MODERN AWARDS – 4 yearly review – s.156 Fair Work Act 2009 – Full Bench – decision deals with a number of outstanding technical and drafting issues arising out of Group 1 of the award stage – the 30 awards allocated to Group 1 are listed at Attachment A to the decision – the Group 1 awards are divided into five subgroups (1A, 1B, 1C, 1D and 1E) – decision should be read in conjunction with the decisions issued 9 June 2017 [[2017] FWCFB 3177] and 28 June 2018 [[2018] FWCFB 3802], which also deal with Group 1 awards – should also be read in conjunction with earlier decisions relating to the Review including a decision published on 23 December 2014 [[2014] FWCFB 9412] which dealt with the technical and drafting issues in the Group 1A and 1B awards and a decision issued on 23 October 2015 [[2015] FWCFB 7236] which dealt with issues in Group 1C, 1D and 1E awards – also two relevant decisions concerning the Review: the 13 July 2015 [[2015] FWCFB 4658] and 30 September 2015 [[2015] FWCFB 6656] in which the Commission dealt with a number of drafting and technical issues common to multiple exposure drafts including minimum and ordinary hourly rate of pay – no other outstanding items relating to the Group 1 awards – each exposure draft will be updated and republished – parties will be provided with one final opportunity to comment on the technical and drafting aspects of the exposure drafts in respect of the Group 1 awards – this will not be an opportunity to reargue matters which have already been determined, but will provide interested parties with an opportunity to comment on variations made to the exposure drafts to incorporate decisions relating to ‘common issues’ and any technical and drafting issues determined in this decision – a Statement regarding the process for finalising the exposure drafts and concluding the award stage of the Review will be issued in due course. 4 yearly review of modern awards—Award stage—Group 1
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