Publications

Trends in Federal Enterprise Bargaining is a quarterly report containing data about the number of enterprise agreements made in the federal workplace relations system, as well as data about the number of employees covered and the level of wage increases included in collective agreements.

A review of the firefighter provisions of the Safety Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, and whether they continue to be appropriate in light of developments in the scientific literature and any other new information.

The Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus (Measures No. 2) Act 2020 temporarily introduced a new Part 6-4C into the Fair Work Act 2009.

In October 2019, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) was engaged to facilitate and prepare a process map of the single-enterprise agreement making and approval process, and undertake user centred analysis of this process.

Trends in Federal Enterprise Bargaining is a quarterly report containing data about the number of enterprise agreements made in the federal workplace relations system, as well as data about the number of employees covered and the level of wage increases included in collective agreements.

A draft work health and safety (WHS) model code of practice to provide businesses and workers guidance on what they need to do to mitigate the risks of COVID-19 in the workplace.

The Terms of Reference for the Review of the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992

This fact sheet provides information about nominating an agent to act on a claimant’s behalf. Agents can assist claimants to seek assistance under the Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG). 

This template is to be used for external parties seeking to provide input to the Industrial Relations Working Group process announced by the Prime Minister as part of the Government’s JobMaker plan on 26 May 2020.

Data from the December Quarter 2019 about the number of enterprise agreements made in the federal workplace relations system.

These written submissions were received with permission for them to be made publicly available.  *The files have not been modified and are published as supplied.

This discussion paper encouraged a broad review of the Code for the Tendering and Performance of Building Work 2016 (Building Code 2016), which promotes best practice industrial relations for those contractors wishing to tender for Commonwealth funded building and construction work.

This paper sought input from the community about the operation of the current compliance and enforcement framework. It followed a paper issued on 19 September 2019, titled Improving protections of employee’s wages and entitlements: strengthening penalties for non-compliance, which considered the penalty framework in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth).

Data from the September Quarter 2019 about the number of enterprise agreements made in the federal workplace relations system.

Information about the best way to track the progress of your claim under the Fair Entitlements Guarantee and information about each stage of the claim assessment process.

How to lodge a claim for assistance under the Fair Entitlements Guarantee and the types of supporting documentation that may assist us to decide your claim.

Information about the eligibility requirements for assistance under the Fair Entitlements Guarantee.

Submissions closed 1 November 2019. Submissions received, other than those provided on a confidential basis, are listed in alphabetical order.