17 Feb Underpayments aren’t worth it!
As we are all back on board and looking forward into 2020, it is a timely reminder to make sure you are paying your employees correctly. We provided updates on this...
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13 Jan Top 10 Tips for 2020
By now, most employees have returned to work from the holiday break and are starting to get into the swing of the new decade. To help, we have put together...
31 Oct Penalties for Melbourne Dental Practice
The Federal Circuit Court have penalised former operators of a dental practice a total of $73,000.00 for underpaying one employee. The former operators of the practice underpaid the employee a total...
28 Oct Record Keeping – Are you keeping accurate records?
Record keeping is a very important part of running a business. Did you know that you must keep employee records for seven years? Are you confident you are keeping the...
25 Oct Fair Work Ombudsman Inspectors
Have you received a visit from a Fair Work Ombudsman Inspector? A Fair Work Ombudsman Inspector is a government official appointed under the Fair Work Act 2009 to monitor compliance with...
23 Oct The Fair Work Ombudsman recovers over $40MILLION in underpayments for the 18/19 financial year
The Fair Work Ombudsman’s 2018 / 2019 financial year report has revealed that Fair Work Inspectors recovered more than $40,000,000 for 18,000 underpaid employees which is the largest sum recovered...
13 Jun Protecting Vulnerable Workers – Part Four (Visas)
Employing workers born outside of Australia (VISA checks) At or before the commencement of their employment, all employees need to provide evidence of their right to work in Australia. The evidence required...
13 Jun Protecting Vulnerable Workers – Part Two (National Employment Standards and Minimum Wage)
National Employment Standards (NES) The NES provides 10 minimum employment entitlements that all employers are required to provide to all their employees. Together with the national minimum wage, these make up...
13 Jun Protecting Vulnerable Workers – Part One
On 15 September 2017, a change to the Fair Work Act 2009 (“FW Act”) took effect called the Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Act 2017 (“Vulnerable Workers Act”). The...
13 Jun Wage Theft – Fair Work Investigations Update
Fair Work Ombudsman update Over the last few months, the Fair Work Ombudsman has penalised Australian businesses in excess off $800,000.00 following investigations that have uncovered a range of contraventions of...