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05.12.2025 Payday Super is not as simple as it sounds With payday super set to begin on 1 July, now is the time for employers to get across the changes. Most modern payroll systems already offer the option to pay super at the same time as wages. Taking advantage of this now can help smooth the transition ...

05.12.2025 Lawyer struck off over role in Plutus Payroll blackmail scheme A NSW Supreme Court decision has permanently removed solicitor Sevag Chalabian from the legal profession for his involvement in a $25 million blackmail and money laundering scheme connected to the notorious Plutus Payroll tax fraud. Chalabian, who in ...

30.11.2025 QUT Enters Enforceable Undertaking After $1.9 Million in Underpayments Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has entered into an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) after identifying and rectifying widespread underpayments affecting hundreds of staff. The university has already paid more than ...

30.11.2025 NSW Audit Reveals Hundreds of Public Servants Continued to Be Paid After Leaving Their Jobs A recent audit into 40 NSW government agencies has uncovered significant payroll management failures, including cases where hundreds of terminated employees continued to receive salary payments, some for years after leaving their roles. The review ...

23.11.2025 Strengthening payroll governance and protect employers Webinar Watch this recorded webinar as Tracy Angwin and Rob Dryden unpack today’s key payroll governance risks and show how technology is helping organisations strengthen assurance and automate risk detection.

21.11.2025 Game over: The “practical reality” test confirms that an individual was an employee and not an independent contractor The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) was amended last year to introduce a new test for determining if an individual is an employee or an independent contractor. Section 15AA of the FW Act states that the ordinary meaning of the terms ‘employee’ and ... Blog

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