Determining the Modern Award that applies to your business is a key element of becoming compliant - but it can be challenging! From thousands of state and federal awards there are now around 200 that will affect most businesses. For many of our customers, it has been very easy to identify the Modern Award that applies to their business - for others it has been quite difficult. Getting the pay and transitional arrangements for your staff right is even more critical in this time of change.
Modern Award Madness - get it right for your business
Modern Awards, together with the National Employment Standards (NES) and the national minimum wage orders, form the safety net for employees under the new Fair Work system. Under the Fair Work Act 2009, penalties of up to $6,600 for an individual and $33,000 for a corporation may apply to a breach of a term of a Modern Award and/or the NES. Here is our action plan to make it easier for your business:1 – Confirm your Awards
What Modern Awards cover your employees now? Check our Fair Work Support Site - http://www.inspire-success.com/fairworkact
Identifying the Modern Award or award/s that applies to your business may require specialist advice.
2 – Check the old award/s with the Modern Award/s
What award were your employees covered by? Compare those provisions with those of the Modern Award and the NES. Remember that if the former award conditions are better, they could still apply to your people.
3 – Research any transitional provisions
Do your Modern Award/s have transitional provisions? July 2010 might be one of several new milestones for your business. This could include wages, loading, penalties and non-expense related allowances. Most Modern Awards have transitional requirements, which are key to effective implementation of the awards in your business.
4 – Update your people practices
Many of your people policies, procedures and letters will need to be modified. Updating these systems may need some guidance.
Still unsure about how it applies at your place? Why dont you take a look at our FWA Support Site for a one stop shop! Use our Fair Work Checklist to do your initial review of your people systems and if you need any help, give me a yell!
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