Payroll News and Resources

09.01.2026 New child support protected earnings What Payroll Needs to Know from 1 January 2026 From 1 January 2026, changes to Child Support Protected Earnings come into effect and while the concept itself isn’t new, the impact on payroll calculations, garnishees and take home pay is. For payroll ... 09.01.2026 Happy New Year, Payroll Professionals Is 2026 the year you back your career? A new year always brings fresh calendars, clean slates and a rare moment to pause and ask a question payroll professionals don’t ask often enough: Is this the year I invest in my own career? Payroll is no longer ... 19.12.2025 The University of Tasmania signs Enforceable Undertaking The University of Tasmania (UTAS) will complete more than $21.4 million in payments, including interest and superannuation, to over 10,000 underpaid staff as part of entering into an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with the Fair Work Ombudsman. UTAS has ... 19.12.2025 Santa can say no: Employee entitlement to be absent on public holidays Section 114 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) provides an entitlement for an employee to be absent from their employment on a public holiday. This section also provides that an employer may ask an employee to work on a public holiday, but that the ... 11.12.2025 ATO recovers more than $1 Billion in unpaid super in 2024–25 The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has announced the recovery and return of almost $1.1 billion in unpaid superannuation to nearly one million employees during the 2024-25 financial year, an outcome that reinforces the increasing scrutiny on employer ... 11.12.2025 🎄 The 12 Days of payroll Christmas (A parody for Australian payroll professionals) On the first day of Christmas, payroll sent to me… A payslip that was fully STP. On the second day of Christmas, payroll sent to me… Two tax tables, And a payslip that was fully STP. On the third day of ...