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From 12 December 2023, the Australian Human Rights Commission will have the power to enforce compliance with “positive duty”.  On 28 November 2022, the Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation (Respect at Work) Bill passed Parliament. A key amendment was the introduction of a positive duty on organisations and businesses to prevent workplace sexual harassment, sex-based harassment, sex discrimination, hostile work environments and victimisation. The positive duty requires organisations and businesses to take reasonable and proportionate measures to eliminate these forms of unlawful conduct, as far as possible.  The Commission has released Guidelines which will be used by the Commission to assess workplace compliance. The Guidelines include practical examples and applications of how organisations can

In view of the changing industrial relations landscape, APTIA has and will be issuing ‘Industry Advisories’ in 2023. These aim to provide easy to understand explanations of the IR changes. The first of these Advisories include: Enterprise Bargaining – Download Here Sexual harassment – Download Here Labour Agreements – Download Here 

Elections for APTIA Council and for APTIA Office Bearers for the next four years are being conducted by the Australian Electoral Office (AEC). APTIA Members can expect to receive notices from the AEC to this effect. Please contact Ian MacDonald, National IR Manager, if you have any questions. Nominations close on 31 August 2022. Download the Election NoticeDownload Download the Nomination FormDownload

On 23 March 2022, a National IR Seminar was held online to hear from government, the Fair Work Commission and industry stalwarts on ‘where to next?’.  With the federal election on the horizon, industry were able to receive a comprehensive overview of government, opposition and the state of play on a number of critical issues in the lead up to the federal election. Read the summary of what happenedDownload Speakers at the Seminar have kindly made available their presentations to industry and have also given permission to provide the digital output. Mr Adam Hatcher SC – Vice President Fair Work

On 25 November 2021, APTIA held a mini seminar with the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. A presentation was provided by Jennifer Low, Director of Work Health and Safety and Workers Compensation.   Download presentation Download

On 25 November 2021, APTIA held a mini-seminar with the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the changes needed in the workplace to ensure compliance with new sex discrimination laws. A presentation was provided by Tamsin Lawrence, Deputy Director Workplace Relations. Download the presentationDownload

As at 27 September 2021 all modern awards including the Passenger Vehicle Transportation Award 2020, are varied, from this date, to include the casual employment definition and the new casual conversion entitlement.To this extent definitions in modern awards, that referred to employees as casuals only and payments to casuals by the hour, are removed, as are previous casual conversion clauses.Employers need to give new casual employees a Casual Employment Information Statement before, or as soon as possible after, they start their new job. Large employers have to give their existing casual employees a copy of the CEIS as soon as

Justice Iain Ross AM has convened meetings with employer and employee stakeholders to ascertain whether variations are needed to the modern awards, including the Passenger Vehicle Transportation Award 2020, along similar lines to those introduced in 2020, to enable employers to reduce an employees’ hours of work, require employees to take part annual leave and to be offer to employees, other work to keep them employed. There may be circumstances, however, where none of the measures apply of those measures are withdrawn. Employers need to understand how the ‘stand-down’ provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009 may apply to these

Legislation was introduced into the Senate on 24 June 2021 which sought to amend the Fair Work Act to ensure that sexual harassment was included as serious misconduct for the purposes of termination of employment. The Bill is relevant to bus and coach industry and will be considered by APTIA’s Workplace Equality Advisory Group (WEAG) to develop an industry position. Read the full E-alert Download Latest IR News NEWS: Definitions in modern awards have changed with casuals September 30, 2021 As at 27 September 2021 all modern awards including the Passenger Vehicle Transportation Award 2020, are varied, from this date,

Following the recent BIC Industrial Working Group meeting BIC has posted the following templates. Template casual clause Template casual conversion clause Draft template letter not to offer conversion to a casual school bus driver Draft letter of employment as a casual school bus driver Draft letter of offer of conversion to a bus driver Access the templates Download Latest IR News NEWS: Definitions in modern awards have changed with casuals September 30, 2021 As at 27 September 2021 all modern awards including the Passenger Vehicle Transportation Award 2020, are varied, from this date, to include the casual employment definition and