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17.03.2024
Changes to travel time in the Real Estate Award
The Fair Work Commission (the Commission) has made changes to the Real Estate Award to clarify when employees are entitled to be paid for excess travel time. Excess travel time is extra time spent travelling from the employee’s home to the other location ...
17.03.2024
Harnessing the hidden power of payroll for business resilience
In research conducted by The Access Group (TAG), a spotlight has been cast on the often underutilised capabilities of payroll and workforce management systems as key tools for enhancing business resilience. Amidst the backdrop of economic challenges, ...
08.03.2024
Embracing payroll technology
In the evolving landscape of Australian businesses, the integration of technology within payroll operations is not just an option; it’s a necessity. As Bill Gates wisely stated, “The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation ...
08.03.2024
Ensuring superannuation guarantee compliance
In the complex landscape of Australian payroll, ensuring compliance with the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) obligations is a task that cannot be overlooked. The intricacies of legislation surrounding superannuation contributions demand vigilant attention ...
08.03.2024
Law firm penalised after “wilful refusal to comply”
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $14,400 in penalties in court against a Sydney-based law firm and its director after a “wilful refusal to comply” with a Compliance Notice. The Federal Circuit and Family Court has imposed a penalty of $12,000 against ...
03.03.2024
Additional Fair Work Act changes
Casual employment The existing definition of ‘casual employee’ in the Fair Work Act will be replaced with a new one. The new definition says that an employee is a casual only if: there isn’t a firm advance commitment to continuing and indefinite work, ...
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