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Senate Standing Committee on Education and Employment QUESTIONS ON NOTICE Additional Estimates 2015 - 2016 Agency - Fair Work Building and Construction Department of Employment Question No.

EMSQ16-000160 Senator Cameron asked on 12 February 2016 on proof Hansard page 35 Question FWBC - DBM Independent Consultants appointment details Page 35 Senator CAMERON: What investigations did you do to make sure that DBM Independent Consultants had the credentials that you were requiring?
Mr Hadgkiss: He was highly recommended by individuals with whom I spoke.

Senator Cameron: Who were they?

Mr Hadgkiss: I will take that on notice.

From memory, we would have gone to tender and when people were tendering their qualifications they would have been considered and taken into account.

Senator CAMERON: Can you provide all file notes, all correspondence and all dates for discussions you had personally with DBM consultants prior to his appointment to do work in your organisation.
Mr Hadgkiss: I will take that on notice.

....... page 36 Senator CAMERON: Did you recommend to any of your line management in human resources that DBM independent consultants be engaged to carry out the work with Fair Work Building and Construction?

.......

Senator CAMERON: You made the decision.

So can you provide me with the criteria on which you made the decision.

Mr Hadgkiss: I will take that on notice.


Senator CAMERON: So all documents, all file notes, all correspondence, telephone calls and the like between Fair Work Building & Construction and DBM Independent Consultants.

Mr Hadgkiss: I will take that on notice.

Senator CAMERON: And could you provide the course notes and other relevant material for all training courses DBM Independent Consultants have conducted for Fair Work Building & Construction.

Mr Hadgkiss: I will take that on notice.


Answer The Director spoke with the Independent Chair of the FWBC Audit Committee Mr Jon Isaacs and the Independent member of the FWBC Audit Committee Ms Lyn Baker as well as the Manager Human Resources, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions NSW.

The Director spoke with Mr Madden of DBM Independent Consultants by telephone at the time FWBC was seeking a consultant, prior to the tender closing.

No record was made of any discussion.


SQ16-000160 The Director made no recommendations to any HR line management in relation to whether DBM Independent Consultants be engaged.

The decision to engage DBM Independent Consultants was made by the Executive Team at a regular monthly meeting.

Documentation of contact between DBM Independent Consultants and FWBC, including proposals for bullying and harassment training and leadership training are at Attachment A.
The names of non-SES FWBC officers have been redacted.

DBM Independent Consultants developed and conducted leadership training for FWBC.

The facilitator notes contain commercial-in-confidence material and have been redacted.

See Attachment B. SQ16-000160
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31 Appendix 2 Hearings and Witnesses Canberra, Tuesday, 27 May 2003 Australian Council of Trade Unions Ms Linda Rubinstein, Senior Industrial Officer Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mr Peter Anderson, Director of Workplace Relations Policy Dr Steven Kates, Chief Economist Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union Mr Jeffrey Lawrence, National Secretary Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association Mr John Ryan, National Industrial Officer National Farmers Federation Miss Denita Harris, Policy Manager and Industrial Relations Advocate Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Mr James Smythe, Chief Counsel, Workplace Policy and Legal Group Mr Rex Hoy, Group Manager, Workplace Relations Policy and Legal Group Mr Ted Cole, Advocacy Team Leader Ms Diane Merryfull, Assistant Secretary, Legal Policy Branch 2, Workplace Relations Policy and Legal Group Ms Sue Sadauskas, Assistant Secretary, Wages and Conditions Policy Branch, Workplace Relations Policy and Legal Group Mr Les Andrews, Wages Policy and Research Section
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SENATE EMPLOYMENT, WORKPLACE RELATIONS AND EDUCATION LEGISLATION COMMITTEE 2005-2006 BUDGET SENATE ESTIMATES HEARING 30 ,31 MAY and 3 JUNE 2005 EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS PORTFOLIO QUESTIONS ON NOTICE Outcome 2: Higher productivity, higher pay workplace Output Group: 2.1 Workplace relations policy and analysis Output: 2.1.1 Workplace relations policy advice Question Number: W323-06 Question: Senator Marshall provided in writing the following question: What are the Minister's arrangements for next month's trip?
Who else is attending the trip?

