Organisation: Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives
On behalf of: Transport and Industrial Relations Committee
Bill seeks to eliminate and prevent discrimination, on the basis of sex, in the remuneration and other terms and
conditions of employment
Public submissions are now open on the Employment (Pay Equity and Equal Pay) Bill. The bill
• Prohibits an employer from discriminating, on the basis of sex, in remuneration and other terms and conditions
• Enables employees to make claims relating to sex discrimination in employment
• Distinguishes between 3 types of claims (equal pay, unlawful discrimination on matters other than remuneration,
and pay equity);
• Sets out the process for resolving the different types of claims
• Re-enacts, in an up-to-date and accessible form, the relevant provisions of the Equal Pay Act 1972
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