Employment law proposals set to impact Australia’s employers in 2021

2021 is set to be a bumper year for employment law changes with a number of wide-ranging proposals in the pipeline. The Coalition government’s Industrial Relations reform bill, which was unveiled at the end of 2020, is likely to have the biggest impact on employers across the country. HRD spoke to Kyle Scott, director of […]

Taiwanese students allegedly underpaid

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action in the Federal Court against operators of the ’85 Degrees’ café brand, alleging young Taiwanese students who worked in Sydney were underpaid under the guise of a purported internship arrangement. The FWO alleges that Taiwanese company Comestibles Master Co Ltd, the franchisor of the ’85 Degrees’ café […]

Will new labour laws ‘accelerate the surge’ of insecure work?

The 2020 recession has left casual and part-time workers more vulnerable to economic shock than permanent and full-time employees. However, recovery for those in non-standard jobs this year won’t exactly be easy, considering the proposed changes to Australia’s industrial relations laws, a new analysis has revealed. The IR reforms bill introduced in December would likely […]

Senate committee to deliver report on underpayment of Australian workers in 2021

Unions Tasmania says civil penalities for wage theft need to be implemented and a new Industrial Court established to help stamp out the behaviour. In a submission to a Senate inquiry on unlawful underpayment of employees’ remuneration, Unions Tasmania secretary Jessica Munday said non-payment or underpayment of superannuation was a common issue. An Industry Super […]

Flight Centre in court for alleged underpayment of staff through ‘dubious’ pay system

Five former employees of Flight Centre have told the first day of a trial in the Federal Circuit Court in Brisbane they were pressured to attend after-work functions and expected to do unpaid overtime. Key points: Flight Centre allegedly breached the Fair Work Act by failing to pay the appropriate annual leave and loadings on […]

Accounting software providers turn up the heat on proposed STP deadline

Accounting and business software providers have warned the government that proceeding with the proposed start date for the second phase of Single Touch Payroll will result in far-reaching negative economic outcomes. The Australian Business Software Industry Association (ABSIA) has called for the proposed 1 July 2021 start date for STP Phase 2 to be deferred […]

Perth café allegedly falsified pay records

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action in the Federal Circuit Court against the former operators of a café in the Perth CBD, alleging it falsified staff payment and time records. Facing court are Quickpoint Pty Ltd, which formerly operated a Japanese café trading as Shimizu Harbour Town, and the company’s sole director Augustine Lawrence […]

How recruiters check for red flags on social media

Three in five recruiters have turned down a candidate over social media content Seven in 10 employers admit to checking a job candidate’s social media presence as part of the hiring process, a new study revealed. Researchers at online employment website CareerBuilder interviewed more than 1,000 HR professionals and hiring managers across industries about the […]

Disability Services Australia signs Enforceable Undertaking

Disability Services Australia (DSA) has entered into an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with the Fair Work Ombudsman and is back-paying employees more than $1.6 million. The not-for-profit organisation, which provides services to disabled clients throughout NSW and operates a packaging factory at Mascot in Sydney, self-reported underpayments to the FWO in 2019. After being prompted by […]

2021: what you need to know about upcoming payroll changes

To alway be up to date with payroll changes this year, join Australian Payroll Association here. JOBKEEPER and JOBMAKER JobKeeper payments will be reduced from $1200 to $1000 a fortnight for full-time workers and from $750 to $650 a fortnight for part-time workers from January 4. The scheme is scheduled to draw to a close […]

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