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1. Modern Awards and the Fair Work Act 2009 Seminar for TMA and FTMA members August2010

2. Topics Award coverage Where awards fit in the system Types of employment Classification of employees Minimum rates and allowances Transitional arrangements Hours of work provisions Breaks Payment of wages, record keeping and pay slips Leave Termination and redundancy Underpayments / IFAs / common law

3. Award coverage Which award? Where to find awards www.fairwork.gov.au www.airc.gov.au Check classifications covered, e.g. Retail vs Clerks

4. Where awards fit in the system National Employment Standards Modern awards Common law contracts

5. Types of employment Full time Part time Casual Apprentices Piece workers

6. Classification of employees Classifications in the award Highest level of work One task can set classification

7. Minimum rates and allowances Award minimum rate Overaward rates Changes to minimum rates All-in rates Calculation of allowances – ‘standard rate’

8. Transitional arrangements Old entitlements vs new entitlements What is covered Timetable for changes

9. Hours of work Spread of hours Starting & finishing times Changing hours of work Overtime provisions Time off in lieu of overtime or make up time

10. Payment of wages, record keeping and pay slips Time of paying wages What records to keep What has to be on pay slips

11. Leave Annual leave, personal/carer’s leave, community service leave, parental leave, long service leave come from NES Extra rules about taking leave Cashing out leave References for extra information: NES Long Service Leave Act 1992 (Vic) Timber and Allied Industries (Long Service Leave) Award 1999

12. Termination and redundancy From NES Extra rules in the award

13. Individual Flexibility Arrangements Making an Individual Flexibility Arrangement Guidance from FWO Process set out in the award Onus on employer Notice required to terminate arrangement

14. Underpayments Process when an employee complains to the Fair Work Ombudsman Can go back six years

15. OHS Management Systems Documentation of procedures Consultation with employees Hazard identification and risk assessment Training Checklists & follow up Housekeeping, amenities Imagine what could go wrong, and identify steps you could take to prevent it

16. OHS audits Qualified auditor You choose the standard Auditing the management system, not a hazard identification audit Provide an action plan Written report

17. Questions? Emma Watt Industrial & Employee Relations Manager, TMA (Vic) (03) 8822 3712 0411 708 073 emmaw@timber.asn.au