As part of its “four-yearly review” of all modern awards, the Fair Work Commission is in the process of updating a number of awards.
A number of awards have been updated with minor amendments commencing on the first pay period after 13 April 2020 these are:
| Aboriginal Health Award | Airport Award |
| Educational Services (Post-Secondary) Award | Higher Education Academic Staff Award |
| Hydrocarbons Field Geologists Award | Models Award |
| Offshore Oil and Gas Award | Passenger Vehicle Award |
| Professional Diving (Industrial) Award | Professional Diving (Recreational) Award |
| Stevedoring Award |
What is changing?
The intention of the redraft was to clarify, rather than change, the meaning of the awards – so it is unlikely that most employers will need to anything differently.
The Fair Work Commission previously provided links to the amended versions of all the awards that are changing in “track changes” (see below). However, as these were only draft versions of the amended awards, employers should rely on the final versions of the awards, rather than the “track changes” drafts.
Changes to Awards in Track Changes
| Award title | Tracked changes version |
| Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services Award | MA000115 |
| Airline Operations — Ground Staff Award | MA000048 |
| Air Pilots Award | MA000046 |
| Airport Employees Award | MA000049 |
| Alpine Resorts Award | MA000092 |
| Architects Award | MA000079 |
| Asphalt Industry Award | MA000054 |
| Cleaning Services Award | MA000022 |
| Clerks—Private Sector Award | MA000002 |
| Commercial Sales Award | MA000083 |
| Concrete Products Award | MA000056 |
| Contract Call Centres Award | MA000023 |
| Educational Services (Schools) General Staff Award | MA000076 |
| Educational Services (Post-Secondary Education) Award | MA000075 |
| Dry Cleaning and Laundry Industry Award | MA000096 |
| Gas Industry Award | MA000061 |
| Higher Education Industry — Academic Staff — Award | MA000006 |
| Higher Education Industry — General Staff — Award | MA000007 |
| Hospitality Industry (General) Award | MA000009 |
| Hydrocarbons Field Geologists Award | MA000064 |
| Labour Market Assistance Industry Award | MA000099 |
| Local Government Industry Award | MA000112 |
| Mannequins and Models Award | MA000117 |
| Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award | MA000010 |
| Maritime Offshore Oil and Gas Award | MA000086 |
| Meat Industry Award | MA000059 |
| Pastoral Award | MA000035 |
| Passenger Vehicle Transportation Award | MA000063 |
| Pharmaceutical Industry Award | MA000069 |
| Poultry Processing Award | MA000074 |
| Professional Diving Industry (Industrial) Award | MA000108 |
| Professional Diving Industry (Recreational) Award | MA000109 |
| Rail Industry Award | MA000015 |
| Restaurant Industry Award | MA000119 |
| Road Transport (Long Distance Operations) Award | MA000039 |
| Road Transport and Distribution Award | MA000038 |
| Stevedoring Industry Award | MA000053 |
| Storage Services and Wholesale Award | MA000084 |
| Transport (Cash in Transit) Award | MA000042 |
| Vehicle Manufacturing, Repair, Services and Retail Award | MA000089 |
| Waste Management Award | MA000043 |
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