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20.03.2022
Workers say they are being underpaid by Chemist Warehouse, again
Young workers at one of Australia’s largest pharmacy retailers say they were railroaded out of thousands of dollars of pay over the Summer, after working shifts under stringent COVID protocols through the peak of Australia’s Omicron wave. As February ...
13.03.2022
ATO to ramp up use of powers against employers that don’t pay their workers superannuation
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) says it will ramp up the use of its powers against employers who fail to pay workers their superannuation after being on “delay” with enforcement action against businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Emma ...
06.03.2022
New minimum hourly wage guarantee for pieceworkers
Under the Horticulture Award, full-time, part-time or casual employees can still be paid a piece rate for performing a task. The piece rate has to allow for the average competent worker to earn the equivalent of at least 15% above the minimum hourly rate ...
06.03.2022
2021-22 Federal Budget measures enacted
Over the last couple of weeks, various Bills have received Royal Assent and various measures which were announced in last year’s Federal Budget have now become law. Superannuation changes The following changes have been legislated and will apply from 1 ...
27.02.2022
Business owner fined $14,000 over “despicable” abuse of JobKeeper scheme
A Queensland business owner is facing a $14,000 penalty for allegedly requiring an employee to repay his JobKeeper payments during the COVID-19 pandemic. The business owner also repaid the worker in question more than $6200 in unlawfully reclaimed wages, ...
27.02.2022
STP2 reference guide
This reference guide shows how to report some common payment types through STP Phase 2: Payment type STP Phase 2 Allowance – accommodation – domestic, amount does not exceed ATO reasonable amount Not reported Allowance – accommodation – domestic, amount ...
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