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Fair Work regime starts 1 July 2009
The Fair Work Act 2008 creates an industrial relations system that restores fairness to the lives of working people.
Parts of the Fair Work Act 2009 commence operation today. These include:
- Right of entry
- Bargaining, including agreement making, good faith bargaining, low paid bargaining, and workplace determinations
- Transfer of business
- Workplace Rights, including the new ‘adverse action’ provisions
- Unfair dismissal
- Industrial action
- Compliance and enforcement
Operating from 1 January 2010:
- National Employment Standards
- Modern Awards
- Minimum wage reviews
There are also transitional arrangements in place to many parts of the federal industrial system. These are set out in the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009.
Collective bargaining is key a feature of the Act. The Fair Work Act gives Unions better rights of entry into a workplace to represent workers. Workers who are not members of a Union should join and collectively bargain for better pay and conditions.
