Employment Relations

Secure Jobs, Better Pay changes update

In December 2022 the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022 (Bill) passed Parliament.

This piece of legislation aims to deliver a fairer workplace relations system for Australian workers but it also seeks to create job stability, fair pay, gender equality, and new protections for employees. The new legislation reframes objects of the Fair Work Act, and implements a variety of changes including but not limited to restricting fixed-term contracts, prohibiting pay secrecy and sexual harassment at work to significantly redesigning the enterprise agreement regime, the changes are complex.

These new laws are likely to impact all employers and employees in Australia in some way, so it is crucial that businesses understand the full effect of these laws to ensure compliance.

9 February 2023

What you need to know about Industrial Relations changes heading into 2023

The Government’s highly publicised Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill has now passed. These amendments made to the Fair Work Act are the most significant changes to Australia’s workplace relations system for decades.

8 December 2022

Paul Zahra

Retailers concerned about biggest shake-up to workplace relations landscape in a decade

Sound workplace relations underpin our sector’s ability to ensure that retail and hospitality businesses remain resilient in the face of economic headwinds and retain the flexibility they need to drive productivity in response to changing trading conditions.

23 November 2022