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The Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations is a position currently held by Murray Watt in the Albanese ministry since July 2024. In the Government of Australia , the minister administers this portfolio through the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations .
Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business (21 October 1998 – 26 November 2001) Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (26 November 2001 – 3 December 2007) Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (3 December 2007 – 18 September 2013) Department of Employment (18 September 2013 – 20 ...
The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) is an Act of the Parliament of Australia, passed by the Rudd government to reform the industrial relations system of Australia. [1] [2] Replacing the Howard government's WorkChoices legislation, the Act established Fair Work Australia, later renamed the Fair Work Commission.
In 2023, Australia's labour force was 14.2 million, with 1.4 million trade union members, an average annual income of $72,753, 3.8% unemployment and 6.4% underemployment. [1] Australian labour law sets the rights of working people, the role of trade unions, and democracy at work, and the duties of employers, across the Commonwealth and in
Job Services Australia; Labour market programs for people of working age; Workplace relations policy development, advocacy and implementation; Promotion of flexible workplace relations policies and practices, including workplace productivity; Co-ordination of labour market research; Occupational health and safety, rehabilitation and compensation
The Workplace Relations Act 1996 was an Australian law regarding workplace conditions and rights passed by the Howard government after it came into power in 1996. It replaced the previous Labor Government's Industrial Relations Act 1988 and Industrial Relations Reform Act 1993, and commenced operation on 1 January 1997.
The Fair Work Commission (FWC), until 2013 known as Fair Work Australia (FWA), [1] 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. [2] [3] Operations commenced on 1 July 2009.
Promotion of flexible workplace relations policies and practices; Co-ordination of labour market research; Australian government employment workplace relations policy, including administration of the framework for agreement making and remuneration and conditions; Occupational health and safety, rehabilitation and compensation; Equal employment ...