Fair Work Commission

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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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