House Standing Committee on Employment, Workplace Relations, Skills and Training - Sydney, NSW — hearing of 5 May 2026: transcript & video · Polyfact

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House Standing Committee on Employment, Workplace Relations, Skills and Training - Sydney, NSW

4 May 2026

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Contents updated on 21 Oct 2026

The chair opens the NES inquiry hearing and Ai Group presents its evidence on maintaining the NES as a stable minimum safety net, proposing targeted technical amendments on long service leave harmonisation, parental leave redrafting, NES–award inconsistencies on annual leave and shutdowns, and impractical compliance rules, while addressing impacts on productivity and protections for vulnerable workers.

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Hearing opening and Ai Group — NES technical reforms

15:57

Opening of NES inquiry hearing and procedures

15:57

Australian Industry Group — NES context and reform priorities

17:22

NES long service leave — Ai Group on national harmonisation

23:42

NES parental leave provisions — complexity and need for redraft

26:02

Plain language, legislative intent, and Fair Work Commission’s role

27:30

Annual leave and shutdowns — NES–award interaction problems

32:39

Compliance burden, productivity, and impractical NES rules

34:30

Worker protections vs simplification and vulnerable cohorts

39:16

Youth Law Australia — standard terms, underpayment and enforcement gaps

48:00

Youth Law Australia — opening statement on standardised employment terms

48:00

Mandatory core terms in a standard employment form

54:41

Underpayment, exploitation, and enforcement barriers for young workers

01:00:01

Pre‑employment education on NES and workplace rights

01:04:50

Recordkeeping compliance and NES-based standard contract proposal

01:08:03

Common contract disputes, sham contracting, and small claims limits

01:11:00

HR practitioner evidence — NES clarity, leave and SME capacity

01:15:57

HR practitioner view — NES as minimum safety net and SME burden

01:15:57

Clarifying legislative intent and more frequent NES reviews

01:20:29

Multicultural SMEs, workplace literacy, and education via tax/ABN systems

01:24:55

Personal leave evidence, absenteeism trends, and NES leave priorities

01:29:05

Chronic illness, parental leave flexibility, and hiring under growing entitlements

01:38:46

Business Council for Sustainable Development — NES through ESG and data lens

02:02:11

Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia — ESG lens on NES

02:02:11

NES interactions map and performance indicators for policy evaluation

02:06:20

Templates and SME tools — lessons from climate compliance

02:12:53

Data collection via accountants and role of Fair Work Ombudsman

02:16:40

Small business case studies — construction and hospitality perspectives

02:46:38

Construction SME (Blue Haven Pools) — NES fit and training challenges

02:46:38

Hospitality microbusiness — NES awareness, costs, and need for checklists

02:57:15

House Standing Committee on Employment, Workplace Relations, Skills and Training - Sydney, NSW

4 May 2026

House Standing Committee on Employment, Workplace Relations, Skills and Training Tue, 5 May 2026 Australian Parliament

15:57 - 17:16

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Okay. We'll start getting it. I declare this public hearing at the standing committee on employment workplace relations skills and training its inquiry into the operation adequacy of national employment standards. Just we'll do some brief introductions. I'm Karina Garland.

I am the chair of this committee, and I'm joined here in person by Ashambi Haybahar, the federal member for Barton.

Libby Koka, member for Karangomite in the beautiful state of Victoria. And I believe, we may have people joining us, online and in person as the hearing, goes on today. I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners, custodians of the land on which we meet today and pay my respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to any aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples joining us today. In accordance with the committee's resolution, this hearing will be broadcast on the parliament's website, and the proof and official transcripts of proceedings will also be published on the parliament's website.

I remind all present that, as chair, I will ensure that proceedings are conducted in an orderly, respectful, and courteous way. Those present here today are advised that filming and recording are permitted during the hearing. I remind members of the media who may be present or listening online of the need to fairly and accurately report the proceedings of the committee. I've just been advised that miss Lawrence in WA is now on the line. Miss Roberts.

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