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Single Touch Payroll: Mandatory For All Businesses From 1st July 2019
ATO have made Single Touch Payroll (STP) mandatory for all business starting from the 1 July 2019. We understand that change can be frustrating for some companies and lead to distractions from core business operations. Understanding what STP entails and preparing...
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Does Intoxication at an After Work Event Justify Summary Dismissal? The FWC Provides Guidance
"Frankly, if one act of inoffensive drunkenness at an after work function provided valid reason for dismissal, I suspect that the majority of Australian workers may have potentially lost their jobs." Commissioner Cambridge in Trudi Puszka v Ryan Wilks Pty Ltd T/A...
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How Sure Are You That Your Employees Are Award-Free? FWO Reviews Its Position on the Miscellaneous Award 2010
What do pet groomers, tutors, tour guides, au pairs and people procuring donations for charities have in common? In some circumstances they may be covered by the Miscellaneous Award 2010, according to the Fair Work Ombudsman (“FWO”). The FWO has been busy updating the...
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What is the Role of HR in a Disciplinary Process? Fair Work Commission Provides Guidance
“The proper role of a human resources department is to sit between impulsive managers baying for dismissal and the obligation of an employer to ensure procedural fairness.” – Deputy President Anderson in McCouaig v Colliers International (SA) Pty Ltd T/A Colliers...
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Do You Pay Your Employees An Annual Salary? Your Legal Obligations May Be About To Change…
On 27 February 2019 the Fair Work Commission made a decision relating to annualised salary provisions in modern awards. If you are an employer covered by any of the modern awards listed below, then it is likely that your obligations concerning paying employees an...
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Payroll In Australia: Trends To Look Out For In 2019
We explore the top payroll trends and innovations to keep an eye on for the remainder of 2019 and beyond. Single touch payroll and the cloud Single touch payroll (STP) reporting to the ATO after every pay event started gradually for substantial employers (i.e. those...
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Can I Employ Someone in Two Different Roles? Recent Court Case Sheds Some Light
The Case In the recent Federal Court case of Lacson v Australian Postal Corporation [2019] FCA 51 the court upheld an earlier ruling that an Australian Post worker, working in two different roles for his employer, had two separate employments. This meant that his...
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Update: Professional Employees Award 2010
On 1 February 2019 the Professional Employees Award 2010 was amended to extend its coverage to include independent medical research institutes, and a new medical researcher “stream” added to the Award. The Professional Employees Award 2010 now covers certain employees...
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Overseas Independent Contractor Really an Australian Employee
A recent case in the Fair Work Commission (FWC) highlights the importance of overseas businesses organizing their affairs properly when sending employees to carry work out in Australia. Recent case In O'Farrell v Guest Tek Australia Pty Ltd [2019] FWC 968 a Canadian...
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