Fair Work Commission

The Fair Work Commission is the organisation responsible for administering and enforcing the Fair Work Act. It is also Australia’s national workplace relations tribunal.

The Commission’s responsibilities include:

  • Setting the national minimum wage
  • Making and reviewing modern awards
  • Approving, varying and terminating enterprise agreements
  • Dealing with disputes
  • Handling unfair dismissal, anti-bullying and general protection claims
  • Making orders to suspend industrial action

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