Fair pay agreements – when will we get one?

Fair pay agreements – when will we get one?
Employment relations minister Michael Wood needs a third term for his fair pay reforms to be put in place. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Jem Traylen
The smart money appears to be on late 2024 as the earliest we could see the ink dry on the first fair pay agreement (FPA) – and that’s assuming the National party doesn’t win the election and fulfil its promise to repeal the law.At least one union began collecting signatures to start the process for a fair pay agreement before the law was even passed – but there are a lot of hurdles that have to be jumped before one can be finalised.Officials advising MPs on the bill estimated 15.5 months as the short end for how long th...

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