Fundamental workplace relations principles
4 Fundamental workplace relations principles
The following are the fundamental workplace relations principles under this Act:
that the Commonwealth Fair Work Act should provide for, and continue to provide for, the following:
a strong, simple and enforceable safety net of minimum employment standards;
genuine rights and responsibilities to ensure fairness, choice and representation at work, including the freedom to choose whether or not to join and be represented by a union or participate in collective activities;
collective bargaining at the enterprise level with no provision for individual statutory agreements;
fair and effective remedies available through an independent umpire;
protection from unfair dismissal;
that there should be, and continue to be, in connection with the operation of the Commonwealth Fair Work Act, the following:
an independent tribunal system;
an independent authority able to assist employers and employees within a national workplace relations system.
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