2009 Wage Review: Submission
The NFF’s 20 March 2009 submission to the Australian Fair Pay Commission’s Wage Review outlines the intensifying impact of drought, the global economic crisis and recent domestic disasters on rural employers.
Fair Work Bill 2008: Submission
The NFF’s 23 December 2008 submission addresses three core concerns within the Fair Work Bill 2008, including the application of the Bill, technical details and policy concerns. While the Bill reflects a generally balanced approach to reforming the national workplace relations system, based on extensive consultation, many concerns of the agricultural sector have not been […]
Future Governance of the National VET System: Submission
The NFF’s 15 October 2008 submission asserts that the National Training System is dominated by bureaucracy, despite claims that it is industry-led, and that reform is essential in the training system to ensure that skills based training reflects the relevant, practical needs of employers through a central role for industry.
Deegan Skilled Migration Review: NFF Submission 2
The second of three NFF submissions, lodged on 7 October 2008, to the Subclass 457 Integrity Review, conducted by Ms Barbara Deegan, into the skilled migration program, canvassing responses in relation to English language requirements and occupational health and safety.
Deegan Skilled Migration Review: NFF Submission 3
The final of three NFF submissions, lodged on 7 October 2008, to the Subclass 457 Integrity Review, conducted by Ms Barbara Deegan, into the skilled migration program, canvassing responses in relation to the regulatory frameworks for skilled migration, employer obligations and Labour Agreements.
Deegan Skilled Migration Review: NFF Submission 1
The first of three NFF submissions, lodged in August 2008, to the Subclass 457 Integrity Review, conducted by Ms Barbara Deegan, into the skilled migration program, canvassing responses in relation to the Minimum Salary Level, spouse entitlements and Labour Agreements.
National Review into Model Occupational Health and Safety Laws: Submission
The NFF’s August 2008 submission to the Australian Government outlines the NFF’s position regarding the national review of workplace safety legislation, the national safety body and the adoption of uniform safety legislation.
Language, Literacy and Numeracy Program: Submission
The NFF’s 21 July 2008 submission highlights that rural and regional school students have lower literacy and numeracy outcomes than city students and fewer go on to study at university – yet, as modern farming involves high-tech equipment, science and skills, proficiencies in language, literacy and numeracy are essential.
Higher Education Review: Submission
The NFF’s 15 June 2008 submission to the Australian Government’s Higher Education Review notes a major challenge in attracting and retaining people in agriculture-related careers and academic disciplines to replace the present number of baby-boomers nearing retirement.
Skilling Australia for the Future: Submission
The NFF’s May 2008 submission to the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment, and Workplace Relations underscores farming’s increasing needs for skills, training and capacity – with particular emphasis on the difficulties of training provision in rural and regional Australia.