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Global | Publication | February 2018
In mid-December 2017, the Labour Hire Licensing Bill 2017 (Vic) (Bill) was introduced into the Legislative Assembly.
The purpose of the Bill is to introduce new law regulating the labour hire industry in Victoria by setting out requirements for both labour hire service providers and labour hire users, and establishing a new regulator with broad powers to monitor compliance with the new laws.
The introduction of the Bill follows the Victorian Government’s Inquiry into the Labour Hire Industry and Insecure Work published in October 2015 which, confirming a number of high profile media reports, found systemic underpayment and exploitation of labour hire workers.
In the Federal context, the Bill follows the introduction of the Federal Government’s Protecting Vulnerable Workers legislation which commenced in September 2017 (which amended the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act)), and an increased focus by the Fair Work Ombudsman on labour hire arrangements. Queensland and South Australia have also introduced labour hire licensing legislation due to commence in 2018.
The Bill’s key objectives are to protect labour hire workers from exploitation by the providers and users of labour hire services, and to improve the transparency and integrity of the labour hire industry and therefore the commercial conditions for law abiding businesses.
To achieve these objectives the Bill provides for:
Under the existing laws, labour hire providers and their users are subject to the FW Act, and under the accessorial liability provisions in the FW Act, it is possible for labour hire users to be held liable for breaches of workplace laws by their labour hire supplier(s).
Labour hire providers and their users should prepare for the passage of the Bill by:
For more information on the Bill and how it may affect you, please contact Helen Lee and Sarah Ralph.
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