On the 18th March 2021 changes were passed in the Senate relating to casual employees. Up until this time there has been no legislative definition of a casual employee. This was evident in the recent Workpac case which reinforced the uncertainty regarding casual employees and highlighted the risks for employees in this category to claim …
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As of 1 July, Single Touch Payroll is required to be in place by all Australian employers, to ensure compliance with the ATO. So what is Single Touch Payroll? An initiative of the ATO, Single Touch Payroll (STP) is an automatic reporting system sending information directly from your payroll software to the ATO. All Australian …
Why is Domestic Leave addressed in the Workplace? Domestic and family violence has been high on the governments agenda since last year, with a view to address how workplaces can support victims of domestic violence. With more and more cases everyday this will continue to be front of mind for some time to come. Late …
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With the end of financial year nearly upon us, typically this is the time for businesses to attend to employee performance reviews and tackle the conversations around salary increases. With an influx of new jobs being created and the continuing war on talent how do small and medium sized businesses compete with the deep pockets …
For over 20 years I have been involved in Workplace Health and Safety, be it as a Manager or as a Consultant, and yet it still astounds me that even today small business owners think that they do not have the same accountability to the law as their larger counterparts. It is usually not until …
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With the announcement of a crackdown on paid parental leave, thousands of mums to be will lose out as early as January 2017. It is estimated that 80,000 women a year will be worse off if the new changes are introduced and up to $12,000 worse off. Social Services Minister Christian Porter said more than …
For those of you who have visited my website you may have noticed a free e-book on this very topic. The purpose of writing the e-book in the first place was out of frustration of watching countless business owners falling into the same traps and then screaming for help. Here are the top 7 Costly …
Recently an investigation into the underpayment of workers from 7 Red Rooster stores revealed that not only were migrant workers being underpaid but threatened with deportation should they complain about their pay. This is yet again a very naive and sad state of affairs when business owners stoop so low yet think they can avoid …
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