Qantas and Jetstar have stood down two-thirds of employees temporarily to preserve as many jobs as possible longer term. The majority of the 30,000 employees will be stood down until at least the end of May 2020. During the stand down, employees will be able to draw down on annual and long service leave and […]
READ MOREYou’re a liability: “all reasonable steps” and vicarious liability
Federal and State anti-discrimination legislation makes it unlawful for employers to discriminate against or harass a person in their employment. The legislation also places liability on employers for the discriminatory conduct of their employees. This means that if an employee is found to have acted in breach of anti-discrimination legislation, their employer may also be […]
READ MOREClerks Award flexibility during outbreak of coronavirus
On 28 March 2020, the Fair Work Commission (the Commission) made a determination varying the Clerks Award. The determination inserted a temporary new Schedule, which applies from an employee’s first full pay period on or after 28 March until 30 June 2020. Schedule I adds award flexibility during the coronavirus outbreak for: employees’ classifications and […]
READ MOREFive great payroll ideas for self isolation (and some awesome free stuff)
Workplaces all over the globe are going into shutdown mode with many people going into self-isolation as we continue to battle COVID-19. Working from home can be great – no commuting, no small talk by the water cooler, you don’t even have to get dressed for work – but the solitude can also be a […]
READ MORECoronavirus isolation: Here’s what you can claim on tax while working from home
The number of coronavirus cases is expected to climb significantly in the coming weeks. Already, many employers are activating emergency plans to keep their businesses open while protecting staff and a key component of that is to encourage – or even mandate – staff to work from home for an extended period. However, working from home […]
READ MOREHow was I supposed to know? Employers’ consultation obligations when implementing major workplace change
When an employer is required to make changes to the workplace which are likely to have significant effects on employees, the employer must ensure that it meets any consultation obligations which might apply under various laws and industrial instruments prior to implementing any redundancies that might arise. For example, all modern awards and enterprise agreements […]
READ MOREStand down – what is is and when can it be used?
What is it? Stand Down is a provision that allows an employer to deduct monies for any time an employee cannot be usefully employed through certain stoppages of work occurring through no fault of the employer. Does an employer have the right to stand down employees without pay? A statutory right to stand down an […]
READ MOREWorld Vision Australia reports itself to Fair Work Ombudsman after underpaying staff
World Vision Australia (WVA) has conceded underpaying 200 casual and 45 permanent employees by as much as $8.9 million, blaming a payroll error. The Australian arm of the global charity has “apologised unreservedly” for the error – saying it was unfortunate but not deliberate – and that it had self-reported to the Fair Work Ombudsman […]
READ MOREUnderinvestment in HR and payroll expertise leads to underpayments
In 2019 several large businesses found themselves in payroll scandals they had the resources to avoid. So what happened? There is a phrase that goes something like: “Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it’s a pattern.” It would be interesting to know what the phrasemaker behind this memorable aphorism would say about […]
READ MOREWho holds the record? Record keeping basics for human resources
No profession loves hard copies of records more than lawyers – but it is often human resources who have the most to do with record keeping, particularly in relation to retaining employee records. What are the basic records which should be kept for employees? There are records which employers are required to keep in accordance […]
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