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Fixed term contracts under the Fair Work Act
Under amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (passed under the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 (Cth)), the length and number of fixed term contracts that an employer may offer to an employee to perform the same, or substantially similar, work is limited.
The changes to fixed term contracts apply to contracts entered into from 6 December 2023. However, the limitations will still apply to consecutive contracts to a fixed term contract entered before 6 December 2023.
For more information, read our fact sheet, which covers:
- what is a fixed term contract?
- what is a maximum term contract?
- what about fixed terms contracts in place before 6 December 2023?
- exceptions to the fixed term contract provisions, and
- what if your organisation breaches of the requirements?
Case studies and a list of steps your organisation can take to comply with these changes are included in our fact sheet.
More information
See the fact sheet on limiting the use of fixed-term contracts published by the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations and the Fair Work Ombudsman webpage ‘New rules for fixed term contracts’.
The content on this webpage was last updated in November 2024 and is not legal advice. See full disclaimer and copyright notice.
