Australian Fair Pay and Conditions Standard

The Australian Fair Pay and Conditions Standard was a set of five minimum statutory entitlements for wages and conditions introduced as part of the Howard government's WorkChoices amendments to Australian labour law in 2006 and then abolished by the Fair Work Act 2009 in 2010.

The five statutory entitlements the Standard dealt with were:

basic rates of pay and casual loadings
maximum ordinary hours of work
annual leave
personal leave (including carer's leave and compassionate leave)
parental leave and related entitlements.^[1]

The Standard came into effect on 27 March 2006. The employment conditions and wages of employees covered by the Standard had to meet or exceed the Standard's provisions. Compliance was ensured by Workplace Ombudsman inspectors, with powers to investigate disputes and enforce valid claims.

The Standard was replaced by the National Employment Standards when the Rudd government passed the new Fair Work Act 2009 on 1 January 2010.^[2]^[3]

^ Australian Parliament House Bills Digest to the Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Bill 2005
^ Fair Work Ombudsman page on the National Employment Standards Archived 4 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine
^ Fair Work Act 2009 Archived 15 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine

[parlinfo.aph.gov.au-1] Australian Parliament House Bills Digest to the Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Bill 2005

[2] Fair Work Ombudsman page on the National Employment Standards Archived 4 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Fair Work Act 2009 Archived 15 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine

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