Employment and Labor Law

Contact: Matthew Payten, Special Counsel 

Under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FWA), ticketed union officials are entitled to enter upon a worksite on 24 hours' notice for the purpose of holding discussions with employees whose industrial interests they are entitled to represent. Those discussions are to take place during mealtimes or other breaks. The manner in which those rights are exercised is often a point of contention and in practice can impact upon productivity, the ability of the union to recruit new members and the level of general union influence at the site.

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