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WR Act amendments provide broad power to stand down; allow waiver of AWA seven-day rule
New stand down provisions the Howard Government is seeking to insert into the Workplace Relations Act give employers broad scope to send workers home if affected by strikes, machinery breakdowns or other stoppages outside the control of the employer. And in a surprise change revealed last night, workers will be allowed to waive the requirement to have an AWA for seven days before signing it.
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