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Ross Heron, CEO, Australian Payroll Association As businesses prepare for 2025, payroll professionals must ...
Employers and employees need to start planning how their businesses will operate during the end-of-year ...
The director and Chief Executive Officer of a group of four sushi restaurants (Sushi Bay Group) which operated...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $117,190 in penalties in court against the operators of a ...
The 2024 Australian Payroll Summit, hosted by the Australian Payroll Association, wrapped up as a resounding ...
The proposed Payday Super legislation in Australia represents a significant shift in the way superannuation ...
Parents accessing the government-funded paid parental leave will receive superannuation on their payments from...
A West Australian woman has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for illegally submitting fraudulent ...
When considering the financial impact of redundancies, employers should be mindful of the operation of s 120 ...
The Supreme Court of NSW has revoked six payroll tax assessments issued by the Chief Commissioner of State ...
Managing an underperforming employee can often be a complex task, particularly in circumstances where the ...
We’re thrilled to represent a leading global medical technology company based in St Leonards, now looking ...
Are you aware that Australian Payroll Association via our Australian Payroll Advisory function has been ...
Last week marked the commencement of the next tranche of closing the loopholes legislation . The significant ...
A Sydney-based property developer has been directed to repay $11.2 million for his involvement in ...
As payroll professionals, attending industry events like the Australian Payroll Association Summit is crucial ...
When engaging people to perform work, businesses must be aware of the distinction between an employee and an ...
Part Time Payroll Officer in St Marys, NSW Are you a detail oriented payroll professional with experience in ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operator of a Sydney company that designs and ...
We’re thrilled to present an exceptional opportunity with one of our long standing clients in Newcastle, ...
The Fair Work Commission recently shared “The Retail Award covers a higher proportion (11 per cent) of ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured record penalties of $15.3 million against the former operators of the ...
A recent decision of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has illustrated how ...
A significant underpayment issue has come to light within one of Australia’s largest private hospital ...
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently dealt with a case involving an unfair dismissal claim by a software ...
In May 2023, the federal government announced its intention to require employers to pay their employees’ ...
Exciting Opportunity: Payroll Manager for Iconic Entertainment Company Implementation Project Are you an ...
Six Ambulance Victoria employees have been suspended over allegations of serious misconduct, with Victorian ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $168,000 in penalties in court against the Construction, ...
Last week we discussed what your CFO is looking for in the payroll dpeartment. This week we drill down into ...
Employees are protected from adverse action because they have exercised, or propose to exercise, the workplace...
This week, we thought we’d look at the critical relationship between the finance and payroll ...
There have been changes to the wording of the Retail Award concerning rosters and overtime. These changes took...
The first tranche of amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) pursuant to the Fair Work Legislation...
On 20 June 2024, the New South Wales Parliament passed the Community Services Sector (Portable Long Service ...
In our previous article about elevating payroll maturity, we explored the strategic goals that can elevate ...
As payroll professionals, our roles often go unnoticed until something goes wrong. However, we possess the ...
In today’s competitive business environment, retaining top payroll staff is crucial for ensuring smooth ...
World Vision Australia has back-paid more than $6 million to staff after the charity self-reported ...
The Fair Work Commission (the Commission) has made changes to the wording of the Retail Award concerning the ...
Australia’s largest car dealership business, Eagers Automotive Limited (EAL), has back-paid more than $16 ...
Ready to take your payroll career to new heights? A premier manufacturing and construction company is seeking ...
A north Queensland office manager is facing 120 criminal charges over an alleged sophisticated fraud scheme ...
The Fair Work Commission’s Expert Panel announced on Monday, 3 June 2024 the outcome of its annual review of...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured penalties totalling $1.44 million against the franchisor of the ‘85 ...
We are thrilled to announce the return of Andy Thompson (andy@austpayroll.com.au) to our team as Payroll ...
The concept of harmonising payroll tax across Australia has been a topic of discussion for years, with ...
Under work health and safety legislation, persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) have duties to ...
Ensuring payroll compliance is crucial to maintaining employee trust and avoiding significant penalties. Here ...
Are you passionate about payroll excellence and looking to take your career to the next level? Australian ...
Under work health and safety legislation, persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) have duties to ...
Sexual harassment in the workplace has been the subject of significant reform over the past few years, with an...
The Federal Court of Australia (FCA) has handed down a record $10.34 million in penalties against two related ...
The Federal Court of Australia recently adjudicated a case involving an employer’s neglect in paying a ...
Disability support charity Open Minds Australia Limited has back-paid staff about $4.2 million after breaching...
A top ranking Australian university has been hit with a huge financial blow after it was discovered staff had ...
The Federal Circuit and Family Court has imposed a total of $51,280 in penalties against the Construction, ...
As we approach the end of the financial year in Australia on June 30, payroll managers have a crucial role in ...
From 1 July, the preservation age will be aligned for all Australians, rendering some of the current ...
Xero will spend US$25 million to buy a minority stake in Deputy and integrate the local HR app’s workforce ...
In an era where payroll complexities are at an all time high, the importance of skilled leadership within this...
The recent conviction of Maree Wilson for payroll fraud serves as a stark reminder of the vulnerabilities ...
Supermarket giant Woolworths has been fined more than $1.2 million for underpaying hundreds of staff more than...
A class action alleging NSW Health underpaid junior doctors has settled after the department agreed to a ...
The Federal Circuit and Family Court has imposed a total of $135,186 in penalties against the Construction, ...
James Cook University has taken immediate action upon discovering historical inadequacies within its payroll ...
A recent decision of the New South Wales Personal Injury Commission (NSWPIC) serves as a reminder of the ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $4 million in court-ordered penalties against the former operators of ...
An Australian service station company has been ordered to compensate its staff with $2.3 million in owed ...
Awards have been updated to reflect superannuation as an entitlement under the National Employment Standards ...
To pave a prosperous career in payroll, professionals should embark on a journey of continuous learning and ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) says Insurance Australia Group (IAG) has back-paid more than 19,000 workers $21 ...
Daylight saving time will end on Sunday 7 April 2024. Clocks go back one hour at 3am to 2am in: Australian ...
On 26 February 2024, the second tranche of Closing Loopholes amendments was legislated by the Federal ...
A woman who defrauded her mushroom farm employer of more than $1 million, spending $180,000 on the mobile game...
Easter, a time of reflection and celebration for many, also brings with it a patchwork of public holidays ...
In recent weeks, our Member helpdesk has seen a noticeable uptick in phone calls related to redundancy ...
The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) requires employers to keep certain employee records for a period of 7 ...
The advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in various sectors has ushered in a transformative era, ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman is making surprise inspections of northern Perth fast food outlets, restaurants and ...
The Fair Work Commission (the Commission) has made changes to the Real Estate Award to clarify when employees ...
In research conducted by The Access Group (TAG), a spotlight has been cast on the often underutilised ...
In the evolving landscape of Australian businesses, the integration of technology within payroll operations is...
