Industrial Relations Bill-Australia – Pay Secrecy. You can no longer be dismissed for discussing your pay.

US readers may be interested. Today legislation passed ending pay secrecy. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-02/industrial-relations-bill-passes-parliament-workplace-reform/101724754 —+++ Pay secrecy Not all parts of the legislation were as controversial as multi-employer bargaining though. The new laws mean employees will no longer be forced to keep their pay a secret. Some employers force people to sign “pay secrecy clauses”, which is exactly what it sounds like and legally stops people talking to colleagues and comparing how much they're getting paid. From now on employees can decide if they want to share that information or not.