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The Howard Government has marked today's commencement of the Work Choices IR changes by announcing the appointment of the four part-time members of the Fair Pay Commission.

The renumbered Workplace Relations Act that takes effect from today and incorporates all the Work Choices amendments is now available online.

The AIRC is busy preparing for life under Monday's new IR regime, which strips it of many of its core functions.

On the eve of Work Choices eliminating all unfair dismissal protection for the bulk of Australian workers and making it easy for even larger firms to sack at will, the Federal Opposition has released a broad outline of its plan to remodel dismissal laws, while the Prime Minister has warned disruptive employees that "they may not find it as easy to remain".

Workplace Relations Minister Kevin Andrews has given the Award Review Taskforce a one-month extension on its end-of-March deadline for submitting reports on the rationalisation of awards and wage classification structures.

The strict Work Choices rules on signing and lodging agreements has left employers involved in union bargaining exposed to significant fines, according to the AiG.

A Freehills partner has warned a Sydney conference today that employers in industries with low entry barriers should strongly consider using the opportunities for restructuring their employment arrangements available under Work Choices, or have their competitors beat them to it.

Despite the release of the Work Choices regulations, significant questions remain unanswered on how private dispute resolution will work under the new IR regime, according to an academic.

Striptease Artists Australia has succeeded in its long-running campaign for a national industry award that bans shift fees being imposed on dancers and prevents their tips being offset against wages.

Low-paid workers in the UK will later this year get a 6% pay rise, well above inflation and average weekly earnings growth, after the Blair Government accepted a recommendation by the pay-setting body on which the Fair Pay Commission was modelled. And in an echo of one of the Work Choices debates, the UK body has refused to accept that employers should be able to count non-cash benefits as part of the minimum wage.