In the lead up to the 2022 federal election, the Australian government committed to legislate the proposal that if you do the same job as someone else, you should get the same pay. This is the government’s Same Job, Same Pay measure.

The measure seeks to address the limited circumstances in which host employers use labour hire to deliberately undercut the bargained wages and conditions set out in enterprise agreements made with their employees. The Australian Department of Employment and Workplace Relations is now seeking feedback on the direction the government should take in implementing the Same Job, Same Pay measure. This follows consultation already undertaken with industry stakeholders in 2022.

This paper sets out key issues and questions that stakeholders are invited to consider and respond to. Discussion questions are included throughout the consultation paper and a full list is at Appendix 1 for ease of reference.