Sunsetting of ‘Zombie’ agreements and introduction of ‘cooperative workplace agreements’ – Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022
SUNSETTING OF ‘ZOMBIE’ AGREEMENTS The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022 (Bill) has been passed and amends schedules of the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 to automatically sunset all remaining transitional instruments covered by the schedules (agreement-based transitional
Single interest employer authorisations
Under the current legislation, there are three different types of multi-employer enterprise agreements (EAs): Low paid authorisations; Multi-EAs; and Single interest employer authorisations (SIAs). The Bill proposes to allow multiple employers to bargain together for a single interest enterprise agreement, in wider circumstances permitted under the current legislation.
Respect@Work Bill passes Parliament
The Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill 2022passed Parliament on the afternoon of 28 November 2022, in a further step to implement the recommendations from Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins’ Respect@Work report, published in March 2020. Amendments have been made to the
Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022
The Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill (Bill) was first introduced in the House of Representatives on 27 October 2022 and following proposed further amendments is now currently before the Senate. The purpose of the Bill is to bring about significant reform in key areas of Industrial Relations.
Fixed Term Contracts & Prohibiting Pay Secrecy – Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022
FIXED TERM CONTRACTS The Bill proposes limiting the use of fixed term contracts for the same role beyond two years (including renewals) or two consecutive contracts, whichever is shorter, unless an exception applies. Where a fixed term contract is made in breach of the provisions, any
Employer given harsh penalties for deficient ‘blended rate’ of pay
The Federal Court has handed down an important judgment examining the ‘reasonable additional hours’ provisions in the National Employment Standards (NES) set out in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act), and has issued its decision in respect of penalty breaches of the relevant Award and Act. The Employer
