Annual Report 2014–15 search
Major achievements
In addition to carrying out its general functions, the Commission accomplished a number of major achievements in 2014–15. These included:
- introducing a pilot program for the assessment of enterprise agreements designed to reduce the time between lodgment and decision
- introducing a general protections pilot program designed to deal with these matters in a more timely manner as well as improve client satisfaction and settlement rates
- introducing a pilot program to explore efficiencies for parties in seeking permission to appeal
- completing the Australian Workplace Relations Study (AWRS) which generated the first Australia-wide statistical data set linking employee data with data from their employer since 1995. The Commission then hosted a three-day conference and workshop for a range of stakeholders to showcase how the AWRS data could be used.
- upgrading monitoring equipment including microphones in every hearing room nationally allowing for greater flexibility in conducting proceedings and future cost savings
- completing 'citizen co-design' research with small business owners into the usability of modern award documents to support the 4 yearly review of the modern awards
- achieving, for the first time, 100 per cent voluntary compliance with the lodgment of registered organisations' Annual Returns on time
- ensuring a record high voluntary compliance level of 95 per cent of registered organisations' financial reports lodged on time, which increased to 98.75 per cent following Commission intervention.