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Fair Work Act 2009
s.156 - 4 yearly review of modern awards
4 yearly review of modern awards—Plain language pilot—Group 4 awards
(AM2014/250 and others)
JUSTICE ROSS, PRESIDENT MELBOURNE, 10 MAY 2016
4 yearly review of modern awards – award stage – plain language pilot – Group 4 awards
[1] Section 156 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) requires the Fair Work Commission
(the Commission) to review all modern awards every four years. In conducting a 4 yearly
review the Commission must have regard to the modern awards objective, including “the need
to ensure a simple, easy to understand, stable and sustainable modern award system for
Australia that avoids unnecessary overlap of modern awards.”1
[2] Having regard to this objective, as part of the current 4 yearly review of modern
awards (the Review) the Commission has produced a plain language exposure draft of the
Pharmacy Industry Award 2010.2
[3] The Commission is also considering whether exposure drafts for a number of other
modern awards should be reviewed or prepared using plain language principles. In a
Statement issued on 6 May 2016 it was proposed that plain language exposure drafts will be
prepared for the following Group 3 and Group 4 modern awards:
Group 3 Clerks – Private Sector Award 2010
Group 4 General Retail Industry Award 2010
Hospitality Industry (General) Award 2010
Restaurant Industry Award 2010
Group 4 awards
[4] Further to the Statement issued on 23 March 20163 the timetable for publishing the
Group 4 exposure drafts has been amended slightly. These exposure drafts will incorporate
some of the changes to the structure of awards recommended in the Plain language report as
outlined in Attachment A.
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STATEMENT AND DIRECTIONS
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[5] The dates for Group 4 matters are amended as follows:
Group 4 Awards
2016
April
By 20 May
Group 4A, B and C exposure drafts to be published.
23 30 June Submissions on drafting and technical issues in 4A, B and C exposure drafts
14 21 July Submissions in reply on drafting and technical issues in 4A, B and C
exposure drafts
May
By 31 July
Group 4D, E and F exposure drafts (other than those being dealt with as part
of Plain language exercise) to be published.
Late August Hearings re drafting and technical issues in Group 4A, B and C awards1
21 July
29 September
Submissions on drafting and technical issues in 4D, E and F exposure drafts
(other than those being dealt with as part of Plain language exercise)
18 August
20 October
Submissions in reply on drafting and technical issues in 4D, E and F
exposure drafts (other than those being dealt with as part of Plain language
exercise)
October
November
Hearings re drafting and technical issues in Group 4D, E and F awards
[6] A list of the awards in Group 4 is at Attachment B and Revised directions are set out at
Attachment C to this Statement.
[7] If it is decided that plain language drafts of the awards listed in paragraph [3] will be
prepared, the timeframe for consultation on drafting and technical issues for these modern
awards will be amended. Dates for the publication of plain language drafts of the four
identified awards will be issued in due course, along with amended directions for the filing of
submissions in relation to these awards.
