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Wages are no laughing matter

NAVA has welcomed a review of the Amusement Award to provide better terms for visual arts workers.

19 Jul 2024 11:41

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Woman dressed in black with white frame glasses standing in front of Fair Work Commission building. NAVA

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Penelope Benton at the Fair Work Commission, Naarm 2024. Photo: Courtesy NAVA.

The National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) has welcomed the Fair Work Commission’s (FWC) proposal to vary the Amusement, Events and Recreation Award.

This will ensure the Award clearly and adequately establishes minimum terms and conditions for workers in the visual arts, addressing long-standing issues of inadequate recognition and remuneration.

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