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Bargaining

 

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Introduction

In many cases, bargaining commences consensually at the invitation of either an employee bargaining representative or the employer, and negotiations between bargaining representatives proceed in good faith.[1]

Stage in bargaining process

  1. Employer initiates or agrees to bargain for a proposed enterprise agreement

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  2. Employer issues employees with a notice of employee representational rights

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  3. Employees may appoint bargaining representatives

     

    Agreement making process

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    Good faith bargaining

    Representatives bargain for a proposed enterprise agreement

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    Bargaining

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    Employer asks employees to approve proposed enterprise agreement (by voting)

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  6. Bargaining representative lodges enterprise agreement with the Commission for approval

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  7. The Commission approves enterprise agreement

     

    Approval process

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Reference

[1] JJ Richards & Sons Pty Ltd v Transport Workers’ Union of Australia [2010] FWAFB 9963 (Lawler VP, O’Callaghan SDP, Bissett C, 22 December 2010) at para. 64, [(2010) 202 IR 180].

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24 May 2019

 

 

 

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