In the complex landscape of Australian payroll, ensuring compliance with the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $14,400 in penalties in court against a Sydney-based law firm and its ...
Casual employment The existing definition of ‘casual employee’ in the Fair Work Act will be replaced with ...
One of the many changes to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) introduced last year include the Fair Work ...
As we approach the implementation of the Wage Theft legislation set to go live on 1 January 2025, it’s ...
You are invited to an APA webinar which will demystify the complexities of payroll compliance and process ...
Single Touch Payroll (STP) reporting is an Australian Government initiative aimed at simplifying business ...
In the complex landscape of payroll management, cutting corners on compliance might seem like a viable option ...
The Federal Government introduced several employment law changes last year, with varying commencement dates. ...
Australia Post has taken responsibility for a significant payroll error that has affected over 3,000 of its ...
Rippling, a US workforce management company, has announced the opening of its regional headquarters in Sydney....
In a notable development for the finance industry, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has faced hefty ...
Drewmaster, a prominent company in the manufacturing sector, is embroiled in a significant legal issue after a...
Optus is set to reimburse over $7.8 million to rectify underpayments for its retail workforce across ...
Here’s a couple of FAQs that we have had a lot on our payroll helpdesk recently. Q: If an employee ...
A Sutherland man has been jailed by the Supreme Court of NSW for his role in a $105 million tax fraud, ...
Employers and employees should educate themselves on the new Closing Loopholes workplace laws and make sure ...
Payroll fraud poses a significant threat to organisations of all sizes, causing financial losses, reputational...
A recent study has found that nearly a third of Australian employers are now providing unlimited annual leave,...
The Australian Catholic University (ACU) has recently disclosed it has a payroll underpayment issue. The ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced three legal actions against three companies and two individuals in ...
A peaceful protest over a payroll “glitch” spilled into violence on the streets of Papua New ...
Most remaining agreements made before 2010 (zombie agreements) automatically terminate on 7 December 2023. All...
There may be individuals and workplaces affected by flooding in parts of Australia. Stand down Floods may ...
There have been some recent changes to the Fair Work Act you should know about. These changes affect employee ...
In a recent case before the Fair Work Commission (FWC), a finance manager was terminated from Agripower ...
There have been changes to the Fair Work Act as part of the new ‘Closing Loopholes’ laws. Criminalising ...
On behalf of the entire team at Australian Payroll Association, we would like to thank all our members, ...
A recent decision of the Federal Court of Australia – Full Court (Full Court) has provided some clarity to ...
Gain an understanding of the support offered through the Australian Payroll Association helpdesk as Jasmine ...
In a significant move towards promoting workplace equality, Australia has recently passed the ‘Same Job,...
Work from home arrangements have become the “new normal” across many workplaces since the COVID-19 ...
The Federal Circuit and Family Court has imposed a total of $72,500 in penalties against the Construction, ...
In a period marked by high inflation, employees and employers who are considering or currently involved in ...
In the payroll industry, the implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) often sparks concerns about job ...
In the dynamic world of business, payroll managers play a crucial role, though their contributions are often ...
Background The Iconic, an online fashion and lifestyle retailer in Australia, has recently faced significant ...
In December 2022, a number of significant changes to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) came into effect as...
Introduction to Flexible Work Options Flexible work arrangements have become an essential aspect of modern ...
Introduction to New Regulations Starting December 6, 2023, significant changes will be implemented regarding ...
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has recently imposed fines on HESTA, a major ...
There are a number of personal attributes that are protected by Australia’s federal and state ...
The Federal Court has increased penalties against the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman recovered $509 million for 251,475 underpaid workers in 2022-23 – the second ...
Newly appointed Fair Work Ombudsman, Anna Booth, emphasises that corporate leaders are accountable for any ...
The government department responsible for overseeing federal workplace and employment conditions had to pay ...
To be kept up to date with all payroll changes, join Australian Payroll Association Overtime From the first ...
An employer can direct their employees to take annual leave while the business has shut down if their award or...
Disability discrimination legislation protects persons from being treated less favourably as the result of ...
With Christmas less than 90 days away, employers should be turning their mind to planning and confirming their...
The FWO has confirmed its fifth enforceable undertaking in FY2023–24, and its third involving a ...
During 2023-24, Fair Work has announced it will will prioritise underpayments and workplace protections in a ...
There are only limited circumstances in which a union or union representative are entitled to enter the ...
In recent months, we’ve seen the recruitment and job market in Australia reach heights of activity that ...
One of Australia’s largest water distributors has confirmed it underpaid workers by $21.3 million over ...
One of the effects of the amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) which came into effect on 6 June...
Congratulations to the below finalists in each category, we look forward to announcing the winners at the ...
What is leave loading? And how is it inherently tied to the concept of overtime? This article aims to ...
Starbucks Coffee Australia Pty Ltd (Starbucks) has recently rectified significant payroll compliance ...
Recently Southern Cross Care (Tasmania) Inc, a notable player in the aged care sector in Australia, has found ...
As the Australian workforce continues to evolve, the Fair Work Commission is at the helm of these changes, ...
In a time when the balance between work and leisure is increasingly becoming a focal point of discussions ...
In the world of payroll, understanding the intricacies of long service leave (LSL) can sometimes be a daunting...
In a groundbreaking development that may send ripples throughout the Australian superannuation sector, ...
In August 2023, Australia’s Industrial Relations Ministers agreed to produce a model for a harmonised labour...
In Australia, the Fair Work system’s backbone is constituted of Modern Awards. These legal documents ...
The Australian government has recently proposed significant changes to employment laws, targeting wage theft. ...
A business owner who put in years worth of fraudulent workers compensation claims while running a successful ...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming industries around the world, and the realm of payroll is ...
In a timely reminder about the importance of carefully drafting enterprise agreements, the Federal Court of ...
The recent sentencing of Adam Cranston for his role in the Plutus Payroll tax fraud has sent shockwaves ...
Best & Less, a familiar name in the Australian retail landscape, found itself in the limelight for payroll...
With three of their co-conspirators in the $105m fraud already jailed, two “principal players” make final ...
The remote work revolution, amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic, has transformed the way Australians approach ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has announced recoveries of $509 million in unpaid wages and entitlements for more ...
When a business decides to implement a new payroll system or overhaul its existing one, the ramifications are ...
All employees (including part-time and casual employees) now have the entitlement to 10 days of paid family ...
Woolworths has recently come under scrutiny for alleged malpractices related to employee benefits, ...
On 22 June 2023, the Federal Government passed the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Protecting Worker ...
In an ever changing payroll environment, a robust payroll process isn’t just a necessity—it’s ...
6 June 2023 From 6 June 2023, are changes to: flexible working arrangements extending unpaid parental leave ...
Health care provider Apollo Health Limited has back-paid staff more than $4.86 million, including interest and...
On Wednesday of last week, Australian Payroll Association hosted another Members webinar as part of our ...
With the new Respect@Work amendments now in place, employers should be mindful of a recent decision handed ...
