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Calling all Employees and Employers covered by the Retail Award!
From 14 May 2024 the Fair Work Commission introduced changes to the Retail Award, regarding the pay rate for employees when they don't get the minimum break between shifts.
Key Changes:
If an employee works a shift...
Criminalising wage underpayments - what you need to know!
Effective from – 1 January 2025
Attention all Employers
The Closing Loopholes Act 2023 will introduce changes in terms of underpayments. From 1 January 2025, it will be a criminal offence for employer's to...
With so many types of leave out there, it's often hard to know what type of leave you can take for what. So, let us break it down for you!
Personal / Carer's Leave
This type of leave lets an employee take time off work to deal with:
- Personal illnesses
- Caring duties and responsibilities, or
-...
Good news! Employees covered by the Social, Community, Home Care, and Disability Services Industry Award can now substitute their public holidays following a decision made by the Fair Work Commission. These new public holiday provisions will apply from the employees' first full pay period...
As a casual employee, you are accepting an offer of employment on the basis that there is no commitment to ongoing work with an agreed pattern of work. However, there is good news for those casual employees looking for permanent work!
So long as an employee has been working regular and...
Annualised salaries and flat rates require more than just picking a number that seems higher than the Award. It requires a logical assessment and ongoing auditing in order to prevent an underpayment.
What are they?
Annualised salaries are, for example, when an employer pays an employee a total...
