The National Employment Standards (NES) are minimum employment entitlements that have to be provided to all employees in Australia. When an employee needs to access Personal (Sick/Carer’s) Leave, they must adhere to specific evidence and notice requirements under the Fair Work Act.
Read MoreFollowing on from our article about minimum rates of pay from last month’s Tips and Trips, please note that the Fair Work Commission has announced a 2.5% increase to the national minimum wage.
Read MoreFrom 1 July 2021, new legislation will allow Victorian workers and volunteers who suffer from a work-related mental injury to access early treatment and support while they await the outcome of their claim.
Read MoreBusiness owners can save a lot of money by making adjustments to the way they operate. Discover three steps you can take to reduce your expenses, regardless of the sector in which you’re engaged.
Read MoreUnreliable equipment can be the death knell for a business, with the costs of equipment failure and downtime tricky to accurately predict and calculate.
What then, are the best practices your business can adopt to calculate the actual cost of equipment failure?
Read MoreNo business wants nasty surprises. So, when an adverse incident means you need to claim on your insurance policy, we will manage the process on your behalf.
Here’s a six-step overview of what happens from go to whoa once we lodge a claim for you.
Read MoreWhether you currently run or are looking to start a business, consider if you've got the best-fit business structure to suit your needs.
This article will explore the pros and cons and explain how insurance cover differs between sole traders and companies.
Read MoreMany clients find the process of Impairment Benefits to be a confusing one.
As with all Workers Compensation benefits, subtle differences in thresholds apply across jurisdictions, but in most cases the process is very similar.
Read MoreThere is an increase in working from home arrangements. Workplaces across the country have had to adapt to ensure Work Health Safety requirements are met even if workers are at home.
Read MoreAs we should all be aware employers will need to contribute an additional 0.5 per cent into their employee’s superannuation funds with effect 01 July 2021. This will continue each year until 2025 where employer superannuation contributions will reach 12 per cent.
Read More“Since moving over here I have been staggered at the cost of insurance, yet it hardly gets a mention,” Broome Insurance Brokers Director David Keys told insuranceNEWS.com.au. “I want to make sure we are not forgotten as part of this process.”
Read More“Since moving over here I have been staggered at the cost of insurance, yet it hardly gets a mention,” Broome Insurance Brokers Director David Keys told insuranceNEWS.com.au. “I want to make sure we are not forgotten as part of this process.”
Read MoreAs the temperature dips, how prepared is your business for winter operations? We’ll outline the range of risks the colder weather brings and how to minimise them. It’s also timely to review your insurance cover.
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If your business received COVID-19 support payments, such as from the Federal Government’s $90 billion JobKeeper program, you may face an ATO tax audit. That office is expected to focus on employer obligation audits and reviews this year. At the height of the pandemic between April and September last year, 3.6 million workers received the JobKeeper wage subsidy.
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Underinsurance is more common than you think. Industry figures show up to 62% of small-to-medium-sized businesses don’t have correct-value insurance.
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All employees working in Australia are entitled to a minimum wage. In most cases, the minimum wages are determined within a Modern Award that covers their industry or occupation.
Read MoreA Victorian employer breached the State OHS Act in failing to ensure a worker operating a mobile order picker wore a safety harness and held the necessary high-risk work license, the Werribee Magistrates Court has found.
Read on to see the importance of proactive reviews of licenses and safety processes as a core responsibility of all employers.
In late March 2021, there were a number key reforms made to the Fair Work Act 2009 affecting the workplace rights and obligations for casual employees.
Here are just some of the key changes and timelines to be aware of immediately:
Read MoreWith builders’ risks escalating and an increasingly tougher regulatory environment across Australia, how can construction contractors protect against potential liabilities and losses?
Read MoreWith 2021 now in full swing, how can you build higher productivity in your office? Try these simple fixes.
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