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Courts will be given new powers to stop and penalise employers that break work agreements covering a range of areas including redundancies, annual leave, rostering and child care.

The Rudd government says Australia will have a fairer system for workers and employers after new legislation to dismantle Work Choices was introduced to parliament.

Work Choices will disappear on January 1 after the Senate passed Labor's Fair Work bill following two days of wrangling between the government and crossbench senators.

The federal government's Fair Work Bill increases the power of unions and could burden business at a "highly risky" economic time, the Australian Industry Group says.

The federal government is due to introduce its Fair Work Bill to usher in a new workplace relations system into parliament in the next few weeks after state and territory ministers were briefed on the draft on Wednesday.

The federal government is due to introduce its Fair Work Bill to usher in a new workplace relations system into parliament in the next few weeks after state and territory ministers were briefed on the draft on Wednesday.

Melbourne garden and building supplies business has copped a $20,000 fine for sacking a worker after she queried her pay and conditions.

Employers pay close attention to probationary periods for employees.

Four out of five small businesses say they're not ready for the introduction of the new workplace laws, many of which come into effect on 1 July, according to new research released from AMR Interactive.

The Rudd government says it would be concerned if two women were sacked by new managers from a defence department childcare centre because they were on maternity leave.