What meetings are planned for the trip?

What is the purpose of the trip?

Answer: Minister Andrews did not travel to Geneva to attend the 93rd International Labour Conference.

The Secretary of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, attended on behalf of the Minister as well as the First Secretary, Australian Permanent Mission to the United Nations Geneva.
The Australian Delegation comprised: Government members • Assistant Secretary, Safety, Compensation and International Branch • Advocacy Team Leader, Advocacy Team • Employment Counsellor, Australian Government Delegation to the OECD • Director, International Relations Section Worker Representatives • Ms Sharan Burrow – President, ACTU • Ms Alison Tate – International Officier, ACTU Employer Representatives • Mr Peter Anderson – Director Workplace Policy, ACCI • Mr Bryan Noakes – Advisor, ACCI The Australian delegation attended committees that relate to the International Labour Conference agenda items in their capacity as government, employer and worker representatives.
The purpose of this trip was to pursue issues of interest to Australia and to support Australia’s candidacy for the ILO Governing Body.
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SENATE COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEARING PROGRAM THURSDAY, 11 JUNE 2009 Senate Committee Room 2S3 Parliament House, Canberra Inquiry into Health Workforce Australia Bill 9.00 am - 10.00 am Universities Australia (Sub 1) Professor Richard Larkins, Immediate Past President and Vice Chancellor Monash University Professor Jill White, Dean of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sydney Ms Angela Magarry Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand (Sub 5) Professor Michael Hensley, Executive Member & Head of School, School of Medicine & Public Health & Dean of Medicine, Joint Medical Program, Newcastle University.
Australian Council of Pro-Vice-Chancellors and Deans of Health Science (Sub 8) - via teleconference Professor Ian Wronski, Chair Ms Pam Stronach 10.00 am - 10.45 am Committee of Presidents of Medical Colleges (Sub 6) via teleconference Professor Russell Stitz AM RFD, Chairman Professor Geoffrey Metz AM, President College of Physicians 10.45 am - 11.00 am Break 11.00 am - 11.30 am Catholic Health Australia (Sub 7) Mr Martin Laverty, Chief Executive Officer 11.30 am - 12.15 pm Australian Medical Council (Sub 9) Ms Drew Menzies-McVey, Research and Policy Analyst 12.15 pm - 12.45 pm Australian Nursing Federation (Sub 19) Ms Ged Kearney, Federal Secretary Royal College of Nursing (Sub 11) Ms Debra Cerasa, Chief Executive Officer Ms Kathleen McLaughlin 12.45 pm - 1.15 pm Australian Medical Association (Sub 3) Mr Warwick Hough, Senior Manager, General Practice, Legal Services & Workplace Policy 1.15 pm - 2.00 pm Department of Health and Ageing (Sub 14) Ms Natasha Cole, Assistant Secretary, Workforce Development Branch Mr Craig Winfield, Director
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SENATE COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEARING PROGRAM FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2010 Committee Room 2S3, Parliament House, Canberra INQUIRY INTO THE EXPOSURE DRAFT OF THE PAID PARENTAL LEAVE SCHEME BILL 2010 9.00 am - 10.00 am Australian Council of Trade Unions (Sub 80) Ms Sharan Burrow, President Ms Belinda Tkalcevic, Industrial Officer Ms Ilana Crawford, Worker (retail) Unions NSW Ms Jill Biddington, Acting Executive Officer Ms Sariah Puiri, Worker (fast food) 10.00 am - 10.30 am Office of Child Safety Commissioner(VIC) (Sub 53) Teleconference Ms Christine Withers, Manager, Promotion & Policy Unit Ms Megan Scannell, Senior Project Manager Ms Virginia Dods, Senior Project Officer 10.30 am - 10.45 am Break 10.45 am - 11.30 am Australian Human Rights Commission (Sub 86) Ms Elizabeth Broderick, Sex Discrimination Commissioner and Commissioner responsible for Age Discrimination Dr Cassandra Goldie, Director, Sex and Age Discrimination Unit 11.30 am - 12.00 