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17.01.2025
What employers and payroll managers need to know about Australia’s new wage theft laws
On 1 January 2025, Australia introduced landmark legislation aimed at tackling the intentional underpayment of wages, commonly referred to as wage theft. This new legal framework elevates the seriousness of wage underpayment, sending a strong message to ...
15.12.2024
The 12 Days of Payroll Christmas (Aussie payroll edition)
A version that the APA team will be singing this festive period…. ???? On the first day of Christmas, my payroll gave to me A payslip that’s accurate-y! ???? On the second day of Christmas, my payroll gave to me Two tax adjustments, And a payslip that’s ...
15.12.2024
University of Sydney agrees to backpay $23m to 14,000 staff
The University of Sydney has committed to repaying over $23 million to past and present employees due to widespread underpayment of wages. This decision follows an enforceable undertaking (EU) agreed upon with the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO). The breaches ...
08.12.2024
$450,000 recovered for Brisbane food workers
The Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered $447,339 for 365 underpaid food outlet employees in Brisbane and issued more than $162,000 in fines for pay slip and record-keeping breaches, following surprise inspections. Fair Work Inspectors investigated 51 fast ...
06.12.2024
Six people jailed over $10 million tax fraud
Six people have been sentenced to a combined maximum term of 43 years’ imprisonment for their part in a $10 million tax fraud and money laundering operation. Operation Bordelon was a coordinated investigation of a serious organised criminal syndicate ...
01.12.2024
Coles to backpay $1.5m in long service leave
Coles, one of Australia’s leading supermarket chains, has recently agreed to repay over $1.5 million in unpaid long service leave entitlements to 10,698 current and former employees. This decision follows an investigation by NSW Industrial Relations, ...
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