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19.09.2025
Sydney businesses targeted for FWO and Border Force inspections
The Fair Work Ombudsman and Australian Border Force (ABF) officers from the Department of Home Affairs have made surprise inspections this week of Sydney businesses employing migrant workers. Businesses are being inspected across Sydney’s Blacktown, ...
18.09.2025
Payroll reconciliation restrictions: What the FWO’s decision means for employers
The Fair Work Ombudsman’s recent decision involving Coles and Woolworths has far-reaching implications for Australian employers. In essence, the ruling prevents employers from reconciling underpayments and overpayments across more than a single pay ...
12.09.2025
AI in payroll: 5 guardrails for shift-based workplaces (without slowing the pay run)
[SPONSORED] In Retail, Hospitality, Healthcare, Aged Care and other frontline industries, AI can streamline pay without risking compliance – but only if you set up the right guardrails. Like all areas of business operations, AI is already impacting ...
05.09.2025
FWO vs Coles and Woolworths orders
Tracy Angwin · FWO vs Coles and Woolworths orders
04.09.2025
Melbourne cosmetic clinic operators penalised
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has secured $28,195 in penalties against the operators of a Melbourne cosmetic clinic following breaches of the Fair Work Act. The Federal Circuit and Family Court imposed a $23,496 penalty against Port Melbourne Cosmetic ...
04.09.2025
Protection of penalty and overtime rates
The federal government’s new law to protect penalty and overtime rates has now received Royal Assent. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗼? The legislation puts constraints on the Fair Work Commission when it exercises its power to make, ...
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