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03.07.2022
Minimum wage increases
The national minimum wage has increased to $21.38 per hour (up from $20.33) or $812.60 per week (up $40 from $772.60) based on a 38-hour week for a full-time employee. This increase applies from an employee’s first full pay period starting on or after 1 ...
03.07.2022
ATO accelerates STP phase 2 efforts
The Tax Office is encouraging more businesses to make the switch to single touch payroll phase 2. In a statement to the market, the ATO confirmed it has been writing to employers to advise them of the reporting method being made available. “For ...
26.06.2022
Deducting pay & overpayments
There are limited situations when an employer can make a deduction from an employee’s pay or require an employee to pay money (for example, to fix an overpayment). Taking money out of an employee’s pay Taking money out of an employee’s pay before it is ...
26.06.2022
Deel to acquire PayGroup
Deel has entered into a public offer to acquire Australian-based payroll company PayGroup to enable the creation of a global payroll platform. PayGroup has close to 400 team members across Asia who will be joining Deel. The deal approval process will ...
26.06.2022
Unpaid pandemic leave in awards
On 8 April 2020, the Fair Work Commission (the Commission) made determinations external-icon.png varying 99 awards, adding unpaid pandemic leave and annual leave flexibility. The determinations inserted a temporary new Schedule X into these 99 awards, ...
19.06.2022
The tough conversation: An employer’s reminder to employee fails to count as a performance warning
There are often misconceptions about how many times an employee must be warned regarding their poor performance before they are able to be dismissed. Although there is no legislative requirement stipulating the number of warnings required, the Fair Work ...
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