Date calculator for single enterprise agreement

Use this date calculator when you create a single enterprise agreement. It is a tool to assist you with meeting the genuine agreement requirements in the Fair Work Act.

Where the notification date of an enterprise agreement is on or after 6 June 2023, changes in the legislation mean that the Commission must take into account the requirements in the statement of principles. If your notification time is after 6 June 2023, the date calculator should be used as a guide only to assist the planning of your bargaining timeline. It does not represent the legislative requirements that must be complied with.

The date calculator is designed to be used alongside the information in Make an enterprise agreement, our tool to Understand the tests that apply to your agreement and the NERR – Notice of employee representational rights. It is not comprehensive, nor a substitute for reading the specific provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009.

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Enter the date you started or will start the bargaining process.

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The tool will show you a suggested timeline for each step.

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At the end, print the dates or save to your computer.

Notification time is generally the date you start (or agree to start) bargaining.
The last date that employees must be given the Notice of Employee Representational Rights (NERR). This must be no more than 14 days after notification time.
The date employees can begin to vote must be at least 21 clear days after the NERR date.
The employer should provide employees with a reasonable opportunity to consider and vote on the enterprise agreement. This is known as the 'access period'. The 'access period' must be at least 7 clear days before voting starts. If notification time is on or after 6 June 2023, the employer must provide employees with at least 7 clear days or a reasonable time to consider the proposed agreement.
The vote can take place in a single day or over several weeks. An agreement is ‘made’ on the last day of voting when a majority of employees vote to approve it.
The deadline to lodge your application for approval with the Commission is 14 days after the agreement is 'made'.

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