House debates Bills
Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022; Consideration in Detail
Mr Tony Burke Watson, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
12:04 pm
By way of a very quick clarification, there's nothing in the legislation before us or in the amendments before us that would turn agreements into a ceiling on wages. Many businesses out there now, particularly at a time of labour shortage, are paying above agreement or award rates. The capacity to do that is unaffected, whether employees are on an award, on an enterprise agreement or on a multi-employer agreement.
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