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'Same job, same pay' laws being introduced today will affect only a small number of workers, the Labor Government says. Here are 11 things known about the legislation so far.

Having outlined the other three pillars of the Closing Loopholes Bill last week – namely regarding casuals, gig workers and wage theft – Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke left it until late on Sunday night to share details of the final, labour hire element.

He describes the "labour hire loophole" as where an employer and employees have agreed in an enterprise agreement to a particular rate of pay for particular work, "but then the employer brings in different workers through labour hire to undercut that rate of pay".

This loophole, the Government says, is only relevant where there is an EA already in place...