The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations has
released a consultation paper on the Federal Government's
commitment to the proposal that, if you do the same job as a
directly engaged employee, you should get the same pay
(Same Job, Same Pay).
The Government is considering amending the Fair Work Act
2009 (Cth) (FW Act) to
introduce positive obligations on labour hire providers and host
employers to ensure labour hire employees receive at least the same
pay as employees engaged directly by the host employer.
The paper outlines the criteria for identifying when a labour
hire worker is performing the 'same job' as a directly
engaged employee. You can access the paper at
this link.
