Responsibilities of workplace participants
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Introduction
In this activity, students learn about the responsibilities of employers and employees in relation to taxation and superannuation.
Australian Curriculum or Syllabus
This activity contributes to the following outcomes.
A student:
- applies consumer, financial, economic, business, legal, political and employment concepts and terminology in a variety of contexts COM5-1
- analyses the rights and responsibilities of individuals in a range of consumer, financial, economic, business, legal, political and employment contexts COM5-2
- works independently and collaboratively to meet individual and collective goals within specified timeframes COM5-9.
Related Life Skills outcomes: COMLS-7, COMLS-13
Content descriptions
Core 3: Employment and Work
Futures Rights and responsibilities in the workplace
Students:
- discuss employer responsibilities to workers and the government, for example superannuation, paid parental leave, pay as you go (PAYG) withholding, income tax, company tax or the Goods and Services Tax (GST) (ACHEK042).
Option 7: Towards independence
Managing finances
Students:
- explain the responsible management of finances when living independently, including: (ACHEK018)
- tax obligations, e.g. applying for a tax file number, completing a tax return.
Student learning resources
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Explainer
Responsibilities of workplace participants
Interactive
Responsibilities of workplace participants
Suggested activity sequence
This sequence is intended as a framework to be modified and adapted by teachers to suit the needs of a class group. The content in this activity is most relevant for students in Stage 5.
- As a class, read the information of the explainer. As you read, ask students who have jobs to share their own experiences.
- Students complete the interactive.
- Students complete a 3-2-1:
- 3 things the student learned from the activity things the student found interesting and what they’d like to learn more about.
- 1 question they still have.
- Discuss the questions students still have and give them time to explore answers