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Final consultations
Final consultation hearings
The Fair Work Commission live streamed the final hearings for the Annual Wage Review 2015–16 on 10 and 11 May 2016.
To watch a recording of the hearings please click the link to the Annual wage review final consultation hearings.
Responses
The Expert Panel invited comment on the additional material provided by parties in response to the final consultations conducted on 10 and 11 May 2016. Parties were required to provide their comments by 10am Tuesday, 17 May 2016.
Enquiries can be emailed to: awr@fwc.gov.au.
Responses to additional material
| Response | Date uploaded |
|---|---|
| Australian Council of Trade Unions response to final consultations (PDF) | 17 May 2016 |
Additional material
Questions for final consultations
The Expert Panel published questions in advance of the final consultations (10–11 May 2016) to be addressed by parties.
Responses to the questions were due by Monday, 9 May 2016 at 4pm, and are listed in the table below.
Enquiries can be emailed to: awr@fwc.gov.au.
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Questions for consultations (Word) – uploaded 28 April 2016
Responses to questions for consultations
| Responses | Date uploaded |
|---|---|
| Response of the Australian Industry Group (PDF) | 9 May 2016 |
| Response of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PDF) | 9 May 2016 |
| Response of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (PDF) | 9 May 2016 |
| Response of the Australian Catholic Council for Employment Relations (PDF) | 9 May 2016 |
| Response of United Voice (PDF) | 9 May 2016 |
| Response of the Australian Government (PDF) | 6 May 2016 |
Preliminary consultations
In the Annual Wage Review 2014-15 decision [2015] FWCFB 3500 (the 2014-15 Review decision), the Expert panel for annual wage reviews identified that the casual loading rate of 20% in the Business Equipment Award 2010 (Business Equipment Award) differs from the standard casual loading rate of 25% found in other modern awards.
The Expert Panel indicated in the 2014-15 Review decision that 'this issue will be the subject of a preliminary hearing as part of the 2015-16 Annual Wage Review proceedings'.
Interested parties were invited to make a submission to the Expert Panel on this issue. The closing date for filing submissions and material on the casual loading rate in the Business Equipment Award was Thursday, 11 February 2016. A preliminary hearing was held on Thursday, 25 February 2016.
Parties were invited to make further submissions following the prelimary hearing.
| Party | Document date | Date uploaded |
|---|---|---|
| Joint submission - Australian Industry Group and Australian Council of Trade Unions (PDF) | 6 April 2016 | 6 April 2016 |
| Australian Council of Trade Unions submission (PDF) | 12 February 2016 | 12 February 2016 |
| Australian Industry Group submission (PDF) | 11 February 2016 | 12 February 2016 |
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14 January 2019
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