Workplace Relations

In increasingly competitive and dynamic global markets and in the face of rapidly evolving consumer expectations and demands, uniform conditions are less likely to be able to address the requirements and circumstances of individual enterprises or their employees.

Competitive companies must continually evolve and adapt methods, patterns and processes of production.

In this environment, productivity in the workplace depends on businesses having flexibility in terms of how they employ their workforce, structure their operations, and are able to reward employees for contribution and effort.

The BCA supports:

Enterprise-based agreement making as the core of the workplace relations system.
The availability of a wide range of options for agreeing employment terms and conditions, including statutory individual contracts.
A national system of workplace relations regulations.
The adoption of an appropriate safety net of minimum conditions and allowable matters.
A simplified and rationalised system of awards.

BCA Secretariat Contact: Dr Ruth Dunkin

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