Employment Relations (Restraint of Trade) Amendment Bill
Member's bill
22 September 2022
This bill will prohibit the use of restraints of trade in employment agreements for lower and middle income employees. It will also require employers of higher income employees to carefully consider whether a restraint of trade is appropriate in relation to those employees and, if they insist on a restraint of trade, to compensate the employees for it.
Voting method
Party voting: Parties decided whether or not to support this bill and cast votes on behalf of all their MPs.
- Introduced on 22 September 2022
- 1st reading on 26 July 2023
Votes
2nd reading
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3rd reading
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