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Recent NSW Government Submissions on industrial relations related matters

NSW Government submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into Paid Maternity, Paternity and Parental Leave - August 2008 (pdf format - 239Kb)

 

NSW Government submission to the Australian Industrial Relations Commission - Award Modernisation - May 2008 (pdf format - 186Kb). Also find link to AIRC website for the NSW Government's submissions to each of the priority industries/occupations.

 

Submission to the Senate Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Committee, Inquiry into the Workplace Relations Amendment (A Stronger Safety Net) Bill 2007 - June 2007 (pdf format - 112Kb)

 

State Wage Case 2007- Submission to the Full Bench of the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales - April 2007 (pdf format - 1,500Kb)
The 2007 State Wage Case decision was handed down on 8 June 2007, awarding a $20 increase to award workers of New South Wales and an increase of four percent to related allowances. The Commission also lifted the minimum NSW rate of pay by $27.00 per week to $531.40 per week.

 

NSW Government submission to the Australian Fair Pay Commission – July 2006 (pdf format - 388Kb)

The Australian Fair Pay Commission (AFPC) handed down its first wage decision on 26 October 2006 affecting those workers in the federal jurisdiction. The NSW Government submission maintained the AFPC must provide a viable safety net that provides adequate protection of the real incomes of low paid workers.

 

NSW Government submission into the Independent Contractors Bill 2006 – July 2006  (pdf format - 235Kb)

The New South Wales Government made a detailed submission urging the Senate Committee to recommend rejecting the Bill. OIR officers also gave witness evidence to the Inquiry in Canberra in August 2006.

 

NSW Government Submission to the Legislative Council Standing Committee on Social Issues in the Inquiry into the impact of Work Choices - June 2006  (pdf format - 343Kb)

In this submission the NSW Government outlines the key aspects of the federal Work Choices legislation including the changes to collective bargaining, unfair dismissal and occupational health and safety. The final report of the Committee was handed down in November 2006.

 

State Wage Case 2006 - Submission to the Full Bench of the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales – April 2006 (pdf format - 336Kb)

The 2006 State Wage Case decision was handed down on 26 June 2006 awarding a $20 increase to award reliant workers in NSW. The decision concurred with the NSW Government submission that advocated a $20 increase would balance economic considerations with the needs of the low paid.

 

NSW Government submission to the federal Award Review Taskforce – February 2006 (pdf format - 51Kb)

The NSW Government submission argued the award rationalisation process would make the federal award system more complex and inaccessible for workers and employees. The Taskforce has now examined and developed future options for the federal award system in its final reports on Award Rationalisation and the Rationalisation of Wage and Classification Structures.

 

Joint State and Territory Government's Submission to Senate Inquiry into the Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Bill, 9 November 2005 (pdf format - 224Kb)

The Joint Governments submitted the Work Choices Bill will remove rights and protections for both employers and employees. The submission opposed the federal changes because they will: reduce pay, conditions and protection for workers and their families; increase cost and complexity for employers; and have a detrimental impact upon employment and family relationships for all Australians.

 

NSW Government Submissions for 2004 and 2005

 

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