BLOG
Webinar: Employing Casuals – Recent Developments in the Law
Following recent developments in the law concerning casual employees, Employment Innovations' Legal Team will be running a webinar at 1pm on Thursday 22 November 2018. In the webinar we’ll discuss the lessons learnt from a recent court decision (Workpac v Skene) where...
read more
STP & What It Means
In a world where acronyms are all around us, STP is just another one added to a long list. But what does it mean? And what does it mean for you as an employer? STP simply stands for Single Touch Payroll, this is a new scheme of reporting introduced by the ATO as of...
read more
Changes To Victorian Long Service Leave: What You Need To Know
As of the 1st of November, the new Long Service Leave Act 2018 will come into operation in Victoria. The new Act replaces the previous Long Service Leave Act 1992 and will see significant changes to long service leave entitlements. When announcing these changes, the...
read more
Christmas Parties: Avoid Too Many Spirits Ruining The Christmas Spirit
With Christmas around the corner, it’s the time of year when many companies will be holding parties for their staff. In this article we provide some practical tips for employers on how to organise work parties to ensure that employees stay safe and reduce the risks of...
read more
Tis the Season for Public Holidays. Do You Know Your Obligations?
With Christmas fast approaching it’s getting to that time of year again where there are almost as many public holidays in the calendar as there are Christmas cards arriving on your doorstep. Here are a list of the national and State/Territory-wide public holidays...
read more
How Soon After Termination Do You Have To Pay An Employee’s Final Pay? Changes To Modern Awards From 1 November 2018
On 1 November 2018, 89 Modern Awards will be varied to include a requirement that an employer must pay an employee’s final pay no later than seven (7) days after the day on which the employment ends. The 89 Modern Awards that will be affected are listed at the end of...
read more
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas – Have You Given Notice To Your Employees About Your Christmas Close Down Yet?
With Christmas fast approaching, businesses who plan to implement a Christmas close down should be aware of their obligations to employees, particularly giving them any required period of notice relating to the close down. In this article we explore some common...
read more
Increases to Casual Penalty Rates in the General Retail Industry Award from 1 November 2018
In this blog article, we discuss some changes to the General Retail Industry Award 2010 (‘the Retail Award’) that are coming up on 1 November 2018. The changes increase some penalty rates for casual employees. On 27 September 2018, the Fair Work Commission (‘FWC’)...
read more
New Features Released In EI’s Payroll Solutions
In this post, we’ll be introducing 3 new features to EI's payroll solutions released in February and September 2018 - automatic calculations of pro rata hours, email trigger notifications and pay inclusions reporting. Pro rata hours are now automatically calculated in...
read moreMAKING EMPLOYMENT EASIER BY COMBINING HR, LEGAL & PAYROLL SERVICES WITH TECHNOLOGY