Employment Relations (Pay Deductions for Partial Strikes) Amendment Bill
This bill lets employers take money out of workers' pay when those workers go on a 'partial strike' — meaning they still show up to work but refuse to do certain tasks or slow down on purpose. Employers can cut pay by either 10% flat, or by a proportionate amount based on how much work was not done. Workers' unions can ask for information about how the deduction was calculated, and can take the issue to a dispute process if they think it was done incorrectly.
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Employers will be able to cut workers' pay during partial strikes instead of having to either do nothing or suspend workers entirely.
If there is a partial strike, the employer may make a specified pay deduction from the salary or wages of an employee who is a party to the strike.
an employer may, instead of calculating and applying a deduction in accordance with those provisions, impose a 10% deduction on the salary or wages that are payable to the employee or employees for the period of the partial strike
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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 29 January 2025.
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