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TOTAL RESULTS: 126
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09 Aug 2001
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business portfolio
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- Date
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30 Aug 2001
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business portfolio
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- Date
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13 Feb 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Employment and Workplace Relations
- Summary
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Amends the
Workplace Relations Act 1996
to exempt small businesses from the unfair dismissal provisions (except in relation to apprentices and trainees); and require the Australian Industrial Relations Commission to order that an unfair dismissal application is invalid if it relates to a small business employer.
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- Date
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20 Feb 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Employment and Workplace Relations
- Summary
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Amends the termination of employment provisions of the
Workplace Relations Act 1996
by: excluding certain classes of employees, including short-term casual employees; validating the operation of regulations purporting to exclude short-term casual employees (following a Federal Court decision invalidating these regulations) from the time the regulations were made to the commencement of the new termination provisions in this bill; and providing for payment, and indexation, of a lodgment fee for termination of employment applications; and Workplace Relations Regulations 1996 to repeal now invalidated provisions excluding certain classes of employees from termination of employment provisions. Also contains an application provision.
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- Date
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20 Feb 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Employment and Workplace Relations
- Summary
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Amends the
Workplace Relations Act 1996
to: list factors to be taken into account by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission when considering whether a negotiating party is not genuinely trying to reach agreement; and empower the Commission to make orders in relation to new bargaining periods. Also contains application provisions.
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- Date
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20 Feb 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Employment and Workplace Relations
- Summary
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Amends the certified agreement and freedom of association provisions of the
Workplace Relations Act 1996
to: nullify clauses in certified agreements that purport to require payment of bargaining services fees; and prohibit conduct designed to compel persons to pay such fees. Also contains application provisions.
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- Date
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20 Feb 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Employment and Workplace Relations
- Summary
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Amends the
Workplace Relations Act 1996
to require that, in order to be protected industrial action under the Act, such action must be preceded by a secret ballot process overseen by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission; and, consequential on commencement of the proposed Workplace Relations Amendment (Genuine Bargaining) Act 2002
, allows protected industrial action to be taken without a secret ballot, after a cooling-off period; and provides for the recommencement of protected action after the end of a suspension of a bargaining period. Also contains application and saving provisions.
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- Date
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21 Mar 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Employment and Workplace Relations
- Summary
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Amends the
Workplace Relations Act 1996
in relation to: safety net entitlements for employees in Victoria not covered by federal awards or agreements; access by Victorian employees to federal awards system; minimum pay rates for Victorian contract workers in the textiles, clothing and footwear industries; and annual leave entitlements for Victorian employees. Also contains application and saving provisions.
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- Date
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21 Mar 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Employment and Workplace Relations
- Summary
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Amends the
Workplace Relations Act 1996
in relation to the registration, amalgamation and internal administration and regulation of registered organisations, including election processes, duties of officers and employees of those organisations, financial accountability and disclosure, democratic control and penalties for breaches.
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- Date
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21 Mar 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Employment and Workplace Relations
- Summary
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Amends the
Workplace Relations Act 1996
to empower the Australian Industrial Relations Commission to make an order that a certified agreement does not bind a new employer as a result of a transfer of a business, or only binds the new employer to a specified extent.
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