Blog tagged as fair work commission

Why accurate minutes matter in enterprise agreement negotiations: transparency, genuine agreement under the Fair Work Act, progress tracking and governance.

Why negotiating a replacement enterprise agreement before its nominal expiry reduces industrial action risk, locks in wage certainty and keeps you compliant.

The Fair Work Commission's Same Job, Same Pay ruling against BHP's in-house labour hire model, and what it means for employers using labour hire.

Why giving an employee the opportunity to respond before dismissal is central to procedural fairness under section 387 of the Fair Work Act 2009.

Conciliatory or combative? How the approach an organisation takes to unions and its workforce shapes trust, negotiations and workplace climate.

How employers can make Australia's right to disconnect work: update contracts, revise after-hours communication policies, and train managers and staff.

Australian workplace law has changed continuously since 2022. Six agenda items to make compliance routine, reduce claims and become an employer of choice.

Australia's industrial relations system is shaped by governments, lawyers, unions, tribunals and employers. Why a shared focus on productivity would help.

What Australian employment lawyers do for employers, which laws they cover, when barristers are involved, and the Fair Work Commission's permission rule.

How unfair dismissal claims arise, who is eligible, the 21-day limit, current thresholds and fees, and why most claims settle at Fair Work conciliation.