Compliance Update – Pay Secrecy Clauses in Employment Contracts
Hello and welcome to Episode 145 of the People Powered Business Podcast!
Today on the podcast I am sharing a compliance update – which will be one of many over the coming months.
The ‘Secure Jobs Better Pay Bill’ which is the first of a raft of industrial relations changes anticipated, has passed through parliament and become law. The objectives of the changes are to drive up wages, reduce pay inequity, make work more secure for employees, and essentially get everyone involved in enterprise bargaining.
One of the changes that has come into effect immediately is the abolition of pay secrecy clauses in employment contracts and enterprise agreements. From 7th December 2022 these are banned, and employees gained a workplace right to share (or not share) their remuneration details with anyone they like, including their peers.
In today’s episode we discuss what these changes actually mean, and what action you need to take to ensure you’re compliant.
An Invitation:
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