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Navigate your Fair Work Agency responsibilities
Gain a full overview of all the mandatory employee information required by the Fair Work Agency with one tool.
- Employee overviews: minimum wage, annual leave and probation
- Access to Fair Work Agency-related e-learning courses
- Reports, flags and notifications for missing information
- Prepare for an inspection and avoid costly fines
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Manage legal requirements under the Fair Work Agency
View the key areas of inspection and enforcement in one place. Capture all mandatory employee information required under the Fair Work Agency.
- Minimum wage compliance
- Annual leave tracker
- Probation milestones and records overview
- Read receipts for essential documents
The Fair Work Agency Navigator supports businesses to stay compliant and inspection ready.
Fair Work Agency enforcement powers
The FWA can carry out scheduled or unannounced inspections, even without an employee complaint. Failure to comply could result in financial penalties of up to £20,000 per worker.
More serious offences, including forced labour, serious licensing breaches or deliberately misleading inspectors, could result in criminal prosecution and unlimited fines. Understanding your obligations and being inspection-ready is essential to protecting your business.
The FWA Navigator helps you identify and address compliance risks, so you can stay prepared for increased enforcement.
Stay on top of holiday record keeping
Under the Employment Rights Act 2025 employers are now required to store holiday records for at least 6 years.
The Fair Work Agency Navigator tool supports you to stay on top of record keeping obligations. Allowing you to view and export your BrightHR staff holiday records into one report.
Create a clear HR document audit trail
Sharing essential HR documents with employees is only part of the picture. It’s also important to have a clear record showing that employees have received and read them.
BrightHR allows you to share essential HR documents directly with employees and request read receipts within the platform. Each receipt is timestamped, giving you a clear record of when documentation was read, providing an audit trail for FWA inspections.
See the Fair Work Agency Navigator in action
See the Fair Work Agency Navigator in action
Prepare for a Fair Work Agency or trade union visit
Plan for access requests, stay inspection-ready and reduce the risk of costly fines.
Fair Work Agency FAQs
Q. QuestionWho is the Fair Work Agency?
The Fair Work Agency is an enforcement body that was launched under the Employment Rights Act 2025.
It enforces employee rights to fair pay, legal documentation and annual leave.
Q. QuestionWhat does the Fair Work Agency do?
The Fair Work Agency has the power to undertake a scheduled or spot check on a business, even without a complaint.
They can meet with employees, inspect your documentation and issue notices of underpayment of National Minimum Wage (NMW).
The Fair Work Agency doesn’t yet enforce holiday pay or SSP but can inspect your records.
Q. QuestionWhen did The Agency gain its powers?
The Fair Work Agency began operating on 7 April 2026.
It made its first conviction in July 2026. Fair Work Agency powers will be strengthened in 2027 when they will start to enforce holiday pay and Statutory Sick Pay (SSP).
Q. QuestionWhat do I need to do to stay compliant?
You already know you need to comply with employment law. What the Fair Work Agency does is check that.
You’ll need to provide accurate and up-to-date employment documents related to holidays, pay and probation. The FWA Navigator tool is designed to support you do just that. See it in action today by booking a free demo.
Q. QuestionCan the FWA fine my business?
The Fair Work Agency can give a notice of underpayment of National Minimum Wage (NMW) which gives you 28 days to pay, plus a penalty of 200% of the amount owed up to £20,000 per worker.
The Fair Work Agency can also assist employees at tribunal and bring proceedings on your employees’ behalf.
The most serious offenses can lead to criminal prosecution and unlimited fines.
Q. QuestionHow can I access BrightHR's FWA Navigator?
The Fair Work Agency Navigator is a compliance tool available with BrightHR's core HR software product. You will find it within the BrightHR app found under the "Fair Work Agency Navigator" tab.
HR tools & resources to support FWA compliance
Manage HR data in one place and automate statutory calculations to ensure compliance with your employment law requirements.
Store working time, annual leave and statutory payment records with secure HR document storage.
Get instant answers to any of your FWA-related queries with an HR advice tool powered by AI.
Access the support of professional employment law services trusted by businesses across the UK.
Get your HR documentation in check with expertly-crafted policy and document templates.
Worried about compliance? Give the team a call. The employment law advice line is open 24/7 for support when you need it.
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