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Change 1: Protection for employees subject to family and domestic violence
Previously, ‘subjection to family and domestic violence’ was not listed as a protected attribute for employees, meaning employees were not safeguarded from adverse action.
This all changed after the recent amendments to the...
So, what are the general protections from a Fair Work lens? General protections seek to protect workers from harmful (adverse) action, coercion, undue influence or pressure, and misrepresentation where they affect workplace rights.
The role of the general protections is to:
- Protect workplace ...
The Fair Work Act 2009 is set to undergo another round of amendments thanks to the Fair Work Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023, which was introduced on 4 September 2023. These changes follow the various amendments that were introduced under the passing of the Secure Jobs, Better Pay, and Same ...
Earlier this year, Parliament passed the Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill on 30 March 2023.
These legislative reforms have been a major step forward in accelerating employer action to help close the gender pay gap.
So the bill has been passed, what happens ...
As of 1 July 2023, changes to the Paid Parental Leave scheme came into effect. Here's a breakdown of the changes and what you need to know:
The main changes:
- The previous entitlements provided 18 weeks' of paid parental leave alongside 2 weeks' of Dad and Partner pay. These two entitlements w ...
As you might know, on 6 December 2022, the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 (Cth) became law in Australia.
We can expect a number of transformative changes to be rolled out over the next 12 months, including amendments to the protected attributes. This is likely t...
