Important changes to the Fair Work Act

On 6 December 2022, the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 became law in Australia. You may also be aware that on 12 December 2022 the Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Act 2022 became law in Australia. This legislation has made a significant change to Australia's Industrial Relations system in a number of areas.

At a high level, changes were made in respect to the following topics, with the focus of this article to be on the first four topics:

1. Flexible work arrangements;
2. Prohibiting pay secrecy, and job advertisements in breach of the Act;
3. Prohibiting sexual harassment;
4. Paid family and domestic violence leave;