Fair Pay Agreements Bill

The closing date for submissions is 11.59pm Thursday, 19 May 2022

The Education and Workforce Committee is calling for public submissions on the Fair Pay Agreements Bill and parliamentary paper G.46C.

The Fair Pay Agreements Bill would provide a framework for collective bargaining for fair pay agreements across entire industries or occupations, rather than just between unions and particular employers.

The public has until 11.59pm on Thursday, 19 May 2022 to make a submission on the Parliament website.

The committee will be considering parliamentary paper G.46C alongside the bill. This paper outlines a proposed change to the bill referred to as “the backstop”. If no eligible representative steps forward to be a bargaining party on one side, then the Employment Relations Authority would set the terms of the agreement.

This bill and the parliamentary paper are available online from the ‘Related links’ panel.

What do you need to know about submissions?

Submissions are publicly released and published to the Parliament website. Only your name or organisation’s name is required on a submission. Please keep your contact details separate, as if they are included on the submission they will become publicly available when the submission is released.

If you wish to include information of a private or personal nature in your submission you should discuss this with the clerk of the committee before submitting.

If you wish to speak to your submission, please state this clearly.

Further guidance on making a submission can be found from the ‘How to make a submission’ link in the ‘Related documents’ panel.

If you have any questions about your submission or the submission process please contact the Committee Staff through the contact details provided on this page.