Enterprise Bargaining in Australia: An Analysis of Provisions and Conditions

Summary of Employer and Enterprise Bargaining Background

1. Introduction

Introduce the topic of enterprise bargaining/agreement making in Australia and state the aims and scope of this report.  Identify the provisions of enterprise bargaining in the Fair Work Act, 2009 and provide definitions of key terms and concepts. 

Identify your employer/organisation and the industrial instruments that apply (ie. the enterprise agreement and the relevant award that applies).

Provide an outline of the structure of your report

2. Summary of Employer and Enterprise bargaining background

Provide brief background about the employer/organisation covered by the enterprise agreement (eg. industry, bargaining history, approach to ER & overall business strategy).

NOTE: The introduction and summary of the case (sections 1 and 2) should be approximately 1000 words.

3. Body – Research and Analysis

1) compare certain provisions and conditions between the award and enterprise agreement for that business - and identify the benefits for employers and employees

2) interpret and apply certain provisions to a worker's scenario/roster to determine their weekly pay

3) identify one interesting/innovative provision within the enterprise agreement and discuss/analyse it

4) compare relevant provisions between the Australian award and the Labour Law of the UAE, where applicable, and highlight the differences and similarities between the two labour laws.

5) identify, discuss, and analyse a key employment relations issue(s) confronting this business in today's environment in Australia and/or the UAE.  Link this issue with a relevant ER theory/school of thought/taxonomy