BTX3991 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Fair Work Commission, The Employer, Enterprise Bargaining Agreement
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Step 2: employer issues employees with notice of representational rights. An employer that will be covered by a proposed enterprise agreement must take all reasonable steps to provide employees with a notice of employee representational rights, informing them of their right to be (ss 173-174) This notice must be given to each employee who: will be covered by the agreement, and. Is employed at the notification time for the proposed agreement (ss 173-174) The notice must be given as soon as practicable, and no later than 14 days, after the notification time. If the notice is issued after the 14 day period it is invalid. This notice is set out in schedule 2. 1 to the fair work regulations. Step 3: employees may appoint a bargaining representative (br) An employee bargaining representative must be free from control by or improper influence from the e(cid:373)ployee(cid:859)s e(cid:373)ployer or a(cid:374)other (cid:271)argai(cid:374)i(cid:374)g represe(cid:374)tati(cid:448)e (cid:894)fw eg 2. 06(cid:895)