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26.03.2023
Beauty retailer Mecca discovers it owes staff $560,000
Mecca, a beauty retailer, has sent letters to approximately 1600 past and present employees after conducting an audit on their payroll between July 2016 and July 2022. The audit uncovered that staff were owed a total of roughly $560,000. The company ...
26.03.2023
Fifth member of Plutus Payroll’s $105 million tax fraud behind bars after guilty verdict
Five people who faced a marathon trial in the NSW Supreme Court over one of Australia’s largest tax frauds have all been found guilty of their respective roles. Last week, Patrick Willmott became the fifth defendant to hear a guilty verdict from the NSW ...
26.03.2023
ANZSCO feedback relating to payroll
The Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) is a skilled-based classification register used to categorise all occupations and jobs in Australia including payroll. The ANZSCO “groups” occupations and every four years, ...
26.03.2023
Northern Territory Station Farm Manager validly dismissed for fighting with employee and using lewd language
In the recent decision of Thomas v The Commissioner for Public Employment [2022] FWC 2427, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) highlights the importance of dealing with inappropriate conduct and behaviour in the workplace. The employee was a Farm Station ...
19.03.2023
Din Tai Fung knowingly engaged in ‘systematic’ underpayments: judge
The Federal Court recently ruled that popular dumpling chain, Din Tai Fung, and its senior management knowingly underpaid their workers and falsified wage records to cover up the underpayments. The company’s Sydney and Melbourne outlets were found to ...
19.03.2023
Daughter of former ATO deputy commissioner found guilty over role in massive tax fraud
Lauren Anne Cranston was arrested in 2017 along with several others including her older brother Adam Cranston, who was found guilty last week The daughter of a former deputy commissioner for the tax office has been found guilty over her role in a massive ...