The Workplace Authority has released the Fact Sheet which all employers who operate under the federal system must give to current employees today. The requirement for employers to provide this Fact Sheet has come about as a result of legislation passed 2 weeks ago to introduce the Fairness Test which all new workplace agreements lodged since 7 May 2007 must now pass.
From 20 July 2007, employers are required to provide a copy of the Fact Sheet to all new employees within seven days of starting work. Employers have until 20 October to provide a copy to current employees.
The Fact Sheet summarises significant changes to workplace relations law since March 2006 including the fairness test, the AFPCS, record-keeping obligations, unlawful dismissals, and freedom of association provisions.
