Who is a worker under the WHS laws?
- A worker is defined as any person that carries out work in any capacity for a person conducting a business or undertaking and includes the following people:
- employees;
- contractors and subcontractors;
- employees of contractors and subcontractors;
- employees of a labour hire company;
- outworkers;
- apprentices and trainees;
- students gaining work experience; and
- volunteers.
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