📜 Industrial Relations (Equal Remuneration) Amendment Bill 2018
Legislative Council Second ReadingLCBill 6229 March 2018Private Member
This Bill amends the Industrial Relations Act 1979 to allow the WA Industrial Relations Commission to hear pay equity cases and make enforceable equal remuneration orders, ensuring employees receive equal pay for work of equal or comparable value.
Impact
Employees covered by the WA state industrial relations system are affected. It aims to address gender pay inequality by allowing claims for equal remuneration orders to be made to the Commission.
Key Changes
["Allows the Industrial Relations Commission to make equal remuneration orders.", "Defines 'remuneration' broadly to include all conditions of employment.", "Allows claims to be made by various parties, including the Commissioner for Equal Opportunity."]
Parliamentary Progress
- LC Second Reading MovedLC29 Mar 2018
Affected Sectors
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