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

Senator WATT (Queensland—Minister for the Environment and Water) (17:43): The point I was making, where this question comes from, is that there remains the ability for workers to enter arrangements with their employers which change terms of employment beyond what is set in an award. That can be done through IFAs. That can be done through collective agreements.

I'm not saying that every employee who wants an individual arrangement has to pursue an IFA. The point is that there are arrangements in place for employers and employees to come to agreements. But what we're doing here is talking about awards.