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Everything you need to know about employee leave when isolating because of COVID

As the majority of Australia has switched to a policy of ‘letting COVID rip’, more employees are now isolating with COVID as a patient or close contact than ever before.  Consequently, more employees are relying on their annual or sick leave entitlements to ensure they’re getting paid while in isolation.  This article summarises the most […]

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Easter 2022: understanding all the retail trading rules

With the annual Easter holiday period this weekend, it brings with it a range of public holidays and trading restrictions across Australia.  Each Australian state and territory have different laws that govern public holidays and trading over Easter, so it’s important be informed about the rules and regulations where you do business. This article details the

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The importance of employment contracts, workplace policies and procedures

An employment contract is an agreement between an employer and employee that sets out the terms and conditions of employment.  It is not necessary to specifically agree on a contract for one to exist. The fact that an employee starts work for an employer brings with it certain fundamental implied terms, such as the right

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Top tips for best practice payroll compliance

Payroll is a workplace function that usually occurs in the background and simply just “happens.”  Any business who adopts these top tips for best practice payroll compliance, should find that payroll is invisible to the rest of the business. It does however remain one of the most preventable areas of risk for many businesses. With

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The importance of paying superannuation on time

If your business has employees, then paying superannuation on time is undoubtedly a topic you know much about. The government’s superannuation guarantee requires employers to pay a superannuation contribution equal to 10% (2021/2022) of an employee’s ordinary time earnings if an employee is paid $450 or more before tax in a month.  If you use

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