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FWC Decision: Casual & Part-Time Changes to Awards – What You Need To Know
On the 24th November 2017, the Fair Work Commission handed down its latest draft decision as part of the Modern Award review process impacting employers and employees across hospitality, licensed clubs, cafes and restaurants, social and disability sector, retail, fast...
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Pros & Cons of Flat Rates of Pay
Flat rates of pay are common in the building, civil and mining industries, often for reasons of simplicity in assessing costs and transparency for the workforce. If you are considering utilising flat rates for your business it is important to know how these need to be...
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Upcoming Changes to Employer Sponsored Skilled Visas
Proposed changes to permanent employer sponsored skilled visas are due to commence in March 2018. Proposed bills are currently before parliament and in draft consultation. So what should we expect to see? Eligible Occupation Codes Employer sponsored permanent...
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Why, How and When To Use a Fixed Term Contract
Many businesses in the building, civil and mining and professional services industries in particular, underestimate the benefit of a well-constructed employment contract. This is especially the case when businesses engage workers for a project, specific period or high...
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3 Simple Recruitment Hacks To Save You Time & Money
To many business owners, the recruitment process (from advertising and interviewing to onboarding into the team) is extremely time consuming, challenging and at times, pretty painful. If you are a business operating without a human resources team, hiring new staff may...
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Vulnerable Workers’ Legislation Passed: A Potential Game Changer For Franchisors
In legislation passed by the Senate last week, employers will potentially face a ten-fold increase in penalties should they be found to engage in deliberate and systematic breaches of employment law. Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Bill 2017 The...
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Franchisee Fined!
In the past week, two separate 7-Eleven franchisees were fined $140,000 in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, after being found guilty of miss-classifying employees, serious underpayments and deceptive payroll practices. The owner of two 7-Eleven stores in...
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Fair Work Commission Hands Down Annual Wage Increase in Wake of Penalty Rates Decision
From 1 July 2017, employers who pay workers covered by a Modern Award or the national minimum wage must increase their pay by 3.3%. The increase comes a day after the Commission finally released details on how changes to penalty rates will be phased in. Employers...
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Fair Work Commission Releases Details on Penalty Rates Decision
Reductions to Sunday penalty rates will be transitioned in over three or four years, and public holiday rate changes will be operational as of 1 July 2017, as held by the Commission in a decision handed down on 5 June 2017. Modern Awards affected by the decision are...
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