In this week’s Workplace Bulletin:

• Important Fair Work Bill Update: Part Two
• Quick Tip of the Week: Discover how to cut costs, save time, and still ensure your HR policies are legally approved!
• Workplace Helpdesk Q and A: Cutting employee’s working hours
• Workplace Wackies: Clueless Customers

Dear Reader,

Welcome to this week’s Bulletin! Following on from last week’s Fair Work Bill Update edition, this week we will outline more important changes that were made to the Fair Work Bill before it became law that you need to be aware of.

1. Amendments to the National Employment Standards

Before the Fair Work Bill became law, it was amended to include a number of changes to the National Employment Standards. These changes were made in order to:

• permit parties to agree to dispute resolution over the right to request flexible work arrangements and additional parental leave;
• explain further how the National Employment Standards will interact with award or agreement terms; and
• allow employers to retain national long service leave arrangements under current agreements (in limited circumstances).

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