ALB Masterclass series - Rolling out Fair Work 2010

23 February 2010 - Stamford Plaza, cnr Edward and Margaret Streets, Brisbane
24 February 2010 - Sir Stamford at Circular Quay, 93 Macquarie Street, Sydney
25 February 2010  - Stamford Plaza, 111 Little Collins Street, Melbourne

All sessions run from 9.00am - 5.00pm

Highlights

• Understand the redesign of the safety net under Fair Work
• Examine the ramifications of the January 1, 2010 Fair Work rollout
• Enterprise agreements and good faith bargaining: Ascertain their true impact
• Flexible work arrangements and general protections: Explore these two significant features of Fair Work and their impact on Australian Industrial Relations policies
• Understand the changes to the Unfair Dismissal legislation
• Fair Work Australia: Who are they and what can they do?
• Unionised workplaces: The rights of businesses and how to protect against abuses of the new Rights of Entry provisions
• Fair Work Act under the microscope: The good, the bad and the ugly

Please contact Michael Cullen at michael.cullen@keymedia.com.au for more information.

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        Brisbane                      Sydney                       Melbourne

Agenda 
(This agenda varies across each state. To view the agenda specific for your state, please use the brochures above)

The Fair Work Act 2009: How has the rollout affected HR policy 
• Analysing the key changes between Work Choices and Fair Work
     - What are the central compliance issues for employers under the new laws?
• The new rules for HR and IR: how will Fair Work impact on managing employment and industrial relations?

Implementing the redesign of the safety net under the Fair Work Act
• National Employment Standards – how do they differ from the Australian Fair Pay & Conditions Standard?
• Modern awards – how will they operate? How can they be made to apply more flexible to the organisation?
• Understanding the interaction with the NES and awards
• How should employers prepare for commencement of the new safety net conditions on January 1, 2010?

Enterprise agreements and good faith bargaining
• Identifying the two types of enterprise agreements
• Examining the statutory collective bargaining regime
• What are "single-enterprise employers" for the purpose of bargaining?
• Who are the parties to enterprise agreements?
• Who are bargaining representatives?
• What is a "majority support determination" and why this is important?
• Good faith bargaining
     - What is it?
     - What must employers do to be compliant?
     - What is the role of the FWA in relation to good faith bargaining?

Two significant features of Fair Work: Flexible work arrangements and general protections
• Right to request flexible work arrangements
     - What are the employer's obligations?  How do these interact with parental leave entitlements and anti-discrimination laws?
     - How should employers prepare for requests for flexible working arrangements?
     - Clarifying potential sanctions for breaching the FWA provisions regarding flexible work arrangements
• General protections
     - Overview of the new protections for workplace rights, freedom of association and workplace discrimination
     - Examining basic concepts: adverse action and workplace rights
     - How will these protections be enforced and what is their significance for business decision-making?

Examining the changes to unfair dismissal: Update for 2010 what you need to do to protect against claims
• Exploring the changes to unfair dismissal laws under the new Fair Work regime
     - Who can bring an unfair dismissal claim under Fair Work?
     - How will Fair Work Australia deal with the claim?
     - What will the claimant need to prove to succeed?
     - What remedies are available?

Understanding the role of the newly created Fair Work Australia
• Exploring the new Fair Work Australia and clearly defining their role and operations
• Where is the precedent coming from? Life under a new regime and the lessons we can learn from international experience
• Examining the main functions of the new governing body of Australia's workplace legislation and how it effects business objectives

Rights of entry: Implications of the Fair Work Act
• Rights of union permit holders to gain access to the workplace: What changes have occurred due to the Fair Work Act?
• What are the pre-conditions and rules for this access?
• What is the role of Fair Work Australia in regulating rights of entry?
• Key issues:
     - Employee privacy
     - Non-member records
     - Misuse of powers by permit holders/unlawful restriction of rights by employers and occupiers
     - OHS and operational limitations on rights of entry

Regulating employment contracts under Fair Work
• How do employers need to vary template employment contracts and human resources policies to comply with the Fair Work Act?
• What precedents, polices and guidelines need to be developed to address the new requirements?
• Tailoring NES and modern awards - options for enterprise agreements, award flexibility agreements, individual flexibility agreements and guarantees of earnings