PRESIDENT
Printed by authority of the Commonwealth Government Printer
Price code C, PR580185
1 Fair Work Act 2009, s.134(1)(g).
2 Pharmacy Industry Award 2010 [MA000012]
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1 Dates for Full Bench hearings will be issued in due course; in doing so the Commission have regard to the Casual
employment and Part-time employment matters (AM2014/196 & 197) that are listed for 15–19 August 2016
https://www.fwc.gov.au/decisionssigned/html/2016FWC1838.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/documents/modern_awards/award/MA000012/default.htm
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ATTACHMENT A—Changes to structure of Group 4 exposure drafts
Table of Contents (main body of the award only)
Exposure drafts
(1)
Plain language draft
(2)
Part 1—Application and Operation Part 1—Application and Operation of this award
1. Title and commencement 1. Title and commencement
Currently Schedule G 2. Definitions
2. The National Employment Standards and this
award
3. The National Employment Standards and this
award
3. Coverage 4. Coverage
5. Effect of variations made by the Fair Work
Commission
4. Award flexibility 6. Award flexibility for individual arrangements
5. Facilitative provisions 7. Facilitative provisions for flexible working
practices
Part 2—Types of Employment and
Classifications
Part 2—Types of Employment and Classifications
6. Types of employment 8. Types of employment
9. Full-time employment
10. Part-time employment
11. Casual employment
7. Classifications 12. Classifications
Part 3—Hours of Work Part 3—Hours of Work
8. Ordinary hours of work and rostering 13. Ordinary hours of work
14 Rostering arrangements—full-time and part-time
employees
9. Breaks 15. Breaks
Part 4—Wages and Allowances Part 4—Wages and Allowances
10. Minimum wages 16.Minimum wages
17. Annualised salary (Pharmacists only)
11. Allowances 18. Allowances
12. Superannuation 19. Superannuation
Part 5—Penalties and Overtime Part 5—Overtime and Penalties Rates
13. Overtime 20. Overtime
14. Penalty rates 21. Penalty rates
Part 6—Leave, Public Holidays and Other NES
Entitlements
Part 6—Leave and Public Holidays
15. Annual leave 22. Annual leave
16. Personal/carer’s leave and compassionate
leave
23. Personal/carer’s leave and compassionate leave
17. Parental leave and related entitlements 24. Parental leave and related entitlements
18. Public holidays 25. Public holidays
19. Community service leave 26. Community service leave
20. Termination of employment Moved to Part 8
21. Redundancy Moved to Part 8
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Exposure drafts
(1)
Plain language draft
(2)
Part 7—Consultation and Dispute Resolution Part 7—Consultation and Dispute Resolution
22. Consultation 27. Consultation about major workplace change
28. Consultation about changes to rosters or hours
of work
23. Dispute resolution 29. Dispute resolution
Part 8—Termination of employment and
Redundancy
30. Termination of employment
31. Redundancy
32. Transfer to lower paid job on redundancy
33. Employee leaving during redundancy notice
period
34. Job search entitlement
(1) Note this Table of contents is taken from the exposure draft proposed for the Pharmacy
Industry Award 2014; not all provisions may be included in other awards
(2) Note this Table of contents is proposed for the plain language exposure draft for the
Pharmacy Industry Award 2014; not all provisions may be included in other awards
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ATTACHMENT B—Group 4 awards divided by sub-group
Award code Award title Matter No.
Sub-group 4A
MA000115 Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services Award 2010 AM2014/250
MA000018 Aged Care Award 2010 AM2014/251
MA000120 Children’s Services Award 2010 AM2014/263
MA000077 Educational Services (Teachers) Award 2010 i AM2014/266
MA000100 Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry
Award 2010
AM2014/285
MA000103 Supported Employment Services Award 2010 AM2014/286
Sub-group 4B
MA000046 Air Pilots Award 2010 AM2014/252
MA000047 Aircraft Cabin Crew Award 2010 AM2014/253
MA000048 Airline Operations—Ground Staff Award 2010 AM2014/254
MA000049 Airport Employees Award 2010 AM2014/255
Sub-group 4C
MA000079 Architects Award 2010 AM2014/257
MA000020 Building and Construction General On-site Award 2010 AM2014/260
MA000025 Electrical, Electronic and Communications Contracting Award 2010 i AM2014/265
MA000064 Hydrocarbons Field Geologists Award 2010 AM2014/273
MA000029 Joinery and Building Trades Award 2010 AM2014/274
MA000032 Mobile Crane Hiring Award 2010 AM2014/278
MA000036 Plumbing and Fire Sprinklers Award 2010 AM2014/280
MA000066 Surveying Award 2010 AM2014/287
Sub-group 4D
MA000080 Amusement, Events and Recreation Award 2010 AM2014/256
MA000078 Book Industry Award 2010 AM2014/258
MA000091 Broadcasting and Recorded Entertainment Award 2010 AM2014/259
MA000067 Journalists Published Media Award 2010 AM2014/275
MA000081 Live Performance Award 2010 AM2014/276
MA000013 Racing Clubs Events Award 2010 AM2014/282
MA000102 Travelling Shows Award 2010 AM2014/288
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000102?m=AM2014/288
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000102/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000013?m=AM2014/282
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000013/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000081?m=AM2014/276
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000081/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000067?m=AM2014/275
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000067/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000091?m=AM2014/259
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000091/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000078?m=AM2014/258
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000078/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000080?m=AM2014/256
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000080/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000066?m=AM2014/287
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000066/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000036?m=AM2014/280
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000036/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000032?m=AM2014/278
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000032/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000029?m=AM2014/274
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000029/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000064?m=AM2014/273
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000064/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000025?m=AM2014/265
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000025/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000020?m=AM2014/260
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000020/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000079?m=AM2014/257
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000079/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000049?m=AM2014/255
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000049/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000048?m=AM2014/254
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000048/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000047?m=AM2014/253
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000047/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000046?m=AM2014/252
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000046/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000103?m=AM2014/286
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000103/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000100?m=AM2014/285
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000100/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000077?m=AM2014/266
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000077/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000120?m=AM2014/263
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000120/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000018?m=AM2014/251
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000018/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000115?m=AM2014/250
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000115/default.htm
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Award code Award title Matter No.
