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The Federal Government came to power in 2022 with an election mandate to boost wages, activating a key weapon in its arsenal: the ability to amend the Fair Work Act to correct the perceived power imbalance (in specific sectors) during enterprise bargaining.

In December 2022, the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 received royal assent. The amending Act made significant amendments:

• to the types of enterprise agreements that could be made
• to the powers of the Fair Work Commission to support parties or intervene in the bargaining process
• to sunset pre-reform collective agreements (zombie agreements), which often contained less-favourable terms and conditions of employment
• to remove some technical and administrative barriers that traditionally prevented enterprise agreements being approved by the Fair Work Commission.

Most of the enterprise agreement amendments only came into effect on 6 June 2023. How will these amendments impact your business?

Join Annie Smeaton and Gemma Sharp for our complimentary webinar as they get a bit technical and explore the brave new world of bargaining.

In this session they will discuss:

• zombie agreements – when they terminate, what you need to do if you have one, and how their end will affect your business
• multi-employer bargaining – what it is, how it is different and the likely impacts on your business
• supported bargaining – the risks to your business and steps you need to take if your business is named in a supported bargaining authorisation
• changes to the BOOT and other technical provisions – what the FWC must be satisfied of to approve an enterprise agreement
• intractable bargaining disputes and changes to protected industrial action – the potential upshots for your bargaining strategy.

This session will provide employers and HR professionals with an in-depth understanding of the amendments to enterprise bargaining, the possible impacts on your business and the industrial strategies you may wish to consider after the implementation of these changes.

This webinar will be recorded, with a link to the recording circulated to all registrants afterwards.

We hope you can join us.