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The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against a PappaRich restaurant operator, alleging he was ...
There is often a big question mark for employers over what exactly constitutes abandonment of employment There...
Payroll Consultant and Trainer – Rozelle What will you be doing? We could write you a long list of the day ...
It used to be that whenever payroll fraud was mentioned, thoughts would turn to ghost employees or tampering ...
A Sydney-based worker fired for alleged drunken misconduct has won a bid for reinstatement after it emerged ...
Workplace culture can dramatically vary from workplace to workplace. It is becoming increasingly challenging ...
As per our March Members Update: Superannuation Guarantee Ruling SGR 2009/2 provides that annual leave loading...
Episode 19
Talking Payroll with Maria NikoletatosAs Australian Payroll Association’s Chief Knowledge Officer, there’s very little (if anything) ...
Mingka Macdonald got used to being owed money by juice bar chain Pressed Juices when she worked there. ...
Liquidators of the company at the centre of Australia’s largest tax fraud case say workers chasing ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has secured $65,438 against the former franchisee of two Subway outlets in ...
A recent decision of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia (the Court) has shown why employers must always ...
The rules for claiming deductions for payments to workers are changing. From 1 July 2019, you can only claim ...
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has reduced an employee’s entitlement to redundancy pay to nil after an ...
A start-up that once scored a $200,000 deal on Shark Tank has copped a massive fine for unpaid internships and...
Episode 18
Talking Payroll with Rohan GeddesAs the National Leader in PwC’s Payroll Consulting Practice, Rohan has experience in personal and ...
Who are we? Australian Payroll Association is reimagining the future of payroll. Payroll has never seen a ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured more than $77,000 in penalties against the operator of a Sydney hair salon...
Another high-profile Australian chef has become entangled in underpayment accusations. It’s alleged ...
Recently, our Managing Director, Athena Koelmeyer presented a webinar for Payroll HQ‘s Learning Lab ...
Episode 17
Talking Payroll with Kate UpcraftStarting her payroll career at Marks and Spencer, Kate Upcraft is one of the top UK based payroll consultants....
Major mining labour hire firm WorkPac has been hit with an estimated $84 million class action over claims it ...
By now you will hopefully have heard that legislation to extend Single Touch Payroll (STP) to employers with ...
The retail group that owns Rebel Sport, Supercheap Auto and Macpac says it underpaid store managers by about ...
Episode 16
Talking Payroll with Don McGuireWhat’s it’s like to be responsible for paying 14 million people in 143 countries with 12,500 ...
Section 351 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) prohibits employers from taking adverse action against an ...
Staff at a Canberra sushi bar were underpaid nearly $300,000, with company operators accused of creating fake ...
Employers engaged in contracting sectors – such as providing outsourced services to third parties under ...
The cost of fixing a public sector payroll system continues to increase. The underpayments, which date back to...
Gig economy-focused HR startup HumanForce has secured $22.5 million in funding, after 17 years of ...
Episode 15
Talking Payroll with John ShepherdJohn Shepherd has been working at the ATO since January 1991 and has various roles in that time, but has spent...
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has commenced the first legal action utilising new reverse onus of proof laws ...
Justin Hemmes’ billion-dollar pub empire Merivale isn’t happy about having to pay its young staff ...
The trial of former tax deputy commissioner Michael Cranston is set to resurrect questions about the tax ...
Episode 14
Talking Payroll with Richard McLeanMeet Richard McLean, Founder of Keypay. In this fireside chat, Richard discusses how payroll software ...
The French multinational arms company Thales underpaid Australian workers by $5.4m over seven years. Some 240 ...
The ABC has admitted it underpaid up to 2500 casual staff over the past six years and has commenced an urgent ...
The final report on the Fair Work Ombudsman’s Court Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with Coles Supermarkets...
A young CEO’s highly-demanding job ad for a part-time personal assistant in Melbourne, Australia, has ...
Episode 13
Talking Payroll with David XeurebDavid Xeureb is the Payroll Manager for Marriott. He is responsible for the payroll for six Marriott hotels ...
When the economy is good, job opportunities abound – and this leads to power shifting from the employer to ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has reported on the outcomes of its compliance partnership with Baiada Group, ...
Employers who incorrectly classify employees as casual instead of full-time or part-time could be responsible ...
Two labour-hire companies that provided workers exclusively to a major home care company in Adelaide have ...
The federal government will use a budget update on Monday to ease the tax burden on older Australians who are ...
Casual workers will be entitled to switch to full-time or part-time employment under a new legislation by the ...
