House debates

Wednesday, 11 November 2020

Questions without Notice

JobMaker Hiring Credit

2:36 pm

Photo of Christian PorterChristian Porter (Pearce, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

I think it should be noted that under the Fair Work Act—and there shouldn't be advertisements like that—the general protections provisions offer protection to employees who are targeted in any way based on a protected attribute, such as their age. As I noted, there are very serious penalties for anyone who takes adverse action against those employees.

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