pm Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sub 65) Teleconference Mr David Gregory, Director, Workplace Policy Mr Daniel Mammone, Manager, Workplace Relations and Legal Affairs 12.00 pm - 12.30 pm Australian Industry Group (Sub 66) Mr Stephen Smith, Director, National Workplace Relations 12.30 pm - 1.00 pm Australian Retailers Association (Sub 64) Teleconference Mr Russell Zimmerman, Executive Director 1.00 pm - 2.00 pm Lunch 2.00 pm - 2.45 pm Endeavour Forum Inc. (Sub 19) Mrs Babette Francis, National & Overseas Co-ordinator Mrs. Carolyn Mongan, Member Mr. Geoff Mongan, Member Family Voice Australia (Sub 43) Dr Colin Jory 2.45 pm - 3.30 pm Kids First Parent Association of Australia (Sub 57 – joint) Mrs Tempe Harvey, President Australian Family Association (National Office) (Sub 57 – joint) Mr Luke McCormack, Queensland Executive Officer Mr Tim Cannon, National Research Officer 3.30 pm - 4.00 pm Australian Childcare Alliance (Sub 38) Ms Gwynneth Bridge, President 4.00 pm - 4.15 pm Break 4.15 pm - 5.15 pm Community and Public Sector Union (Sub 56) Dr Kristin van Barneveld, Deputy Secretary Shops, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (Sub 58) Ms Thérèse Bryant, National Women's Officer, National Education & Training Officer
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THE SENATE COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013 PUBLIC HEARING Tuesday 10 December 2013 Committee Room 2S3 Parliament House, Canberra Time Witness 4.00 pm National Welfare Rights Network Mr Gerard Thomas, Policy Officer Ms Amelia Meers, Solicitor Australian Youth Affairs Coalition (via teleconference) Mr Reynato Reodica, Deputy Director, Youth Sector National Tertiary Education Union (via teleconference at 4:15pm) Ms Jeannie Rea, National President 5.00 pm Council of Small Business Australia Mr Peter Strong, Executive Director Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (via teleconference) Mr Daniel Mammone, Director of Workplace Policy & Director of Legal Affairs Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry Mr Adam Ch'ng, Adviser, Workplace Relations & Legal Affairs 5.45 pm Early Childhood Australia Ms Samantha Page, Chief Executive Officer 6.30 pm Break 7.15 pm COTA Australia Ms Jo Root, National Policy Manager Committee Secretary: Jeanette Radcliffe PO Box 6100, Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 Tel: +61 2 6277 3515 Email: community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au Internet: www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013 8.00 pm Department of Social Services Mr Bryan Palmer, Group Manager, Housing, Homelessness & Gambling (Schedule 1) Ms Amy Laffan, Acting Branch Manager, National Gambling Branch (Schedule 1) Ms Trish Woolley, Branch Manager, Program Service Branch (Schedule 1A) Ms Jennifer Kay, Section Manager, Program Service Branch (Schedule 1A) Ms Diana Lindenmayer, Branch Manager, Family Payments & Child Support Branch (Schedule 3 & 10) Mr Ian Wannan, Deputy Branch Manager, Family Payments & Child Support Branch (Schedule 3 & 10) Mr Peter Hutchinson, Manager, Portability Policy & International Agreements, Social Security Relationships & International Branch (Schedule 4) Mr Murray Kimber, Branch Manager, Payment Integrity & Performance Information Branch (Schedule 5) Mr Oliver Caddick, Director, Student Payment Program Performance Section, Payment Integrity & Performance Information Branch (Schedule 5) Mr Philip Brown, Branch Manager, Parental Payments & Family Research Branch (Schedule 7 & 10) Ms Dilreene Wojciechowski, Parental Payments & Family Research Branch (Schedule 7 & 10) Ms Amanda Robertson, Manager, Age Pension Policy Section (Schedule 8) Mr Ian Joyce, Acting Branch Manager, Seniors & Means Test (Schedule 8 & 11) Mr Sam Cavalli, Manager, Financial Markets Section (Schedule 11) Treasury Ms Sue Piper, Manager, Philanthropy & Exemptions Unit, Revenue Group Ms Brenda Berkeley, General Manager, Indirect, Philanthropy & Resource Tax 9.15 pm Adjournment Committee Secretary: Jeanette Radcliffe PO Box 6100, Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 Tel: +61 2 6277 3515 Email: community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au Internet: www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs
