STATEMENT

Fair Work Act 2009
s.156—4 yearly review of modern awards

4 yearly review of modern awards
(AM2019/17)

4 yearly review of modern awards – finalisation of variation determinations – Tranche 2–Restaurant Industry Award–Hospitality Industry (General) Award.

[1] This statement deals with the finalisation of the exposure draft and variation of the Restaurant Industry Award (the Restaurant Award) and the Hospitality Industry (General) Award (the Hospitality Award). The Restaurant Award and the Hospitality Award were included in Tranche 2 for the purposes of the finalisation of exposure drafts process. 1

[2] A Full Bench was constituted to deal with substantive issues in these two awards (AM2017/59). A decision in was issued by a Full Bench on 13 December 2019. 2 Award variation determinations were published on 23 January 20203 (the 23 January determinations).

[3] The 23 January determinations affect several provisions in the variation determinations to be issued by this Full Bench. A significant number of drafting changes are required to ensure that 23 January determinations are incorporated into the final variation determinations for the Restaurant and Hospitality Awards.

[4] Tracked versions of the draft variation determinations will be published today. Interested parties will have until 4pm on Friday 28 February 2020 to comment. In the absence of any comments, we will proceed to issue final variation determinations in the same terms as the drafts.

PRESIDENT

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 1   See [2019] FWCFB 6077

 2   [2019] FWCFB 8380

 3   PR716109; PR716106