What are workplace relations matters
(1) Subject to subsection (2), for the purposes of this Chapter, workplace relations matter means any of the following matters: (a) remuneration, allowances or other amounts payable to employees; (b) leave entitlements of employees; (c) hours of work of employees; (d) enforcing or terminating contracts of employment; (e) making, enforcing or terminating agreements (not being contracts of employment) determining terms and conditions of employment; (f) disputes between employees and employers, or the resolution of such disputes; (g) industrial action by employees or employers; (h) any other matter that is substantially the same as a matter that relates to employees or employers and that is dealt with by or under: (i) this Act; or (ii) the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009; or (iii) a State or Territory industrial law; unless the matter is specified in regulations made for the purposes of this paragraph; (i) any other matter specified in regulations made for the purposes of this paragraph. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), none of the following is a workplace relations matter: (a) prevention of discrimination or promotion of equal employment opportunity, but only if the State or Territory law concerned is neither a State or Territory industrial law nor contained in such a law; (b) superannuation; (c) workers’ compensation; (d) occupational health and safety; (e) child labour; (f) the observance of a public holiday, except the rate of payment of an employee for the public holiday; (g) deductions from wages or salaries; (h) industrial action affecting essential services; (i) attendance for service on a jury; (j) professional or trade regulation; (k) consumer protection; (l) taxation; (m) any other matter specified in regulations made for the purposes of this paragraph.
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