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29.01.2023
Overtime and penalty rates for IT and engineering industries
For payroll professionals in the IT and engineering industries, it is important to be aware of a recent decision made by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) that will require employers to pay overtime and penalty rates to employees covered by the Professional ...
22.01.2023
FWO takes court action against Super Retail Group
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has initiated legal action in the Federal Court against Super Retail Group Limited (SRG Limited) and four of its subsidiaries for alleged underpayments of over $1 million. The action is being taken against SRG Limited and ...
22.01.2023
How to handle elimination of pay secrecy clauses
The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 will bring increased transparency to employee salaries and improve communication between employers and employees. The act amends the Fair Work Act 2009, allowing employees to discuss ...
22.01.2023
Family and domestic violence leave and payslips
As the implementation of new obligations regarding family and domestic violence leave approaches, there have been concerns raised about how this type of leave should be recorded on employees’ payslips. One concern is that recording this leave on a pay ...
15.01.2023
The Iconic Has Repaid More Than $1M In Unpaid Wages
Employees for mega fashion retailer The Iconic has recently revealed the company had paid back around $1 million in underpaid wages. The Iconic self-reported the missing wages to the Fair Work Ombudsman in March 2022. When the company did an external and ...
15.01.2023
Sticks and stones: Employer fined over $75,000 for adverse action taken against employee
Earlier this year the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the Court) in Ruttley v Willis Brothers Installation (Qld) Pty Ltd [2022] FedCFamC2G 430 found that an employer breached the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) by taking adverse action ...
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