On 4 September 2023, the Government introduced the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023 into Parliament.

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AREEA invites members to get in touch with your views on the Albanese Government’s latest IR legislation – to inform AREEA’s submissions on behalf of the resources and energy industry.

AREEA continues to campaign strongly against the more substantive elements of the Closing Loopholes Bill.

Most concern surrounds proposed labour hire laws and the lack of a clear exemption for specialist service contractors.

The High Court has rejected BHP’s bid to challenge a ruling enabling employees to knock back requests to work on public holidays.

Australia’s employment laws are a minefield of complexity, risk and – if you don’t get it right – costly litigation.

There has never been a more important time for AREEA’s members to tap into the expertise of our people and resources.

Australia’s resources and energy industry will conservatively require an additional 28,260 workers by the end of 2028, according to new modelling released by AREEA.

Check out the full report here.

Despite progress, there needs to be greater awareness of female role models.

As the national employer association for the resources and energy industry, AREEA is continuing those efforts with the launch of the Female Role Model Toolkit.