Division
The majority voted in favour of agreeing with the main idea of the bill. In other words, they voted to read it for a [second time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/). This means it can now be considered in more detail. ### What is the bill's main idea? This bill is part of the Government's plans for Australia's economic recovery. The parliamentary library has not yet provided a bills digest, so there is no easy explanation for the bill's provisions available, but according to the [explanatory memorandum](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fems%2Fr6653_ems_b350c2c5-3b57-4c5f-9f38-b9e157fb0e28%22;rec=0) (which is a political document prepared by whoever introduced the bill - in this case, the Government), the purpose of the bill is: * *providing certainty to businesses and employees about casual employment;* * *giving regular casual employees a statutory pathway to ongoing employment by including a casual conversion entitlement in the National Employment Standards (NES) of the Fair Work Act;* * *extending two temporary JobKeeper flexibilities to businesses, in identified industries significantly impacted by the pandemic;* * *giving employers confidence to offer part-time employment and additional hours to employees, promoting flexibility and efficiency;* * *streamlining and improving the enterprise agreement making and approval process to encourage participation in collective bargaining;* * *ensuring industrial instruments do not transfer where an employee transfers between associated entities at the employee’s initiative;* * *providing greater certainty for investors, employers and employees by allowing the nominal life of greenfields agreements made in relation to the construction of a major project to be extended;* * *strengthening the Fair Work Act compliance and enforcement fram
House of Representatives, 2021-02-23. affirmative: ayes 66, noes 61.
Question
The majority voted in favour of agreeing with the main idea of the bill. In other words, they voted to read it for a [second time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/). This means it can now be considered in more detail. ### What is the bill's main idea? This bill is part of the Government's plans for Australia's economic recovery. The parliamentary library has not yet provided a bills digest, so there is no easy explanation for the bill's provisions available, but according to the [explanatory memorandum](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fems%2Fr6653_ems_b350c2c5-3b57-4c5f-9f38-b9e157fb0e28%22;rec=0) (which is a political document prepared by whoever introduced the bill - in this case, the Government), the purpose of the bill is: * *providing certainty to businesses and employees about casual employment;* * *giving regular casual employees a statutory pathway to ongoing employment by including a casual conversion entitlement in the National Employment Standards (NES) of the Fair Work Act;* * *extending two temporary JobKeeper flexibilities to businesses, in identified industries significantly impacted by the pandemic;* * *giving employers confidence to offer part-time employment and additional hours to employees, promoting flexibility and efficiency;* * *streamlining and improving the enterprise agreement making and approval process to encourage participation in collective bargaining;* * *ensuring industrial instruments do not transfer where an employee transfers between associated entities at the employee’s initiative;* * *providing greater certainty for investors, employers and employees by allowing the nominal life of greenfields agreements made in relation to the construction of a major project to be extended;* * *strengthening the Fair Work Act compliance and enforcement fram
How each member voted
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Related bills
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