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23.01.2026
Why Universities are often caught up in wage underpayments
Recent times have seen several major Australian universities in the news for wage underpayment issues, from enforceable undertakings and remediation programs to penalties for record keeping failures. But behind the headlines lies a pattern that payroll ...
16.01.2026
The trends that will define payroll in 2026
Payroll in 2026 will be defined by confidence, not convenience, with boards, regulators and employees demanding hard evidence that payroll is correct rather than simply running smoothly, according to Australian Payroll Association CEO Ross Heron. ...
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 ...