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2024 Wage Increase! 2024 act action award changes increases july1st minimum wages nsw nt payincrease paymentofwages sa tasmania vic wa Jun 21, 2024

Last week the Commission announced changes to the National Minimum Wage and the Award Minimum Wage for 2024. Here's what you need to know! 

 

What has changed? 

From 1 July 2024, the National Minimum Wage and the Award Minimum Wage will increase by 3.75%. 

For employees...

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Closing Loopholes Act - Criminalising Wage Theft calltoaction closingloopholes criminaloffence employee employer employii news fair work fairworkombudsman hr hr 101 hrnews intentional minimum wages nsw paymentofwages penalty qld superannuation tasmania underpayments vic wagetheft May 28, 2024

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...

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Underpaying Employees: Wage Theft employee rights hr compliance legal action minimum wages new south wales northern territory queensland south australia tasmania victoria western australia Dec 21, 2023

Earlier this year, a Director of a large national company was found personally liable for wage theft after underpaying roughly 150 employees, although not consciously aware that this was the case - let's look at what happened!

 

So, in 2013, the Director sat down with the Chief...

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Quick Recap: Annualised Salaries & Flat Rates australian capital territory contracts employee rights employii news fair work hours of work hr 101 hr compliance leave and entitlements minimum entitlements minimum wages modern awards new south wales northern territory queensland south australia tasmania victoria western australia Sep 15, 2023

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...

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Quick Recap: Limitations on Job Ads australian capital territory employee rights employii news hiring hr compliance job advertisements minimum entitlements minimum wages new south wales northern territory pay clauses recruitment salary south australia tasmania victoria western australia Jul 14, 2023

Thanks to the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Act 2022, it is now unlawful for job advertisements to pay rates that are less than the employee's minimum entitlements. This shouldn't be news to employers, as these changes came into effect on 7 January 2023.

 

Don't forget! 

Minimum wage rates...

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1 July 2023 Essential Updates australian capital territory employee rights employii news fair work hr compliance minimum entitlements minimum wages modern awards new south wales northern territory queensland small business south australia tasmania victoria western australia Jul 03, 2023

You may have seen in Employii's recent newsletter that effective 1 July 2023, a number of significant changes came into place. Specifically:

  • Minimum wages (Fair Work:  5.75% increase. State: will depend on your State)
  • Superannuation increased to 11%
  • Student visa holders may only work...
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Aged Care Sector: Increase to Minimum Wages aged care australian capital territory employee rights employii news fair work hr compliance industry update minimum entitlements minimum wages modern awards new south wales northern territory queensland remuneration salary south australia tasmania victoria western australia May 14, 2023

Are you currently covered by the Aged Care Award, the Nurses Award, or the Social, Community, Home Care, and Disability Services Industry Award? 

If so, this one's for you!

The Fair Work Commission has ordered a 15% interim pay increase to those covered by these Awards. The pay...

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Salaried Staff: are you SURE you're paying enough? australian capital territory fair work hr compliance industry update legal action minimum entitlements minimum wages new south wales northern territory queensland salary south australia tasmania team culture underpayments victoria western australia Feb 14, 2023

When it comes to salaried employees, there needs to be some method behind the numbers. An employee's salary still needs to be high enough to cover their minimum entitlements (including any "significant overtime"). 

Quiz time!

  • Do you know why your staff's salary is what it is?
  • Do...
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