by Simon Obee | Dec 9, 2020 | Human Resources, Legal, Workplace
One of the first steps that our team carries out for clients who have taken out an HR subscription* with Employment Innovations, is to perform a Compliance Audit to uncover any compliance issues regarding Australia’s complex workplace laws. This includes assessing... 
by Simon Obee | Nov 23, 2020 | Fair Work Compliance, Payroll
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has amended the overtime provisions concerning casual employees in several modern awards, which take effect in the first full pay period on or after 20 November 2020. Previously, there was confusion surrounding whether casuals received... 
by Simon Obee | Nov 16, 2020 | Fair Work Compliance, NDIS Providers, Payroll
Certain pay rates in the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010 (“SCHADS Award”) increased from the first full pay period after 1 December 2019. The SCHADS Award is subject to an “Equal Remuneration Order” made... 
by Simon Obee | Sep 2, 2020 | Coronavirus, Fair Work Compliance, Legal
The Jobkeeper 2.0 legislation giving effect to the extension of the JobKeeper scheme was passed by Parliament on 1 September 2020. JobKeeper 2.0 legislation: Rules about Fair Work Act flexibilities confirmed We now have clarity on how the current amendments to... 
by Simon Obee | Aug 28, 2020 | Coronavirus, Fair Work Compliance, Legal, Payroll
The Federal Government’s proposed legislation to deal with the continuation of the JobKeeper scheme is currently being considered in Parliament, with a final decision on the legislation regarding changes to JobKeeper Payments & Directions expected to be made... 