Topic
Enterprise Agreements
13 published works
Scott Technology Attorneys Blog
Consider Microsoft’s Enterprise Cloud Suite with Eyes Wide Open
Companies licensing Microsoft software under Enterprise Agreements (EAs) likely have familiarity with the default requirement to true up EA Enterprise Products based on any increase either in the number of…
Global Workplace Insider
Changes to the Fair Work Act – a closer look
By Melinda Bell, Jessica Kamleh, Phina Conroy
Terminating enterprise agreements past their nominal expiry The Fair Work Legislation (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 (Secure Jobs Act) received Royal Assent on 6 December 2022, significantly amending the…
Workplace Law & Strategy
Finger pointing on agreement approvals but…
Lots has been said recently in the press about enterprise agreement making and the approval process by the Fair Work Commission (FWC). In short, the numbers of agreements being made…
Workplace Law & Strategy
5 years on – in human resources, industrial relations and workplace health and safety law
By Paul Cutrone, Henry Skene, Michael Tamvakologos, Darren Perry, Chris Gardner, Rachel Bernasconi, Ben Dudley
On 12 December 2013 Seyfarth Shaw announced our Australian offices were officially open for business. Today marks five years since those doors opened. What better way to reflect than to…
Global Workplace Insider
Enterprise bargaining – minor technical deficiencies can derail the whole process
If your business is considering making an enterprise agreement, you must strictly comply with the procedural requirements of the Fair Work Act 2009 (FW Act) and ensure you use the…
Global Workplace Insider
New codes introduced – Contractors must be aware of enterprise agreement risks
By Global Workplace Insider Team
The new national code for the tendering and performance of building work 2016 (Code 2016) commenced on 2 December 2016 to coincide with the re-establishment of the Australian Building and…
Global Workplace Insider
Transfers of employment – Fair Work Commission cannot be used for advisory opinions
By David Cross
The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the FW Act) provides that in a case of “transfer of employment”, the enterprise agreement (the name given in Australia to collective labour agreements)…
Workplace Law & Strategy
The Bargaining Coach: FWC provides bargaining reality-check
The Bargaining Coach rarely comments on decisions of courts or tribunals. Plenty of others do that. This is a rare exception. Many of you will by now be aware of…
Workplace Law & Strategy
Aurizon: Operating in perpetuity not in the public interest
Aurizon, previously a government owned entity, operates in the rail industry. The company had been bargaining in relation to numerous enterprise agreements. Part of the company’s bargaining platform was to…
Global Workplace Insider
Full Bench rules on the meaning of “redundancy” in an enterprise agreement
By Global Workplace Insider Team
Employers may have granted entitlements to redundancy pay through enterprise agreements in wider situations than provided by the National Employment Standards (NES). The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission…