Annual leave is an often overlooked employee benefit, the careful management of which can save your business significant sums of money. Cashing out annual leave Most employees now can cash… read more →
Well, it’s that time of year again (less than 9 weeks until Christmas!) and business owners turn our minds to the year ahead while quietly reviewing the year that has… read more →
The NSW Office of State Revenue has a little known scheme to encourage businesses to fill new positions. Basically there are 2 schemes: If you don’t pay payroll tax (ie… read more →
Some useful salary thresholds for your HR and payroll teams (all effective 1/7/15): Access to unfair dismissal legislation – $136,700. Maximum payout is $68,350 Highest salary employers have to pay super on… read more →
From 1/7/15 the minimum weekly wage will be $656.90, a 2.5% increase. Hourly this equates to $17.29; yearly $34,158.80. All Award wages will increase by the same amount on 1/7/15… read more →
Car Expenses From 1/7/15 there will be a flat per kilometre allowance of 66 cents, regardless of the size of the car’s engine. Paid Parental Leave If your employer provides… read more →
Well, it’s finally happened. The Federal Government has dumped for good their planned paid parental leave scheme which had been billed as one of their cornerstone policies running up to… read more →
Anzac Day 2015 falls on a Saturday. The only state in Australia to get the following Monday (April 27) as a Public Holiday is Western Australia. For everyone else Monday… read more →
In a recent case before the Federal Court of Australia (Richardson v Oracle) the applicant was successful in appealing against the inadequacy of an $18,000 payout for sexual harassment. The… read more →
Since 1/1/14 the Fair Work Commission has been empowered to deal with bullying complaints. A recent report shows that only a handful of claims have been substantiated with most cases… read more →