Modern Awards in Workplaces

Modern awards outline the entitlements of employees, including wages and conditions, based on industry and occupation. This service keeps you up to date with your obligations and takes the hassle out of ensuring you and your employees are correctly covered.

WITH OVER 120 MODERN AWARDS, KNOWING WHICH ONES APPLY TO YOUR BUSINESS CAN BE A CHALLENGE.

What are modern awards?

Modern awards apply to all employees covered by the national workplace relations system and outline the entitlements of employees, including wages and conditions, based on industry and occupation.

Modern awards are industry or occupation-based and apply to employers and employees who perform work covered by the award.

Managers or higher income employees may not be covered by a modern award even if one applies to the industry in which they work.

Why is it crucial that employers keep up-to-date with modern awards?

Your employees are your responsibility. All employers and employees are responsible for keeping up-to-date with the modern awards, any associated transitional arrangements, and future changes. For example, changes to the annual minimum wage.

Over 18,000 workplace relations claims were filed last year, costing Australian businesses millions, some of which could have been avoided if employers kept up-to-date with the modern awards obligations. You don't have to be one of them!

Stay informed and operate with ease

The modern awards online service allows you to access your awards information through your personal member dashboard, 24/7, at your convenience. Whenever you access your modern award online you know that you will be looking at the most up to date information.

You also receive an awards folder as part of your membership. You can file or print out updated individual sections to maintain the latest information in hard copy within the folder.

AWARD WAGE SERVICE

Paying your staff correctly and giving them the right entitlements like leave and penalty rates is a critical obligation of any employer. To stay up to date with changes like minimum wage increases and subscribe for email alerts, simply join My Business as a free member.

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