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UWU’s submission to the Inquiry into the operation and adequacy of the National Employment Standards (NES) under the Fair Work Act.

UWU’s submission recommends and supports proposed reform to the NES via changes to the definition of family, the inclusion of cultural and ceremonial leave, changes to the national long service leave standard and leave entitlements, and more.

UWU acknowledges that we meet and work on the unceded lands of First Nations peoples.
We wish to pay respect to their Elders — past and present — and acknowledge the important role all First Nations peoples continue to play within Australia and in our union.

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