The NSW Workers Compensation Commission (WCC) has made an interesting decision relating to workers who sustain...
Dodgy bosses who steal their workers’ superannuation will face stiffer fines and legal action if Labor ...
A commercial cleaning company must send letters of apology to 1174 cleaners after an external audit revealed ...
When Natalie James first started heading the workplace watchdog she believed wage underpayments were a mistake...
Under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), an employee is only protected from unfair dismissal if the employee is ...
I want to clarify that legislation to extend Single Touch Payroll to all employers from 1 July 2019 has not ...
Workforce management startup Deputy has raised $US81 million ($111 million) in funding in what is the biggest ...
A senior manager of Plutus Payroll has admitted to his involvement in a conspiracy that allegedly defrauded ...
Findings of accessorial liability for contraventions of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) are now frequent...
Episide 12
Talking Payroll with Peter ThorpI never wanted to be an accountant. My life goal at school was to be a plumber. But my mum believed going to ...
An accountant with links to the Plutus Payroll tax fraud has been jailed for eight years for knowingly washing...
It is often said that the essence of the employment relationship is the work/wages bargain – where an ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has published a report on its compliance partnership with Australian home ...
The global financial market volatility is showing no signs of ending, which is proving difficult for ...
Episode 11
Talking Payroll with Michael TjiputraIf you want to know what it’s like to manage the payroll function for 160,000 employees, paying a $10B ...
What could have been done to stop a lone employee stealing almost $20 million from her employer? Although ...
The drinking and dining empire led by high-profile Sydney hotelier Justin Hemmes is facing a push to kill off ...
Here at Workplace Law, we regularly assist clients with unfair dismissal claims, which often involve disputes ...
The second instalment in the Payroll HQ learning lab series will run on Thursday 29 November at 14:30 ...
As Executive Director for Compliance and Enforcement at the Fair Work Ombudsman, it’s Lynda’s role to ...
Kogan.com, the pure-play online retailer with a portfolio of goods and services, is taking on the ...
Earlier this year, we wrote a blog about the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers who, at the time, were embroiled in a ...
Whilst productivity should always be on the minds of HR leaders, there’s one overlooked aspect of your ...
A specialty supermarket operator in Melbourne will overhaul its workplace practices under an Enforceable ...
In this conversation, Tracy talks to Claire Formby, head of payroll for Western Power. They cover technology, ...
The new Long Service Leave Act 2018 comes into effect on 1 November 2018 in Victoria, and businesses that ...
A Bundaberg-based transport company has been fined $80,000 for underpaying a worker, despite having signed an ...
Personal devices, like smart phones and tablets, have undoubtedly changed the way we interact with technology ...
Australia’s system to recover unpaid wages is broken and masks the real scale of employers ripping off ...
Episode 8
Talking Payroll with Jeff ZammitJeff Zammit has managed the payroll function at Crown Casino, Hewlett-Packard and Agility Logistics. With ...
On 26 October 2018, Primary Health Care Ltd (ASX: PRY) revealed that it will compensate certain past and ...
A review has called for tougher fraud controls at the ATO in the wake of $144 million Plutus tax fraud, ...
Episode 7
Talking Payroll With Melanie PizzeyThis episode is with Melanie Pizzey from the Global Payroll Association. Mel works with payroll professionals ...
The high-end restaurant business of French-born chef Guillaume Brahimi is substantially underpaying permanent ...
Source Athena Koelmeyer, Workplace Law Reports estimate that 45% of Australians will experience a mental ...
Key conspirators charged in the Plutus tax fraud secretly controlled a separate network of labour hire firms ...
The restaurant chain fronted by Australian celebrity chef Neil Perry says it is “keen to resolve” ...
Our innovative friends at Payroll HQ formally launched their Learning Lab series in September and this ...
Episode 6
Talking Payroll With Matt PaffMatt is a payroll software expert and industry futurist. In 2015 he spoke at the Australian Payroll ...
Episode 5
Talking Payroll With Anne BringansIn this episode Tracy is ‘Talking Payroll’ with Anne Bringans. Anne and Tracy worked together in ...
Episode 4
Talking Payroll With Andy ThompsonAndy runs the recruitment division at Australian Payroll Association. It’s unlike any other recruitment ...
Source: Athena Koelmeyer, Workplace Law The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has applied a “common sense” ...
Source: AFR The struggling discount department chain, which could become the next Woolworths’ asset to be ...
Source: Human Capital Payroll firm EZY Accounting 123 has been slapped with a hefty over its involvement with ...
Source: itnews Tech contractors still owed money after the $100m collapse of Plutus Payroll are worried they ...