As the number of large businesses, including the Reserve Bank of Australia, facing significant underpayment ...
From 1 July 2023, partnered couples can claim up to 20 weeks’ paid parental leave between them. Parents who ...
The lawyer and accountant who rose through the ranks of the Plutus Payroll scam to take on a “pivotal ...
The Australian Government has recently introduced new legislation, the Fair Work Legislation Amendment ...
The unveiling of Australia’s largest tax fraud scheme in history has recently come to light, with the ...
As of July 1, 2023, Australian employers will be required by law to contribute a minimum of 11 percent of a ...
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has today released a new set of statistics on employee earnings, ...
Casino operator Crown Resorts has agreed to backpay staff $1.2 million. Crown reported the error to the Fair ...
Meet Access Group, a Gold Partner of the Australian Payroll Association The Access Group is the first ...
We often speak about the importance of honesty and candour in an employment relationship, particularly when it...
When it comes to payroll in Australia, employers face a complex landscape of rules, regulations, and ...
When implementing redundancies, it is critical that the process for selecting employees for redundancy is a ...
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has been commended for reconsidering his withdrawal of legal aid funding to Adam...
Humanforce has recently announced the successful acquisition of intelliHR in a deal valued at over AUD $77 ...
Last year, the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the Court) found a HR Manager to be accessorily ...
Announced today, Suncorp’s (ASX: SUN) insurance arm has forked out about $32 million to more than 15,800 ...
A payroll system error has found casual workers at two of New South Wales’ biggest zoos are owed ...
Almost 30,000 employees at BHP will be entitled to a share of $430 million in back pay after the mining giant ...
Australia’s award workers will be getting a 5.75% wage increase starting July 1, according to the Fair ...
Victoria’s peak private school body says it was blindsided by the Andrews Government’s decision to impose ...
Aged care services provider Uniting AgeWell Limited has back-paid staff more than $3.5 million including ...
The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) is back-paying staff more than $4.4 million, plus superannuation and...
Under the anti-bullying jurisdiction of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the FW Act), the Fair Work Commission ...
More than 1 in 3 payroll managers (36 per cent) have admitted that the recent employee underpayment scandals ...
In January 2023, the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) proposed that it was appropriate to vary the...
Employers will be required to pay superannuation on payday, rather than quarterly, under reforms aimed at ...
A man who pocketed nearly half a million dollars through the Plutus Payroll tax fraud has been sentenced to a ...
Drafting workplace policies and procedures can be a daunting exercise – it requires a careful balance of ...
Nearly $240,000 will be given back to Sydney hospitality workers after an investigation into 47 businesses ...
A recent decision of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), which has resulted in an employer...
The Federal government will use the May budget to announce targets for the Australia Tax Office (ATO) to chase...
From 1 July 2023, the current entitlement to 18 weeks’ paid parental leave pay will be combined with the ...
One of the key issues that has dominated discussion in the workplace relations area in recent years is the ...
The Federal Court of Australia has recently made a landmark decision that mandates employers to seek the ...
Managing disgruntled employees can often be a difficult and drawn out process. It may often also be difficult ...
The Fair Work Commission (the Commission) has made a decision to increase minimum wages by 15% for some ...
Australia is looking to expand its unpaid parental leave entitlements through a new bill called the Protecting...
A Sydney lawyer has been jailed for 12 years for laundering $24 million as part of the Plutus Payroll tax ...
Mecca, a beauty retailer, has sent letters to approximately 1600 past and present employees after conducting ...
Five people who faced a marathon trial in the NSW Supreme Court over one of Australia’s largest tax ...
The Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) is a skilled-based ...
In the recent decision of Thomas v The Commissioner for Public Employment [2022] FWC 2427, the Fair Work ...
The Federal Court recently ruled that popular dumpling chain, Din Tai Fung, and its senior management ...
Lauren Anne Cranston was arrested in 2017 along with several others including her older brother Adam Cranston,...
Safe Work Australia identifies that harmful behaviours including bullying, harassment, discrimination and ...
Australia’s Paid Parental Leave policy has been amended following its passage through Parliament. The ...
A jury has found three people guilty of tax fraud for their part in the “Ben Hur” schemes. After ...
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has varied 78 modern awards as part of the Commission’s 4-yearly review of ...
The Royal Flying Doctor Service has been accused of underpaying healthcare workers in remote South Australian ...
According to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), there is $16 billion in lost and unclaimed super across ...
Wesfarmers are paying $4.8 million to more than 3,400 current and ex-employees after underpayments that ...
The case of a former payroll officer who was convicted of fraud and served a four-year custodial sentence is a...
The scale of underpayment at Woolworths Group has blown out again, with the retailer on Wednesday revealing ...
Humanforce has announced its acquisition of the Australian operations of Wagestream (formerly Earnd), ...
A regional worker spent the night in the watch-house after he allegedly made terrifying threats to kill a ...
The head franchisor of the 85 Degrees cafe brand in Australia will face the Fair Work Ombudsman in court for ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against The University of Melbourne, alleging it underpaid ...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has had a victory in the Full Federal Court against ...
A judge ruled that a former manager at Sydney law firm Atanaskovic Hartnell and a top partner will pay ...
From 1 February 2023, employees of non-small business employers (employers with 15 or more employees) can ...
Originally posted by Clayton Utz Some organisations fractured their risk mitigation systems in their rush to ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the former operators of a Queensland transport and ...
Australian Payroll Association is pleased to invite you to respond to our annual payroll survey. As a leading ...
For payroll professionals in the IT and engineering industries, it is important to be aware of a recent ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has initiated legal action in the Federal Court against Super Retail Group ...
The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 will bring increased transparency to ...
As the implementation of new obligations regarding family and domestic violence leave approaches, there have ...
Employees for mega fashion retailer The Iconic has recently revealed the company had paid back around $1 ...
Earlier this year the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the Court) in Ruttley v Willis Brothers ...
Health, wealth and care company Australian Unity Limited has back-paid staff in Victoria and NSW more than ...
A mammoth criminal trial of five people accused of involvement in one of Australia’s biggest tax frauds ...
Public holidays can be different depending on the state or territory you work in. It’s important to know...
Aged and veteran services organisation RSL LifeCare Limited has back-paid staff in NSW and the ACT more than ...
In a recent unfair dismissal decision, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has issued a reminder about the ...
In New South Wales (NSW), long service leave is a statutory entitlement for employees who have worked for the ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has fined growers and labour hire providers in North West Victoria’s Sunraysia ...
A Byron Bay woman is taking legal action after she was allegedly sacked for getting the COVID jab. The group ...
The ATO have published their 2021/22 year in review for super compliance. Of the $550m in Superannuation ...
The House of Representatives extended its sitting calendar to consider amendments to the Secure Jobs, Better ...
As the end-of-year holiday season approaches, employers and employees need to start planning how their ...
The South Australian Government says its outsourced payroll software provider – which suffered a major ...
