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22.05.2026
Disaster Recovery and Payroll: Planning for the Unthinkable
By Susan Bull | Payroll Consultant, Australian Payroll Association Picture this: a cold Friday night in July. You have finally locked up the payroll office after completing the last of the State payroll tax reconciliations. Exhausted but relieved, you ...
10.05.2026
When Payroll Goes Wrong: The billion dollar wake up call for Employers
By Andrew Barwick | Senior Consultant, Australian Payroll Association Wage theft and employee underpayment have become some of the most serious compliance failures in modern payroll history. While often dismissed as administrative mistakes, the scale and ...
01.05.2026
No withdrawal fees: Differentiating between an employment agreement and an employment relationship
Article provided by Workplace Law (https://www.workplacelaw.com.au/) When hiring new employees, there are often a number of pre-employment processes and requirements to be completed before an employee actually commences work. A question that often arises ...
27.04.2026
Selecting payroll technology and understanding the procurement journey
By David Xuereb | Senior Payroll Consultant, Australian Payroll Association For many organisations, the decision to explore new payroll technology begins when manual processes and workarounds start to feel less like temporary fixes and more like part of ...
17.04.2026
From active to inactive: Fair Work Commission warns against offboarding casual employees without proper notification
Article provided by Workplace Law (https://www.workplacelaw.com.au/) Employers should be mindful that the nature of casual employment does not necessarily mean that a casual employee can be terminated without notice that the employment relationship has ...
17.04.2026
SCHADS Award Changes Effective 1 June 2026: What Employers Need to Do Now
The Fair Work Commission has announced significant changes to the SCHADS Award, coming into effect on 1 June 2026. With only six weeks to prepare, employers in the social, community, home care and disability services sectors should act now to review ...