Introduction
Common issues are generally proposals for significant variation or change across the award system, such as applications which seek to change a common or core provision in most, if not all, modern awards.
Content
The common issues that were considered as part of the 4 yearly review include:
- Abandonment of employment (AM2016/35)
- Annualised salaries (AM2016/13)
- Annual leave (AM2014/47)
- Apprentice conditions (AM2014/192)
- Award flexibility/facilitative provisions (AM2014/300)
- Blood donor leave (AM2016/36)
- Casual employment (AM2014/197)
- Family and domestic violence clause (AM2015/1)
- Family friendly work arrangements (AM2015/2)
- Micro business schedule (AM2014/306) - withdrawn
- National training wage (AM2016/17)
- Overtime for casuals (AM2017/51)
- Part-time employment (AM2014/196)
- Payment of wages (AM2016/8)
- Part-day public holidays (AM2014/301)
- Transitional/sunsetting provisions relating to accident pay, redundancy and district allowances (AM2014/190) (Note: Other transitional or sunset provisions in modern awards will be dealt with during the award phase of the 4 yearly review).
Further information regarding common issues is provided in:
- Statement and Directions – Common Issues [2014] FWC 1790 issued by the President, Justice Ross on 17 March 2014.
- Statement [2014] FWC 8583 issued on 1 December 2014 in relation to additional common issues.