It is alleged Rehmat & Mehar Pty Ltd and its officer breached wage theft laws by dishonestly withholding ...
A large portion of Twitter’s financial organisation, including its payroll department, left the company ...
If an employee is unable to meet the inherent requirements of their role due to illness or injury, it may be ...
An extensive review into a six-year period of staff underpayment at Nine Entertainment has been finalised, ...
Many employers ask our payroll consulting team what the most important thing is when considering compliance ...
From 1 January 2023, a mental health levy will be applied to payroll tax to fund mental health and associated ...
Staff have walked off the job at Taronga Zoo calling for a fix to ongoing payroll problems, but it could be ...
In “A bone to pick: Assessing the “reasonableness” of additional hours”, Workplace Law reported on the...
Tracy first met Vearney Frost at a Payroll Leadership Academy and from there has watched Vearney’s ...
All employees (including part-time and casual employees) are entitled to 5 days unpaid family and domestic ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a $475,200 penalty in court against the operator of the 85 Degrees café ...
With Christmas around the corner, it is time to start planning for any Christmas shutdown plans for payroll. ...
As the end of another year approaches, employers are understandingly planning a well-earned opportunity for ...
Unilever’s NZ employees received 100% of their pay, reported a 33% reduction in stress and absenteeism ...
The mining union says international company Peabody is attempting to terminate an enterprise agreement (EA) ...
Did you know that a flat rate car allowance may or may not attract superannuation, depending on the reason the...
Workplaces and individuals may be affected by flooding in parts of Australia. Leave entitlements There are ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman recovered more than $532 million for 384,805 underpaid workers in 2021-22 – a record...
The Labor Government has announced it will, over time, extend paid parental leave for families, taking this ...
In this episode I speak with Head of Payroll at Westpac Group and 2022 Payroll Professional of the Year. Val...
The federal cabinet has signed off on contentious new workplace relations legislation, which the Albanese ...
In the event that an employee’s position is made redundant, employers have an obligation to consider ...
Did you know that if a superannuation payment bounces back for an employee then you must follow the stapled ...
Check your relevant state or territory government website for details about what applies to you, including any...
In this episode, I speak with Sarah Moorhouse from Equifax about how Verification Exchange can assist ...
They’re the biggest debating point ahead of the Labor government’s October budget, but what actually are ...
The union representing disability workers in New South Wales says the NSW Opposition’s plan to introduce ...
Aldi distribution centre (DC) workers across Australia will receive up to $10 million in underpayments ...
A reminder that minimum award wages will increase by 4.6%, which is subject to a minimum increase for adult ...
The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) allows employers to provide high income employees with a “guarantee of...
Nearly 800 employees of South East Queensland’s water supplier have been underpaid by more than $7 ...
Five AMP companies will pay $14.5 million for charging close to 1500 superannuation members fees for no ...
The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (the Full Bench) has handed down one of the first decisions on the ...
A payroll officer for a famous dumpling restaurant chain said they were instructed by managers to make a fake ...
The law regarding the characterisation of relationships between employers and workers has seen significant ...
The Prime Minister has declared that Thursday 22 September 2022 will be a public holiday for a National Day of...
Did you know that when making a payment in lieu of notice, the payment must equal what the employee would have...
Australians will get a one-off public holiday on the national day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II later ...
When setting a penalty for breaches of work health and safety (WHS) obligations, the Courts will look at the ...
Did you know that backpays that relate to a period more than 12 months ago, and are above $1,200, are reported...
The University of Newcastle (UON) and Charles Sturt University (CSU) are back-paying staff about $6.2 million ...
Community Living & Respite Services Inc (CLRS) has back-paid staff more than $3 million and entered into ...
The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) contains provisions which make it possible for individuals to be found ...
Did you know that when an employee cashes out some of their annual leave, the payment must be the same as what...
Fair Work has an online training course to help employers and their representatives understand how to respond ...
From 1 September 2022, annualised wage arrangements in the following awards are changing: Restaurant Award ...
The Australian Taxation Office will start reminding employers about whether they have a valid exemption for ...
Brisbane meat processor Australian Country Choice Holdings (ACCH) has admitted it underpaid staff more than ...
The worker shortage has hit crisis point and desperate employers are trying to out bid each other as a way to ...
Natural Gas and Electricity operator, APA Group has identified payment errors to employees, following an ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against The University of Melbourne, alleging it coerced ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has announced that a record $532 million in unpaid wages and entitlements was ...
In an expanding investigation, Fair Work Ombudsman Sarah Parker is looking into poor management and governance...
An employee will have access to the unfair dismissal jurisdiction if they have completed a minimum employment ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured court orders for a total of $36,000 in penalties and back-payment against ...
The federal government is trying to block a superannuation claim from public servants that threatens to cost ...
The Fast Food Award has been rewritten using plain language by the Fair Work Commission (FWC). This is to make...
A Tasmanian disability services provider has committed to repaying staff members after discovering it had ...
Family and domestic violence survivors could soon have access to paid leave entitlements after the federal ...
The ATO has outlined some common questions and mistakes to help employers report accurately through Single ...
Job hunters in years gone by may have used search terms like “baker”, “accountant”, or “dentist” ...
We regularly have conversations with members, students and clients about the Fair Work Commission and the Fair...
Employees covered by some awards can access 2 weeks’ unpaid pandemic leave from 15 July 2022 until 31 ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against a cleaning services operator based just north of ...
National community health and aged services organisation Silver Chain Group Limited has back-paid staff in ...
The fourth conspirator of the Plutus Payroll tax scandal has now been sentenced to four years in jail. Devyn ...
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has accused Deakin University of systematically underpaying ...
Under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the FW Act), employers are prohibited from requesting or requiring ...
An audit of government entities that employ more than 55,000 public servants has found 8% had an excess annual...
The national minimum wage has increased to $21.38 per hour (up from $20.33) or $812.60 per week (up $40 from ...
The Tax Office is encouraging more businesses to make the switch to single touch payroll phase 2. In a ...
There are limited situations when an employer can make a deduction from an employee’s pay or require an ...
Deel has entered into a public offer to acquire Australian-based payroll company PayGroup to enable the ...
On 8 April 2020, the Fair Work Commission (the Commission) made determinations external-icon.png varying 99 ...
There are often misconceptions about how many times an employee must be warned regarding their poor ...
Hugo was “shocked” when he found out his employer, grocery delivery business Send, was placed into...
From 1 July 2022 you will need to pay super for employees, regardless of how much you pay them. This is ...
The Fair Work Commission is nearing the finish line on an API that will allow businesses to call up wage and ...
It is not uncommon for employees to raise allegations against Employers in order to divert attention away ...
Several key super changes came into effect on 1 July 2022 regarding superannuation contributions. For ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman is making surprise visits to restaurants, cafés and fast food outlets in inner Sydney...
The ACT government has admitted to underpaying superannuation to 633 current and former staff members of the ...
Upcoming changes to part-time employee and other entitlements under the Social and Community Services (SCHADS)...
