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Do you have a Covid Safety Plan? Covid is here and the Omicron variant is spreading through-out Perth, the metropolitan area and also in some WA rural communities. It is “When” rather than “IF” the Omicron variant will reach the

Since March 2020, many employees have experienced lock downs which have prevented them from leaving their state, or the country, due to the impact of COVID-19. It has also resulted in many employees being fearful of leaving their existing job,

WA has issued a public health order for up to 75% of the state’s workforce to get the COVID vaccination. The mandate will affect up to 1.1 million workers in our state. Most employers will be familiar with the mandate

The government has recently announced a proposed increase to the Superannuation Guarantee rate from 9.5% to 10% commencing from the 1st of July 2021. The last increase to Superannuation occurred in 2014 when it was lifted to the current rate

What’s changing? The Fair Work Commission has announced an increase to national minimum wages by 3% for the 2019/2020 Financial Year. This increase applies to the National Minimum wage as well as Modern Award minimum wages. What date do these

What’s changing? The Fair Work Commission has varied the Termination of Employment clause and Payment of Wages clause in a number of Awards as part of its Modern Award Review. The two changes that may affect staff members employed by

What’s changing? The Fair Work Commission have added a new clause to all industry and occupation awards to provide all employees covered by an Award with an entitlement to Family and Domestic Violence Leave which will be an additional form

What is Single Touch Payroll? You might have heard that the Australian government has introduced new Single Touch Payroll legislation, but what does that mean? Essentially the government is seeking to streamline and modernise the reporting process for employee payroll

In September this year we published a blog post titled – Proposed Legislation Outlaws Payment for Visas. This blog post discussed proposed legislation that was introduced to the House of Representatives for the purpose of introducing fines and imprisonment for

It’s that time of year again when business is starting to wind down and everyone is starting to think about the Christmas break. Before that happens however, most businesses will be first organising the Annual Staff Christmas party. This usually