7-Jul-2010
SA Payroll tax change to apply now
The SA Government has overturned a decision which delayed abolition of payroll tax for apprentices and trainees.
The change will now be immediate rather than from the start of next year.
2-Jul-2010
Annual Wage Review 2010
The Annual Wage Review 2010?11 website has now been published.
30-Jun-2010
Salary Packaging a Car
Continuing the trend of the past few years, income tax paid by most people will be slightly lower in 2010-11.
While that's good news for most, employees contemplating salary packaging a car should do the sums because as
income tax rates fall, the savings from packaging are reduced.
29-Jun-2010
National Minimum Wage Order
The National Minimum Wage Order 2010 has been published, taking into account the Minimum Wage Panel's Decision of 3 June 2010.
The order takes effect on the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2010. The national minimum wage is $569.90 per week,
calculated on the basis of a week of 38 ordinary hours, or $15 per hour (rounded to the nearest 10 cents).
16-Apr-2010
Employer Beware: The need to Justify Action against Union-Associated Employees
A recent case in the Federal Court has shed some light on the new adverse action provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act),
which essentially prohibit an employer from taking prejudicial action against an employee for a prohibited reason.
10-Feb-2010
Medicare and superannuation
Medicare to get role in managing small businesses superannuation.
1-Jan-2010
Modern awards have begun
As part of the national workplace relations system, modern awards have begun commencement. Here is the current list.
19-Nov-2009
NSW joins national Industrial Relations system
The New South Wales Government has agreed to take part in a new national industrial relations system.
17-Nov-2009
Southbank restaurant back-pays chef $13,500
A chef at one of Melbourne's Southbank restaurants has been reimbursed $13,500 after an investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman found he was underpaid.
4-Nov-2009
Going flexible
In two months' time, all eligible Australian employees will have the right to request flexible work arrangements and, by law, all reasonable requests must be considered by employers with clear reasons given if the request is denied.
21-Oct-2009
Bill paves way for national IR system
Australia is one step closer to a national industrial relations system under draft laws the federal government has introduced to parliament.
13-Oct-2009
Modern awards cast regulation net wide
Much has been written already on this website about the changes to industrial relations regulation in Australia: let's face it there's plenty to write about. As we approach 1 January 2010, the start date for phase two of the Fair Work Act changes, the focus on the impacts of "Modern Awards" gets sharper.
22-Sep-2009
What happens to your super when you die
FAMILIES and loved ones are being caught out by complicated bureaucracy when claiming death benefits from superannuation. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees reports a growing number of people are making mistakes when they make binding death nominations.
17-Sep-2009
Update on Modern Awards
The Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) is currently conducting an award modernisation process, replacing hundreds of state and federal awards with a core set of modern awards.
7-Sep-2009
Latest award modernisation news - does it impact on your industry?
The Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) has decided to delay the phasing in of new penalty rates under the Rudd Government's new modern awards, however, there was more news on the award modernisation front for individual industries.
03-Sep-2009
Rudd's awards 'objective' attacked
The Federal Opposition has attacked the Government's latest position on award modernisation.
01-Sep-2009
Onwards with simple awards
Award modernisation involves crunching about 4000 state and federal awards into no more than 150 single national awards to provide business simplicity.
01-Sep-2009
SMEs struggle with IR identity
More than a third of the state's small business operators are unsure whether their business is governed by state or federal industrial relations laws.
24-Aug-2009
Managers biggest fraud risk: KPMG survey
21-Aug-2009
Move to modern awards not so smooth
12-Aug-2009
Employee admits stealing $20M
22-Jun-2009
Termination of Employment
New remuneration and compensation limits take effect for termination of employment applications from 1 July 2009.
5-Jun-2009
Fair Work Act commences 1 July 2009
The Fair Work Bill 2008 was introduced into the House of Representatives on 25 November 2008.
The Fair Work Act 2009 received Royal Assent on 7 April 2009.
1-Jun-2009
Fair Work and the National Employment Standards
Introduction of the new industrial relations system and the National Employment Standards
3-Apr-2009
Timetable for Award Modernisation
29-Jan-2009
WA Rejects New Federal IR System
Individual workplace agreements will be part of a new industrial relations regime in Western Australia, Treasurer
Troy Buswell says.
28-Jan-2009
Ombudsman recovers $600,000 for underpaid workers
Mount Gambier inspectors recover $600,000 for underpaid workers.
23-Jan-2009
Header: Second Round of Draft Modern Awards Released
The AIRC today issued a statement and the exposure drafts of the Stage 2 modern awards.
21-Jan-2009
Government PAYG relief for Small Businesses
To help small businesses weather the global financial crisis, the Australian Government recently announced that it
would reduce by 20% the quarterly pay as you go (PAYG) instalment due for the December 2008 quarter. For some small
businesses this instalment will be due 21 January 2009 while for the balance of small businesses this instalment is due on
28 February 2009.
5-Dec-2008
Watchdog recovers $36.6 million for 28,000 workers
The Federal Workplace Ombudsman recovered more than $36.6 million for almost 28,000 Australian workers last financial year.