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45 Appendix 2 Hearings and witnesses Thursday, 3 August 2006, Canberra Communication, Electrical and Plumbing Union of Australia (CEPU) Mr Colin Cooper, National President, Communications Branch Ms Ros Eason, Senior National Research Officer NSW Road Transport Association Mr Hugh McMaster, Corporate Relations Manager Mr Bob Mackenzie, Member NSW Government Mr Don Jones, Assistant Director-General, Office of Industrial Relations Ms Rebekah Stevens, Assistant Director-General, Office of Industrial Relations Mr George Petrovic, A/Principal Analyst, Analysis and Review Branch, Office of Industrial Relations Australian Industry Group (AiG) Mr Stephen Smith, Director, National Industrial Relations Mr Ron Baragry, Legal Counsel, Workplace Relations The Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers Australia (APESMA) Mr Geoff Fary, Executive Director, Industrial Relations 46 Ms Kim Rickard Australian National Couriers Mr James Taylor, Director Courier and Taxi Truck Association Ms Kathy Robertson, CEO Mr Peter Reichmann, Director, Direct Couriers Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) Mr John Sutton, National Secretary Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) Mr Peter Anderson, Director, Workplace Policy Mr Daniel Mammone, Advisor, Workplace Relations Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) Ms Michelle Bissett Friday 4 August 2006, Canberra Master Builders' Association Mr Wilhelm Harnisch, CEO Mr Richard Calver Independent Contractors of Australia Mr Ken Phillips, Executive Director 47 Transport Workers' Union (TWU) Mr Tony Sheldon, A/Federal Secretary, NSW State Secretary Mr Michael Kaine, Assistant Federal Secretary, TWU Chief Legal Officer Mr Brendan Johnson, TWU VIC/Tas Industrial Officer Mr Don Orrock, Transport Industry Small Business Advisor Ms Thi Thu Hong Ly, outworker Mr Paul Dewberry Mr Michael Evans Mr Jeremy Kemplen Mr Tony Matthews FairWear Australia Ms Debbie Carstens Ms Rose Nguyen, outworker Ms Bich Thuy Pham, outworker Victorian Government Mr Brian Corney, Director-Private Sector, Industrial Relations VIC Ms Andrea Lester, Senior Policy Analyst, Industrial Relations VIC Mr Philip Lovel, CEO, Victorian Transport Association 48 Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia (TCFUA) FairWear Australia Mr Barry Tubner, NSW Branch Secretary, National President Ms Michele O'Neil, VIC Branch Secretary, National Assistant Secretary Ms Kathryn Fawcett, National Industrial Officer Civil Contractors Federation Mr John Higgins, National Industrial Relations Advisor Mr Craig Long, Executive Director, NSW Branch Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Mr Finn Pratt, Deputy Secretary, Workplace Relations Ms Natalie James, Chief Counsel (Acting), Workplace Relations Legal Group Mr John Kovacic, Group Manager, Workplace Relations Policy Group
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Senate Standing Committee on Education Employment and Workplace Relations QUESTIONS ON NOTICE Budget Estimates 2012-2013 Agency - Fair Work Ombudsman DEEWR Question EW0189_13 Senator Abetz asked on 28 May 2012 , Hansard page 62 Question FWO - Non monetary benefits in individual flexibility arrangements Senator ABETZ: We are told in paragraph 6 of this model arrangement: [Insert clause that the parties agree that the employee is better off overall due to the IFA.
For example, if an all inclusive salary or hourly rate of pay provides a higher rate of pay than if the Award terms were to apply then the clause would state as follows ... Has any advice been given in relation to non-monetary benefits as to how that might work and how the employer might be able to calculate that and still be confident that the worker is 'better off overall' as the test requires.

