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Individual Flexible Agreement
An individual flexibility agreement (IFA) is part of the Fair Work Act. Specifically, it is an agreement made between a single employer and an individual employee. This agreement alters some of the terms of an award or agreement and must leave the single employee "Better Off Overall" if signed. The power to make an IFA comes from the flexibility clause in the modern award. The Fair Work Act requires every Modern Award and Enterprise Agreement to include a "test flexibility clause". In theory, this clause enables an employer and employee to agree on an IFA which varies the effect of the Modern Award or Enterprise Agreement so that it can "meet the genuine needs of the employer and that individual employee" in an individual context. Under the Fair Work Act 2009, employers are prohibited from using undue influence or pressure, coercion, threats, discrimination or taking adverse action against an employee to make them sign. Nor can employers insist upon an employee agreeing to an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fair Work Australia
The Fair Work Commission (FWC), until 2013 known as Fair Work Australia (FWA), is the Australian industrial relations tribunal created by the ''Fair Work Act 2009'' as part of the Rudd Government's reforms to industrial relations in Australia. Operations commenced on 1 July 2009. It is the successor of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission, and also performs functions previously performed by the Workplace Authority and the Australian Fair Pay Commission. The office of President of the Fair Work Commission is currently vacant since the retirement on 18 November 2022 of Iain Ross; Vice President Adam Hatcher is currently acting as President. , it operates under the portfolio of the Australian Attorney-General, the Hon Mark Dreyfus MP. The general manager of the FWC is Murray Furlong, who was appointed in October of 2021. FWC's functions include the setting and varying industrial awards, minimum wage fixation, dispute resolution, the approval of enterprise agreements ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spotless (Australian Business)
Spotless Group Holdings is an Australian listed company that provides Integrated facility services in Australian and New Zealand through a number of house brands. The company was formed in 1957, and currently employs more than 36,000 people, acquisitions have been an important driver of growth throughout its history. Operations Spotless operate a number of in-house brands, providing services in seven different areas to the industry groups; * Laundry and linen * Health, education and government * Commercial and leisure * Base and township Laundries The laundry and linen branch operates in its own division, which provides 10% of revenue and is represented by the brands Ensign and Taylors. Facilities services The remaining six service areas, which report under the Facilities Services division, include: * Asset management, operating the brands of Spotless, Nationwide Venue Management (NVM) * Asset maintenance, under the brands, Assets Services, AE Smith, Nuvo * Catering, under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |