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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 ...

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 ...

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...

Workplace bullying occurs when a person (or a group of people) repeatedly behaves unreasonably towards another...

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 ...

The physical return-to-work happening at many workplaces will also see the return of work-related events in an...

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, ...

Which days are public holidays in your state?   Good Friday Easter Saturday Easter Sunday Easter Monday ...

The ATO has released some new indexed figures that will commence in the 2022/23 financial year. Lump Sum D ...

Learn about PayAssure, the latest innovation in payroll compliance.

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 ...

In general, an employee may switch to sick leave and use that entitlement if they are sick on annual leave. It...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Within the general protections of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act), there is a protection afforded to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Choosing the wrong payroll vendor can be a very costly mistake, both in time and money. In conjunction with ...

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...

Recently, Workplace Law successfully supported one of their clients in opposing an extension of time ...

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 ...

You need to make a finalisation declaration by 14 July. However, the ATO recognises the impacts of COVID-19 on...

In unfair dismissal matters, reinstatement is the primary remedy and the Fair Work Commission (FWC) may not ...

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action in the Federal Circuit Court against the director of ...

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 ...

Payroll Talent Acquisition – Opportunity – With us! (Rozelle, Sydney, NSW) Could you be interested in ...

In a recent decision, the Fair Work Commission considered the dismissal of an employee who confided in her ...

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 ...

It’s that time again – cold and flu season. In this blog, we explore some key issues around managing sick ...

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 ...

Childcare company Only About Children Pty Ltd is back-paying employees more than $1.5 million and has entered ...

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...

Medical certificates and reports from medical practitioners play an important role in the employment ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

To alway be up to date with payroll changes this year, join Australian Payroll Association here. JOBKEEPER and...

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 ...

The Fair Work Commission’s (FWC’s) recent decision in Hafsteins v Correct Installs Pty Ltd [2020] FWC 2729...

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 ...

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...

The Retail and Fast Food Workers Union (RAFFWU) has joined with Shine Lawyers to investigate a potential class...

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 ...

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Tutors at some of Australia’s sandstone universities are being told to do a “poor job” and ...

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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...

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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 ...

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Devyn Hammond has today been sentenced in the Supreme Court of NSW to 4 years jail for her role in a syndicate...

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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 ...

Australia’s wage underpayment saga has taken a new twist today in Victoria, where Parliament has ...

National Minimum Wage increased by 1.75% from 1 July 2020. On Friday 19 June 2020 the Fair Work Commission ...

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has back-paid more than 1800 current and former staff $12 ...

From pandemic pay hikes to one-off hero bonuses, retailers that remained open during the COVID-19 lockdown ...

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action in the Federal Circuit Court against Sydney-based cleaning ...

The unfair dismissal provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) provide a mechanism by which ...

Toll Group has confirmed its latest encounter with ransomware enabled attackers to “access” personal and ...

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will announce significant changes to the JobKeeper scheme in July, including a ...

A H&M retail worker has been ordered to take annual leave after disputing whether the Swedish company was ...

In deciding whether to take disciplinary action against an employee, it is important for employers to ensure ...

WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato [2020] FCAFC 84 Executive summary The Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia ...

Prosecutors should consider charging a former police officer and five others involved in the University of ...

‘The Fair Work Act needs to be urgently amended to define a casual employee in a simple and clear ...

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With Josh Frydenberg staring down the barrel of the biggest budget deficits in Australian history, getting a ...

Employers asking workers to take annual leave while accepting JobKeeper payments has quickly become one of the...

Record penalties of $891,000 have been imposed by the Federal Court against the operators of three Hero Sushi ...

In a significant recent decision, the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) held that an UberEats ...

Suncorp has finally walked away from the full rollout of its long-troubled Oracle core banking system ...

Organisations must be careful when directing staff to download the COVIDSafe app The Australian ...

A pregnant aged care worker involved in a “sophisticated and disguised” scheme with her cousin to ...

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has a vital role to play in the management of the current COVID-19 pandemic as ...

A sophisticated fraud of the early access to super scheme could have involved a breach of security at ...

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will respond “sympathetically” to firms that make mistakes on their ...

‘It’s vital to remember that we are not born resilient’ After facing some of the worst ...

ServiceNow has committed to protecting the jobs of its 11,000 plus global workforce through 2020 Despite the ...

The manufacturing union has accused South Pacific Laundry of a “disgraceful” decision to stand down 180 ...

The power of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) to make orders in applications for stop bullying orders is unique....

The Fair Work Commission has made orders against Australia’s leading legal transcription service provider ...

Hundreds of thousands of Australians have been granted early access to their superannuation savings, totalling...

The coronavirus pandemic has not only upended our social and family lives, for many of us it has also required...

But impact from major COVID-19 related actions will be evident in April Australia posted a surprise rise in ...

The commencement of a disciplinary process against an employee is not an insignificant matter. It serves to ...

The ATO will now only consider deferring PAYG withholding for large businesses where there is a genuine risk ...

Businesses need to be proactive in setting new best practices with respect to the protection of their ...

The Australian government says temporary visa holders with work rights are being given access to draw from ...

Disability services provider, Activ Foundation Inc. (Activ) will back-pay employees in Western Australia a ...

Qantas and Jetstar have stood down two-thirds of employees temporarily to preserve as many jobs as possible ...

Federal and State anti-discrimination legislation makes it unlawful for employers to discriminate against or ...

On 28 March 2020, the Fair Work Commission (the Commission) made a determination varying the Clerks Award. The...

Workplaces all over the globe are going into shutdown mode with many people going into self-isolation as we ...

The number of coronavirus cases is expected to climb significantly in the coming weeks. Already, many ...

When an employer is required to make changes to the workplace which are likely to have significant effects on ...

