Work Place Relations Forum Dates

15 December 2016

DIARY DATES FOR 2017

We will provide details, agenda, and invitations closer to each event.

Melbourne Workplace Relations Forums - Meerkin & Apel (Prahran):

All are 10.00 am to 12.00 noon, except for the December meeting which will include lunch and drinks:

• Friday, 17 March 2017

• Friday, 16 June 2017

• Friday, 8 September 2017

• Friday, 8 December 2017

  Regional Workplace Relations Forums (10.00 am to 12.00 noon): 

EB Discussion Group (10.00 am to 12.30 pm):

If you are in enterprise bargaining mode, the EB Discussion Group meetings are held on the first Friday of each month, except for January (no meeting). The first meeting for the year has been scheduled (see below) and future dates and locations will be advised:

• Friday, 3 February 2017                 10.00 am to 12.30 pm - Moonee Valley City Council

Workshops - Know Your Award/NES & Position Descriptions/Classifications

We have scheduled full day workshops (9.00 am to 4.00 pm) for Know Your Award/NES and Position Descriptions/Classifications (Victorian Local Authorities Award) for the following dates:

• Tuesday, 28 February 2017                      (Know Your Award/NES)

• Wednesday, 1 March 2017                (Position Descriptions/Classifications)

• Tuesday, 6 June 2017                            (Know Your Award/NES)

• Wednesday, 7 June 2017                       (Position Descriptions/Classifications)

• Tuesday, 17 October  2017                     (Know Your Award/NES)

• Wednesday, 18 October 2017                 (Position Descriptions/Classifications)

   

  WORKSHOPs - Workplace Relations

  We have scheduled a full day WPR workshop (9.00 am to 4.00 pm) covering the legislative framework, industrial action, NES, awards and enterprise agreements (overview only), transfer of business, disciplinary guidelines, termination of employment, general protections, dealing with disputes, and right of entry. The first workshop has been scheduled for:

• Tuesday, 7 February 2017

• Tuesday, 15 August 2017

   

  WORKSHOPs - ENTERPRISE BARGAINING

  We have scheduled a full day Enterprise Bargaining workshop (9.00 am to 4.00 pm) covering the legislation and rationale, obstacles and difficulties, permitted content, mandatory provisions, commencement process and technical requirements, good faith bargaining, union claims, approval process, Better Off Overall Test (BOOT), sector outcomes and trends. The first workshop has been scheduled for:

• Wednesday, 8 February 2017

  We will schedule further dates subject to demand.

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  We will distribute an invitation and agenda/information prior to each of the meetings above, and will provide details of the workshops, closer to each date. In the meantime, if we can assist with anything please call us.