Closing Loopholes – Act 1, Part 2

The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Act 2023 (the Act) received royal assent on 14 December 2023. This followed the decision to split the bill (of the same name) into two parts, mainly to allow the less controversial parts of the proposed legislative changes to be passed first.

The changes will come into force at different times, with the following having commenced on 15 December 2023:

1. Small business redundancy exemption provisions;
2. Powers for the Fair Work Commission (Commission) to ensure that labour hire workers receive the same pay as other employees in the same role (same job same pay provisions);
3. Protections for those subject to family and domestic violence;