Fair Work Australia A new approach to creating balance in the workplace.all aspects of employment laws, workers rights and employer rights. AWA, minimum wage and employee awards will be revamped.
FAIR WORK BILL PASSED!
20th March 2009
The Government has agreed that:
Until 1 January 2011, the threshold used to define a small business for the purpose of applying the unfair dismissal arrangements will be less than 15 Full Time Equivalent employees.
The number of full time equivalent employees is to be calculated on a straightforward basis by averaging the ordinary hours worked by all employees in the business over the 4 week period immediately prior to the employee’s termination, and dividing that by 38, being ordinary weekly hours.
From 1 January 2011, the threshold used to define a small business for the purpose of applying the unfair dismissal arrangements will be based on a simple headcount of employees as provided currently in the Fair Work Bill and detailed in Forward with Fairness, Labor’s election policy.
The amendment to the small business definition will be progressed through the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 when it is debated before the Parliament.
The objects of the Fair Work Bill will acknowledge the special circumstance of small and medium size enterprises. This amendment will also be progressed through the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 when it is debated before the Parliament.
A specialist information and assistance unit for small and medium size enterprises will be established within the Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Senator Fielding will move the relevant amendments detailed when the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 is debated before the Parliament.
In January 2010 the 'Fair Work Australia' policy will begin, and the current 'Work Choices' industrial relations laws will be scrapped.
The federal legislation will have a new approach to all aspects of employment laws, workers rights and employer rights. AWA, minimum wage and employee awards will be revamped.
The current industrial relations system is in the process of a big shake up.
This site is the place to find independant information and latest updates on the new FEDERAL LEGISLATION being implemented by the current Labour Government under Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and employment secretary Julia Gillard.
There are many pieces of information on the current workchoices policy including:-
- federal minimum wage
- minimum wage increase,
- awards rates,
- overtime rates,
- industrial relations laws,
- current minimum wage,
- unfair dismissal appeal process,
- workers compensation,
- federal wage rates
- arbitration
- discrimination
- AWA
- employee rights
- employment law
Information is currently scattered across the internet. The aim of this site is to provide a hub of information for both workers and employers alike. All aspects of employment laws will be covered.
It can be difficult to understand exactly how government legislation will affect employee rights and employers rights and obligations. We aim to provide a service which will assist to make sense of the new laws by having articles and official press releases available as and when they happen.
Here you can find the answers you need for all your IR law, workchoices, fair work bill questions, aswell as links to all current state and federal departments relevant to current workchoices and the upcoming Fair Work Australia policy.
Maybe you are looking for the current minimum wage or information on the federal employment laws.
We have those answers... |
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