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Third Round of Changes to Award Penalty Rates Effective 1st July 2019
With the new financial year now started it is worth while checking to ensure your business is still compliant across the changes made to Sunday penalty rates across specific Awards. The third round of changes to penalty rates have now taken effect from the 1st July...
Increase to “High Income Threshold” and Maximum Damages in Unfair Dismissal Cases
Increase to "high income threshold" As of 1 July 2019 the Fair Work Commission has increased the "high income threshold" from $145,400 to $148,700. Employees who earn this amount per year (or an amount over this) are unable to bring a claim in unfair dismissal...
Building Culture Remotely – Integrating Interstate and International Teams
Today’s workforce composition is dramatically changing and as a result, how businesses treat and implement culture initiatives need to change. Being able to adapt initiatives and build a strong culture across both office-based and remote teams will help companies...
Changes to the Law: Large Employers Must Implement a Whistleblowing Policy
On 1 July 2019 the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) will be amended to provide greater protection to "whistleblowers" (ie people who disclose corporate wrongdoing and breaches of the tax laws). The changes to the law include an obligation on public companies and "large...
Workplace Tip: Modern Award Rates Have Increased, So Should All My Employees Get Pay Rises?
On 30 May 2019 the Fair Work Commission announced that as of the first full pay period in July, the minimum wages in modern awards would increase by 3% (and so would the Federal minimum wage for award-free employees). But does this mean that employers have to increase...
Fair Work Ombudsman Vows to Name and Shame Non-Compliant Employers this Coming Financial Year
The Fair Work Ombudsman (“FWO”) has recently announced a tough new stance on enforcement of workplace laws, with certain industries and issues singled out for greater scrutiny. With an additional $9 million in funding and support from the Morrison Government to...
Biometric Data, Poorly Drafted Policies and Unfair Dismissal | The Fair Work Commission Weighs In
A recent case in the Fair Work Commission has confirmed that poorly drafted employment contracts and workplace policies can expose employers to the risk of an unfair dismissal claim. In Jeremy Lee v Superior Wood Pty Ltd [2019] FWCFB 2946, the Full Bench of the Fair...
Choosing The Right Outsourced Payroll Partner
We have previously covered the growing trend towards payroll outsourcing in Australia in order to achieve better pay compliance, utilisation of technology, risk management in addition to saving time and money. If you have decided to follow the trend to an outsourced...
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