On June 3, 2024 the Fair Work Commission handed down its decision for the Annual Wage Review 2023-24. The panel awarded 3.75% increase to all modern award wage rates and 3.75% national minimum wage increase. The increases commence from the first full pay period after July 1, 2024. Join Business Chamber Queensland’s webinar ‘Annual Wage Review Increase: What it means for your business’ to understand implications for business operators in the
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Feb 2023
More pay for hardworking professionals
On 20 January 2023, the Fair Work Commission handed down a decision that will entitle professional employees covered by the Professional Employees Award 2020 to receive penalty rates for additional and unsociable hours of work. This includes professionals in engineering, science, information technology, and quality auditing. The intention of this decision is to address the low pay of certain professional full-time employees who are required to work significant additional hours
This is a step by step guide on how to register for and administer JobKeeper since keeping track of employees can become complicated without the right help. If you would also like to be prepared for any legal matters regarding your employees then consider contacting an employment law firm. Use this Guide to: Determine your eligibility for the JobKeeper program Determine your eligible employees Enrol your business and employees for
This is a step by step guide on how to register for and administer JobKeeper since keeping track of employees can become complicated without the right help. If you would also like to be prepared for any legal matters regarding your employees then consider contacting an employment law firm. Use this Guide to: Determine your eligibility for the JobKeeper program Determine your eligible employees Enrol your business and employees for
A Melbourne small business owner has been hit with $240,000 in penalties for underpaying a 19-year-old worker around $8,000 in wages and superannuation. In a ruling Federal Circuit Court judge Riley said was designed to send a message to employers, AstroTurf installation firm Rhino Grass has been ordered to pay the fine on top of backpay within 30 days. The teenage worker, who successfully argued for the hundreds of thousands of
In brief – Employers will need to update employment contracts and HR practices by 1 March 2020 to comply with new modern award changes Are your employees covered by a modern award? If so, your business may soon be affected by the Fair Work Commission’s recent decision to make changes to annualised salary clauses which directly show in their paycheck stub. In the most recent 4 yearly review of modern
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Jan 2020
Bushfire relief and volunteer entitlements
An employee may have a statutory right to volunteer as part of the national response to the bushfire relief effort and there are several types of leave available. Background The nation and the world have watched as Australia grapples with one of the worst natural disasters the country has ever seen. As part of the national relief effort, employers and employees should be aware of entitlements available to those volunteering
Recent clarification on the Superannuation Guarantee Ruling SGR 2009/2 by the ATO, confirms that superannuation is payable on annual leave loading unless it can be demonstrated that the leave loading is paid due to an employee’s lost opportunity to work overtime. The ATO has since published some examples on its website detailing when an Employer can demonstrate that the leave loading is paid due to an employee’s lost opportunity to
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Mar 2019
Single Touch Payroll To Affect All Employers
Single Touch Payroll (also called STP or one touch payroll), is an initiative from the ATO to encourage frequent salary reporting. This means you’ll be required to report salaries and wages, PAYG withholdings, and superannuation, every time you pay your permanent employees. From 1 July 2018, STP became mandatory for employers with 20 or more employees, and from 1 July 2019, all small business owners are required to report their payroll
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Oct 2018
Casual Conversion Clauses added to Modern Awards
Small business owners who employ casual staff are set to be impacted by new provisions that will allow some casual employees to convert to full-time or part-time work after 12 months of employment.