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Fair Work Bill will bring a new enterprise bargaining framework |
15-12-08 2009 Industrial ReformThe government this month tabled its long awaited industrial legislation into Parliament – the Fair Work Bill 2008. The most controversial part of the new bill is the enterprise bargaining framework – which includes good faith bargaining orders, compulsory bargaining with unions where there is majority employee support, an expanded role for arbitration to broker disputes and regulated multi employer bargaining for ‘low paid’ workers. Most of the new bill is intended to commence on 1st January, 2010. Other things will converge with the new legislation’s start date – the award modernisation process should be (mostly) complete and new ITEAs (Individual Transitional Employment Agreements, which replaced AWAs) will no longer be available. However, there are some important parts of the legislation which start early on July 1, 2009 – including the new enterprise bargaining framework and unfair dismissal laws. Some of the areas include:
A detailed summary has been added to Member notices and can be downloaded here. Bakeries with questions regarding the potential change should contact NBIA IR advisor Billy Roberts on 1300 557 022.
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BakeFest Australia Show Grand Champion
BakeFest Australia trade show suppliers
BakeFest Australia Industry Awards Dinner
NBIA general manager Roger Paterson with
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21-10-08 BakeFest bountyDownload baking competition results Baker Tim Dillon won a record haul this month as BakeFest Australia
show grand champion. The Queensland state champion earned $2500 in
cash prizes, bakery tools and ribbons as a competitor in the BakeFest
Australia baking competition, held at Chifley Penrith Panthers, NSW
from 14-16th October. The awards were presented at the BakeFest industry dinner held at the end of the second day, with almost 100 allied suppliers, sponsors, bakers and apprentices in attendance. The dinner featured a song and dance show from the Dreamgirls of Vegas, as well as prizes for registered attendees donated by Ausnac, Stahmann Farms and Australian Discount Shopping Service. In all, over $6000 in cash, prizes and ribbons were handed out on the night to bakers and pastry cooks from New South Wales and Queensland. The BakeFest Australia trade show had a range of equipment, ingredient, apprentice, association and service information on offer for bakery owners and tradespeople. The baking industry golf day was held on the third day, with the winning team made up of Roger Betts, Tom Ring, Brett Ring, and Kevin Kielly. Over $600 in prizes were given out to bakers for longest drive and nearest to pin shots, as well as raffles for sponsor mini games. The National Baking Industry Association would like to thank the support of Silverwater Bakery Equipment, Mackies, Ready Bake, Innoseal, Manildra Group, Agri-Foods Industry Skills Council, ABA, Milly Systems, ABLAC, Stahmann Farms, Lindsay PieMaking Equipment, Ausnac, GWF, W & P Reedy, BITA, JB & Brothers, Moffat, and Australian Shopping Discount Service. BakeFest Australia 2009 will be held at Rydges Bell City, Melbourne, from 21st-23rd July.
Baking competition ciabatta class entries BakeFest Australia 2008 Show Grand Champion: Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 6 Class 7 Class 9 Class 10
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New NBIA general manager Roger Paterson |
New NBIA general manager appointedRoger Paterson has been appointed general manager of the National
Baking Industry Association. Mr Paterson will replace the long serving
Scott Wiseman as head of the peak industry body.
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QLD Golf Day 2008 |
Queensland Baking Industry Golf DayEager Queensland bakers took to Windaroo Lakes this Tuesday for 18 holes of golfing action. Rained out twice this year, perfect weather finally allowed industry tradespeople, apprentices and allied traders to enjoy the event and have a full day of industry-related fun. Teeing off at 10:30 am, bakers received golf carts, complementary
drink-packs and a BBQ lunch for the five hours of golfing and sponsor
mini-games. Besides nearest to pin, straightest drive and longest
drive competitions, additional challenges included soccer shootouts,
quoits, a putting challenge, croquet and a $10,000 hole in one shot,
with several bakers hitting the ball within a few metres of the hole.
Bakers at the BITA golf chipping net challenge
Bakers enjoyed themselves on and off the course Over $1000 in prizes were given out through mini-game raffles and awards for first, second, and third places, along with a case of beer for the highest scoring Bradmans team. The winning team was made up of Stephen Nankervis, Tony Clarke, Jan Elliott and Wayne Smith. Tony Clarke was nearest to pin on the $10,000 hole in one challenge, while John Foxwell, Steve Browne and Craig Robbins had the longest drives of the day.
The 2008 QLD Golf Day champion team The 2008 Golf Day was a great success and we look forward to having everyone involved again next year. The NBIA would like to thank Kwik Lok, Moffat, Ready Bake, Rhino Finance, Manildra Group, George Weston Foods, P.E. Foods, Barker's Fruit, Wesfarmers Federation Insurance and Baking Industry Training Australia for supporting the event.
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Aug / Sep issue of Baking Business |
Baking Business Out NowThe latest issue of Baking Business is now out in all Australian bakeries. Visit the Baking Business website to download the full issue.
Contact NBIA on 1300 557 022 if your bakery has not received a copy
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Royal QLD Baking Competition |
Royal Queensland Baking CompetitionThe Royal Queensland Baking Competition was held on the 5th August at Brothers Function Centre, Albion. Building on the successful growth of last year, the event saw 115 bakers and apprentices competing for top state honours in bread, cake and pastry. 600 products in 27 classes were registered for the event, with over $3000 in prizes handed out on the day, including ribbons, certificates, bakery tools, cash prizes and free travel and accomodation to BakeFest Australia. The 2008 Show Grand Champion and Commercial Class winner is Tim Dillon of Uncle Bob's Bakery, who finished the day with over $1000 in prize money and equipment.
Show Grand Champion Tim Dillon of Uncle Bob's Bakery Tim Dillon will be joining the NSW and VIC State Champions at the BakeFest Australia baking competition in October, with free flights and accommodation to the three day baking industry event held at Chifley Penrith Panthers. Tim Dillon also won the recent Brisbane Region Apprentice of the Year award, strengthening his position as a rising baking talent. Runner-Up to the Show Champion was La Tran from Ray's Patisserie, scoring points with the judges with his excellent cakes and pastries.
Head Judge Gerry Piggot inspects the bread classes The Meat Pie Class Champion was Jason Londrigan of Beefy's Kunda Park, earning him a cash prize of $500, while Nicola Hampton of Woolworths Warner earned the award of Champion Apprentice for her entries in the three straind plait and half married classes. Chris Hurford of Loafing by the Bay won the event's Champion Loaf, topping off an excellent year with Champion Loaf prizes in all three state competitions. NBIA general manager Scott Wiseman had high praise for this year's contestants, and was encouraged by the strong turn-out on the day "Congratulations to Tim Dillon on his success at this year's event, and a 'thank you' to the all the bakers, apprentices, judges and sponsors involved this year. It has been fantastic to see the number of entries almost double in the last two years, and we hope to see the same level of quality at the 2009 Royal QLD baking competition," Mr Wiseman says. The event was possible thanks to the support of Stahmann Farms, Manildra Flour, Kerry Pinnacle, George Weston Foods, Chifley Penrith Panthers, Victorinox Oppenheimer, and Baking Industry Training Australia. Click here to download a PDF copy of the full results.
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