STATEMENT

Fair Work Act 2009
s.156 - 4 yearly review of modern awards

4 yearly review of modern awards – Telecommunication Services Award 2010
(AM2019/17)

Telecommunication Services Award 2010.

[1] On Monday 27 April 2020 the Full Bench issued a decision (April Decision) with respect to the finalisation of exposure drafts for tranche 3 awards. Since that time a number of exposure drafts have been reissued in accordance with the decision with the revised Exposure Draft for the Telecommunications Award 2010 published on 8 May 2020.

[2] In the April Decision the Full Bench indicated that a conference would be convened shortly to discuss matters raised in the decision, in particular:

•  Clause 2 – definitions – ordinary hourly rate (at [377]-[382]);

•  Clause B.2.4 – Full-time and part-time employees – overtime (at [383]-[388]);

•  Schedule B – certain classifications exempt from various entitlement (at [389]-[397]).

[3] A conference of the interested parties will be convened on 10.00am Friday 29 May 2020 to seek to finalise these outstanding matters. A separate notice of listing will be issued shortly.

[4] The parties are requested to provide any further information they wish to have considered to chambers.bissett.c@fwc.gov.au by 4.00pm Monday 25 May 2020.

[5] The parties are encouraged to hold discussions in an attempt to reach an agreed position prior to the conference.

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