agreements and awards

Question 1

agreements and awards

Answer 1

enterprise agreements and modern awards contain minimum entitlements for wages and conditions of of employment. some employees are not covered by an award or an agreement for those employees, a national minimum wage order provides safety net.

Question 2

national employment standards

Answer 2

max 38 hours p/w, request flexible working, parental leave, annual leave, personal/careers leave, community service leave, long service leave, public holidays, notice of termination, provide the FWC statement

Question 3

awards

Answer 3

provides pay rates and conditions of employment for a particular industry or occupation. received by FWC, employees can’t be payed less than the stipulated award.
advantages:
wages equality over entire industry
negotiations are predictable
employees can be represented by unions
disadvantages:
less flexible to the needs of the actual business
hard to build individual productivity incentives
strong unions may influence decisions
no incentives for local employee employer incentives

Question 4

agreements

Answer 4

contracts made at the business level between employers and employees about terms and conditions of employment. enterprise bargaining is used to make a enterprise agreement. fwc provides information anda proves the agreement. advantages:
flexible to needs of business 
individualised productivity incentives
good employee employer relations.
disadvantages: 
less wages equality and transparency, 
less collective employee strength