The South Australian Government says its outsourced payroll software provider – which suffered a major cybersecurity breach last year affecting more than 90,000 public servants – will continue to provide services until at least 2024 after agreeing to pay the government $1.75 million in compensation. The Department of Treasury and Finance has been in negotiations […]
READ MOREMacedon Lounge becomes first restaurant in Victoria to be charged under new wage theft laws
It is alleged Rehmat & Mehar Pty Ltd and its officer breached wage theft laws by dishonestly withholding more than $7,000 in employee entitlements, including wages, penalty rates and superannuation, from four young former staff members. Rehmat & Mehar Pty Ltd and its officer each face 47 charges. It became a crime for an employer […]
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Twitter loses payroll department, other financial employees as part of mass resignation under Elon Musk
A large portion of Twitter’s financial organisation, including its payroll department, left the company in response to an ultimatum from Elon Musk that has seemingly backfired. Along with the payroll department resigning, Twitter’s US Tax team and its financial reporting team also resigned, two people familiar with the matter said, matching several internal messages. Employees […]
READ MOREEmployer’s “extraordinary lengths” to accommodate injured worker renders dismissal fair
If an employee is unable to meet the inherent requirements of their role due to illness or injury, it may be lawful for an employer to terminate their employment on the grounds of incapacity. In the matter of Scantlebury v BHP Coal Pty Ltd [2022] FWC 2261, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) was tasked with […]
READ MORENine’s overtime review found staff left out of pocket
An extensive review into a six-year period of staff underpayment at Nine Entertainment has been finalised, with employees to be reimbursed over the next fortnight. Many staff were left out of pocket by payment errors across the company’s major publications including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Australian Financial Review, the Brisbane Times and […]
READ MOREQueensland mental health levy
From 1 January 2023, a mental health levy will be applied to payroll tax to fund mental health and associated services. The levy: will apply to employers and groups of employers who pay more than $10 million in annual Australian taxable wages will be applied to annual Queensland taxable wages. Threshold based on Australian taxable […]
READ MORETaronga Zoo staff strike at Dubbo and Sydney could leave families locked out
Staff have walked off the job at Taronga Zoo calling for a fix to ongoing payroll problems, but it could be families who end up paying the price. The snap strike was called at Taronga’s Dubbo zoo on Thursday morning, with threats of another strike to come at the NSW Central West and Sydney sites […]
READ MOREHigh stakes: Meat processer ordered to pay union $93,000 in penalties
In “A bone to pick: Assessing the “reasonableness” of additional hours”, Workplace Law reported on the Federal Court of Australia (the Court) decision in Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union v Dick Stone Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 512 which found that a meat processing establishment had contravened the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) by: […]
READ MOREFamily & domestic violence leave
All employees (including part-time and casual employees) are entitled to 5 days unpaid family and domestic violence leave each year. The entitlement to unpaid family and domestic violence leave comes from the National Employment Standards (NES). Family and domestic violence means violent, threatening or other abusive behaviour by an employee’s close relative that: seeks to […]
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