Introduction of the Fair Work Bill 2008

1. A new national safety net comprised: o 10 National Employment Standards (38 hour standard week and no unreasonable overtime; parental, annual, personal, long service, and community leave; flexible work for parents; notice and redundancy pay; public holidays; and information on hiring) applicable to all employees regardless of their occupation, industry or level of seniority; [...]

New Collective Bargaining laws will deliver better

wages and conditions for Australian workers New industrial relations laws introduced into Federal Parliament today will give working Australians the fundamental right to collectively bargain for better wages and conditions. ACTU President Sharan Burrow said the Fair Work Bill turns the tide after a decade of attacks by the former Coalition Government and marks an [...]