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Workplace Agreements 31 October 2005 © Commonwealth of Australia 2005 ISBN 0 642 71588 2

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Membership of the Committee	(PDF 110KB)
Terms of Reference	(PDF 108KB)
Preface	(PDF 116KB)
Anticipation of the WorkChoices Bill Conduct of the inquiry
Chapter 1 - The evolution of workplace agreements	(PDF 228KB)
Historical context Agreements: their scope and coverage Pattern bargaining and pattern agreements Conclusion
Chapter 2 - Enterprise Bargaining and Australian Workplace Agreements	(PDF 264KB)
Agreement-making, bargaining power and choice Australian Workplace Agreements Agreement-making under WorkChoices
Chapter 3 - Enterprise bargaining, productivity and economic performance: where is the evidence?	(PDF 221KB)
Productivity and economic performance WorkChoices: economic and social risks
Chapter 4 - Social objectives	(PDF 189KB)
The work and life balance The gender pay gap International obligations
Conclusion and findings	(PDF 93KB)
Government Senator's Report	(PDF 216KB)
Evolving industrial agreements Abuse of 'protected action' Australian Workplace Agreements Casual employment Conclusion
Australian Democrats Supplementary Remarks	(PDF 143KB)
Why have AWAs? Are AWAs meeting their stated objective? Conclusion
Appendix 1 - List of submissions	(PDF 85KB)
Appendix 2 - Hearing and witnesses	(PDF 112KB)
Appendix 3 - Tabled documents	(PDF 136KB)
Appendix 4 - Answers to questions on notice and additional information	(PDF 111KB)

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone:	+61 2 6277 3521
Fax:	+61 2 6277 5706
Email:	eet.sen@aph.gov.au