In May 2022, the Fair Work Commission issued a provisional decision to include paid family and domestic ...
In a recent decision, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has applied the test recently confirmed by the High Court...
Overpayments are almost as common as underpayments, but it can be awkward asking an employee to return excess ...
The question of whether a demotion will constitute a dismissal under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) was...
South Australia’s Treasurer says 13,088 current and former public servants more than previously thought ...
Australia’s only ASX-listed accounting software company, Reckon, has agreed to sell its Accountants Practice...
There are new terms about using annual wage arrangements in the: Health Services Award Marine Towage Award. ...
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is today urging employers that have provided their employees with fringe ...
Adam Cranston has denied that he conspired to defraud $105 million from the tax office, saying he believed ...
Employers that will struggle to pay an employee’s minimum superannuation guarantee (SG) amount on time ...
From the first pay period on or after 28 April 2022, there is a new minimum wage guarantee and new record ...
Adam Cranston used his role in the $105 million Plutus Payroll tax fraud conspiracy to fund a lavish lifestyle...
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The tax office has been urged to use more of its powers to recover superannuation payments from employers ...
A man accused of orchestrating an alleged $105 million tax fraud told his alleged co-conspirator it would be ...
The fortunes of pay-in-advance fintech Beforepay appeared to shift on Thursday, after a new report contrasted ...
A tax-deferred scheme allows an employee to defer paying tax in relation to their employee share schemes (ESS)...
We have had a lot of calls from members about the start and end of daylight savings and how this affects ...
Entitlement to unpaid family and domestic violence leave All eligible employees are entitled to take unpaid ...
There are many factors to help you work out the correct amount to withhold from your employees’ pay. These ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a $17,500 penalty against facilities services company Spotless Services ...
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STP reporting currently includes a gross amount. This is the total of many different components and payment ...
On 30 March 2022, both Houses of the Parliament of Australia passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of ...
The New Zealand Government has recently introduced a bill which will become a key battleground of the upcoming...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operator of an insurance claims management ...
Employees have a duty to ensure that their out of hours conduct (including social media posts) is not contrary...
The operator of the Shangri-La hotel in Sydney has entered into an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with the Fair ...
Wage theft in Australia is systemic, sustained and shameful and workers are often too scared to speak out in ...
Northern Territory public servants received more than $3 million in overpayments last financial year, ...
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Thousands of Queensland aged care workers are yet to be paid Christmas penalties, while a union says one ...
Young workers at one of Australia’s largest pharmacy retailers say they were railroaded out of thousands of ...
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) says it will ramp up the use of its powers against employers who fail to ...
Under the Horticulture Award, full-time, part-time or casual employees can still be paid a piece rate for ...
Over the last couple of weeks, various Bills have received Royal Assent and various measures which were ...
A Queensland business owner is facing a $14,000 penalty for allegedly requiring an employee to repay his ...
This reference guide shows how to report some common payment types through STP Phase 2: Payment type STP Phase...
The High Court of Australia has handed down two long-awaited appeals regarding the distinction between ...
Woolworths faces a new fair work investigation after revealing its wage theft bill has blown out to at least ...
HR-tech platform Employment Hero has raised $181 million and made the acquisition of workforce management and ...
An Adelaide couple has been sentenced to prison for a hacking scheme that saw them steal over $1.15 million ...
Beleaguered gaming operator Star Entertainment Group will fork out around $13 million dollars to up to 2,200 ...
News Corp-controlled real estate listings portal REA Group has ordered an urgent review into its payroll over ...
In a long-awaited move, the government has scrapped the $450 superannuation guarantee threshold, making about ...
Nine Radio has issued advice of a cyber-attack experienced by Frontier, relating to some employees from May ...
One of the world’s largest asset managers, VanEck, short-changed an Australian executive by more than ...
The University of Tasmania has become the latest institution caught up in a wage underpayment bungle that has ...
An employer is subject to the SG charge if it does not make the minimum required amount of SG contributions on...
Businesses and individuals need to be wary of certain tax implications arising from remote working ...
A Queensland local government employee has been awarded more than a million dollars compensation for a work ...
Easter Sunday will be established as a public holiday in Western Australia, and new provisions are being ...
If you pay contractors mainly for their labour, they are employees for superannuation guarantee (SG) purposes,...
The Financial Sector Union has accused Commonwealth Bank of cheating employees out of $45 million by failing ...
Payroll software provider Frontier Software has been issued with a breach of contract notice over a ransomware...
A vocational placement is a formal work experience arrangement that is part of an education or training ...
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The Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered $189,316 in wages for 306 underpaid workers after it investigated ...
The Fair Work Commission has extended the entitlement to unpaid pandemic leave under Schedule X in many ...
Work/life balance and flexibility is very important to us at APA. We know that the best customer service is ...
The Paraplegic & Quadriplegic Association of NSW (ParaQuad) has back-paid staff more than $705,000 and ...
Over recent weeks, it has been announced that Westpac backpaid $6 million owed to 6400 former and current ...
Access to the unfair dismissal jurisdiction under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) is on the basis that ...
St Peter’s Lutheran College in Queensland will back-pay staff more than $2 million and has entered into an ...
Cybersecurity has moved rapidly from the backrooms of the IT department into the boardroom, meaning company ...
In most cases of redundancy, employers have an obligation to consult with affected employees about the ...
The names, addresses, dates of birth, tax file numbers and banking details of up to 80,000 State Government ...
The average Australian employee is losing the equivalent of more than $460 in income every fortnight, new ...
In a recent decision from the Fair Work Commission (FWC), an application for an unfair dismissal remedy was ...
During the course of the employment relationship, employees will inevitably gain knowledge or be exposed to ...
Emirates Leisure Retail (Australia) Pty Ltd, which operates eateries across the nation including at major ...
In 2021, with so much of a payroll process linked to digital systems, the threat of a cyber security breach is...
RMIT has opted to settle a months-long wage dispute with the National Tertiary Education Union, which will see...
The world has changed drastically in the past two years with a global pandemic knowing no bounds in terms of ...
The general protections provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) are wide-ranging in the sense that...
Westpac Banking Corporation has entered into an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with the Fair Work Ombudsman and ...
In this episode, I speak with Stephanie Francis, head of payroll operations at the iconic Sydney Opera ...
In 2021, with so much of a payroll process linked to digital systems, the threat of a cyber security breach is...
According to the ABS, payroll jobs rose by 1.3 per cent in the fortnight to 16 October, following a fall of ...
In a recent case, the Fair Work Commission considered whether a worker’s redundancy payment should be ...
It is not uncommon for employers and employees to agree to flexible working hours, particularly in ...
Australian Payroll Association has big plans for 2022. While we can’t disclose them publicly just yet,...
Given the serious nature of matters such as dismissals, employers should, as far as reasonably practicable, ...
The Australian Red Cross Society has entered into two Enforceable Undertakings (EUs) with the Fair Work ...
