Sadly (for some), daylight saving time came to an end on Sunday 3 April 2022 in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria, with clocks going back 1 hour from 3 am to 2 am. When local daylight time is about to end: Sunday, 3 April 2022, 3:00:00 am clocks are turned backward 1 … Read more

Recent flooding has substantially impacted businesses and individuals in New South Wales and Queensland.  To assist employers and employees affected, the Fair Work Ombudsman’s natural disasters and emergencies factsheet includes information about: temporary business closures standing down employees the leave entitlements available to staff participating in disaster relief activities CLICK HERE to download a copy of … Read more

Many workplaces are currently affected by the flooding across Queensland and northern New South Wales. There are several paid and unpaid leave entitlements employees may be able to access if they are affected by the floods or to assist with emergency management activities.  These include:  Taking annual leave Annual leave can be taken at any time … Read more

If you provide your employees with incentives or rewards for getting their COVID-19 vaccination or booster dose, there may be tax and super consequences in doing so.  The consequences differ depending on whether a cash payment, paid leave or non-cash benefit is provided. If you provide non-cash benefits to your employees, you may have to pay … Read more

Alltech Outsourced Solutions is a dedicated Payroll Processing Solution providing a simple and efficient payroll processing alternative to businesses. For the past 30 years Alltech has been processing payroll on a National basis. Our client base includes companies in Retail, Franchising, Banking/ Finance, Hospitality, Not for profit, Aged Care, Government and Manufacturing. We are utilising … Read more

Christmas is less than 7 weeks away! It is important to prepare and understand the rules for an annual shutdown period, and the rules for when you require a skeleton staff to operate during the shutdown period. What is a shutdown? A shutdown is when a business temporarily closes during slow periods of the year, such … Read more