Uber wins payroll tax case against Revenue NSW

The Supreme Court of NSW has revoked six payroll tax assessments issued by the Chief Commissioner of State Revenue issued to Uber in a recent decision handed down last Friday. In the recent decision, Uber Australia Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2024] NSWSC 1124, plaintiff, Uber, applied to the court for a review of […]

Commission upholds dismissal of underperforming employee

Managing an underperforming employee can often be a complex task, particularly in circumstances where the employee has shown signs of improvement, but their overall quality of work continues to fall below the minimum expectations. In the recent unfair dismissal decision of Taylor v CJD Equipment Pty Ltd [2024] FWC 2078, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) […]

Part two of the Closing Loopholes amendments – An action plan for employers

On 26 February 2024, the second tranche of Closing Loopholes amendments was legislated by the Federal Government under the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No.2) Act 2024 (Cth) (Closing Loopholes No.2 Act). The first tranche of Closing Loopholes amendments was passed in December last year, a summary of which you can find here. What […]

What is wage compliance? Our Guide

Many employers ask our payroll consulting team what the most important thing is when considering compliance requirements for payroll. The reality is there are a combination of factors and the causes of non compliance may be quite difficult to detect without actively looking for them. Our Payroll Consulting practice regularly finds issues when conducting payroll […]

Brisbane meatworks Australian Country Choice Holdings underpays staff more than $2.5 million

Brisbane meat processor Australian Country Choice Holdings (ACCH) has admitted it underpaid staff more than $2.5 million and will enter into an enforceable undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman. Key points: Australian Country Choice Holdings underpaid 342 staff more than $2.5 million over 11 years The company has entered into an enforceable undertaking with the […]

Over $170,000 penalties for apprentice underpayments

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured penalties of $177,174 against a Queensland construction company and its director after two young carpentry apprentices were underpaid $32,347. The Federal Circuit Court ordered Brendan Paul Angus to pay penalties of $29,529 and his company, G.Q. Industries Pty Ltd, to pay $147,645 for breaching the Fair Work Act. The […]

Uncertain economic conditions sees a shift towards payroll contractors

Anytime we find ourselves in an economic environment that is both challenging and evolving, the level of uncertainty will often create a level of “paralysis” to many business decisions, and this time is no different. Organisations are understandably much more focused on getting through the short to medium term, and this also has an immediate […]

Five questions I’m regularly asked about payroll

Here are some questions I’m asked on a regular basis by employers and journalists. What is the cause of the payroll underpayments? Are employers underpaying staff deliberately? Do you think criminalising wage theft will stop it? Will the 1 March changes relating to collecting start, stop and break times affecting 22 modern awards make a […]

Why is there a current shortage of high calibre Payroll people?

Every day I am talking to people within organisations who are looking for great payroll people. To me and the majority of our clients ‘great payroll people’ fundamentally means, strong technical payroll knowledge and experience combined with a proven client service ability and a strong work ethic. Why in the current climate is there such […]

New way to attempt payroll fraud

It used to be that whenever payroll fraud was mentioned, thoughts would turn to ghost employees or tampering with casual worker’s master files. But recently it seems that fraudsters have moved their attention to other ways of infiltrating payroll departments in order to receive money that they are not entitled to This scenario happened to […]

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