MODERN AWARDS – 4 yearly review – s.156 Fair Work Act 2009 – Full Bench – update on review of National Training Wage schedule (NTW schedule) following Statement issued on 6 July 2016 (July Statement) [[2016] FWC 4495] – NTW schedule re-drafted in plain language and published that day – in July Statement, Full Bench expressed provisional view that NTW schedules should be removed from all modern awards except Miscellaneous Award 2010 and to standardise NTW schedule – NFF and Ai Group did not oppose to removal of NTW schedules from modern awards and retention of NTW schedule by reference – AMWU and CFMEU proposed NTW schedule should be relevant and appropriate to work covered by particular modern award – Full Bench was of provisional view that where parties have requested NTW schedule be tailored to particular modern award, this should occur – for all other modern awards apart from Miscellaneous Award, Full Bench of provisional view that NTW schedule be removed once revised NTW schedule to be inserted into Miscellaneous Award finalised – no change made to modern awards that do not currently contain NTW schedule – directed that submissions in relation to plain language re-draft of NTW schedule be filed by no later than 4.00 pm Friday, 17 March 2017; submissions on form of NTW schedule to be inserted in awards be filed by no later than 4.00 pm Friday, 17 March 2017; and submissions in reply be filed no later than 4.00 pm Thursday, 30 March 2017. 4 yearly review of modern awards – National Training Wage schedule
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