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Government Owned Corporations Act 1993
sec.149Employment and industrial relations plan
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### sec.149 Employment and industrial relations plan
A GOC’s board must prepare an employment and industrial relations plan.
The plan must specify the arrangements for all major employment and industrial relations issues for the GOC.
The plan must include the following matters—
the GOC’s remuneration arrangements, including—
the remuneration payable to its chief executive officer and other senior executives; and
any gain sharing schemes;
other employment conditions applicable to its employees;
the approximate number of its employees that are covered by an award or industrial agreement;
the approximate number of its employees that are employed under an employment contract;
its redundancy policies;
the superannuation arrangements for its employees;
a summary of the outcome of consultations in relation to the plan.
The plan may specify measures to ensure adherence to it.
The employment and industrial relations plan must be included in the GOC’s statement of corporate intent.
The shareholding Ministers may, by written notice, direct the board to take specified steps in relation to the preparation or review of the employment and industrial relations plan.
In preparing or reviewing the plan, the board must consult with—
the office of the public service; and
the department that deals with industrial relations; and
interested industrial organisations and employees.
A direction under subsection (6) may specify the extent to which consultations are required either generally or in relation to a particular person or body.
The board must provide the shareholding Ministers with information about the outcome of the consultations.
s 149 prev s 149 om 2007 No. 10 s 62 sch
pres s 149 amd 1996 No. 37 s 147 sch 2
(sec.149-ssec.1) A GOC’s board must prepare an employment and industrial relations plan.
(sec.149-ssec.2) The plan must specify the arrangements for all major employment and industrial relations issues for the GOC.
(sec.149-ssec.3) The plan must include the following matters— the GOC’s remuneration arrangements, including— the remuneration payable to its chief executive officer and other senior executives; and any gain sharing schemes; other employment conditions applicable to its employees; the approximate number of its employees that are covered by an award or industrial agreement; the approximate number of its employees that are employed under an employment contract; its redundancy policies; the superannuation arrangements for its employees; a summary of the outcome of consultations in relation to the plan.
(sec.149-ssec.4) The plan may specify measures to ensure adherence to it.
(sec.149-ssec.5) The employment and industrial relations plan must be included in the GOC’s statement of corporate intent.
(sec.149-ssec.6) The shareholding Ministers may, by written notice, direct the board to take specified steps in relation to the preparation or review of the employment and industrial relations plan.
(sec.149-ssec.7) In preparing or reviewing the plan, the board must consult with— the office of the public service; and the department that deals with industrial relations; and interested industrial organisations and employees.
(sec.149-ssec.8) A direction under subsection (6) may specify the extent to which consultations are required either generally or in relation to a particular person or body.
(sec.149-ssec.9) The board must provide the shareholding Ministers with information about the outcome of the consultations.
- (a) the GOC’s remuneration arrangements, including— (i) the remuneration payable to its chief executive officer and other senior executives; and (ii) any gain sharing schemes;
- (i) the remuneration payable to its chief executive officer and other senior executives; and
- (ii) any gain sharing schemes;
- (b) other employment conditions applicable to its employees;
- (c) the approximate number of its employees that are covered by an award or industrial agreement;
- (d) the approximate number of its employees that are employed under an employment contract;
- (e) its redundancy policies;
- (f) the superannuation arrangements for its employees;
- (g) a summary of the outcome of consultations in relation to the plan.
- (i) the remuneration payable to its chief executive officer and other senior executives; and
- (ii) any gain sharing schemes;
- (a) the office of the public service; and
- (b) the department that deals with industrial relations; and
- (c) interested industrial organisations and employees.