Protecting Local Jobs (Regulating Enterprise Migration Agreements) Bill 2012 [Provisions]
Information about the Inquiry
On 23 August 2012 the Senate referred the Protecting Local Jobs (Regulating Enterprise Migration Agreements) Bill 2012 for inquiry and report.
Protecting Local Jobs (Regulating Enterprise Migration Agreements) Bill 2012 [Provisions]
The bill would amend the Fair Work Act 2009 and the Migration Act 1958 to provide for restrictions on the use of Enterprise Migration Agreements (EMA) and for the imposition of conditions when they are used. The bill would provide for:
- A requirement for employers to advertise jobs in the local labour market before obtaining an EMA;
- a local jobs board to list available jobs in the resources sector;
- a requirements for employers who use EMAs to train and prioritise employment for locals, recently retrenched workers and other groups with high unemployment rates;
- the placement of conditions on an EMA participant employer by the Minister to contribute to training for Australian residents other than those employed under the EMA; and
- the tabling of an EMA in Parliament as soon as practicable after it is made.
Amedments have also been proposed which seek to broaden the scope of the bill to regulate all types of work agreements, including Enterprise Migration Agreements and Regional Migration Agreements.
On 18 September 2012, the Senate granted an extension of time for reporting until the first sitting day in March 2013.
Submissions should be received by 13 September 2012.
The Committee is seeking written submissions from interested individuals and organisations preferably in electronic form submitted online or sent by email to eewr.sen@aph.gov.au as an attached Adobe PDF or MS Word format document. The email must include full postal address and contact details.
Alternatively, written submissions may be sent to:
Committee Secretary
Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committees
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia
Notes to help you prepare your submission are available from the website at https://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/wit_sub/index.htm. Alternatively, the Committee Secretariat will be able to help you with your inquiries and can be contacted on telephone +61 2 6277 3521 or facsimile +61 2 6277 5706 or by email to eewr.sen@aph.gov.au.
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Once the Committee accepts your submission, it becomes a confidential Committee document and is protected by Parliamentary Privilege. You must not release your submission without the Committee's permission. If you do, it will not be protected by Parliamentary Privilege. At some stage during the inquiry, the Committee normally makes submissions public and places them on its website. Please indicate if you want your submission to be kept confidential.
For further information, contact: Committee Secretary
Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committees
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia