| Short Title: | Fair Work Amendment Act 2021 |
| Legislature: | Parliament of Australia |
| Long Title: | An Act to amend the Fair Work Act 2009, and for related purposes |
| Territorial Extent: | States and territories of Australia |
| Enacted By: | Australian House of Representatives |
| Date Assented: | 26 March 2021 |
| Date Commenced: | 27 March 2021 |
| Bill: | Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2020 |
| Bill Date: | 11 December 2020 |
| 1St Reading: | 9 December 2020 |
| 2Nd Reading: | 16 March 2021 |
| Status: | In force |
The Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Act 2021 (Cth) is an Act of the Parliament of Australia, which brought about considerable amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009. Prior to its passing, the legislation was considered to be the most significant industrial relations reform since the original Act's passage. It was also first reform of industrial relations passed by a Coalition government since the Workchoices legislation of the Howard Government.[1]
The Act's most significant reform was the defining of casual employment,[2] confirming that casual employment will exist if:
The Act provides for landmark reform to casual conversion, requiring the offer of casual employment generally to be made to an employee working for 12 months or more with the last six months working a regular pattern of hours which could be worked as permanent.[3]