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30.08.2020 Sunwater signs Enforceable Undertaking Queensland water service provider Sunwater is back-paying employees more than $2 million and has entered into an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with the Fair Work Ombudsman. The Queensland Government owned organisation self-reported to the regulator last ... News

30.08.2020 Payroll software could protect employers who commit accidental wage theft, ombudsman says Use of ‘regtech’ would simplify complex award system and de-risk landscape for small business, Kate Carnell says Employers who use approved payroll software could be provided “safe harbour” against prosecution and penalties for wage underpayment under a ... News

30.08.2020 Patience, you must have: FWC upholds safety-related dismissal of employee given multiple chances The Fair Work Commission’s (FWC’s) recent decision in Hafsteins v Correct Installs Pty Ltd [2020] FWC 2729 has showcased a “patient” employer’s handling of an employee’s numerous workplace health and safety breaches. The employee was employed at a ... News

23.08.2020 More than 2000 BaptistCare aged care workers underpaid $1.28m More than 2000 aged-care and community services workers employed by BaptistCare NSW & ACT in frontline roles were underpaid almost $1.3m over six years. BaptistCare, which operates 17 residential aged-care facilities and receives annual revenue of ... News

23.08.2020 The Payroll pandemic: Five trends disrupting accountability, transparency and pay Once the outlier of back office functions, payroll has come to represent a core differentiator in managing discontinuous change in the new normal. In the midst of coronavirus-inspired social distancing, company bankruptcies and government bailouts, ... News

23.08.2020 Draw the line: Managing employee conduct and behaviour in the workplace Managing employee conduct and behaviour can be a challenge. The question of what is appropriate and what is not appropriate in the workplace will depend on a variety of factors, including the industry in which the employees work, the overall culture of ... News

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