Responsibilities of workplace participants

NSW Commerce Stage 5 40

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Introduction

In this activity, students learn about the responsibilities of employers and employees in relation to taxation and superannuation.

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.

  1. As a class, read the information of the explainer. As you read, ask students who have jobs to share their own experiences.
  2. Students complete the interactive.
  3. 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.
  4. Discuss the questions students still have and give them time to explore answers