by Paulette | Nov 2, 2022 | Award Provisions, Payroll Compliance, Small business
Annualised wage arrangements for restaurant, cafe and hospitality workers changed on 1st September 2022. From 1 September 2022, annualised wage arrangements in the following awards are changing: Restaurant Award Hospitality Award Our team at Fresh HR Insights every...
by Paulette | Sep 26, 2022 | Award Provisions, HR Expert, HR Solutions, Payroll Compliance
Annualised Salaries – what you need to know From 1 October 2022 Minimum wage increases apply to the below industries. If you have employees on annualised salaries or increased hourly rates then you need to make sure that you are still satisfying the terms within...
by Paulette | Jul 1, 2022 | Award Provisions, Fair Work Ombudsman News, Informational Snip bits, Legislation Updates
High-income threshold increase The high-income threshold for unfair dismissal applications rises from $158,500 to $162,000, Maximum Compensation for Unfair dismissal The maximum compensation increases from $79,250 to $81,000 for post-July 1 dismissal claims. The...
by admin2022 | Mar 22, 2022 | Award Provisions, Payroll Compliance, Workplace Articles
Leave loading is a legal entitlement in some industry awards. An award is a legal document setting out minimum rates of pay and employment conditions for a particular industry. The 17.5% leave loading is a wonderful historic legacy from the glory days of the Labour...
by | Mar 7, 2022 | Award Provisions, Casual Employees, HR Expert, Informational Snip bits
What is ‘casual conversion? Awards and enterprise agreements have contained casual conversion clauses for many years, but there was no entitlement to casual conversion in the Fair Work Act (FW Act) until 27 March 2021. The introduction of casual conversion into the...
by admin2022 | Feb 1, 2022 | Award Provisions
Please find attached explanations of the two changes to the Hair and Beauty Award 2010 both of which take effect from the 31st January 2022. Increase in weekend rates for casual employees; and Expansion on clauses 28.3 and 31.2(a) clarifying the application of when...
by admin2022 | Jun 16, 2021 | Award Provisions
The Fair Work Commission has announced a 2.5 per cent increase in the minimum wage and related award minimum wages. Effective from the first full pay period after 1 July 2021 The NMW will be $772.60 per week or $20.33 per hour. The hourly rate has been calculated by...
by admin2022 | Jun 19, 2020 | Award Provisions, Employment Relations, Fair Work Ombudsman News, Legislation Updates
At 10 am this morning (19 June 2020) the Fair Work Commission advised on the Increase to Minimum Wage 2020 The increase is set at 1.75% and will be a staggered increase due to the current economic situation $753.80pw $19.84PH Modern awards will increase by 1.75% This...
by | Jun 4, 2020 | Award Provisions, Legislation Updates
“Casuals” – what we need to know following WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato Q&A’s The essential question that is being asked here is “ if an employee agrees to a contract that labels them a casual but their work is systematic (rostered well in advance for example) and...
by | Apr 30, 2020 | Award Provisions, Unfair Dismissal Claims
Unfair dismissal claims are every employee’s worst fear. Here are some common cases and scenarios of unfair dismissal in Australia that everyone should know about and learn to avoid. If you are an employer, you can learn to avoid such happenings through the correct HR...
by | Apr 24, 2020 | Award Provisions, Virtual HR
The human resources department is often the heart of a company. Did you know that they can also be added to your business virtually? What Is Virtual HR? Virtual Human Resources refers to the process of providing a range of services within this department through...
by | Apr 13, 2020 | Award Provisions, Employment Relations, HR Solutions
Survive and Thrive With Certus Group Accountants Stand-downs, voluntary leave, redundancy and working at home are hot topics in today’s environment. Today, David interviews Paulette McCormack from Fresh HR Insights who helps us slice through the complexity....
by | Apr 13, 2020 | Award Provisions, Fair Work Ombudsman News
JobKeeper Questions and Answers The necessary legislation to enact the JobKeeper Payments passed parliament last Wednesday. There are still lots of questions that people have regarding this initiative, and we don’t have answers to all of them yet. But to help you...
by | Mar 30, 2020 | Award Provisions
Clerks Award flexibility during outbreak of coronavirus The determination inserted a temporary new Schedule, which applies from an employee’s first full pay period on or after 28 March until 30 June 2020. Schedule I adds award flexibility to the Clerks Award...
by | Feb 10, 2020 | Award Provisions, Workplace Articles
Importance of Updating and reviewing your company policies and procedures Employee handbooks should be reviewed and updated at least on an annual basis, and an employer may want to consider reviewing the handbook every six months. While the core elements of policies...
by | Feb 7, 2020 | Award Provisions, Workplace Articles
New annualised salary award provisions will apply from 1 March 2020 As part of the four yearly review of modern awards, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has recently handed down a decision which will impact employers paying annualised salaries to employees covered by a...
