Register now to attend the IR Law Forum Series

As you are aware the Secure Jobs and Better Pay Bill has been passed. This Act introduces the most significant changes to our Industrial Relations Laws since the FWA was first introduced. 

Union Leaders will be coming together on 20-21 February for a Leaders Strategy Meeting in Melbourne, to ensure that the time that we have together at the Leaders Strategy Meeting is focussed on strategic discussion, Leaders Strategy Meeting attendees are asked to have participated in the five required attendance modules of the IR Law Forum Series being held online from 6-17 February.  

The Forum Series will provide essential briefings of the new laws to enable unions to consider the opportunities that the new laws present for their organising and members, ahead of our joint strategy discussions at the Leaders Strategy Meeting. 

The IR Law Forum Series briefings are open to all National, State, Branch and TLC secretaries, Leaders Strategy Meeting attendees and other key personnel, as nominated by their Union’s Secretary, who will be involved in their union’s internal strategic considerations of working with the new laws.

 Register Now to attend the IR Law Forum Series 

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Session dates and details

Session  Content  Date  
Session 1:  Respect @ work  FDV Leave  Respect @ work changes  Prohibiting sexual harassment   Tuesday 7/2  1-2pm  
Session 2:  Gender Equity  Expert Panels  Equal remuneration  Flexible work (arbitral power)  Unpaid parental leave (arbitral power)  Pay secrecy  Wednesday 8/2  1-2pm   
Session 3:  Bargaining 1  Understanding the 4 streams of bargaining   Single enterprise bargaining  Single interest bargaining  Supported bargaining  Cooperative bargaining  Majority Support Determinations  Thursday 9/2  1-3pm  
Session 4:  Bargaining 2:  Taking Action   Industrial Action  Conciliation and Protected Action Ballots  Friday 10/2  1-2pm  
Session 5:    Bargaining 3:   Approval of agreements and Better Off Overall   Better off Overall Test  Approval of agreements and amending errors in agreements  Monday 13/2  1-2pm  
Leaders Strategy Workshop pre-attendance Intensive  FDV Leave  Respect @ work changes  Prohibiting sexual harassment  Expert Panels  Equal remuneration  Flexible work (arbitral power)  Unpaid parental leave (arbitral power)  Pay secrecy  Single enterprise bargaining  Single interest bargaining  Supported bargaining  Cooperative bargaining  Majority Support Determination  Industrial Action  Conciliation and Protected Action Ballots  Better off Overall Test  Approval of agreements and amending errors in agreements  Tuesday 14/2  10am – 4pm  (Break 12-1pm)   
Construction Industry Forum  The National Construction Industry Forum  ABCC Functions to FWO  Wednesday 8/2  10 -11 am    
Compliance changes  Roc functions to FWC  Wednesday 8/2  3 – 4pm