New pay secrecy and job ad laws
New workplace laws about pay secrecy and what can be included in job advertisements (ads) now apply. These changes are part of the Australian Government’s new Secure Jobs, Better Pay legislation that passed in December 2022. The new laws include
- giving employees the right to share (or not share) information about their pay
- banning pay secrecy terms in employment contracts and other workplace instruments
- prohibiting job ads with pay rates lower than the legal minimum entitlements that apply to the job.
These changes apply now, with some transitional arrangements.
Reminder - paid family and domestic violence leave from 1 February 2023
From 1 February 2023, employees of non-small business employers (employers with 15 or more employees) can access 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave every 12 months. Employees of small business employers can access this leave from 1 August 2023.
Find out more at New paid family and domestic violence leave.
Secure Jobs, Better Pay update
As you are likely aware, the Fair Work Act was recently amended to change a number of existing rules and introduced a range of new workplace laws. Many of these changes started on 7 December 2022, with other changes starting later. We have developed a Secure Jobs, Better Pay timeline to help show key start dates for the changes. To find out more about these changes and when they start please refer to the below:
- Secure Jobs, Better Pay: changes to Australian workplace laws
- Pay secrecy, job ads and flexible work
- Gender equality measures and small claims process
- Enterprise agreements and enterprise bargaining
- Abolition of the ABCC and the ROC.
Visit the Fairwork Ombudsman Website for more details.