Is there a former employee whose residual presence you just can’t shake? Does a senior employee keep trying ...
From 1 November 2021, if you have new employees start and they don’t choose a super fund, you may have ...
Victoria’s new employment watchdog has filed charges against the lender in the Magistrates’ Court ...
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Western Australia is expanding the state’s vaccine mandate to a degree that Premier Mark McGowan said ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman recovered $148,374,054 for 69,735 underpaid workers in 2020-21 – a record sum of ...
Communication between the employer and employees is essential for a good working relationship. Poor ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $18,144 in penalties in court against the operators of an ...
Award-nominated law firm Hive Legal has unveiled a new workplace policy whereby staff members can access leave...
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has confessed to underpaying more staff after a review of almost 2000 ...
In March, Optus was found to have underpaid the superannuation entitlements of 3,600 present and past workers....
Australian health insurer nib Group (nib) is the latest company to embrace a flexible workplace model, a move ...
A Sydney man has become the 14th person to face charges over an elaborate $20 million payroll tax fraud and ...
Remote working truly is here to stay – but are we really ready to wave goodbye to our offices forever? ...
Around 20,000 current and former salaried employees at supermarket giant Woolworths will receive payments of ...
Leaders must never take the people who work in their companies for granted and they should be exploring “any...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered $303,299 for 1,010 underpaid workers after investigating companies ...
Employees across Australia have expressed concerns over career advancement amid the emerging hybrid workplace....
Australian employers will now have two more months to transition to the second phase of Single Touch Payroll ...
The manufacturer behind some of Australia’s most iconic beer brands has raised a glass to equal paid ...
A 9-month post-employment restraint of trade was found to be reasonable to protect the plaintiff’s ...
When investigating allegations of misconduct against an employee in the workplace, employers must ensure that ...
The right to offers and requests for casual conversion became a part of the National Employment Standards ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operator of three bubble tea outlets in the ...
Employers in Australia are now required to provide employees with two days of paid bereavement leave for ...
One of the nation’s largest industry fund bodies has slammed the Morrison government for failing to ...
In this episode, I speak with Mohammad Showkati. Mohammad is very generous in sharing his experience and ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured court penalties against the former operators of a rooftop cocktail bar. ...
The Court of Appeal in Victoria ruled that international IT company Infosys Technologies Limited (Infosys) had...
Hundreds of workers on the Gold Coast have been underpaid by their employers, according to the Fair Work ...
The Federal Circuit Court of Australia (the Court) recently ruled on an application brought by an employee ...
In this episode, I speak with Josh Vernon and Brad Joffe of Earnd. If you are as skeptical as I was about ...
On the day that we walked away from our offices to begin our home/life work experience, many of us believed it...
Google will continue offering its employees the option to work from home until next year amid the spread of ...
For an employee to access the unfair dismissal jurisdiction, they must be “dismissed” from their ...
Thirteen Australian superannuation funds have failed the federal government’s inaugural MySuper Product ...
The extended lockdowns in Sydney have hit its payroll jobs harder than last year’s lockdowns, with ...
All healthcare workers in New South Wales are now required to get vaccinated against COVID-19, becoming the ...
The number of people collecting a pay packet across NSW has crashed by more than 7 per cent since the start of...
Under the general protections provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act), employers are prohibited ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a $17,500 penalty in court against the operator of a dairy farm in the ...
Employers in Australia are beginning to lay their cards on the table as to whether they’ll require employees...
The Full Federal Court has today unanimously upheld an appeal by the ACCC in relation to Google Ads published ...
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has a broad power under section 590 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) to...
In a recent case, the Fair Work Commission considered the consequences for an employee who stretched his ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has issued fresh guidance on the topic of mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for staff, ...
In the unfair dismissal jurisdiction, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) is required to consider a number of ...
Aged care operator Regis Healthcare has uncovered staff underpayments that could be potentially as high as $40...
Dan Janney, Newmont’s North American vice president, was pink-slipped Wednesday after a row over the mining ...
The High Court has dealt a blow to the rights of casual workers in what an expert has called a “shocking” ...
Generally, the way in which an employee conducts themselves out-of-hours does not fall within the realm of ...
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The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a penalty in the Federal Circuit Court against the operator of a long-haul...
Google has announced that employees returning to the office would need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and ...
In efforts to combat the spread of COVID-19, the Australian Government has reinforced nationwide lockdown ...
In a recent unfair dismissal decision, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has supported an employer’s decision ...
In response to the worsening impacts of COVID-19 in NSW, last week, the NSW Government announced a further ...
Fair Work Ombudsman Sandra Parker has announced the regulator’s strategic priorities for the year ahead, ...
The rise of ‘pay on demand’ apps offering users advances on their wages such as MyPayNow and BeforePay has...
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Last Friday 16th of July was the inaugural APA National Payroll Day. We were blown away by the hundreds of ...
The Fair Work Commission is considering an application to make a new modern award covering platform workers in...
A court has slammed Coles for claiming that nearly $700k in unpaid long-service leave entitlements was a ...
KPMG’s new boss Andrew Yates has started with a bang by announcing a new equal paid parental leave scheme ...
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Public sector employees in New South Wales who suffer the loss of a child through miscarriage or stillbirth ...
In the unfair dismissal jurisdiction, the primary remedy is reinstatement. This means the employer is ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action in the Federal Circuit Court against the director of ...
More than a quarter of Australia’s top 20 listed companies will not fund the superannuation increase for all...
Financial misconduct committed by an employee can fundamentally damage the trust and confidence in an ...
The Morrison government has passed some of the most significant changes to superannuation law in three ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action in the Federal Court against Woolworths Group Limited and ...
In a recent decision, the Fair Work Commission highlighted the reality that a workplace dismissal may occur ...
Large publicly listed companies including Telstra, AGL, ANZ and Macquarie Group are among employers that are ...
Workday Inc has announced plans to deliver Workday Payroll for Australia. Workday Payroll for Australia will ...
It’s been less than a year since the infamous decision of Workpac Pty Ltd v Rossato, which confirmed (at...
Social media and employee’s conduct online has without doubt added a layer to the employer and employee ...
A worrying amount of employers are planning to reduce take-home wages to offset the higher super guarantee, ...
A third South Australian McDonald’s franchisee is facing allegations of workplace breaches in the Federal ...
The workplace culture of an organisation should reflect the values that the business upholds and expects of ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a court-ordered penalty against the former operator of a fast food outlet ...
A payroll review has found the bank miscalculated staff benefits and as a result has paid AU$55 million to the...
Are there too many distractions when you’re working from home? While well-being challenges abound with the ...
Australian Industry Group CEO Innes Willox says the Victorian Government’s $3 billion mental health levy is ...
National childcare company Camp Australia Services Pty Ltd (Camp Australia) is back-paying employees more than...
The Fair Work Commission has delivered a major ruling in the ongoing legal debate over whether food delivery ...
All hotel quarantine workers in Western Australia must now be vaccinated under the state government’s public...
