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Welcome to AMCA of New South Wales
Important: Fair Work Information Statement
See
Section 125 of the Fair Work Act 2009.
Members are reminded that every new employee who starts work must be given a
copy of the Fair Work Information Statement. Heavy penalties may be applied
to those employers who fail to do so.
There
is no requirement to give the statement to existing employees.
Copies
of the statement, in both PDF and MS-Word 2003 versions, will be found in
the members' section of the web site. Click
here to enter.
The
Fair Work Information Statements
set out the following matters:
1.
The National Employment Standards (sections 59-133 of the Fair Work Act
2009);
2.
Modern awards;
3. Agreement-making;
4. Freedom of association rights;
5. Fair Work Australia and the Fair Work Ombudsman;
6. Termination of employment;
7. Individual flexibility arrangements; and
8. Right of entry.
Please
contact either
Guy Waters
or myself if you have any enquiries about this matter or industrial
relations subjects in general.
Peter
Hughes
Administration Manager
06.9662.2033
Date of posting: 18 January 2010
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Fair Work Act 2009
(Cth) and Modern Awards
On
1 January 2010 the Modern Awards established by the Australian
Industrial Relations Commission in 2009 replaced all Commonwealth
awards in force immediately prior to that date (“pre-reform awards”),
and also replaced the pay scales ("NAPSAs" - Notional Agreements
Preserving State Awards) previously in force. Thus, the National
Metal and Engineering On-Site Construction Industry Award 2002, (“MECA”)
the Plumbing (New South Wales) Award 1999 and the Sprinkler
Fitters Award 1988, for most purposes, have no effect.
The pay scales, allowances and some conditions listed in pre-reform or
Modern awards do not apply to employees covered under an
enterprise agreement. However, those Members who do not have enterprise
agreements in place are bound by the Modern Award appropriate to their
employees and should note the new pay scales and conditions.
The Members-only section has a summary of the
General Building and
Construction On-Site Award 2010 which will replace MECA on Friday 1
January 2010. Pay scales are also provided. Most provisions and terms
have been paraphrased or abbreviated in that summary. Other awards will
be summarised and placed on the web as soon as possible. The
summaries will not cover every provision of each Award and are not to be
taken as legal advice.
Click
here
to enter the Members' Login page. Members with further enquiries about
any aspect of the awards or agreements are invited to direct them to the
Executive Director, Guy Waters, or to myself as soon as possible.
Peter Hughes
Administration Manager
Telephone 02.9662.2033
Email
PHughes@AMCANSW.com.Au
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Industrial relations newsletters
Weekly newsletters in a distinctive format, summarising recent
developments in Australia's rapidly-changing industrial relations
environment, are being produced for distribution to all members. The
next newsletter will appear on Tuesday 9 February.
Copies will be placed on the
INDUSTRIAL
RELATIONS page in the members-only section. The user name and
password are required.
The
newsletters will not cover every subject and are not to be
taken as legal advice.
Date of posting: 5
February 2010
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Public holidays and RDOs
for 2010
Click here to
enter the Members' Page. There is one list only, which may be
downloaded in pdf format.
Employment contracts: non-award staff
With the passage of the Fair
Work Act 2009 and the introduction of the National Employment Standards,
it has become necessary to revise the employment contract letters which
were prepared by a solicitor some years ago.
Separate letters cover both
managerial/professional and support staff. They may be downloaded in
Microsoft Word format, amended to suit individual conditions, and signed
and issued as required.
To download the letters, click
the logo at right,
enter your user name
and password and proceed to the Agreements page in the Members-Only
section.
Published on 24 July
2009
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Wages and charge-out rates
Now that the new enterprise
agreements have been negotiated and registered, it is possible to publish
the new wages costs and recommended charge-out rates.
To download the rates, click
the logo at right,
enter your user name
and password and proceed to the Agreements page in the Members-Only
section.
Published on 31 July
2009
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Members' Briefings:
Dooley's
Waterview (Silverwater Business Club)
The Members briefings
commence at 8:30am and finish usually before 11am.
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Thursday, 1st April 2010
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Thursday, 22nd July 2010
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Thursday, 11th November 2010
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Mechanical Services Market
A full list of projects won,
tenders let and to be let is available in the members-only section.
Click
here, enter your user name
and password and go to the Market Size page.
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