Award (Australian industrial relations)
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An award is a ruling handed down by either Fair Work Australia
or by a state industrial relations commission which grants all wage earners in one industry the same conditions of employment and wages.
Federal awards in Australia have been stripped back in recent years in what they are allowed to contain in order to promote the Enterprise Bargaining Agreement
system. Awards in Australia are part of the system of compulsory arbitration
in industrial relations.
A similar system was also used in New Zealand
prior to the 1987 Labour Relations Act. Awards no longer exist in New Zealand and the only form of collective bargaining
is Collective Employment Agreement
s.
Fair Work Australia
Fair Work Australia is the Australian industrial relations institution created by the Federal ALP Government's Fair Work Act 2009.. It commenced operation on 1 July 2009.-Functions:...
or by a state industrial relations commission which grants all wage earners in one industry the same conditions of employment and wages.
Federal awards in Australia have been stripped back in recent years in what they are allowed to contain in order to promote the Enterprise Bargaining Agreement
Enterprise bargaining agreement
Enterprise bargaining is wage and working conditions being negotiated at the level of the individual organisations. Once established, they are legally binding on employers and employees....
system. Awards in Australia are part of the system of compulsory arbitration
Compulsory arbitration
Compulsory arbitration. In labor disputes, some laws of some communities force the two sides labor and management, to undergo arbitration. These laws mostly apply when the possibility of a strike seriously affects the public interest...
in industrial relations.
A similar system was also used in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
prior to the 1987 Labour Relations Act. Awards no longer exist in New Zealand and the only form of collective bargaining
Collective bargaining
Collective bargaining is a process of negotiations between employers and the representatives of a unit of employees aimed at reaching agreements that regulate working conditions...
is Collective Employment Agreement
Collective agreement
A collective agreement or collective bargaining agreement is an agreement between employers and employees which regulates the terms and conditions of employees in their workplace, their duties and the duties of the employer...
s.