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20.03.2019
New way to attempt payroll fraud
It used to be that whenever payroll fraud was mentioned, thoughts would turn to ghost employees or tampering with casual worker’s master files. But recently it seems that fraudsters have moved their attention to other ways of infiltrating payroll ...
17.03.2019
Should you pay super on leave loading?
As per our March Members Update: Superannuation Guarantee Ruling SGR 2009/2 provides that annual leave loading will be ordinary time earnings (OTE) unless it is referrable to a lost opportunity to work overtime: 238. By way of exception an annual leave ...
10.03.2019
Free free, set them free: common misconceptions about dismissing an employee in their probation period
A recent decision of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia (the Court) has shown why employers must always exercise care when seeking to dismiss employees – even during their probation period. In Pacheco-Hernandez v Duty Free Stores Gold Coast Pty Ltd ...
03.03.2019
Changes to deductions for payments to workers
The rules for claiming deductions for payments to workers are changing. From 1 July 2019, you can only claim deductions for payments made to your workers where you have met the pay as you go (PAYG) withholding obligation for that payment. Where the PAYG ...
03.03.2019
Who’s the Boss? Employee loses redundancy pay after refusing other acceptable employment
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has reduced an employee’s entitlement to redundancy pay to nil after an employer successfully argued that it obtained ‘other acceptable employment’ for the employee, which the employee had refused. Under section 120 of the ...
24.02.2019
We are looking for the next superstar to join our team in Sydney
Who are we? Australian Payroll Association is reimagining the future of payroll. Payroll has never seen a period of so much change or uncertainty. With regulation and technology seeming to move on a daily basis, both organisations and professionals are ...
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