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Retail Award Shift Work: Essential Guide for Employers
Retail Award Shift Work: Essential Guide for Employers
Retail businesses often run outside the usual 9–5, so shiftwork is common. Under Australia’s Retail Award, employees working nights, weekends or ea...
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How to Manage Break Entitlements Under 2025 Retail Award
How to Manage Break Entitlements Under 2025 Retail Award
Ensuring your retail staff get the correct break entitlements isn’t just good practice, it’s a law. Under the General Retail Industry Award 2020 (t...
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How to Keep Your Payroll System Updated with General Retail Industry Award Changes?
How to Keep Your Payroll System Updated with General Retail Industry Award Changes?
Keeping your payroll system aligned with the latest retail award changes is crucial to ensure compliance. The General Retail Industry Award [MA0000...
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When to Pay Overtime under the Retail Award: Triggers and Rates
When to Pay Overtime under the Retail Award: Triggers and Rates
Under Australia’s General Retail Industry Award MA000004 or the Retail Award, overtime pay applies whenever employees work beyond their ordinary ho...
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How to Avoid Fair Work Penalties for Unpaid Wages in Construction
How to Avoid Fair Work Penalties for Unpaid Wages in Construction
Missing wages or underpayments can spell big trouble for any construction firm. Small payroll errors often trigger formal complaints, for example, ...
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5 Reasons Why NDIS Providers Need A Payroll Software
5 Reasons Why NDIS Providers Need A Payroll Software
What is NDIS? The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has transformed the way disability support services are delivered across Australia. ...
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The Essential Guide to HR & Payroll Compliance in Australia 2025
The Essential Guide to HR & Payroll Compliance in Australia 2025
As a business owner in Australia, HR & payroll compliance isn’t just a good-to-have, it’s a legal obligation. Between Fair Work regulations, mo...
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Avoiding Underpayments: Tackling the complexities of the SCHADS Award
Avoiding Underpayments: Tackling the complexities of the SCHADS Award
According to Fair Work, the NDIS award is particularly complex due to its multiple streams, classifications, and allowances. Payroll management ...
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Case Study: The Lansdowne Hotel – A Payroll Transformation
Case Study: The Lansdowne Hotel – A Payroll Transformation
The Lansdowne Hotel, a historic live music venue established in 1933, located at 2-6 City Road, Chippendale. The hotel has hosted performances by a...
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Case Study: ASM Global (KTSP) – Managing Casual Workforce at Scale
Case Study: ASM Global (KTSP) – Managing Casual Workforce at Scale
About Kai Tak Sports Park (KTSP) Kai Tak Sports Park (KTSP), is a 28-hectare integrated sports, entertainment, and leisure hub in Hong Kong, redev...
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Payroll Compliance Prevents Back Pay
Payroll Compliance Prevents Back Pay
Payroll compliance is a critical responsibility for businesses of any size. If there were any non-compliance with regulations, including underpayme...
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Underpayment Is Now a Crime: Protect Your Business with Workstem
Underpayment Is Now a Crime: Protect Your Business with Workstem
As of January 1, 2025, intentional underpayment of wages or entitlements has become a criminal offence in Australia, with severe penalties for non-...
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