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Streamlined BOOT will make bargaining easier for employers
Imminent changes to the better-off-overall test will make it easier for employers to enter into new enterprise agreements, while giving the Fair Work Commission power to reassess and change terms post-agreement, according to a workplace lawyer.
The Secure Jobs, Better Pay Act's enterprise bargaining amendments take effect from 6 June, and include changes to: what constitutes a genuine agreement; the BOOT; and multi-enterprise agreements.
For example, the FWC will be required to take into account a 'statement of principles' (see resources below) when determining whether an EA has been genuinely agreed to by employees...
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