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- 5 February 2021
As a reminder, from 1 January 2021 the law relating to employees and their choice of superannuation fund has changed. New workplace determinations and enterprise agreements made on or after this date must now offer employees the right to choose the superannuation fund to which employers pay their compulsory superannuation contributions. Under the new Treasury … Read more
- 29 January 2021
One of the most recent common questions received is “If an employee has to self-quarantine for 2 weeks, can that be taken as personal leave? “ An employee is only able to use their personal leave if they are unable to attend work due to an illness or injury and may be required to provide … Read more
- 4 December 2020
Around this time each year, we get lots of questions about the Christmas and New Year period, including questions about: employee entitlements when working through the holiday period businesses shutting down between Christmas and New Year. Directing employees to take leave Employers can direct their employees to take annual leave or unpaid leave during a … Read more
- 19 November 2020
Christmas is less than 6 weeks away (sorry) and it is important to prepare and understand the rules for an annual shut down period or if your company requires skeleton staff over this period. How employees are paid over this period depends on the award or agreement they are covered by and whether they are … Read more
- 30 July 2020
On 21 July 2020, the Australian Government announced their intention to extend the JobKeeper scheme until 28 March 2021. The current scheme will remain in place until 27 September 2020, i.e. FN13. Whilst officially called the “JobKeeper extension” it was almost immediately labelled “JobKeeper 2.0”. What’s new in JobKeeper 2.0? Businesses that are currently eligible for the JobKeeper … Read more
- 17 November 2020
Fair Work has updated the Fair Work Information Statement to make it easier for employees to understand minimum workplace entitlements. Every worker in Australia needs to get a copy of the Fair Work Information Statement when they start a new job. Employers must know that: The Fair Work Information Statement is information issued by the Fair Work … Read more