Bill
Fair Work Amendment (Gender Pay Gap) Bill 2015
lapsed, as at 2022-07-25.
- Sponsor
- Larissa Waters
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2015-09-17
- second reading — 2015-09-17
- other — 2016-04-17
- other — 2016-04-19
- other — 2016-05-09
- other — 2016-08-31
- second reading — 2018-03-19
- other — 2019-07-01
- other — 2021-03-17
- other — 2022-07-25
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2015-09-17.
The bill would let workers discuss their own pay without being punished by their employer.
It would override any clause in awards, agreements or contracts that bans employees from revealing their pay or allows bosses to take action against them for doing so.
The change would start the day after the bill becomes law and would cover all employees under the Fair Work Act 2009, including those with existing contracts.
- Removes legal prohibitions on workers discussing their own pay.
- Makes gag clauses in employment contracts unenforceable.
- Prevents employers from disciplining or firing workers for talking about their pay.
All employees covered by the Fair Work Act 2009, including those in the private sector and on salaries.
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