Employment and hours worked have held steady despite the removal of key support measures that were in place ...
The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) requires that employers comply with a number of procedural elements in a...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action in the Federal Circuit Court against the operator of a ...
The COVID-19 crisis has proven to be exceptionally challenging for 60% of working parents who have been ...
SBS News has revealed student visa holders employed in hospitality and tourism will have restrictions on their...
One of the most topical questions for employers during the COVID-19 pandemic has been whether they need to ...
An investigative journalist doggedly chasing “a bloody good story” led to his unwitting ...
Mental health, community care and disability services provider Wellways Australia Limited will back-pay staff ...
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For most Big Tech companies eager to welcome staff back into the office, the concept of hybrid working just ...
A new study suggests almost three quarters of the casual workers in Australia believe their employers have a ...
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A judge has handed down a blistering judgement in which he has accused the CFMEU of not being willing to abide...
NSW Minister for Finance and Small Business Damien Tudehope on Wednesday announced a package of new tax laws ...
Food delivery service Menulog is moving to adopt an employee model, breaking away from the likes of Uber and ...
In the unfair dismissal jurisdiction, where it is found by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) that an employee has...
A veteran crime journalist received about $2000 to help blackmail $5m from members of a $100m tax fraud ...
In a recent case, the FWC considered whether an applicant’s employment ended due to his resignation or his ...
Under recent changes to the Fair Work Act, small business employers need to give their existing casual ...
Recently, the Automotive, Foods, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union (AMWU) made an ...
Alleged cyber criminals in Adelaide and Sydney have been accused of stealing more than $11 million by hacking ...
Childcare company Only About Children Pty Ltd is back-paying employees more than $1.5 million and has entered ...
Justin Hemmes has lost a key part of his defence against a class action that could force his Merivale empire ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented effect on Australian businesses. Employers have had to, with ...
The former financial controller of an electronics business in Sydney’s north has admitted to stealing more ...
Discrimination in the workplace is unlawful under a number of Australian laws, including state and federal ...
The Commonwealth Bank has rejected claims it has underpaid thousands of its staff by $45 million over lost ...
Legislation allowing three days’ leave applies to parents, their partners, and parents planning to have a ...
Junior doctors in Victoria have filed the first of several class actions claiming that health providers have ...
BigLaw firm Clayton Utz has responded to reports that it underpaid graduate lawyers by thousands of dollars. ...
Only the section defining casual workers has secured the Senate vote The Senate has passed just one section of...
Removing fringe benefits tax, and allowing GST to be remitted at the point of sale, could make the tax system ...
Increasing the superannuation guarantee (SG) to 12 per cent by 2025 would boost the economy by $12 billion and...
During the course of their employment, employees may have access to confidential information which belongs to ...
Workers at an Australian disability services provider will receive $3 million in combined back pay. A ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has recovered $389,982 in unpaid wages for 163 security guards following an ...
A South Australian man has been charged over an alleged $11 million fraud in which he obtained the personal ...
The Federal Government is continuing to send messages throwing the future of scheduled superannuation ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $57,800 in penalties in court against a former Chatime bubble tea ...
The former operators of a petrol station on the NSW Central Coast who underpaid two migrant workers must pay...
An aged care worker who was placed on unpaid leave, and later considered to be terminated, after she refused ...
Australia has long had in place state and federal anti-discrimination legislation which recognises sexual ...
From 1 July 2021, the concessional and non-concessional contribution caps are set to increase due to ...
A proposed insurance scheme under consideration by the Morrison government would see people who lose their ...
As JobKeeper enters its final weeks, the government has released the latest Australian Taxation Office ...
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese will today reveal part of Labor’s policy plan for the upcoming federal ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $256,000 in penalties in court, including for five ‘serious ...
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) investigated employers who allegedly claimed wage subsidy for “ghost”...
Employers often see the disciplinary process as an opportunity to raise every single indiscretion by an ...
The Australian Federal Police has successfully confiscated $15.8 million in assets from one of the principal ...
It marks a significant shift in the fight over employee vs independent contractor status Uber Eats has ...
Work health and safety legislation in Australia places significant duties and obligations on persons ...
Big changes to annualised wage agreements are looming with employers facing harsh penalties if they fail to ...
The Tax Office has agreed to push back the start date for the second phase of Single Touch Payroll after ...
The new minimum wages will start in the following awards from the first full pay period starting on or after 1...
Employers have long known that they are obliged to try to find new employment opportunities for employees who ...
Small business advocates are urging the federal government to rethink JobKeeper for industries still affected ...
The federal treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, has welcomed Super Retail Group’s decision to voluntarily return ...
Experts say 2021 will be a battle for flexibility as the gap between employee and employer expectations begins...
A decision by Toyota to give back more than $18 million worth of JobKeeper payments has been described as ...
2021 is set to be a bumper year for employment law changes with a number of wide-ranging proposals in the ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action in the Federal Court against operators of the ’85 ...
The 2020 recession has left casual and part-time workers more vulnerable to economic shock than permanent and ...
Unions Tasmania says civil penalities for wage theft need to be implemented and a new Industrial Court ...
Five former employees of Flight Centre have told the first day of a trial in the Federal Circuit Court in ...
Accounting and business software providers have warned the government that proceeding with the proposed start ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action in the Federal Circuit Court against the former operators ...
Three in five recruiters have turned down a candidate over social media content Seven in 10 employers admit to...
Disability Services Australia (DSA) has entered into an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with the Fair Work ...
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The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $60,480 in penalties in court against the operators of the Govinda’s ...
Earlier this week, the federal government unveiled the much-anticipated Fair Work Amendment (Supporting ...
The landmark ruling against Qantas’ use of JobKeeper payments has been overturned on appeal. The Federal ...
A termination of employment letter serves a significant purpose in bringing the employment relationship to an ...
Fair Work Act amendments could impact more than 2.6 million casual employees in Australia. The Federal ...
Bonuses and incentive schemes can be extremely successful in driving individual employee performance and ...
The Fair Work Regulations 2009 (Cth) (FW Regulations) impose a number of obligations on employers with respect...
Listed childcare centre owner G8 Education says it has enough cash on hand to cover an underpayment bill for ...
Union ups pay claims, wants to stop construction when temperature tops 30C as summer heatwave kicks in The ...
In order to access the unfair dismissal jurisdiction, an employee must be “dismissed” from their ...
Despite the remote-work revolution spurred by the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, many law firms are pushing ...
Around this time each year, we get lots of questions about the Christmas and New Year period, including ...
The Fair Work Commission has extended Schedule I in the Clerks Award again. Schedule I provides award ...
The mutual fund has apologised to employees after a payroll review found staff had been underpaid an estimated...
Under the general protections provisions in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act), it is unlawful for a person...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action in the Federal Circuit Court against the operator of a ...
The New South Wales government has announced further cuts to payroll tax as it aims to lower unemployment ...
Law firm King & Wood Mallesons is set to bring in a roster system of hybrid working to give employees ...
