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• Real Estate Industry Award
  • An overview of the changes
  • Classification structure and wage rates
  • Commission-only employment
  • Miscellaneous changes

• Miscellaneous
  • Independent contractors in the real estate industry
  • Superannuation obligations for real estate employers
  • Post-employment restraints and protecting confidential information

Real Estate Industry Award

PART 1 – An overview of the changes  

In this episode, REEF CEO Bryan Wilcox talks about the statutory review of the Real Estate Industry Award and provides an overview of some of the details of the Fair Work Commission's decision. He also explains REEF's role in the review process and how their strong advocacy secured better outcomes for the industry.

Recorded February 2018

PART 3 – Commission-only employment

Following the review of the Real Estate Industry Award, commission-only employment arrangements have undergone significant changes. REEF CEO Bryan Wilcox and Membership Services Director Greg Paterson explain the changes, including the new qualification test and the new mandatory annual review.

Recorded February 2018

Miscellaneous

Independent contractors in the real estate industry

Who is and who isn't an independent contractor is a constant area of confusion. REEF CEO Bryan Wilcox and Tim McDonald, Partner at Moray & Agnew, explain the intricacies.

Recorded April 2018

Post-employment restraints and protecting confidential information

REEF CEO Bryan Wilcox and Matthew Robinson, Partner at FCB Workplace Law, talk about the importance of post-employment restraints and how employers can minimise the risk of departing employees taking confidential information.

Recorded April 2018

PART 2 – Classification structure and wage rates

In this second episode of REEF's four-part series about the new Real Estate Industry Award, CEO Bryan Wilcox and Membership Services Director Greg Paterson look at the new broad-band classification structure for operational employees, explain how to apply it and what the new minimum wage rates now are.

Recorded February 2018

PART 4 – Miscellaneous changes

In in this final episode in REEF's four-part series about the new Real Estate Industry Award, CEO Bryan Wilcox and Greg Paterson talk about a number of miscellaneous matters including changes to the mobile phone allowance, the new motor cycle allowance, changes to post-employment commission entitlements and more.

Recorded February 2018

Superannuation obligations for real estate employers

REEF Membership Services Director Greg Paterson and Mal Smith, CEO at REI Super, discuss what employers need to know about their superannuation obligations.

Recorded April 2018