s anti-discrimination law | Attorney-General's Department (ag.gov.au)

Unions

The following link on union membership is from the Fair Work Ombudsman.

Union membership - Fair Work Ombudsman

News articles

 

Creating References

Referencing or citing your sources is an important part of academic writing and research. It lets you acknowledge the ideas or words of others and helps avoid plagiarism.

Click on the Online Reference Generator to create references for your assignments.

Notetaking

One effective strategy for improving retention is note taking – not just because you’ll have a written record to refer to in the future, but also because the actual act of taking notes can help cement concepts in your mind. There is no single way of taking notes.  Browse these resources to find what suits you.

Tips on how to organise the information you've read into a useful set of notes State Library of Victoria - Ergo

Once you've read this, watch the Cornell Method video. This is an excellent strategy.

Note-taking (University of Melbourne)

Videos

Case Studies

Immigration Discrimination case studies

One in six migrant workers are 'exploited', but many Australians are also paid below the national minimum wage - ABC News

Disability Discrimination

The following link of disability discrimination is from the Fair Work Ombudsman website.

Employees with disability - Fair Work Ombudsman

The following link is from Western Sydney University.

Disability Discrimination Act at Work - Get ready for study and work (westernsydney.edu.au)

Sexual orientation discrimination

The following link is from the Australian Human Rights Commission.

Sexual orientation, gender identity and intersex status discrimination | Australian Human Rights Commission

An overview of some cases of discrimination from a range of reasons.

Cases - Remedy Australia

Sexual harassment discrimination

A Link from the Human Rights Commission.

Sex discrimination | Australian Human Rights Commission

The following link includes some case studies of people who have been discriminated against because of their sexuality.

The impact of discrimination on people in the LGBTI community (beyondblue.org.au)

Further case studies of workplace harassment and intimidation

Case study summaries from The Victorian Public sector

The case studies: turning the tide on bullying and poor workplace cultures (vpsc.vic.gov.au)

Hypothetical examples of workplace harassment from the Australian Human Rights Commission.

Young people in the workplace: Activity sheet 2 - rightsED | Australian Human Rights Commission

Further case studies from the Victorian Equal Rights commission.

Stories | Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission

Money and Me Your Rights at Work Task Sheet.