When it comes to engaging new employees or promoting existing employees, it is crucial that employers prepare ...
For many big businesses across Australia, corporate challenges have long been an opportunity to bring ...
A Senate committee has recommended that the JobMaker hiring credit legislation be passed, despite concerns ...
A major national medical centre operator, Idameneo (No 123) Pty Ltd, has back-paid employees $15.3 million and...
The chairman of Woolworths has apologised for a $500 million staff underpayment scandal. Gordon Cairns said ...
WHSmith has paid back more than $2.2 million it owed to workers who were underpaid, and has agreed to an ...
The National Library of Australia has entered into an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with the Fair Work ...
Australian fintech Beforepay has today announced the successful completion of its AU$4 million Series A ...
Listed HCM company PayGroup (PYG) as announced a $2.5 million, full-scrip buyout of payroll specialist Payroll...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured court penalties of $119,200 against the former operators of the Blue Moon ...
A government agency has botched superannuation benefit payments spanning a decade, affecting more than 56,000 ...
A data matching program between the Australian Taxation Office and Services Australia has flagged around ...
More than 4,000 current and former franchisee employees at 7-Eleven franchises have been paid back $173m in ...
Supermarket chain Woolworths has announced the company will not be participating in the newly unveiled ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $232,545 in penalties in Court against the company that ...
One of Australia’s big four banks is desperately playing catch up, as costly mistakes begin to blow out far ...
The Australian Taxation Office has outlined what will happen to businesses that have been paid more in ...
The wage theft scandal that has engulfed the tertiary sector this year is now moving to the Federal Court, ...
Unemployment is high across all age groups – not just the under-the-35s who stand to benefit from the ...
Hot on the heels of the government’s stage 2 tax cuts breezing through Parliament on Friday, the Australian ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has recovered $25,292 in unpaid wages for 270 employees after investigating ...
Qantas cannot be held reasonably responsible for its decision to stand down hundreds of crew members – given...
In a budget surprise, the Morrison government has introduced measures that could tie members to their first ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered $161,551 in unpaid wages for 284 workers after a national proactive ...
Major pharmacy franchise CW Retail Services Pty Ltd (Chemist Warehouse) has back-paid employees and improved ...
Queensland is the latest state to make wage theft a crime. New laws passed in Parliament on Wednesday will see...
Over 250,000 current and former employees could be entitled to a pay-out. The Retail and Fast Food Workers ...
The Federal Court ruled against Qantas’ interpretation of the JobKeeper wage subsidy program on Thursday. ...
The Commissioner of Taxation has now released the updated alternative decline in turnover tests for the ...
In Australia, there is no standard definition of casual employees other than they are usually people that are ...
Almost 400,000 workers will finally receive more than half a billion dollars of unpaid super under a one-off ...
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has now registered the new rules governing the extension of the JobKeeper payments, ...
Business groups have balked at the Victorian government’s $1.7 billion payroll tax deferrals, arguing the ...
Australia should resist imposing stricter migration policies in the wake of COVID-19 and instead promote the ...
More than 7000 staff members across David Jones and Country Road have been underpaid $3.7 million over the ...
IBM has repaid 1,647 Australia staff $12.3 million after admitting to underpaying them for almost a decade. ...
The ATO has clarified that JobKeeper payments are considered ordinary income but will not count towards the ...
At least 25 companies have paid bonuses worth a combined $24.3 million to their executives after claiming ...
Australian workforce management and optimisation solutions provider Tambla has acquired Datacom Business ...
This information is a summary of the announced extension to the JobKeeper Payment to run from 28 September ...
There’s an unlikely user of the government’s current amnesty for employers who underpaid SG ...
At Australian Payroll Association we know payroll inside out and we love supporting a wide range of ...
Queensland water service provider Sunwater is back-paying employees more than $2 million and has entered into ...
Use of ‘regtech’ would simplify complex award system and de-risk landscape for small business, Kate ...
The Fair Work Commission’s (FWC’s) recent decision in Hafsteins v Correct Installs Pty Ltd [2020] FWC 2729...
This September, the team at Australian Payroll Association are taking part in STEPtember, a challenge of ...
More than 2000 aged-care and community services workers employed by BaptistCare NSW & ACT in frontline ...
Once the outlier of back office functions, payroll has come to represent a core differentiator in managing ...
Managing employee conduct and behaviour can be a challenge. The question of what is appropriate and what is ...
Tutors at some of Australia’s sandstone universities are being told to do a “poor job” and ...
JobKeeper audits are expected to go on for two years, while the ATO’s scrutiny of employer obligations is ...
The High Court of Australia has preserved the long-standing industry practice regarding personal/carer’s ...
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has significantly impacted the financial stability of many businesses. ...
The operator of the Uniting aged care homes has entered into an Enforceable Undertaking with the Fair Work ...
The High Court of Australia has today granted the appeals by Mondelez International and the Australian ...
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research is back-paying employees more than $350,000 after ...
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has announced that eligibility for JobKeeper 2.0 will now be based on single ...
An extra 400,000 Australians could lose their jobs or be working zero hours by the end of the year as a result...
Victoria has experienced the most job losses in Australia, according to new figures from the Australian Bureau...
The company’s founder and former CEO Simon Anquetil has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to defraud ...
Out of hours conduct and its impact on the employment relationship is always a hotly debated topic – ...
The ATO has now issued a draft practice statement confirming its restriction on remitting the Part 7 penalty ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action in the Federal Circuit Court against the operators of the ...
A joint agency investigation into an alleged $17 million payroll tax fraud syndicate has resulted in the ...
The JobKeeper wage subsidy program has been extended until March 2021, albeit at lower rates and with ...
There is a common misconception that probationary periods allow an employer to dismiss an employee for any ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has announced the regulator’s strategic priorities for the year ahead, which include...
The Fair Work Ombudsman will prioritise JobKeeper payment compliance over the next 12 months as it flags a ...
The employees were also not provided with paid rest breaks they were entitled to under the Award The Fair Work...
Devyn Hammond has today been sentenced in the Supreme Court of NSW to 4 years jail for her role in a syndicate...
Many standard employment contracts contain a clause that addresses an employee’s obligations in relation to ...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a $22,440 penalty against the former owner-operator of a labour-hire ...
Westpac has said it will repay $8m to about 8,000 workers who it underpaid by incorrectly calculating their ...
On 8 April 2020, the Fair Work Commission (the Commission) made determinations varying 99 awards, adding ...
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) portal appears to have crashed on Wednesday morning, the first day of the new ...
Employers have been handed a reprieve from the Fair Work Commission after it agreed to extend special ...
The younger the employee, the less courage they have to ask their employer to make permanent working from home...
Workplace relations advisor Employsure is denying that it misled consumers into thinking it was affiliated ...
Across Australia, employers continue to face the difficult challenge of standing down employees in response to...
Australians looking to take advantage of a tax benefit loophole in the COVID-19 early access to super scheme ...
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