sec.141General requirements for commission exercising powers

### sec.141 General requirements for commission exercising powers In exercising its powers under this chapter, the commission must ensure a modern award— provides for fair and just wages and employment conditions that are at least as favourable as the Queensland Employment Standards; and generally reflects the prevailing employment conditions of employees covered, or to be covered, by the award. For subsection (1) , the commission must have regard to the following— relative living standards and the needs of low-paid employees; the need to promote social inclusion through increased workforce participation; the need to promote flexible modern work practices and the efficient and productive performance of work; the need to ensure equal remuneration for work of equal or comparable value; the need to provide penalty rates for employees who— work overtime; or work unsocial, irregular or unpredictable hours; or work on weekends or public holidays; or perform shift work; the efficiency and effectiveness of the economy, including productivity, inflation and the desirability of achieving a high level of employment. (sec.141-ssec.1) In exercising its powers under this chapter, the commission must ensure a modern award— provides for fair and just wages and employment conditions that are at least as favourable as the Queensland Employment Standards; and generally reflects the prevailing employment conditions of employees covered, or to be covered, by the award. (sec.141-ssec.2) For subsection (1) , the commission must have regard to the following— relative living standards and the needs of low-paid employees; the need to promote social inclusion through increased workforce participation; the need to promote flexible modern work practices and the efficient and productive performance of work; the need to ensure equal remuneration for work of equal or comparable value; the need to provide penalty rates for employees who— work overtime; or work unsocial, irregular or unpredictable hours; or work on weekends or public holidays; or perform shift work; the efficiency and effectiveness of the economy, including productivity, inflation and the desirability of achieving a high level of employment. - (a) provides for fair and just wages and employment conditions that are at least as favourable as the Queensland Employment Standards; and - (b) generally reflects the prevailing employment conditions of employees covered, or to be covered, by the award. - (a) relative living standards and the needs of low-paid employees; - (b) the need to promote social inclusion through increased workforce participation; - (c) the need to promote flexible modern work practices and the efficient and productive performance of work; - (d) the need to ensure equal remuneration for work of equal or comparable value; - (e) the need to provide penalty rates for employees who— (i) work overtime; or (ii) work unsocial, irregular or unpredictable hours; or (iii) work on weekends or public holidays; or (iv) perform shift work; - (i) work overtime; or - (ii) work unsocial, irregular or unpredictable hours; or - (iii) work on weekends or public holidays; or - (iv) perform shift work; - (f) the efficiency and effectiveness of the economy, including productivity, inflation and the desirability of achieving a high level of employment. - (i) work overtime; or - (ii) work unsocial, irregular or unpredictable hours; or - (iii) work on weekends or public holidays; or - (iv) perform shift work;