What is it? Stand Down is a provision that allows an employer to deduct monies for any time an employee cannot...

World Vision Australia (WVA) has conceded underpaying 200 casual and 45 permanent employees by as much as $8.9...

In 2019 several large businesses found themselves in payroll scandals they had the resources to avoid. So what...

No profession loves hard copies of records more than lawyers – but it is often human resources who have the ...

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action in the Federal Circuit Court against two companies for ...

The National Retail Association (NRA) has welcomed the announcement by the Queensland State Government to ...

In the reporting year 2018/2019, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) received 13,928 unfair dismissal applications....

I spend time working with some of the best Payroll Managers in the business and often ask myself “what ...

Employers place a significant emphasis on workplace culture, and rightly so – a workplace that holds itself ...

Employers often supplement their workforce by utilising casual employees to perform work in addition to that ...

An external HR consultant and a supervisor have been found accessorily liable for contraventions of the Fair ...

It goes without saying that employees should treat each other with respect and courtesy in the workplace. In a...

As we have discussed in previous blogs, it is not uncommon for an employer and employee to enter into a deed ...

2020 is starting out on a grim note for some, as the region experiences multiple natural disasters. What can ...

An error in the payroll system: it’s the excuse made for a range of underpayment cases across Australian...

With the spotlight on employee underpayments in Australia at an all time high, it is vital employers ...

At Australian Payroll Group, we have several amazing Sydney based opportunities at all levels for payroll ...

What are the enforcement options under the Fair Work Act? Unfortunately, Australians are becoming used to ...

Workplace bullying can be extremely serious and should not be tolerated by employers. Across Australia, ...

Businesses have been warned against simply relying on software to identify and rectify payroll errors in the ...

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently issued interim orders in an application for orders to stop bullying, ...

Performance management is a challenging process, which can be further complicated when employees are working ...

To celebrate our 500th edition of our free weekly payroll newsletter, we are offering all subscribers $500 ...

One of the National Employment Standards (NES) under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) is the entitlement ...

SelectingSuper presented at the Australian Payroll Association annual conference. During the presentation, ...

Our best conference ever!  600 payroll professionals, the providers of the top payroll services and ...

Workplace bullying can be extremely serious and should not be tolerated by employers. Across Australia, ...

There is no doubt that swearing in the workplace is unacceptable – the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has ...

These are the seven most common payroll mistakes and oversights that usually lead to scandals In recent times,...

The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) is responsible for ensuring compliance with workplace laws. It does this by ...

The people in charge of ensuring employees are paid correctly and on time are reporting significant training ...

The rapid rise of concepts such as the gig economy has seen a significant shift in our understanding of the ...

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has recently ordered the re-instatement of a dedicated pelican feeder in the ...

New research has revealed that 1 in 3 Australian organisations admit to making employee payment mistakes every...

Workplace Law’s managing director, Athena Koelmeyer, recently presented a webinar entitled ‘Managing ...

Discussions with employees about restructures and redundancies are difficult and emotions often run high. ...

Employers regularly have to deal with issues relating to employee behaviour, work performance and misconduct. ...

ASIC Statement Payroll providers must avoid carrying on a business that is: providing a non-cash payment ...

Terminating an employee’s employment can be a confronting situation. It is difficult news to deliver and is ...

Officeworks is looking at ways to boost productivity to offset an estimated $10 million increase in labour ...

Deciding on the terms under which to engage a person to perform services can be a complex task. There are ...

A recent decision of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has reminded employers of the importance of taking a ...

Originally recorded for Australian Human Resource Institute (AHRI) continuing education program, Ariella from ...

These strategies can come in handy regardless of whether you’re facing a tight labour market or not As ...

Australia’s anti-discrimination legislation imposes positive obligations on employers to make reasonable ...

Workplace coaches and HR gurus talk a lot about the art of cultivating a positive and productive workplace ...

It’s hard for business owners to think that one of their employees is committing payroll fraud. However, ...

The end of the employment relationship can be a challenging time for both employers and employees. The parting...

Anyone who knows me, will have heard me talk about my frustration when employers blame their payroll software ...

In this Lab session, Keith Wilkinson of t2c Consulting will reflect on his experience and share valuable ...

As Easter is a little later this year, there is a cluster of public holidays, some applying to all States, ...

According to the Fair Work Commission’s (FWC’s) most recent annual report, unfair dismissal applications ...

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 ...

As per our March Members Update: Superannuation Guarantee Ruling SGR 2009/2 provides that annual leave loading...

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 ...

Who are we? Australian Payroll Association is reimagining the future of payroll. Payroll has never seen a ...

Recently, our Managing Director, Athena Koelmeyer presented a webinar for Payroll HQ‘s Learning Lab ...

Section 351 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) prohibits employers from taking adverse action against an ...

Employers engaged in contracting sectors – such as providing outsourced services to third parties under ...

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 ...

Findings of accessorial liability for contraventions of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) are now frequent...

It is often said that the essence of the employment relationship is the work/wages bargain – where an ...

The second instalment in the Payroll HQ learning lab series will run on Thursday 29 November at 14:30 ...

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 ...

The new Long Service Leave Act 2018 comes into effect on 1 November 2018 in Victoria, and businesses that ...

Personal devices, like smart phones and tablets, have undoubtedly changed the way we interact with technology ...

Our innovative friends at Payroll HQ formally launched their Learning Lab series in September and this ...

Source: Athena Koelmeyer, Workplace Law The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has applied a “common sense” ...

Source: Shane Koelmeyer, Workplace Law Where a disciplinary process involves discussions about dismissal, ...

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 ...

If you provide or employ a payroll service for more than 20 or more employees, you can report through Single ...

Although it’s impossible to accurately quantify, payroll fraud is more common than you might think. With the...