Fair Work Act Changes: Protecting Worker Entitlements
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As part of the new Protecting Worker Entitlements laws, there have been changes to the Fair Work Act. Some of these changes commenced in July 2023 such as:
- changes to unpaid parental leave
- interactions between enterprise agreements and workplace determinations
- protections for migrant workers
The most recent changes came into effect in December 2023 and January 2024 regarding:
- Employee authorised deductions;
- An employee needs to give their permission in writing for an authorised deduction from their pay and all deductions are required to be recorded and kept in an employee record
- Right to superannuation in the National Employment Standards
- The National Employment Standards (NES) now includes a rights to superannuation contributions. Unpaid or underpaid superannuation can now be enforced under the Fair Work Act by more employees or an employee organisation.
Please refer to the Fair Work Ombudsman website for further information regarding the above changes here
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Workplace Relations Support can help you with any questions you may have with what to pay your staff on public holidays coming up in the future. You can contact us via phone (07) 3872 2222 and email support workplacerelations@amaq.com.au. |
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Workplace Relations Toolkit provides its subscribers with up to date information about entitlements in regards to pay rate increases and public holiday payments for your practice. It also comes with a range of policy templates, in particular, leave policies, which will assist with dealing with bulk leave applications during these holiday periods. |
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