Mr Wilson: In relation to that guidance material, we will need to take that on notice.
Answer The Fair Work Ombudsman has provided the following response.

The Fair Work Ombudsman does not provide specific advice to employees or employers on whether a particular individual flexibility arrangement (IFA) results in the employee being better off overall.

Such elements are to be determined by the employee and employer, with the responsibility on the employer to ensure that the employee is better off overall under an IFA.
However, the Fair Work Ombudsman does regularly provide general advice about IFAs.

The Fair Work Ombudsman assists both employers and employees to identify the modern award or enterprise agreement which may apply and to identify the terms that can be varied by an IFA.

The FWO can investigate claims that an IFA was not genuinely agreed to.

These would include where an employer applied coercion, undue influence or pressure.
Section 341 (2) (g) of the FW Act defines the process of ‘making or terminating an IFA under a modern award or enterprise agreement’ as a workplace right.

A person must not take adverse action against another because of their workplace right.

This has the effect of preventing a prospective employer from making an offer of employment conditional on the prospective employee entering an IFA.
In cases where it appears that the process of making or terminating an IFA or offering employment has contravened these general protections provisions, the FWO can investigate the matter.

SQ12-000542 Where an IFA is in place, the FWO can investigate where the employer has allegedly failed to comply with the undisputed terms of an IFA.

Sub sections 144 (2) (b) and 202 (3) (b) make IFAs a term of the relevant modern award or enterprise agreement.
The Fair Work Ombudsman’s Best Practice Guide on the ‘Use of Individual Flexibility Arrangements’ contains a checklist for employers to ensure that the arrangement is lawful, fair and productive.

The Guide does provide an example of a non-monetary benefit (Refer EW0266_12).

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Domestic Violence in Belize Motion, 2022.
WHEREAS, Domestic Violence is recognized as a widespread international public health and human rights issue which, in all its forms, has tremendous physical, mental and emotional consequences on its victims, children and other family members and has far reaching detrimental social, health and economic impacts on nations; AND WHEREAS, Domestic Violence constitutes abuse including physical, psychological, sexual, emotional, financial or other aggressions, inflicted by people in the family environment or in intimate partner relationships, which generally targets the most vulnerable populations, namely girls, women and older adults, and almost always occurs inside a residence and most often at the home of the victim or the perpetrator; AND WHEREAS, it is established that Domestic Violence is a crime and a violation of human rights which affects every member of our community and if the cycle is not broken it continues to tear apart our families and our social fabric; AND WHEREAS, as reported by the Belize Crime Observatory, at least 60% of Domestic Violence cases registered during 2020, were the result of intimate partner violence; AND WHEREAS, the Belize Crime Observatory reported that during January to November 2021, there were 2,155 reports of Domestic Violence to the police where 78% of these reports were made by females and 32% of these cases are open cases; AND WHEREAS, an effective response to Domestic Violence requires a multi- sectoral approach to ensure prevention, protection, and provision of services for survivors and successful prosecution of perpetrators; AND WHEREAS, Plan Belize, through the implementation of a progressive Women’s Agenda, aims to strengthen and expand measures to ensure the safety and security of women and children by, inter alia:      holding a zero-tolerance position on violence against women; financially supporting the operation of emergency shelters and transitional homes for women and their children; implementing the domestic violence and sexual violence laws and protocols for the protection of women and children; providing free counselling and legal aid service for survivors of violence; and supporting mandatory counselling for perpetrators of domestic violence; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that this Honourable House: 1.
Denounces and condemns Domestic Violence, in all its forms, as a crime and a violation of fundamental human rights; 2.

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Supports the call for additional resources to further strengthen the interventions, safeguards and public awareness required to effectively address Domestic Violence in Belize; Will undertake legislative review aimed at filling gaps and putting in the necessary reforms for the response to Domestic Violence; As national leaders, takes a zero-tolerance position with regard to Domestic Violence; Prioritizes Domestic Violence as a national issue of significance and pledges to take individual and collective actions to end this plague in our constituencies.