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07.02.2021
Fine following workplace fatality quadrupled following Government intervention
Work health and safety legislation in Australia places significant duties and obligations on persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) to ensure the health and safety of workers. These duties and obligations, and the penalties for ...
07.02.2021
Annualised salary changes to Modern Awards – are you ready?
Big changes to annualised wage agreements are looming with employers facing harsh penalties if they fail to comply. From March 1, the new rules will apply to employers who have workers on annualised wage agreements under 18 different awards. The changes ...
07.02.2021
Industry pressure forces ATO’s hand on STP deadline
The Tax Office has agreed to push back the start date for the second phase of Single Touch Payroll after intense pressure from all corners of the profession. A legislative instrument issued by the ATO on Wednesday has confirmed that mandatory STP phase 2 ...
31.01.2021
New minimum wages from 1 Feb 2021 for these awards
The new minimum wages will start in the following awards from the first full pay period starting on or after 1 February 2021. Air Pilots Award Aircraft Cabin Crew Award Airline Operations-Ground Staff Award Airport Employees Award Alpine Resorts Award ...
31.01.2021
The daily commute: Fair Work Commission accepts that role with additional travel time was acceptable redeployment employment
Employers have long known that they are obliged to try to find new employment opportunities for employees who are faced with the redundancy of their current role. This might include redeployment within the employer or its related companies, or finding ...
24.01.2021
“Targeted, bespoke stimulus”: SME advocates push for hospitality-only JobKeeper
Small business advocates are urging the federal government to rethink JobKeeper for industries still affected by COVID-19, including hospitality, in the final months before the wage subsidy ends. Restaurant and Catering Industry Association of Australia ...
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