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06.06.2025
Get Ready for July 1st: Australia’s 3.5% Minimum Wage Increase
As we approach the start of the new financial year, payroll teams across Australia need to prepare for wage adjustments coming into effect on July 1, 2025. The Fair Work Commission has announced a 3.5% increase to the National Minimum Wage and award ...
06.06.2025
Strong Payroll Governance: Your Best Defence Against Non-Compliance Claims
When payroll compliance issues surface, many organisations rush to implement technical fixes, updating calculations, adjusting systems, or processing backdated payments. While these remedial actions are essential, they represent only one piece of a much ...
30.05.2025
Slater & Gordon’s payroll crisis offers a cautionary tale
Slater & Gordon, a firm synonymous with workers’ rights, has endured a turbulent year marked by underpayments, wrongful dismissal claims, privacy breaches and serious payroll integrity failures. Central to the controversy is the revelation that a ...
30.05.2025
Research Examines Work from Home Practices Under the Clerks Private Sector Award 2020
A recent study conducted by Swinburne University of Technology for the Fair Work Commission (the Commission) has investigated the current work from home (WFH) practices of employers and employees operating under the Clerks – Private Sector Award 2020 ...
23.05.2025
Flooding in parts of Australia
Stand down Floods may affect whether some workplaces can stay open. If a business can’t open or needs to temporarily close, employers may be able to stand down an employee in some circumstances. This includes when an employee can’t do useful work because ...
22.05.2025
Commission finds employer reasonably refused flexible work request, despite employee’s unfortunate circumstances
An employer may only refuse an employee’s request for a flexible working arrangement if it has “reasonable business grounds” to do so. The test for what constitutes reasonable business grounds is objective and will depend on the individual circumstances. ...
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