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An important means of keeping our clients up to date with the latest developments in employee relations across Australia is our monthly newsletter – Employee Relations MONTHLY. The most current editions are listed below for you to download and read at your leisure.

Employee Relations MONTHLY Christmas 2009

  • Stage 4 Modern Awards published
  • National minimum conditions
  • Interaction with NES
  • Transitional provisions
  • Award flexibility agreements
  • Getting ready
  • Around the states - What's making news in state jurisdictions?

Employee Relations MONTHLY October 2009

  • Getting ready for life under Fair Work
  • States to refer their workplace relations powers to the Commonwealth
  • Spike in unfair dismissal claims
  • Safe Work Australia Bill passes Senate
  • Around the states - What's making news in state jurisdictions?
  • Getting ready for Fair Work – Briefing Session Melbourne

Employee Relations MONTHLY September 2009

  • Transition to modern awards - Spreading the pain over five years
  • Unemployment rate steady at 5.8%
  • Stage 3 modern awards published
  • Safe Work Australia Bill passes Senate
  • Tip of the month: Understanding the new transfer of business rules under the Fair Work Act 2009
  • Around the states - What's making news in state jurisdictions?

Employee Relations MONTHLY August 2009

  • Julia Gillard intervenes again in award modernisation
  • Fifty percent of businesses offer paid parental leave
  • Fair work – best practice guides
  • Fair work compliance campaigns
  • Tip of the Month: Understanding the general protections under the Fair Work Act 2009
  • Around the states - What's making news in state jurisdictions?

Employee Relations MONTHLY July 2009

  • Wage freeze – Minimum pay rates held at 2008 level for six months
  • Award modernisation stage 3 – IT and telecommunications professional industry award
  • Award modernisation stage 4 - Consultation
  • New remuneration eligibility limits for unfair dismissals
  • Tip of the Month: Understanding the fair dismissal system
  • Around the states - What's making news in state jurisdictions?

Employee Relations MONTHLY June 2009

  • Fair Work National Workplace System - Up and running on 1 July 2009
  • Fair Work (Transitional provisions and consequential amendments) Act  passes through Parliament
  • Super not payable on parental, defence service, and community service leave
  • One in ten workers are independent contractors
  • Tip of the Month: Making an enterprise agreement 
  • Around the states - What's making news in state jurisdictions?

Employee Relations MONTHLY May 2009

  • Counting down ... less than 7 weeks until Fair work replaces Work choices
  • Working from home and why?
  • Getting ready for 1 July 2009
  • Concessional super contributions cap cut to $25k
  • Super co-contribution maximum reduced
  • Super and ordinary time earnings
  • employee relations online - New in 2009 
  • Around the states - What's making news in state jurisdictions?

Employee Relations MONTHLY March 2009

  • Parliament approves the Fair Work Bill
  • Fair Work (Transitional provisions and consequential amendments) Bill
  • Getting ready for 1 July 2009
  • Productivity Commission enquiry into executive pay
  • Golden handshakes and corporate executives
  • employee relations online - New in 2009 
  • Around the states - What's making news in state jurisdictions?

Employee Relations MONTHLY February 2009

  • Modernised awards taking shape for 2010
  • Fair Work Bill continues its journey through parliament
  • 2009 Minimum wage review - call for submissions
  • employee relations online - New in 2009 
  • Around the states - What's making news in state jurisdictions?

Employee Relations MONTHLY Christmas 2008

  • An overview of the key changes proposed under 
    the FAIR WORK Bill 
  • Around the states - What's making news in state jurisdictions?

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