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- 20 August 2026
How to pay public holidays during sick leave, unpaid leave, LSL, stand-downs and notice periods. Plain-language answers for Australian employers, with super rules.
- 18 August 2026
When processing a redundancy, one of the first things payroll needs to establish is whether the employee qualifies for the tax concessions of a genuine redundancy – and age is a determining factor. If an employee has reached pension age at the time of their dismissal, the redundancy is not considered a genuine redundancy under … Read more
- 13 August 2026
Back pay is taxed under ATO Schedule 5. Here's how to work out the withholding, when super applies, and how to report it in STP, including Lump Sum E.
- 12 August 2026
When an employee leaves without returning a laptop, phone, or uniform, can you deduct it from their final pay? In most cases, no - and here's what the law actually says.
- 6 August 2026
Can employees salary sacrifice unused leave, redundancy pay or bonuses on termination? What the ATO rules allow, what they don't, and a work-around for cashed out leave.
- 30 July 2026
Paying a staff bonus? Here's how to calculate PAYG withholding on bonuses using the ATO's marginal rates method, plus the super, STP and salary sacrifice rules.