MODERN AWARDS – 4 yearly review – common issues – s.156 Fair Work Act 2009 – Full Bench – annual leave – Full Bench issued a decision (the May 2016 decision) dealing with the variation of modern awards in relation to a number of matters regarding paid annual leave [[2016] FWCFB 3177] – decision varied particular modern awards to insert the model terms in respect of: cashing out of annual leave; electronic funds transfer and paid annual leave; granting annual leave in advance; and excessive annual leave – draft determinations published to provide interested parties with opportunity to comment – May 2016 decision proposed some plain language redrafting of three of the model terms: cashing out of annual leave; annual leave in advance; and excessive annual leave – the changes proposed were intended to make these terms easier to understand, they were not intended to change the substantive effect of any of the model terms – in the May 2016 decision the Full Bench expressed some provisional views regarding the insertion of certain model terms into particular modern awards – in each instance interested parties were provided with an opportunity to notify the Commission, by 1 June 2016, if they wished to contest the Full Bench’s provisional views in respect of any of these matters – no notifications were received – Full Bench will now give effect to the provisionally expressed views – particular modern awards will be varied to insert the model excessive leave term – draft determinations varying modern awards in accordance with the May 2016 decision and the changes addressed in this decision will be published on the Commission website by close of business on Friday 1 July 2016. 4 yearly review of modern awards – Annual leave
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