Workplace Relations Minister Murray Watt, has proposed a review of the Fair Work Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022, and all interested parties are invited to provide feedback on their experience so far.
When the Act was introduced in 2022 it specifically aimed to promote job security, help close the gender pay gap (by banning pay secrecy), modernise the workplace bargaining system and get wages moving.
According to the Minister, the evidence indicates these laws are achieving these goals. However, many employers have not found efficiencies and remain frustrated with ongoing labour and skills shortages.
This review has commenced and is to report back to the Federal Government in January 2025. The terms of reference will consider whether the laws are appropriate and effective, and identify any unintended consequences, and whether these require further amendments.
Employers are hoping this review will be “robust and genuine”.
You can find out more about the review by clicking HERE.
If your business would like to contribute to the review, please email MTA Queensland at [email protected] or call the workplace relations team as we will be participating in the industry response.
Source: Motor Trader e-Magazine (October 2024)
16 October 2024