3,000 Workers Set for Major Pay Rise as Part of Labor’s ‘Same Jobs, Same Pay’ Changes

Around 3,000 labour hire workers will receive significant pay rises starting on Nov. 1, under the Albanese Labor government’s landmark “Same Jobs, Same Pay” reforms. Previously, labour hire workers who are employed through an agency but perform identical duties to those directly employed, would not receive the same pay as those working similar roles. The Same Job, Same Pay aspect of the government’s Closing Loopholes laws, allows labour hire employees to request pay parity based on the main enterprise agreement with full or part-time workers. Four Fair Work Orders Issued Effective immediately, four orders were issued by the Fair Work Commission across various industries....