Avoid Prosecution By The Fair Work Ombudsman

[Qld IR Consultant]

Clients always ask us, How do we avoid being prosecuted by the Ombudsman for paying under the wrong award? The answer is simple. The only way is by replacing the Modern Award with an Enterprise Agreement. An Enterprise agreement provides legal certainty of which Industrial Instrument applies to your staff.

Australian employees generally will be covered by a Modern Award unless they are covered by an Enterprise agreement. The only method to ensure that the Ombudsman cannot dispute and prosecute you for paying under the wrong award is to make that Enterprise agreement.

At Rivercity Consulting we pride ourselves on crafting the very best Agreements. STANDARD AGREEMENT TEMPLATES ARE NOT USED. Our agreements are tailored specifically to the operational needs of your business, and created for the sole purpose of giving your business a commercial advantage.

Current legislation is that once the Agreement is made with your employees, the relevant modern award no longer applies in respect to the employees wages and conditions. New staff will not need to sign the agreement, they will be bound by its conditions upon acceptance of employment.

A custom made Rivercity Consulting agreement will:

1. Remove you from the modern award system;

2. Provide a branded document for recruitment;

3. Provide certainty of wages

4. Allow flexibility in wages, conditions and operational needs;

5. Covers all staff, now, and into the future.

Contact Rivercity Consulting for a no obligation assessment.