Fair Work Commission

Introduction

A number of matters that relate to most or multiple modern awards have been referred to the plain language re-drafting Full Bench.

Plain language documents relating to annual leave shutdown and the National Training Wage can be viewed on the current common issues pages:

• Annual leave - AM2014/47
• National Training Wage - AM2016/17.

Please click the links below to view all plain language documents in relation to:

• Standard clauses (see below)
• References to loadings or penalties
• Reasonable overtime
• Substitution of public holidays.

Standard clauses

Standard clauses are clauses that come from previous test cases and generally are the same in most awards. The standard clauses were identified in a Statement - [2016] FWC 4756 of 15 July 2016 and include:

• Award flexibility
• Consultation
• Dispute resolution
• Termination of employment
• Redundancy.