The Fair Work Commission

The Fair Work Commission

What does it do?

Multiple Choice

which of the following is correct

• agreements are made between employees and the government

• awards are made between employees and their employer

• agreements are set by the Fair Work Commission

• awards are set by the government & cover a group of people in similar jobs

Fill in the Blank

The two objectives of the Fair Work Commission are to make sure workplaces are ____ and __________

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What is the difference between the Fair Work Commission and the Fair Work Ombudsman?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following economic issues does the Fair Work Commission respond to or influence?

• Distribution of Income

• Unemployment

• Economic Growth

• Inflation

• You could show ways how the FWC responds and influences each of these

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Note: the FWC is National 

Which of the following sections of the syllabus do NOT relate to the role of the FWC and FWO (briefly show why)

- minimum employment standards 

- minimum wages

- awards

-enterprise agreements

- employment contracts for high income earners

-dispute resolution

- centralised method of determining employment contracts

- decentralised methods of determining employment contracts

- individual employment contracts

-education, training and employment programs

Minimum wages - Fair Work Ombudsman

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What is the current minimum wage in Australia? (use FWC website)

National employment standards | FWC Main Site

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Decribe features of mimimum employment standards (see fwc website)