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4 yearly review of modern awards

Find out how COVID-19 impacts the 4 yearly review of modern awards at Coronavirus (COVID-19) & the 4 yearly review.

Award flexibility during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Fair Work Commission has been dealing with a number of applications to vary awards to allow for more flexibility during the COVID-19 pandemic. We are managing these applications as quickly as possible.

Cases currently under consideration, and those that have already been determined, are listed below.

Awards Date of application Case number Status
Application to vary the Hospitality Award for award flexibility 19 Jul 2021 AM2021/73 Decision and determinations issued
Application to vary the Restaurant Award for award flexibility 23 Apr 2021 AM2021/58 Determinations issued
Application to vary the Retail award for Award flexibility 26 Feb 2021 AM2021/7 Decision and determination issued
Plumbing and Fire Sprinklers Award 2020 5 Aug 2021 AM2021/75 Decision and determination issued
Graphic Arts, Printing and Publishing Award 2020 9 Jul 2021 AM2021/68 Decision and determination issued
Applications to vary Schedule X 22 Mar 2021 AM2021/9 Decision and determination issued
Applications to vary Schedules X and Y in the Health sector awards 22 Mar 2021 AM2021/15 and others Decision and determination issued
Live Performance Award 2020 4 Mar 2021 AM2021/8 Decision and determination issued
Award flexibility  9 Dec 2020 AM2020/103 Statement issued
Vehicle Repair, Services and Retail Award 2020 1 Dec 2020 AM2020/102 Decision and determination issued
Variation of the Clerks – Private Sector Award 2020 on the initiative of the Commission   AM2020/98 and 105 Decision and determinations issued
Clerks – Private Sector Award 2020 24 Sep 2020 AM2020/95 Transcript published
Vehicle Repair, Services and Retail Award 2020 18 Sep 2020 AM2020/94 Determinations issued
Variation of awards on the initiative of the Commission 16 Sep 2020 AM2020/93 Determinations issued
Vehicle Repair, Services and Retail Award 2020 27 Aug 2020 AM2020/91 Determination issued
Surveying Award 2020 26 Aug 2020 AM2020/90 Determination issued
Vehicle Repair, Services and Retail Award 2020 30 Jul 2020 AM2020/88 Determination issued
General Retail Industry Award 2010, Fast Food Industry Award 2010, Storage Services and Wholesale Award 2020 and Hair and Beauty Industry Award 2010 24 Jul 2020 AM2020/87 Determination issued
Pharmacy Industry Award 2020 24 Jul 2020 AM2020/87 Withdrawn
Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award 2010 and Graphic Arts, Printing and Publishing Award 2010 24 Jul 2020 AM2020/86 Determination issued
Vehicle Repair, Services and Retail Award 2020 27 Jun 2020 AM2020/37 Determination issued
Restaurant Industry Award 2020 26 Jun 2020 AM2020/36 Determination issued
Hospitality Industry (General) Award 2020 26 Jun 2020 AM2020/35 Determination issued
Multiple modern awards – Schedule X 26 Jun 2020 AM2020/34 and others Determinations issued
ACTU – application for directions 26 Jun 2020 AM2020/32 Statement issued
Clerks – Private Sector Award 2020 19 Jun 2020 AM2020/30 Determination issued
Building, Joinery and Mobile Crane Awards 27 May 2020 AM2020/28 Determination issued
Vehicle Manufacturing, Repair, Services and Retail Award 2010 5 May 2020 AM2020/22 Determination issued
Fast Food Industry Award 2010 1 May 2020 AM2020/20 Determination issued
Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010 27 April 2020 AM2020/18 Decision issued
Educational Services (Schools) General Staff Award 2010 23 Apr 2020 AM2020/17 Determinations issued
Legal Services Award 2020 15 Apr 2020 AM2020/15 Discontinued
Health sector awards – pandemic leave 15 Apr 2020 AM2020/13 Determinations issued
Real Estate Industry Award 2020 14 Apr 2020 AM2020/14 Determination issued
Variation of awards on the initiative of the Commission 1 April 2020 AM2020/12 Statement issued
Clerks – Private Sector Award 2010 26 Mar 2020 AM2020/10 Decision issued
Hospitality Industry (General) Award 2010 24 Mar 2020 AM2020/8 Decision issued
Restaurant Industry Award 2010 30 Mar 2020 AM2020/11 Decision issued

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15 November 2021

 

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