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Earlier this year, the Fair Work Commission announced that it would be implementing a variety of changes to the Professional Employees Award 2020. These changes will be introduced on 16 September 2023.
If you're an Employer, it's important to keep up to date with these changes. After all, it is you...
Earlier this year, Parliament passed the Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill on 30 March 2023.
These legislative reforms have been a major step forward in accelerating employer action to help close the gender pay gap.
So the bill has been passed, what happens ...
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 increased on...
In Australia, it's a legal requirement for businesses that engage staff and some contractors to have workers' compensation insurance. In the instance that they don't, harsh penalties apply!
Remember, each State has slightly different Health & Safety Legislation within Aus!
I've heard of workers...
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 up to 48 h ...
As of 1 July 2023, changes to the Paid Parental Leave scheme came into effect. Here's a breakdown of the changes and what you need to know:
The main changes:
- The previous entitlements provided 18 weeks' of paid parental leave alongside 2 weeks' of Dad and Partner pay. These two entitlements w ...
Calling all current student visas holders!
As of 30 June 2023, there are now limitations in place on how many hours you can work while 'in session' as a University student. The number of hours a student visa holder can work is 48 hours (per fortnight).
Keep in mind: the total of 48 hours per fortn...
While employee wellbeing has always been a topic of importance, it has become an increasingly popular topic of conversation in the post-pandemic world. The demands in the workplace have changed and at times, can't be solved with the same strategies used in the past. Specifically, there are increasin...
Have you ever wondered how your salary compares to that of your colleagues? Well gone are the days of pay secrecy in the workplace! Pay has often been a taboo topic with contractual clauses banning employees from discussing such information. While discussing pay and other employment conditions is di...
Gone are the days of working in an office 7 days a week from 9-5 (we can all thank COVID-19 for that!). There is very much a shift toward flexible working.
Thanks to the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 (Cth), employees' rights to request flexible working arrangem...
