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senate vote 2024-05-16#23
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Bills — Fair Work Amendment Bill 2024; Second Reading- Fair Work Amendment Bill 2024 - Committee of the Whole - Repeal the right to disconnect, civil penalties and excluded employers
Description
<p class="speaker">Sue Lines</p><p>I will now deal with the Fair Work Amendment Bill. I will first deal with the second reading amendment circulated by Pauline Hanson's One Nation. The question is that the amendment on sheet 2412 revised to be agreed to.</p>-
- The majority voted against [amendments](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2024-05-16.204.1) moved by West Australian Senator [Michaelia Cash](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/wa/michaelia_cash) (Liberal) on behalf of the Opposition, which means they failed. The amendments related to repealing the right to disconnect, civil penalties and excluded employers.
- ### Amendment text
- SHEET 2415 - Repeal the right to disconnect
- > *(1) Clause 2, page 2 (table item 1), omit the table item, substitute:*
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- >> *1. The whole of this Act*
- >>
- >>> *Immediately after the commencement of Part 8 of Schedule 1 to the Fair Work
- Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No. 2) Act 2024.*
- >>>
- >>> *However, the provisions do not commence at all if that Part does not commence.*
- >
- > *(2) Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (lines 4 to 7), omit the item, substitute:*
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- >> *1 Section 12 (definition of right to disconnect term)*
- >>
- >>> *Repeal the definition.*
- >>
- >> *2 Section 149F*
- >>
- >>> *Repeal the section.*
- >>
- >> *3 Section 321 (paragraph beginning "Division 6")*
- >>
- >>> *Repeal the paragraph.*
- >>
- >> *4 Division 6 of Part 2-9*
- >>
- >>> *Repeal the Division.*
- >>
- >> *5 Subsection 539(2) (table item 10E)*
- >>
- >>> *Repeal the item.*
- >>
- >> *6 Division 5A of Part 16 of Schedule 1*
- >>
- >>> *Repeal the Division.*
- SHEET 2416 - Civil penalties
- > *(1) Clause 2, page 2 (table item 1), omit the table item, substitute:*
- >
- >> *1. The whole of this Act*
- >>
- >>> *Immediately after the commencement of Part 8 of Schedule 1 to the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No. 2) Act 2024 .*
- >>>
- >>> *However, the provisions do not commence at all if that Part does not commence.*
- >
- > *(2) Page 3 (after line 7), at the end of the Bill, add:*
- >
- >> *Schedule 2 — Civil penalties*
- >>
- >>> *Fair Work Act 2009*
- >>>
- >>> *1 Section 333Q (note)*
- >>>
- >>>> *Repeal the note.*
- >>>
- >>> *2 Subsection 539(2) (table item 10E)*
- >>>
- >>>> *Repeal the item.*
- SHEET 2417 - Excluded employers
- > *(1) Clause 2, page 2 (table item 1), omit the table item, substitute:*
- >
- >> *1. The whole of this Act*
- >>
- >>> *Immediately after the commencement of Part 8 of Schedule 1 to the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No. 2) Act 2024 .*
- >>>
- >>> *However, the provisions do not commence at all if that Part does not commence.*
- >
- > *(2) Page 3 (after line 7), at the end of the Bill, add:*
- >
- >> *Schedule 3 — Employers that employ fewer than 20 employees*
- >>
- >>> *Fair Work Act 2009*
- >>>
- >>> *1 Before Subdivision A of Division 6 of Part 2-9*
- >>>
- >>> *Insert:*
- >>>
- >>>> *Subdivision AA — Application of this Division*
- >>>>
- >>>> *333MA Division does not apply to certain employers and employees*
- >>>>
- >>>> *(1) This Division does not apply in relation to:*
- >>>>
- >>>>> *(a) an employer that employs fewer than 20 employees; or*
- >>>>>
- >>>>> *(b) an employee of an employer that employs fewer than 20 employees.*
- >>>>
- >>>> *(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), in calculating the number of employees employed by an employer at a particular time:*
- >>>>
- >>>>> *(a) subject to paragraphs (b) and (c)—all employees employed by the employer at that time are to be counted; and*
- >>>>>
- >>>>> *(b) a casual employee is not to be counted unless, at that time, the employee is a regular casual employee of the employer; and*
- >>>>>
- >>>>> *(c) a part-time employee (including a part-time casual employee counted under paragraph (b)) is to be counted as an appropriate fraction of a full-time equivalent.*
