ER Strategies Director Steve Champion sees the new good faith bargaining requirements as being one of the more important changes introduced by the Fair Work Act , and one that is likely to be seen as a turning point in the Australian Industrial Relations system in years to come.

We continue our series of articles on the changes to our Federal IR system. this article explores the implications for workplace agreements and enterprise bargaining.

Union rights to enter employer premises have been strengthened under the Fair Work Act. If Right of Entry is an issue for you, read on.

If you are about to embark on some important enterprise bargaining negotiations and don't know where to start, or alternatively want to think about how you can do it better, you should find our Enterprise Bargaining flowchart of great benefit

Do employers need to rush to implement changes under the old rules, before everything changes? Well, yes and no, depending on whether you've used AWAs before. If not, then we wouldn't suggest you change course now... Read on for details and our analysis of Forward with Fairness, Labor's future plan for industrial relations.