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.

EMA Legal has put together a summary of key parts of the Bill, which will be brought to you over the coming days through our Legal Alerts.

Key elements of the Bill that we will cover include:

• The Abolition of the Australian Building and Construction Commission
• Equal Remuneration
• Prohibiting Pay Secrecy
• Prohibiting Sexual Harassment in connection with work
• Fixed Term Contracts
• Flexible Work
• Termination of Enterprise Agreements after Nominal Expiry Date
• Sunsetting of “Zombie Agreements”
• Initiating Bargaining (Multi-Employer Bargaining)
• Better off Overall Test
• Bargaining Disputes
• Industrial Action
• Single Interest Employer Authorisation
• Cooperative Workplaces
• Enhancing the Small Claims Processes

Once final changes are passed, an overall summary incorporating final changes will bring the Legal Alerts together.

We encourage our valued clients to keep a look out for our emails between now and following final passage of the Bill.

*Note the information in this Alert takes account of the passage of the Bill on 2 December 2022.