The Secure Jobs and Better Pay Act (Cth) 2022 received Royal Assent on 6 December 2022.

The Act amends workplace laws relating to:

job security and gender equality
workplace conditions and protections
bargaining
compliance and enforcement and
workplace relations institutions.

Job Security and Gender Equality

The Act amends the laws relating to job security and gender equality. Go to Secure Jobs Better Pay for Fact Sheets dealing with:

establishing two new expert panels in the Fair Work Commission
including gender equality and job security in the objects of the Fair Work Act
limiting the use of fixed term contracts
prohibiting pay secrecy clauses
reforming the equal remuneration provisions
right to request flexible work arrangements
unpaid parental leave.

Workplace Conditions and Protections

The Act amends the laws relating to workplace conditions and protections. Go to Secure Jobs Better Pay for Fact Sheets dealing with:

improving workers compensation outcomes for firefighters
prohibiting sexual harassment in the Fair Work Act
strengthening protections against discrimination.

Bargaining

The Act amends the laws relating to bargaining. This will be dealt with in a subsequent article. In the meantime, go to Secure Jobs Better Pay for Fact Sheets dealing with:

Bargaining Disputes
Better Off Overall Test
Cooperative Workplaces Bargaining Stream
Initiating Bargaining – Single Enterprise Agreements
National Construction Industry Forum.

Compliance and Enforcement

The Act amends the laws relating to compliance and enforcement. Go to Secure Jobs Better Pay for Fact Sheets dealing with:

Amending the Fair Work Act small claims process
Prohibiting Job advertisements that would breach the Fair Work Act.

Workplace Relations Institutions

The Act amends the laws relating to workplace relations institutions. Go to Secure Jobs Better Pay for Fact Sheets dealing with:

Abolishing the Australian Building and Construction Commission
Abolishing the registered organisations Commission

 

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