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Thousands of employed workers are set for a pay rise after new workplace laws come into effect.

The federal government’s “same job, same pay” laws go into effect Friday, which will require hired workers to be paid the same as employees hired directly by the company.

The first pay deals to be approved by the Fair Work Commission under the changes will include pay rises for more than 2000 airline cabin crew, around 200 meat workers and more than 350 miners.

Workplace Minister Murray Watt said changing industrial relations would help boost wages.

“There is a legitimate place for hiring, particularly to address seasonal or growing labor needs, but the hiring loophole has been used for far too long to undermine agreed wages, and our reform will put an end to this for good,” he said. said.

“These workers do the same work, wear the same uniforms and work the same shifts week in and week out, but are paid far less than other employees they work alongside.”

Another 40 wage agreements are already in the process of being approved by the Fair Work Commission.

Among the deals already coming into force, workers employed by Qantas will see pay rises of up to 28 per cent.

ACTU secretary Sally McManus said the workplace laws would help end long-standing practices by big companies.

“Wage increases for working people are why some companies have abused staffing as a way to reduce wages,” she told AAP.

“It means that in the future workers won’t have to go through the situation of working alongside others and doing the same work but for less pay.”

Ms McManus said there were still concerns within the union about the big companies fighting imminent pay rises for court-based employees.

“Many cash-strapped employers would like to see this loophole reopened and are lobbying political parties in the run-up to the federal election,” she said.

“While others agree (with the laws) and do the right thing, others want to fight and will go all the way to the High Court because they can and they have the money.

“They want to use the financial advantage to at least delay it for their jobs in the hope that there will be a change of government.”

The Coalition has promised to review Labour’s industrial relations changes if they win government at the next election, which is due to be held by May.

Australian Flight Attendants Association federal secretary Teri O’Toole said the pay rise was a critical step.

“Some of our cabin crew can earn significantly less than direct-hire staff despite doing the same job, all because they are technically employed by a labor hire company,” she said .

“This first wave of pay rises for our members will go a long way towards restoring dignity to our profession.”