Regulatory Systems (Immigration and Workforce) Amendment Bill
This bill makes updates and fixes to seven existing laws covering electricity and gas safety, workplace health and safety, immigration advisers, parental leave, and employment agreements. For everyday people it means: employers must keep their own copy of your employment agreement; parents of premature babies get their full parental leave entitlements without the preterm payments eating into their leave; and people who use an immigration adviser to help with visa applications have clearer protections and complaint processes.
What this affects
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Employers must keep their own accessible copy of your employment agreement — you can't be the only one holding it.
the employee does not hold the only copy of the agreement, individual terms and conditions of employment, or intended agreement; and the employer's copy of the agreement, individual terms and conditions of employment, or intended agreement is readily accessible.
Progress through Parliament
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This bill is open for public submissions to the Education and Workforce Committee. Anyone can tell the committee what they think, and you don’t need to be an expert. Submissions close 3 September 2024.
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