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ServicesMaking sense of the industrial relations mazeOver the last 10 years employers have had to grapple with constant change in the industrial relations system. Australian Workplace Agreements were introduced, now they have been abolished. WorkChoices turned the system upside down moving employers from state industrial relations systems into the federal system and making awards irrelevant. We are now experiencing a new wave of change under the current Government’s Forward with Fairness plans. Awards are being modernised, National Employment Standards will come into force on 1 January 2010 and there is a new ‘no disadvantage’ test applying to collective agreements. New unfair dismissal arrangements and changes to matters that can be contained in collective agreements will commence from 1 July 2009. It has never been more difficult to understand what rights and responsibilities employers have in relation to their employees. We know that you didn’t go into business to spend all your time working out which award applies to you or whether you should enter into a collective workplace agreement – but we did! We are here to explain the industrial relations system to you and to advise you on what options it provides you to ensure you are giving your employees the appropriate pay and employment conditions. We provide you with balanced and practical workplace relations advice in relation to:
WorkSight takes the headaches and the hard work out of workplace relations and lets you concentrate on your business. How to contact WorkSight
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