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Exercise facilities
The organisation may provide their employees access to a range of exercise facilities.
For example:
- group activities could be coordinated for employees that take place during lunch time and before and after work, such as pilates, boot camp and yoga
- the organisation could offer employees corporate gym memberships which would be cheaper than the usual gym memberships and might encourage employees to join the gym
- employers could encourage participation in fun runs that have reduced entry fees when the workplace enters a team or high number of competitors
Exercise facilities are not provided for under the Industrial Relations Act 1999 (PDF, 1.9 MB) and are generally not provided for in awards. This means that exercise facilities must be negotiated with the employer, who may approve them.
Where there are no provisions under the Industrial Relations Act 1999 or awards, employers and employees may negotiate an informal arrangement, a formal policy or a formal agreement registered or approved by an authority or tribunal. Employees should contact their human resource department or employer to find out what provisions may already be available through any such arrangement.
Last updated 21 July 2009
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