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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 ...
14.11.2025
Bend or break: FWC finds refusal of flexible working request did not force employee to resign
For an employee to bring a general protections claim involving dismissal, they must be able to demonstrate that they were “dismissed” from their employment within the meaning of section 386 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (FW Act). One of the instances in ...
12.11.2025
Special Members Update - Payday Super
As you may be aware, the following Bills passed by both Houses on 4 November and are awaiting Royal Assent: Treasury Laws Amendment (Payday Superannuation) Bill 2025 Superannuation Guarantee Charge Amendment Bill 2025 Below are some key definitions ...