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Fair Work Act 2009Update

HR Forum 9 July 2009

• Fair Work Act 2009 commenced 1 July

• Fair Work Australia now operative

• New rules covering enterprise bargaining and unfair dismissals

•National Employment Standards (NES) and Modern Awards commence from 1 January 2010

Fair Work Act 2009

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Fair Work Act 2009

Impact on NTPS

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• No change to terms and conditions of employment, yet…

• Workplace Agreements now “transitional instruments”

•Continue to operate until new agreement commences

•From 1 January 2010 any terms and conditions that are detrimental to an employee compared with NES have no effect

Fair Work Act 2009

Impact on NTPS cont.

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• NTPS agreements generally comply with NES

• New agreements due in 2010 for NTPS General, Power and Water, Teachers, Fire Service and Medical Officers

• Negotiations and new agreements will be subject to Fair Work Act

• Expect NTPS awards to be modernised before January 2014

Fair Work Act 2009

Impact on NTPS cont.

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• Fair Work Australia now open

• “One stop shop” replacing AIRC, Workplace Authority, Workplace Ombudsman, Australian Fair Pay Commission

• Some bodies continue for transition period eg AIRC to finish award modernisation process and AFPC to hand down minimum wage decision

Fair Work Act 2009

Advice to employees

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• CPE Bulletin released this week via email and website

•Please ensure all employees without email access receive a copy

• See www.fwa.gov.au

Fair Work Act 2009

Questions

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