Workstem Blog

Tag: Leave

Popular Award Interpretation All Payroll HR Tech Leave STP SCHADS Award Superannuation Casual Rostering Attendance Payday Super Award Allowance Award Rates Overtime Underpayment Award Interpretation、 Manufacturing Award
How to Choose HR and Payroll Software for a Growing Business
How to Choose HR and Payroll Software for a Growing Business
The HR and payroll processes that work for a 10-person business can become difficult to manage when the workforce reaches 30, 50 or 100 employees. ...
Read More
Long Service Leave by State: Rules & Payouts
Long Service Leave by State: Rules & Payouts
Long service leave can become a payroll problem when an employee resigns, a business changes ownership or an HR team discovers that leave has been ...
Read More
Personal Leave Australia 2026: Sick Leave & Carers Leave Guide
Personal Leave Australia 2026: Sick Leave & Carers Leave Guide
Getting sick is part of everyday life. Understanding which leave entitlement applies, how much employees have, whether it is paid and what happens ...
Read More
Long Service Leave by State: 2026 Guide
Long Service Leave by State: 2026 Guide
Long service leave sounds simple: work for an employer for a long time and eventually earn an extended period of paid leave. The problem is that...
Read More
Annual Leave Australia in 2026: Entitlements & Accrual
Annual Leave Australia in 2026: Entitlements & Accrual
Every permanent employee in Australia is entitled to paid annual leave. But many workers and even some employers don't know exactly how much leave ...
Read More
Public Holiday Pay
Public Holiday Pay
Public Holidays as a Workplace Entitlement Public holidays in Australia are a fundamental workplace entitlement governed by the National Employmen...
Read More
New Year’s Day 2026 Penalty Rates: State-by-State Guide
New Year’s Day 2026 Penalty Rates: State-by-State Guide
As 2025 draws to a close, business leaders and payroll managers across Australia are turning their attention to one of the first major compliance d...
Read More
Casual Workers Christmas Rostering Rights 2025
Casual Workers Christmas Rostering Rights 2025
As the festive season approaches, Australian businesses face the annual challenge of staffing during public holidays. For the nation's 2.5 million ...
Read More
Final Pay in Australia: How to Calculate Leave and Termination Payments
Final Pay in Australia: How to Calculate Leave and Termination Payments
What are employer obligations at the end of employment? When an employee’s employment ends (whether due to resignation,redundancy, or termination)...
Read More
Annual Leave & Sick Leave Pay Calculations
Annual Leave & Sick Leave Pay Calculations
Accurately calculating leave pay is a fundamental responsibility for every Australian employer. Getting it wrong can lead to employee disputes, und...
Read More
Automated Parental Leave Management: Workstem vs Manual HR Processes
Automated Parental Leave Management: Workstem vs Manual HR Processes
The Cost of Manual Parental Leave Management Time Investment Comparison Process Manual Approach Workstem Automated Time Saved Eligi...
Read More
Tech Startup Success: Leveraging Extended PPL for Talent Retention Strategy
Tech Startup Success: Leveraging Extended PPL for Talent Retention Strategy
Transforming Parental Leave into Your Startup's Secret Recruitment Weapon In Australia's competitive tech landscape, startups face constant pressu...
Read More

The latest practical tips for HR to tackle management issues.

Subscribe