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21.11.2025 Game over: The “practical reality” test confirms that an individual was an employee and not an independent contractor The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) was amended last year to introduce a new test for determining if an individual is an employee or an independent contractor. Section 15AA of the FW Act states that the ordinary meaning of the terms ‘employee’ and ... Blog

14.11.2025 Bend or break: FWC finds refusal of flexible working request did not force employee to resign For an employee to bring a general protections claim involving dismissal, they must be able to demonstrate that they were “dismissed” from their employment within the meaning of section 386 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (FW Act). One of the instances in ... Blog

07.11.2025 Beryl Wins at the 2025 Australian AI Awards! Congratulations to Beryl! We’re thrilled to share that the Australian Payroll Association has received the AI Innovator – Accountancy Services Award at the 2025 Australian AI Awards in Sydney, presented by Momentum Media and Amazon Web Services (AWS). ... Blog

06.11.2025 News Alert: Employer and sole director fined $55k for placing workers at risk of sexual harassment WorkSafe Victoria was recently successful in its prosecution of video production company, Indimax Film Productions Pty Ltd (the Employer) and its sole director for placing its workers at risk of sexual harassment in breach of the Occupational Health and ... Blog

31.10.2025 Expertise in action at the Australian Payroll Summit At last week’s Australian Payroll Summit, our very own Maria Nikoletatos and Louise Missen from the APA Member Services team took the stage to deliver an engaging and practical session on all of the trickiest areas of payroll. Their session was a ... Blog

03.10.2025 Payday Super: A New Era for Employer Obligations As you may be aware, under the government’s proposed Payday super legislation, employers will be required to pay their employees’ super at the same time as their salary and wages. Whilst the measure is not yet law, below is a summary of what is provided ... Blog

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