Secure Jobs, Better Pay: Are you across the reforms?

The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill (the "Bill") has passed parliament and brings into force the most significant reforms to the Fair Work Act 2009 ("FW Act") since it was introduced. The workplace reforms aim to deliver the Government's agenda of providing more secure jobs and better pay for Australian workers.

All employers will be affected by the Bill and have little time to get across the detail of the reforms, with many of the changes coming into effect immediately (although some of the changes will allow up to 12 months for compliance).

The areas of reform are broad and while there is a focus on bargaining and gender equity the reforms also encompass contractual terms, restrictions on the use of fixed-term contracts and increasing the powers of the Fair Work Commission ("FWC"). A follow-up trance of legislative amendments is expected in 2023, which the Government says will "close the loopholes that are undermining