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21st December 2015
The Minister for Employment, Senator Michaelia Cash today tabled the Australian Productivity Commission report into the framework of Australia’s workplace relations system of regulation and institutions. The report entitled, Workplace Relations Framework is a broad ranging assessment of…
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7th October 2015
The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has decided to make employers retain a record of every instance in which an award covered employee takes time off in lieu of overtime payment (TOIL). The full bench decision (ironically entitled ‘Award Flexibility’) settled on a new model award…
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23rd September 2015
The free trade agreement between Australia and China (ChAFTA) is the largest trade agreement Australia has negotiated. However, it is mired in controversy over the arrangements for temporary entry of Chinese workers into Australia. In this update I explain the provisions of the ChAFTA that deal…
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10th September 2015
As usual, there has been a lot of news and events occuring in the world of Australian workplace relations and employment. Here is some of the latest news that may be of interest to you. AFL Grand Final Public Holiday The Victorian Labor Government has gazzetted Friday, 2nd October 2015 a public…
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