As of 7 December 2022, three new protected attributes were added to the Fair Work Act as part of Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill: This change means employees now have more recourse if they feel they’ve been discriminated against or treated…
Amended Fair Work Act to Include a Range of New Workplace Laws On the 6th of December 2022, the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 (Cth) (Act) received Royal Assent and became law. Some of the…
An Australian employer has been fined a total of $90,000 after the Federal Court found that it had unreasonably required an employee to work 50 hours per week. This requirement was found to be in contravention of section 62 of the Fair Work…
This is a compilation of comments made as a result of snap inspections on Brisbane business owners. These comments have been made as a result of these breaches by business owners by the Fair Work Ombudsman, Sandra Parker, and Associate…
Written by: The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers The TPAR report informs the ATO about payments that are made to contractors for providing services.Industries required to report TPAR by 28th August 2022 are listed in the below table. Contractors can include…
Businesses go to significant effort to create products they can profitably sell. But having a quality product is sometimes not enough especially if there are buying or selling blockages at play. This article looks at some typical blockages and how…
Salary Sacrificing Super An employee may agree to sacrifice part of their salary or wages to their superannuation fund from their gross earnings. It’s important for the employee to review and understand the thresholds to ensure the total of salary…
One of the most productive ways to generate business revenue is through referrals. This article gives a variety of ways to get them, on three fronts: Referrals to source new clients Referrals are much easier to derive from relationships than…
Now that many small businesses have settled in to a new way of working, with many staff working from home, it is a good time to consider digital security; a time to look at backup plans to ensure data access,…