MODERN AWARDS – 4 yearly review – s.156 Fair Work Act 2009 – Full Bench – Statement addresses concerns raised in correspondence from the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) – ACTU outlined their concerns regarding the process of Plain language re-drafting of modern awards – Ai Group shared some of the concerns – Plain language re-drafting process comprises of several elements – the review of the standard and common clauses generally and the review of award-specific issues in the awards that have been selected for the plain language process [[2016] FWC 4756], [[2016] FWCFB 5621] – standard clauses will be dealt with by conferences before Hunt C, and if required, at a hearing before the Full Bench – common clauses will be dealt with in a similar process in 2017 – further consultation in March 2017 to identify the provisions which are to be regarded as ‘common clauses’ for this purpose. 4 yearly review of modern awards – Plain language re-drafting – General
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