- >>
- >> *2 Clause 111D of Schedule 1*
- >>
- >>> *Repeal the clause.*
<p> <i>Pauline Hanson's One Nation</i> <i> circulated</i> <i> amendment—</i></p><p class="italic">At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate:</p><p class="italic">(a) notes that:</p><p class="italic">(i) the bill only addresses one small aspect of Australia's workplace relations system and there are many other issues that still need to be addressed, and</p><p class="italic">(ii) the bill does not address concerns about underpayments of casual miners working under enterprise agreements in the black coal mining industry; and</p><p class="italic">(b) requires the Government to investigate claims that casual miners working under enterprise agreements in the black coal mining industry are, and have been, underpaid; and</p><p class="italic">(c) if underpayments are found to have occurred, facilitate the reimbursement of the underpayments".</p><p>Question agreed to.</p><p>The question now is that the bill be read a second time.</p><p>Question agreed to.</p><p>Bill read a second time.</p><p>I will now deal with the Committee of the Whole amendments circulated by the opposition. The question is that the amendments on sheets 2415, 2416 and 2417 be agreed to.</p><p class="italic"> <i>Opposition's circulated amendments—</i></p><p class="italic">SHEET 2415</p><p class="italic">(1) Clause 2, page 2 (table item 1), omit the table item, substitute:</p><p class="italic">(2) Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (lines 4 to 7), omit the item, substitute:</p><p class="italic">1 Section 12 (definition of <i>right to disconnect term</i> )</p><p class="italic">Repeal the definition.</p><p class="italic">2 Section 149F</p><p class="italic">Repeal the section.</p><p class="italic">3 Section 321 (paragraph beginning "Division 6")</p><p class="italic">Repeal the paragraph.</p><p class="italic">4 Division 6 of Part 2-9</p><p class="italic">Repeal the Division.</p><p class="italic">5 Subsection 539(2) (table item 10E)</p><p class="italic">Repeal the item.</p><p class="italic">6 Division 5A of Part 16 of Schedule 1</p><p class="italic">Repeal the Division.</p><p class="italic">_____</p><p class="italic">SHEET 2416</p><p class="italic">(1) Clause 2, page 2 (table item 1), omit the table item, substitute:</p><p class="italic">(2) Page 3 (after line 7), at the end of the Bill, add:</p><p class="italic">Schedule 2 — Civil penalties</p><p class="italic"> <i>Fair Work Act 2009</i></p><p class="italic">1 Section 333Q (note)</p><p class="italic">Repeal the note.</p><p class="italic">2 Subsection 539(2) (table item 10E)</p><p class="italic">Repeal the item.</p><p class="italic">_____</p><p class="italic">SHEET 2417</p><p class="italic">(1) Clause 2, page 2 (table item 1), omit the table item, substitute:</p><p class="italic">(2) Page 3 (after line 7), at the end of the Bill, add:</p><p class="italic">Schedule 3 — Employers that employ fewer than 20 employees</p><p class="italic"> <i>Fair Work Act 2009</i></p><p class="italic">1 Before Subdivision A of Division 6 of Part 2-9</p><p class="italic">Insert:</p><p class="italic">Subdivision AA — Application of this Division</p><p class="italic">333MA Division does not apply to certain employers and employees</p><p class="italic">(1) This Division does not apply in relation to:</p><p class="italic">(a) an employer that employs fewer than 20 employees; or</p><p class="italic">(b) an employee of an employer that employs fewer than 20 employees.</p><p class="italic">(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), in calculating the number of employees employed by an employer at a particular time:</p><p class="italic">(a) subject to paragraphs (b) and (c)—all employees employed by the employer at that time are to be counted; and</p><p class="italic">(b) a casual employee is not to be counted unless, at that time, the employee is a regular casual employee of the employer; and</p><p class="italic">(c) a part-time employee (including a part-time casual employee counted under paragraph (b)) is to be counted as an appropriate fraction of a full-time equivalent.</p><p class="italic">2 Clause 111D of Schedule 1</p><p class="italic">Repeal the clause.</p><p></p><p></p> -
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