Sub-group 4E
MA000095 Car Parking Award 2010 AM2014/261
MA000070 Cemetery Industry Award 2010 AM2014/262
MA000073 Food, Beverage and Tobacco Manufacturing Award 2010 AM2014/268
MA000105 Funeral Industry Award 2010 AM2014/269
MA000097 Pest Control Industry Award 2010 AM2014/279
MA000065 Professional Employees Award 2010 AM2014/281
MA000113 Water Industry Award 2010 AM2014/289
Sub-group 4F
MA000096 Dry Cleaning and Laundry Industry Award 2010 AM2014/264
MA000003 Fast Food Industry Award 2010 AM2014/267
MA000004 General Retail Industry Award 2010 AM2014/270
MA000005 Hair and Beauty Industry Award 2010 AM2014/271
MA000009 Hospitality Industry (General) Award 2010 AM2014/272
MA000117 Mannequins and Models Award 2010 AM2014/277
MA000058 Registered and Licensed Clubs Award 2010 AM2014/283
MA000119 Restaurant Industry Award 2010 AM2014/284
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Note the Educational Services (Teachers) Award 2010 and Electrical, Electronic and
Communications Contracting Award 2010 were allocated to the wrong sub-groups in the
23 March 2016 statement.
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000119?m=AM2014/284
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000119/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000058?m=AM2014/283
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000058/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000117?m=AM2014/277
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000117/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000009?m=AM2014/272
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000009/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000005?m=AM2014/271
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000005/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000004?m=AM2014/270
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000004/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000003?m=AM2014/267
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000003/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000096?m=AM2014/264
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000096/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000113?m=AM2014/289
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000113/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000065?m=AM2014/281
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000065/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000097?m=AM2014/279
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000097/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000105?m=AM2014/269
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000105/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000073?m=AM2014/268
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000073/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000070?m=AM2014/262
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000070/default.htm
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/modern-award-reviews/4-yearly-review/award-stage/award-review-documents/MA000095?m=AM2014/261
http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/ma000095/default.htm
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ATTACHMENT C—AMENDED DIRECTIONS
Fair Work Act 2009
s.156 - 4 yearly review of modern awards
4 yearly review of modern awards—Group 4 awards
(AM2014/250 and others)
JUSTICE ROSS, PRESIDENT MELBOURNE, 10 MAY 2016
It is directed that:
Group 4
Sub-groups 4A–4C
1. On or before 4.00 pm on Thursday 30 June 2016 each interested party is to file in
the Commission comprehensive written submissions on the technical and drafting
issues related to exposure drafts in sub-groups 4A, 4B and 4C.
2. On or before 4.00 pm on Thursday 21 July 2016 each interested party is to file in the
Commission comprehensive written submissions in reply to the technical and drafting
issues related to exposure drafts in sub-groups 4A, 4B and 4C.
3. The sub-group 4A, 4B and 4C technical and drafting matters will be listed for hearing
before a Full Bench in late-August 2016.
Sub-groups 4D–4F (other than those being dealt with as part of plain language exercise)
4. On or before 4.00 pm on Thursday 29 September 2016 each interested party is to
file in the Commission comprehensive written submissions on the technical and
drafting issues related to exposure drafts in sub-groups 4D, 4E and 4F .
5. On or before 4.00 pm on Thursday 20 October 2016 each interested party is to file
in the Commission comprehensive written submissions in reply to the technical and
drafting issues related to exposure drafts in sub-groups 4D, 4E and 4F.
AMENDED DIRECTIONS
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6. The sub-group 4D, 4E and 4F technical and drafting matters will be listed for hearing
before a Full Bench in November 2016.
7. Leave is granted to apply generally.
8. All material should be sent to amod@fwc.gov.au.
PRESIDENT
mailto:amod@fwc.gov.au
