When is it a vocational placement or internship and when is it employment?

A vocational placement is a formal work experience arrangement that is part of an education or training course. Vocational placements can give students important skills to help them transition successfully from study to work, while giving industry and business the opportunity to enrich student learning experiences and increase the number of work-ready graduates. Vocational placements […]

If an employee gets COVID on annual leave, can they use sick leave instead?

In general, an employee may switch to sick leave and use that entitlement if they are sick on annual leave. It doesn’t matter that the annual leave has already been booked and approved or has already started; the employee still has the right to convert it to sick leave. This isn’t a pandemic provision, it’s […]

More than $189,000 recovered for Adelaide workers

The Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered $189,316 in wages for 306 underpaid workers after it investigated employers in a ‘cheap eats’ food precinct in Adelaide. Fair Work Inspectors targeted 58 businesses in and around Adelaide’s Chinatown precinct and found that 83 per cent failed to comply with workplace laws. Businesses were selected for investigation based on […]

Unpaid pandemic leave entitlements extended in many awards

The Fair Work Commission has extended the entitlement to unpaid pandemic leave under Schedule X in many awards. Leave taken under Schedule X now needs to start by 30 June 2022. Annual leave flexibility provisions haven’t been extended and will end on 31 December 2021. What is Schedule X? Schedule X is a temporary schedule […]

Looking for a new way to use your payroll expertise in 2022?

Work/life balance and flexibility is very important to us at APA. We know that the best customer service is delivered by a happy, motivated and inspired team. But we have a problem. We have work booked well into the new year and need to expand our team of consultants at every level. You don’t need […]

ParaQuad signs Enforceable Undertaking

The Paraplegic & Quadriplegic Association of NSW (ParaQuad) has back-paid staff more than $705,000 and entered into an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with the Fair Work Ombudsman. ParaQuad is a large charity employing about 334 staff in the disability services sector, providing specialist clinical services, personal care, telehealth and supported accommodation to people with paralysis and […]

Bupa underpays 18,000 staff up to $75m

Over recent weeks, it has been announced that Westpac backpaid $6 million owed to 6400 former and current employees; Emirates Leisure Retail underpaid airport workers by $5.1 million; labour hire firm Hudson Global Resources admitted underpaying 5325 workers by $4.5 million; and more than 11,000 current and former Red Cross employees were underpaid more than […]

Time goes by so slowly: FWC finds that employee’s employment ended at end of fixed term and was not dismissed

Access to the unfair dismissal jurisdiction under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) is on the basis that the employee is “dismissed” from the employment. A jurisdictional objectional can be raised if the employee has not been actually dismissed by the employer. Subsection 386(2)(a) of the FW Act provides that an employee who […]

St Peter’s Lutheran College signs EU

St Peter’s Lutheran College in Queensland will back-pay staff more than $2 million and has entered into an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with the Fair Work Ombudsman. The college is a non-government, co-educational school with two campuses at Indooroopilly, Brisbane and Springfield, Ipswich, each registered as a charity and together employing more than 500 staff. It self-reported to the Fair Work […]

The five most common cybersecurity questions company directors should ask

Cybersecurity has moved rapidly from the backrooms of the IT department into the boardroom, meaning company directors must be aware of their obligations when it comes to protecting the systems and data their organisations rely on. The scope is now significantly broader than corporate and customer information; it also includes risks with third party suppliers […]

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The Australian Payroll Association is providing professional advice in line with the latest legislation. As a Payroll professional it is of an enormous importance to be a member of this organization and build on payroll knowledge and network with its members.It is a must attend the Yearly Payroll Conference, where members attend various workshops from termination payments to superannuation updates, guest speakers from the ATO & speakers from various Payroll Software providers. Attendees receive updates on upcoming legislative changes, network with colleagues from different industries & enjoy great food and beverages.As part of the company is the recruitment department lead by Andy Thompson. As a recruiter Andy knows the payroll scope in great details. He educates its clients about payroll and at the same time is helping payroll professionals to attain roles best fitting of candidate expectations.Wishing the team at the Australian Payroll Association many years of growth and successIt is time to ascend the payroll profession where it belongs

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