Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025

What does this bill do, in plain English?

Law protecting workers' penalty rates and overtime pay from being unfairly reduced or removed.

How parliament voted

Every recorded division on this bill, from the official division record via TheyVoteForYou.

• senate · 28 August 2025

  Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025 - in Committee - Regulation impact statement

  27–32

  The noes have it · 5 votes

  27 ayes, 32 noes

• senate · 28 August 2025

  Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025 - in Committee - Mandatory terms must be not less favourable

  13–30

  The noes have it · 17 votes

  13 ayes, 30 noes

• senate · 28 August 2025

  Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025 - in Committee - Flexible working arrangements

  12–29

  The noes have it · 17 votes

  12 ayes, 29 noes

• senate · 28 August 2025

  Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025 - in Committee - Fair Work Commission's discretion

  25–34

  The noes have it · 9 votes

  25 ayes, 34 noes

• senate · 28 August 2025

  Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025 - in Committee - Small business exclusion

  26–33

  The noes have it · 7 votes

  26 ayes, 33 noes

• senate · 27 August 2025

  Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Small businesses

  8–34

  The noes have it · 26 votes

  8 ayes, 34 noes

• senate · 27 August 2025

  Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Work from home

  11–33

  The noes have it · 22 votes

  11 ayes, 33 noes

• senate · 27 August 2025

  Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Small businesses

  27–33

  The noes have it · 6 votes

  27 ayes, 33 noes

• representatives · 31 July 2025

  Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Increase flexibility

  42–89

  The noes have it · 47 votes

  42 ayes, 89 noes

• representatives · 31 July 2025

  Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail - Penalty and overtime rates

  40–93

  The noes have it · 53 votes

  40 ayes, 93 noes

• representatives · 30 July 2025

  Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025 - Reference to Committee - Standing Committee on Education and Employment

  42–90

  The noes have it · 48 votes

  42 ayes, 90 noes

How parliament votes on this issue

Every recorded division Verity has tagged to the issue this bill is filed under — party by party, member by member.

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