by Simon Obee | Jan 20, 2021 | Fair Work Compliance, Retail, Uncategorized
In addition to the 1.75% increase to all base rate of pay in the General Retail Industry Award that will come into effect on the first full pay period on or after 1 February 2021, penalty rates will increase for certain casual employees as of 1 March 2021. Junior... 
by Hayley McLachlan | Jan 4, 2021 | Fair Work Compliance, NEWS
On 26 November 2020, the Fair Work Act 2009 was amended to introduce greater flexibility for employees taking unpaid parental leave. Employees can now take up to 30 days of “flexible parental leave” at any time up to two years after the birth or adoption of a child,... 
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 Jules Pedrosa | Dec 3, 2020 | Migration
The Department of Home Affairs released its planning levels for the 2020-2021 migration program and details are now displayed on their website. The permanent resident migration intake is capped at 160,000 visa places for 2020-2021. The breakdown of the migration... 
by Shane Duffy | Nov 30, 2020 | Human Resources
A successful pay and total rewards strategy should help attract the best people, to get the best performance from them once they’re on the job and encourage them to stay with you for the long term. They must also have the objective of rewarding high performance (that... 
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... 