A Modern Award is a document that establishes the minimum wages and working conditions for employees in a particular industry. ...read more
Annual Wage Review Decision 2012
Fair Work Australia today handed down its 2012 Annual Wage Review Decision ...read more
ANNUAL WAGE REVIEW DECISION 2014
The Fair Work Commission has increased 2014 minimum wages by 3% ...read more
New Changes to Annual Leave Rules
Most Modern Awards have now been amended to include new rules on cashing out annual leave and directions to takle excessive annual leave...read more.
Proposed Changes to Casual Employment
A recent decision of the Commission will see significant changes to casual employment...read more
New Time Off In Lieu Award Provision
New Time Off In Lieu rules will take effect in most Modern Awards from 22 August 2016....read more
A landmark ruling will see employees who commenced employment as a casual worker before later becoming permanent (full-time or part-time) will have the full length of their service counted in redundancy payments....read more
Proposed Overhaul of Casual Employment
A recent landmark ruling will allow employees who commenced employment as casual before later moving to permanent to claim their full length of service for redundancy pay purposes....read more
2017 Annual Wage Review and Penalty Rate Decrease
The Commission has this week handed down two separate decisions relating to the Annual Wage Review for all Awards, and the Penalty Rate Reductions for some Awards....read more
What is a Modern Award Classification?
Every Modern Award classifies employees within an industry according to skill level and / or qualifications, and each Modern Award classification is allocated a minimum weekly wage rate. ...read more
What is an Enterprise Agreement?
An Enterprise Agreement is an agreement between an employer and its employees (or a group of its employees) that replaces the relevant Modern Award that would otherwise have applied. ...read more
What is a Award Flexibility Agreement?
An Award Flexibility Agreement (AFA) is an agreement that allows for changes to be made to a Modern Award in order to meet the genuine needs of an employer's business and an individual employee. ...read more
What are Penalty Rates?
Penalty rates are special wage rates that are payable to an employee for working on the weekend and / or on a Public Holiday. ...read more
What are Overtime Rates?
Generally, overtime rates are special wage rates that are payable to an employee for working more hours than the maximum allowed in a day or in a week, or working hours that are outside of the normal span of hours. ...read more
What is a Modern Award Allowance?
Modern Award Allowances are additional amounts paid to employees for certain work-related purposes under a particular Modern Award. ...read more
What is Shiftwork?
Shiftwork generally involves starting a shift in the late afternoon to early morning on a regular basis (i.e 6:00pm to 5:00am shift). ...read more
What is a Stand Down?
A stand down of employment occurs when an employer cannot use an employee because of circumstances beyond the control of the employer, such as the temporary break down of machinery. ...read more
