The announced $130 billion JobKeeper program has left many small to medium businesses with questions regarding eligibility and how it will be implemented. Here’s what you need to know. The JobKeeper payment is intended to provide wage subsidies to businesses that are significantly affected by COVID-19. Am I eligible for the...
TTIA Members will be aware that information about the Coronavirus is changing daily as the number of confirmed cases in Australia grows. Information about the Coronavirus is in the Australian Government publication What You Need To Know. Members should note that the latest government information...
The World Health Organisation has now declared the coronavirus as a public health emergency of international concern. Employers have a responsibility to provide a safe working environment and ensure the health and safety of their employees. Employees who have been diagnosed with the virus are entitled to...
As Members will be aware, fires are burning across New South Wales, Victoria, SA and Queensland posing a significant threat to communities and property. I’ve already become aware of Members being contacted by staff who have indicated they will be unable to get to work because...
Single Touch Payroll (STP) works by sending tax and super information from your STP-enabled payroll or accounting software to the ATO as you run your payroll. It is mandatory for all employers to use STP: STP started from 1 July 2018 for employers with 20 or more employees. ...
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The Fair Work Commission has released the tenth annual minimum wage review decision under the Fair Work Act, 2009 on 30 May 2019. This decision increases the modern award wage rates by 3.0% and the national minimum wage from $719.20 per week to $740.80 per week, or $19.49...
In a deliberate warning to employers, the Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced the first legal action involving new reverse onus of proof laws that require employers with inadequate employment records to disprove alleged underpayments. It has launched proceedings in the Federal Circuit Court against an operator of two fast food...
The Fair Work Commission have inserted a standard casual conversion clause in modern awards which do not already have a clause of this nature. The operative date of this clause is 1 October 2018. The clause also applies to labour hire workers. A copy of...
From 1 August 2018 most modern awards (including the Timber Industry Award 2010) have been varied to insert the Leave to deal with Family and Domestic Violence model term as follows: 36A. Leave to deal with Family and Domestic Violence [36A inserted by PR609389 ppc 01Aug18] 36A.1 This clause applies to...