How to make sure your business is prepared for the new Fair Work Act.
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When you make an enterprise agreement, sometimes getting it approved is not just a matter of including the correct details…
Sometimes, the attention you pay to the submittal process is just as important.
You see, even if your enterprise agreement meets all the requirements it needs for approval to operate, if you leave just one step out of the pre-approval process, you could find it gets thrown out by Fair Work Australia.
Dear Reader,
You may have heard about a few high profile cases recently in which Fair Work Australia has chosen not to approve an enterprise agreement.
For example, back in April, FWA rejected an enterprise agreement submitted for approval by McDonald’s Australia, because it didn’t meet its pre-approval requirements or the no disadvantage test. FWA also found that the agreement failed to meet a number of statutory requirements.
If any of your employees work from home on a regular basis, you have an obligation to make sure their home office environment is safe. In other words, you will need to do a full risk assessment of any home office before allowing employees to work there.
This will protect your from potential prosecution under OHS laws.
When conducting a risk assessment of a home office, you must:
1. Establish whether the role is suitable to do from home
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