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The committee has deferred its consideration of the following bill
Fair
Work Amendment Bill 2014
Portfolio:
Employment
Introduced: House
of Representatives, 27 February 2014 Overview
1.1
This bill seeks to amend the Fair Work Act 2009 to implement
elements of the Coalition's Policy to Improve the Fair Work Laws,
including to respond to a number of outstanding recommendations from the Towards
more productive and equitable workplaces: An evaluation of the Fair Work
legislation (June 2012) review into the operation of the Fair Work Act by
the Fair Work Review Panel.
1.2
The bill proposes a range of measures, including changes to the right of
entry framework, new processes relating to the negotiation of single-enterprise
greenfields agreements, changes to rules around individual flexibility
arrangements, and a number of other measures implementing recommendations of
the Fair Work Review Panel.
1.3
The committee considers that the bill may give rise to
significant human rights concerns. It has therefore decided to defer its
consideration of this bill to allow for closer examination of the issues.
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