MODERN AWARDS – 4 yearly review – common issues – s.156 Fair Work Act 2009 – the July 2015 Award Flexibility decision dealt with a number of claims to vary certain modern awards in respect of time off in lieu of payment for overtime (TOIL) and make up time [[2015] FWCFB 4466] – interested parties provided with opportunity to make submissions in relation to content of provisional model TOIL term and proposition that model TOIL term be inserted in 113 modern awards – decision issued on 6 October 2015 dealt with submissions concerning content of model term [[2015] FWCFB 6847] – submissions filed regarding October 2015 model TOIL term fall into two broad categories: general submissions and award specific submissions – this decision only deals with one aspect of the general submissions and some other issues relating to the form and content of the October 2015 model TOIL term – October 2015 model TOIL term re-drafted in plain language (April 2016 model TOIL term) – 30 modern awards which contain overtime provisions do not presently contain a TOIL term – four of those awards are the subject of award specific submissions – Full Bench satisfied that variation of the remaining 26 modern awards to incorporate the April 2016 model TOIL term was necessary to ensure that each of these modern awards provides a fair and relevant minimum safety net – draft variation determinations to be published – interested parties to be provided an opportunity to comment on the plain language redraft of the model TOIL term – regarding the 21 modern awards that presently contain a penalty basis TOIL term, draft variation determinations will be published and interested parties provided an opportunity to comment. 4 yearly review of modern awards—Award flexibility
May 5, 2016
Twenty-four applicants will whine, badger, protest and cajole the well rewarded quasi-officers of the Fair Work Commission today in their collective attempt to win justice in the form of reinstatement or money. The full list of claimants and respondents includes: Swinburne University of Technology – Legal & Governance (Kang), National Australia Bank (McKibbin), Shun Yu Pty Ltd (Bryan), Coles Group Supply Chain Pty Ltd (Collins/Roberts), Kytec Pty Ltd (Bolivar Bretto), Thermal Mechanical Suppliers Pty Ltd (Jackson), Strata Professionals Pty Limited (Freeman), O’Brien Glass Industries Limited (Thompson), Link Medical Products Pty Ltd (Shortis), Marine Manning Pty Ltd (Poharama), CB&I Kentz Joint Venture (Eeson), Woolworths Ltd (Bonham), Serco Australia Pty Ltd (Markovska), City of Greater Geelong (Stratton), Racing & Wagering Western Australia (Musiello), Apex Queensland Youth Camps Ltd (McDonaugh), Crown Equipment Pty Ltd (O’Connor), Absolute Domestics Cleaning Pty Ltd (Price), TNT Australia Pty Ltd (Martin), Alpha Flight Services Pty Ltd (Davies), BGC Contracting Pty Ltd (Atkinson) and Centacare Catholic Family Services (Bartel).
May 5, 2016
The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union and Port Kembla Coal Terminal Limited are arm wrestling a s.739 (application to deal with a dispute).
May 5, 2016
Sedco Forex International Inc and the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority will appear before the OH&S Review Authority at 1pm today.
May 5, 2016
An application for approval of the Uni-Span Height Safety Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2016 (s.185 – application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) will be heard by Fair Work Commissioner Gregory in his Melbourne chambers.
May 4, 2016
Twenty-eight industrial waifs and strays will protest their collective innocence before Fair Work Commissioners around the nation this morning. The full list is: Reece Pty Limited (Scanlon), Pang Enterprises (Sawtell), Ramsay Health Care (Ioannidis), CatholicCare Diocese of Broken Bay (Duncan), Matthew Thomas Kennedy trading as Matt’s Bakery Cafe (McDonald), Sucasas Pty Ltd (O’Keefe), RHO Solutions Pty Ltd (Brooks), Cultural Infusion (Int) Pty Ltd (Goodwin), Onetess Pty Ltd (Gordon), Australasian Solicitors Pty Ltd (Reyburn), Southern Cross Electrical Engineering (FMC Corporation Pty Ltd) (Jakopo), Serco Australia Pty Limited (Nadeem), Central Desert Regional Council (Jackson), City of Greater Geelong (Stratton), Pharmasave Bentleigh Discount Pharmacy (Tsiodras), St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (Steele), Australian Wide Security and Protection Pty Ltd (Li), Wipro Technologies (Shrikanthan), Territory Transit Pty Ltd (Agapito & Crombie and Others), Sherrin Rentals Pty Ltd (Hicks), Yancoal (Boughton), Endeavour Foundation (Campbell), Adelaide Fuel Distributors (Beagley), Ingham Enterprise Bolivar (Kong), MINDA (Schwarz), LHI Retirement Services – Glynde (Vucetic) and National Remote Accommodation Service (Ratzmann).
May 3, 2016
An application for approval of the Traineeship Mining Services Enterprise Agreement 2016 (s.185 – Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) will be determined by Fair Work Deputy President Asbury in Hearing Room 4 in Brisbane.
May 3, 2016
What a lazy day for the quasi-judiciary with only 22 applicants wanting their attention. The full Fair Work Commission list for hearing today includes: Durri Aboriginal Corporation Medical Service (Jarrett), Countrywide Pet Foods Pty Ltd (Flasza), Mt Pleasant Stud Farm Pty Limited (McCormick), NSW Users and Aids Association Inc (Nielsen), Northern Inland Credit Union Ltd (Sayner), South Coast Equipment Pty Limited (Boulding/Harding), Australian Red Cross Blood Service (Cugini), Serco Australia Pty Limited (Nadeem), Kimberley Quarry Pty Ltd (Hampson), ABM Resources NL (Bamford, Lowe, McInnes, Sanford, Sawley), Colorpak Limited (Byrant & Easdon and Others), Just Fine Food (Drew), Qantas Airways Limited (Gregory), St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (Steele), City of Greater Geelong (Stratton), Malouf Group Enterprise (Disher), AUS Water & Gas Pty Ltd (Drummond).