Source: Shane Koelmeyer, Workplace Law Where a disciplinary process involves discussions about dismissal, ...
Source: Fair Work Ombudsman The Fair Work Ombudsman is calling on Domino’s head office to take action after ...
Athena Koelmeyer is the Managing Partner at Workplace Law, a specialist law firm focused on providing advice ...
Episode 2
Talking Payroll With Daniel WatsonIn this episode, Tracy talks to Daniel Watson. With many years experience in operational payroll, payroll ...
Source: ABC The underpayment of sub-contracted cleaners at major supermarket chains in Tasmania has been ...
Source: Shane Koelmeyer, Workplace Law In Urso v QF Cabin Crew Australia Pty Limited T/A QCCA [2018] FWC 4436 ...
Source: AFR Australian human resources and payroll technology start-up Flare has closed a major $21 million ...
Episode 1
Talking Payroll with Tracy AngwinWelcome to the ‘Talking Payroll’ podcast, the only Australian podcast taking a deep dive into the ...
Source: Shane Koelmeyer, Workplace Law The recent decision by one of the National Rugby League’s (NRL’s) ...
Source: HRD Record penalties have been obtained by the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) against Macquarie Technology ...
Source: SMH The rules around sick leave for more than a million shift workers have been upended in a ...
Source: Human Capital Earlier in the year, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) announced that 2.3 million ...
Source: Athena Koelmeyer, Workplace Law Employers are often required to exercise a significant degree of trust...
Source: Athena Koelmeyer, Worplace Law One of the first steps that the Fair Work Commission (FWC) takes when ...
Source: SMH The latest casualty in the war on wage underpayment is an unlikely candidate. In an exquisite ...
Source: SMH Federal Workplace Minister Craig Laundy says he will follow up allegations of workplace ...
If you provide or employ a payroll service for more than 20 or more employees, you can report through Single ...
Many businesses are due to begin reporting through Single Touch Payroll (STP) from 1 July 2018, making 1 April...
It is always a difficult time when an employee loses a loved one, with sensitivity and compassion obviously ...
From time to time we are reminded of the importance of rigorous payroll processes and controls. Last month, ...
With the new state budgets each year comes the potential for changes to payroll tax rates. This year both ...
In July this year, the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission sat to undertake a 4-yearly review of all Modern...
From where I sit I have recently observed a marked increase in the amount of inaccuracy and unethical ...
Everyone knows the phrase ‘work life balance’, but how many people actually feel like they are achieving ...
When Sonya Causer stole almost $20 million dollars from Clive Peeters over 18 months in 2008 and 2009, I ...
Did you know that depending on the size and handling of an overpayment, an FBT liability may apply? Read on to...
It’s almost Easter, are you ready? Depending on which state your workers are in, there will be anywhere ...
When and how often to pay employees is a question which can affect many areas of a business, with cash flow ...
The options for employers after discovering employee overpayments can be very confusing. Before you decide ...
Although it’s impossible to accurately quantify, payroll fraud is more common than you might think. With the...
I think we will all be familiar with these sort of questions. How much extra should I put in my super? Should ...
If you have anything on your agenda for 21 October 2016, now is the time to clear it. Because you won’t want...
As payroll professionals, we are expected to know a lot. Tax, superannuation and the legislation governing ...
With 122 awards to choose from, finding the right award to pay your employees under can seem like a daunting ...
I can’t believe how fast the last five years have gone. Australian Payroll Association officially opened...
Although it’s impossible to accurately quantify, payroll fraud is more common than you might think. ...
There is no doubt that your resume is your own personal document and as such, should be expressed exactly how ...
I’m not at all surprised about the recent news that public servants taking redundancies are being ...
There are some questions that I am constantly asked. Questions such as how many payroll professionals does ...
I was pleased to see on the front page of last Wednesday’s AFR that the Productivity Commission has ...
The end of the financial year is often filled with dread for those responsible for payroll. It’s the time of...
Overpayments can financially hurt both employees and employers and it is important for both parties. Ideally...
This is another question that I wish I had a black and white answer for. One of the complications in payroll...
If only there was a one paragraph answer to this one! Recently we looked at the most common questions we are ...
Employers often ask us whether they need to pay superannuation on payments on certain allowances or payments. ...
You know a payroll operation is doing a good job when the phones don’t ring. Conversely, if a pay office is ...
It’s always the most fascinating time of year for us at Australian Payroll Association, analysing the ...
JL/TAPS – Does the claim “only nationally accredited” really mean it is the only official ...