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How To Find Your Way Through The Modern Award Maze: Part 2

Last week, I started to show you some common modern award provisions that may require you to change the way you currently operate.

This week, I’ll show you a few more…

Consultation

If you decide to introduce any changes in your business that might have significant effects on employees, you have to give advance notice of the change to affected employees and discuss how any adverse impact on them can be avoided. It is particularly important to follow this when you are implementing multiple redundancies, because if you don’t it will count against you in any unfair dismissal claim that results from the retrenchments.

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By Charles Power posted March 23rd 2010

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Why You Must Provide New Employees With the Fair Work Information Statement

Dear Reader,

Are you covered by the national workplace relations system?

If so, one of your obligations under the National Employment Standards – which commence on 1 January 2010 – is to provide all new employees with the Fair Work Information Statement.

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By Claire Berry posted December 8th 2009

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NES That You Will Have to Comply With

If you are a national system employer, from 1 January 2010, there will be 10 National Employment Standards (or NES) that you will have to comply with. Each NES provides for minimum terms and conditions in the following areas:

  • maximum weekly hours;
  • requests for flexible working arrangements;
  • parental leave and related entitlements;
  • annual leave;
  • personal/carer’s leave and compassionate leave;
  • community service leave;
  • long service leave;
  • public holidays;
  • notice of termination and redundancy pay; and
  • the provision of the Fair Work Information Statement.

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By Charles Power posted November 12th 2009

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Your Guide to the Fair Work Act – What Changes Will Occur and When

In this week’s Workplace Bulletin:

  • Find out exactly when the changes outlined in the Fair Work Act will take effect
  • Quick Tip of the Week: Don’t get caught out by changes to workplace relations laws!
  • Workplace Helpdesk Q and A: Leave during a notice period

Dear Reader,

Many of you have been asking when certain changes to workplace relations legislation will be brought in.
Well, we aim to please!

The table below outlines exactly when the following Fair Work changes to the workplace relations system will come into effect.

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By Claire Berry posted April 8th 2009

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The New National Employment Standards Explained

In this week’s Workplace Bulletin:

  • The recently announced National Employment Standards and what they will mean for you
  • Workplace Helpdesk Q and A: Special Category Workers – Children

Dear Reader,

On Monday June 16, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and workplace relations minister Julia Gillard released the final version of the federal Labour government’s National Employment Standards.

What are the National Employment Standards?

The National Employment Standards (NES) will represent 10 minimum employment conditions that will become the minimum safety net for all Australian employees under the federal IR system. Along with modern awards, the NES will form an integral part of Labour’s new workplace relations system. The NES will be protected by the Workplace Relations Act.

What aspects of employment will they cover?

The 10 minimum conditions of employment covered by the NES will be:

  • maximum weekly hours of work
  • requests for flexible work arrangements
  • parental leave
  • annual leave
  • personal/carer’s leave and compassionate leave
  • community service leave
  • long service leave
  • public holidays
  • termination and redundancy pay, and
  • the right to be provided with the Fair Work Information Statement (this will be published by Fair Work Australia)

All other employment conditions will be provided for in new modern awards which are currently being constructed by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC). For more information on awards, please refer back to Award Modernisation and What it Will Mean for Your Business.

When will the NES take effect?

Legislation bringing in the standards will be introduced later this year, but the NES will officially take effect from January 1, 2010.

What the NES will mean for you

As an employer in the federal system, you will have to ensure that your conditions of employment comply with the NES. For more information on the National Employment Standards and other changes to the industrial relations system please see our soon to be released update for your handbook!

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By Claire Berry posted June 24th 2008

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