News Untangled ...

Emma Watt brings you relevant articles from around Australia to keep you up to date.

Transitional bill commences - 27 March 2008 ... As from midnight last night (27 March), no new AWAs can be made. Any employer already using AWAs as...  more

New National Employment Standards discussion paper released. ... The federal government has released a discussion paper outlining the new National Employment Standards...  more

ALP introduces first bill to change IR laws ... On 13 February 2008 the ALP introduced into the House of Representatives the first Forward With Fairness...  more

Minimum wage rates to change 1 October 2007 ... All minimum wage rates will increase on the first pay period after 1 October 2007 by $10.26 per week...  more

Employers required to hand out Workplace Fact Sheet ... Due to recent changes to the Workplace Relations Act, all employers are now required to give their existing...  more

TimberTrader News WorkChoices #6 ... This month, Emma Watt will highlight a change in the government’s policy on record keeping, and she...  more

How does the new Australian Fair Pay & Conditions Standard affect your non-award employees? ... For those employees who are not entitled to the benefit of any federal award, the Australian Fair Pay...  more

Independent Contractors and Owner Drivers ... One of the election promises the Coalition made in 2004 was the introduction of legislation protecting...  more

Timbertrader News - WorkChoices 5 ... This article is the fifth in a series for Timber Trader News readers examining what the newly implemented...  more

TimberTrader News - WorkChoices 4 ... This month, Emma Watt will explain how terms and conditions of employment in the timber industry may...  more