The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has issued determinations varying 104 awards to insert redrafted model clauses dealing with individual flexibility arrangements, consultation about major workplace change, consultation about changes to rosters or hours of work, dispute resolution, and termination of employment. The award variations are operative from 1 November 2018.
Fair Work Commission 4 Yearly Review of Awards – Plain Language Redrafting of Standard Clauses
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Fair Work Commission 4 Yearly Review of Awards – Reasonable Overtime Decision
As part of the Four Yearly Review of Modern Award, the Fair Work Commission has been considering the requirement of employees to work reasonable overtime. The clauses give employers the right to require that an employee work a reasonable amount of overtime.
Protected Industrial Action Terminated to Avoid Economy-Damaging Refinery Shutdown
The Fair Work Commission recently issued an order to terminate protected industrial action at BP’s Kwinana oil refinery on the grounds that the protected action would leave Western Australia without petrol or aviation fuel for a week, threatening significant damage to an important part of the economy.
PIR (Policy-Influence-Reform) Forum
The Government has announced that the next federal election will be held in May and therefore Ai Group’s 2019 Annual PIR Conference will be held shortly after the election.
2019 Election Series: Workplace Relations in Focus
In this special three-part online series, the Ai Group Workplace Relations Team will tackle the big ticket IR and workplace relations items that should be squarely on your radar. We will discuss practical implications for your business and answer your questions live ‘on the air’.
Victorian Labour Hire Licensing Regulations and Commissioner
The Victorian Government has announced that the licensing requirements under the Victorian Labour Hire Licensing Act 2018 will commence in 2019 although the precise date has not been announced The Act itself was passed by the Victorian Parliament on 20 June 2018 and whilst certain provisions came into effect on 27 June 2018, these provisions only relate to the establishing of the Victorian Labour Hire Licensing Authority and other related provisions.
Mondelēz v AMWU case re. meaning of SECTION 96 of the fair work act
On 21 February 2019, the Full Federal Court will hear an application by Mondelēz International for a declaration relating to the meaning of the expression “10 days of paid/personal carer’s leave” in section 96 of the Fair Work Act 2009. The relevant employees of Mondelēz work 12-hour shifts at the company’s Claremont plant in Tasmania.
New National Modern Slavery Act
The Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) (Act) was passed by Parliament on 29 November 2018. The Act creates obligations on large businesses with an annual consolidated revenue of at least $100 million to report on modern slavery risks in their operations and supply chains, and actions to address those risks. A commencement date for the Act has not yet been proclaimed.
Unpaid family and domestic violence leave – Amendments to the Fair Work Act
The Fair Work Amendment (Family and Domestic Violence Leave) Act 2018 passed through Parliament in the final sitting week for 2018. The legislation amends the National Employment Standards (NES) in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act) to give all employees up to five days of unpaid family and domestic violence leave per year.
2018 in review: Key workplace relations developments
Three specialists from Ai Group Workplace Lawyers discuss the key workplace relations developments of 2018 (as well as a few on the horizon for 2019) and what they could mean for your business.