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ARTICLE · 26 DECEMBER 2018

Modern Award changes 2018 / 2019 - Implications for employers

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Employ­ers face the con­stant chal­lenge of try­ing to keep up with changes to the indus­tri­al rela­tions land­scape.

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Employers face the constant challenge of trying to keep up with the pace of change to the industrial relations landscape. 2019 will prove to be no exception.

Following the Fair Work Commission (FWC) four-yearly review of Modern Awards, there have been a wide range of changes to some key Modern Awards, including some that have the potential to create serious implications for Australian employers.

In particular, some changes have created positive obligations on employers when ending or altering an employee's employment. This article outlines certain key changes to the positive obligations on employers and discusses some important implications. That is to say, employers will need to take proactive steps to comply, failure to do so leaving them exposed to a claim that they breached the applicable Modern Award. This potentially carries significant penalties.

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