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Horticulture Industry Inspections #employmentrights #fairwork #fairworkombudsman #hr #national #nsw #sa #tas #vic #wa Jul 08, 2025

Are you in the Horticulture industry? The Fair Work Ombudsman has announced key regions of non-compliance and will be conducting follow‑up inspections targeting the most non‑compliant regions commencing immediately.  

Background 

The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) launched a three‑year “Horticulture St...

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2025 Paid Parental Leave Increase #act #australia #australiangovernment #employmentrights #humanresources #national #nsw #nt #paidleave #qld #sa #tas #vic #wa parental leave Jul 01, 2025

Do you have or are about to welcome a new bub? This one is for you! 

Starting today, Paid Parental Leave (PPL) in Australia is increasing by 2 weeks, bringing the total to 120 days. This applies to babies born or adopted on or after July 1st, 2025. 

Even better, from July 1st, 2026, it will increa...

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Young Worker Myths vs Facts #australia #employmentrights #youngworkers Jun 27, 2025

What's happened? 

The Fair Work Ombudsman has released the top ten myths consistently coming up in relation to young workers. This in an effort to keep our up and coming work force educated and aware of their rights.  

Between July 2011 and June 2016 alone, the Fair Work Ombudsman received more th...

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2025 National Minimum Wage Increases #2025 #australia #australiangovernment #award #benefit #business #changes #employmentrights #entitlements #fairwork #fairworkcommission #humanresources #laws #legals #minimumhourlyrate #minimumwage #national #nsw #nt #payincrease #qld #sa #tas #vic #wageincrease Jun 26, 2025

From July 1st, the national minimum wage set by Fair Work across Australia is going to increase. Here’s everything you need to know!  

 

What has changed? 

The Fair Work Commission has set a 3.5% increase to both the National Minimum Wage and the Minimum Award Wages.  

The National Minimum Wage ...

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Contracts 101: Understand the basics #act #casual #contract #employee #employer #employii #employment #employmentrights #enterpriseagreement #entitlements #fairwork #fairworkombudsman #fulltime #hoursworked #hr #humanresources #implied #laws #nationalemploymentstandards #nsw #nt #parttime #pay #payment #paysecrecy #qld #rights #tasmania #verbalcontract #vic #wa #written May 28, 2025

We know that reading and understanding an employment contract can feel overwhelming, especially if it's your first job or you're starting a new role. That's why we've put together a quick guide to help you navigate key points and legal entitlements. It's important to understand what you're agreeing ...

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Hiring Junior Employees: What Employers Need to Know #act #bestpractice #employee #employer #employment #employmentrights #fairwork #firstjob #hiring #junioremployee #nsw #nt #qld #tasmania #vic #wa #welcome #youngworkers Nov 18, 2024

Do you hire junior staff? Here's our Employer  best practice guide when hiring first time workers 

Everyone starts somewhere in the workplace and joining a company as a junior employee can be extremely daunting. 

Employer’s play such a pivotal role in ensuring workplace best practice is followed a...

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