The NSW Government has made a firm commitment to the achievement of pay equity in NSW workplaces both in recent legislation and in the NSW Pay Equity Strategy of 1997.

As you are aware, one of the objects of the NSW Industrial Relations Act 1996 is to prevent and eliminate discrimination in the workplace and, in particular, 'to ensure equal remuneration for men and women doing work of equal or comparable value'. The Act also provides for the Industrial Relations Commission of NSW to vary industrial instruments at any time 'to remove any unlawful discrimination arising from the instrument'.

Organisations are encouraged to review all industrial instruments pertaining to their workforce in order to ensure that they satisfy legislative and policy requirements. Premier's Department, Public Sector Management Office and the Office of the Director of Equal Opportunity in Public Employment have developed a set of practical guidelines to assist organisations to identify and eliminate discrimination in industrial instruments.

A series of workshops have been planned to assist your staff in the application of the guidelines. The workshops are aimed at industrial relations and equity practitioners and human resource managers. Each workshop will be conducted over a two hour period and each workshop will be restricted to 20 people. Four initial workshops are planned at this stage:

Dates: 26 May 1997, 2 June 1997 27 May 1997, 3 June 199,

Time 10.00 am -12 noon 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm

Place Training Room Training Room
Level 30, Governor Level 30, Governor
Macquarie Tower Macquarie Tower
1 Farrer Place, Sydney 1 Farrer Place, Sydney

There will be a fee of $50.00 per person for attendance at the workshops. This will cover the presentation, materials and refreshments. To register, please complete the attached registration form, indicating workshop preferences, and return to the Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA) by Wednesday 16 May 1997. Confirmation of the date of your workshop will be provided by return fax.

Please direct any enquiries to Valerie Corbett on telephone number (02) 9228 3569.

C. Gellatly
Director-General

Premier's Department, Public Sector Management Office and ODEOPE

Eliminating Discrimination in Industrial Instruments

WORKSHOP REGISTRATION FORM

Name: Title:

Organisation:

Position:

Postal address:

Telephone: Facsimile:

Please indicate your workshop preference by numbering the boxes from 1 to 4,
with 1 being your first preference.

Workshop:

• Monday 26 May 1997 at10.00 am
• Tuesday 27 May 1997 at 2.00 pm
• Monday 2 June 1997 at 10.00 am
• Tuesday 3 June 1997 at 2.00 pm

Cost: $50.00

Payment: o Cheque accompanying this registration (payable to IPAA)

• Cheque to follow
• Invoice (IPAA tosend)
• Electronic funds transfer (if arrangements already in place)
• Credit card (please complete details below)

Credit card details: o Bankcard

• Mastercard
• Visa
• Mastercard
• Diners
• AMEX

Amount:

Cardholder name:

Card number: 0000 0000 0000 0000

Expiry date:

Signature:

Venue: Training Room
Level 30, Governor Macquarie Tower, 1 Farrer Place, Sydney

To register, please fax this registration form to:
Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA)
Fax: (02) 9241 1920 by Wednesday 16 May 1997.
For further information, please ring IPAA on (02) 9228 5225