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04.09.2022
Supreme failure: Court finds HR manager accessorily liable for adverse action claim
The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) contains provisions which make it possible for individuals to be found accessorily liable for their involvement in a contravention of a workplace law. In particular, section 550 of the FW Act provides that a person ...
28.08.2022
Cashing out annual leave
Did you know that when an employee cashes out some of their annual leave, the payment must be the same as what the employee would have received had they taken the period of leave? This means special attention must be paid to the forward rostering of ...
28.08.2022
New online course for Fair Work compliance notices
Fair Work has an online training course to help employers and their representatives understand how to respond if they receive a compliance notice from them. The course helps businesses by providing: information about compliance notices and why they are ...
28.08.2022
Annualised wage arrangements for restaurant, cafe and hospitality workers
From 1 September 2022, annualised wage arrangements in the following awards are changing: Restaurant Award Hospitality Award You may know these arrangements as annualised salaries. From 1 September 2022, there are new annualised wage arrangement rules in ...
28.08.2022
ATO push employers to phase two of single touch payroll upgrade
The Australian Taxation Office will start reminding employers about whether they have a valid exemption for not rolling out single touch payroll (STP) phase two as thousand-dollar fines kick in at the end of the year. Businesses without deferrals will be ...
21.08.2022
Brisbane meatworks Australian Country Choice Holdings underpays staff more than $2.5 million
Brisbane meat processor Australian Country Choice Holdings (ACCH) has admitted it underpaid staff more than $2.5 million and will enter into an enforceable undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman. Key points: Australian Country Choice Holdings underpaid ...
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