What is an enterprise agreement in Australia?

An enterprise agreement (often called an EBA) is a Fair Work Act bargain covering employees at an enterprise. It sits on top of the National Employment Standards and usually replaces an industry award for those employees once approved by the Fair Work Commission.

Is an enterprise agreement the same as a CBA?

Same institution, different legal wrapper. The U.S./Canada name is collective bargaining agreement. Australia's registered, enterprise-level version is the enterprise agreement.

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Enterprise agreement: Australia's name for the CBA

If you search "enterprise agreement" or "EBA" you want the Fair Work document: NES floor, award comparison (BOOT), bargaining, approval, nominal expiry. This page is the Australian doorway. The global explainer is CBAs around the world.

Coverage of enterprise agreements is roughly in the mid-30s percent of employees; most others remain on modern awards. That is enterprise-level bargaining, which means the document names the employer and the rates, so it can be read as operations. New Zealand's cousin is the collective employment agreement (CEA).

Analysis: send an English EBA. We return the rule map. Operated service: Australia is on the waitlist (U.S. and Canada run today). Tag yourself on the form or contact. Do not read this page as "we already administer Australian super funds."

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