An enterprise agreement has the terms and conditions of employment for the people it covers. There are several types. We assess agreements to ensure they meet the requirements. They do not take effect unless we approve them.
The main types of agreements we can approve are:
The employer or employees may choose representatives to help them through the process.
Our role is to deal with disputes about agreements and approve applications if they meet the requirements under the Fair Work Act 2009.
Watch this short video to learn about enterprise agreements, how they are made, and our role in approving them.
Download our written summary Understanding enterprise agreements.
The 2 types of collective agreements are:
Find out more about collective agreements.
Find out the differences between single and multi-enterprise agreements.
New businesses that don't yet have employees can create a greenfields agreement.
About transitional instruments and how to change older agreements.
Fortnightly reports provide data from enterprise agreement applications.
Use the document search to find agreements.