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?
  

Employee Relations MONTHLY October 2008

• Australian Building & Construction Commission to continue until end of 2010
• Wage growth continues above 4%
• Job vacancies falling
• Award modernisation - exposure draft awards
• Fair Pay Commission monitoring report 2008
• Tip of the Month: Forward with fairness - collective bargaining in low paid industries
• Around the states - What's making news in state jurisdictions?
  

Employee Relations MONTHLY September 2008

• Paid maternity leave - Productivity Commission report
• Unfair dismissal laws return to small business in 2009
• Superannuation reporting and lodgement dates
• Award modernisation - exposure draft awards
• Increases to federal pay scales
• Increases to federal award allowances
• Bosses ignore mental health
• Tip of the Month: Forward with fairness - planning for the change to agreements
• Around the states - What's making news in state jurisdictions?
  

Employee Relations MONTHLY August 2008

• AIRC 2008 Wage decision
• Unfair dismissal - new remuneration  and compensation limits
• Older workers are healthier, especially in capital cities: ABS
• Unemployment and employment rise in July
• Tip of the Month: Does the qualifying period of employment apply when the business is taken over?
• Around the states - What's making news in state jurisdictions?
  

Employee Relations MONTHLY July 2008

• Minimum Wage Decision 2008
• Flexible award clauses not so flexible
• Personal Income Tax cuts commence 1 July 2008
• Tip of the Month: Superannuation guarantee - new rules defining employee earnings base
• Around the states - What's making news in state jurisdictions?
  

Employee Relations MONTHLY June 2008

• National Employment Standards announced
• Australian Industrial Relations Commission travels old path toward modernised awards
• Workplace Ombudsman information for employers
• The changing face of part-time employment
• Wages growing at inflation rate or higher
• Tip of the Month: Understanding the difference between a preserved award term and an entitlement under the Standard?
• Around the states - What's making news in state jurisdictions?
  

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