Due to the high level of interest in our employment relations workshop in July, we are holding a webinar session on Thursday 9 October for regional members and their staff.
The webinar will cover the same topics as the workshop and be delivered via Microsoft Teams.
Prior registration is required. A Microsoft Teams invitation will be emailed after registration.
To register, please send an email to office@mpawa.asn.au by Monday 6 October with the names and email addresses of everyone in your business who will be participating.
- Date: Thursday 9 October 2025
- Time: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Location: Microsoft Teams
- Cost: Free
- Who can attend: Regional members and their staff
- Main topics:
- Identifying when a modern award applies to employees
- How awards interact with employment contracts
- Identify the usual structure of awards and the basic interpretation of rules
- Using the Plumbing and Fire Sprinklers Award 2020 to recognise:
- Types of work covered by plumbing and fire sprinkler fitting services
- Employer and employee types
- Individual flexibility arrangements
- Ordinary hours of work, work cycles and methods of arranging ordinary hours and rostered days off and overtime
- Penalty rates
- Paid and unpaid breaks
- Allowances, including the standard rate of pay, all-purpose and wage-related allowances
- Travel time and inclement weather allowances
- Rules around annual leave and public holidays
- Consultation about major changes to rosters or hours of work
- Termination of employment and redundancy pay
- Presenter: Desiree Dyer, Legal Director, HR Legal & Training
This webinar has been designed especially for our regional members who may not have the opportunity to attend in person.
