Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 69448

Conditions of Employment: Enforcement

Tabled: 21 July 2025

Answered: 3 September 2025

Question

Daisy Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing the role of a Fair Work Commissioner to ensure the independent enforcement of workers' rights.

Answer

Justin Madders

Fair Work Agency officers will be operationally independent. Additionally, the Employment Right Bill provides for effective oversight of the Fair Work Agency through the three-year enforcement strategies and annual reports, which must be laid before Parli...

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