On 30 June 2023, the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Protecting Worker Entitlements) Act 2023 (Act) received Royal Assent. The Act seeks to promote job security and flexibility, protect worker entitlements and address gender inequality. A summary of the key changes proposed by the Act along with the actions required by employers are set out below, together with the changes from the Secure Job and Better Pay and Respect@work changes dealt with in our previous checklist:
Effective date
Amendments
Action required by employers
7 December 2022
13 December 2022
7 January 2023
1 February 2023
6 March 2023
6 June 2023
1 July 2023
1 August 2023
6 December 2023
7 December 2023
30 December 2023
1 January 2024
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