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Australia is a step closer to having a national Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) system after state and federal workplace relations ministers met on Monday, a leading business group says.

Unions have warned the national minimum wage-setting body - the Fair Pay Commission - not to leave the low paid out in the cold when it hands down its wage decision in July.

Labor's fair work bill on the way

The Federal Government's long-expected Fair Work Bill 2008 (Cth) has now been introduced into Federal Parliament, with certain elements expected to take effect from 1 July 2009.

The Federal Government's long-expected Fair Work Bill 2008 (Cth) has now been introduced into Federal Parliament, with certain elements expected to take effect from 1 July 2009.

The long-awaited Fair Work Bill 2008 has been introduced into Federal Parliament and it's essential for employers to understand how it will affect them. Certain elements are expected to take effect from 1 July 2009

Courts will be given new powers to stop and penalise employers that break work agreements covering a range of areas including redundancies, annual leave, rostering and child care.

Four out of five small businesses say they're not ready for the introduction of the new workplace laws, many of which come into effect on 1 July, according to new research released from AMR Interactive.