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If It Feels Harder To Get Your Enterprise Agreement Approved By The Fair Work Commission, That's Because It Is...
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Over the last 12 months, we have assisted many clients with the
negotiation, lodgment and approval of enterprise agreements made
under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act). Anecdotally, it
appeared to us that employers were being asked to jump through more
hoops, and provide ever more detailed explanation of the operation
of their enterprise agreements, particularly in relation to
the Better Off Overall Test. This view has been borne out by a
recent submission by the Fair Work Commission to the Senate enquiry
into the penalty rates.
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