by Tom Smyth | Feb 23, 2022 | Employment Compliance Updates
The FWO has been very proactive in enforcing employment compliance, with new stats showing even larger increases in compliance activities compared to previous years. Here are WageSafe’s 5 takeaways from the FWO’s 2020-21 report, which was released back in September...
by Tom Smyth | Dec 7, 2021 | Employment Compliance Updates
The FWO has once again warned employers of having a ‘set-and-forget’ mindset when it comes to paying their employees. This comes after the FWO claimed that Coles were $100M short in their allowance for back-paying employees who were underpaid. These underpayments,...
by Tom Smyth | Dec 6, 2021 | Employment Compliance Updates
Recently, we have seen many well-respected Australian companies identified as having underpaid their employees, with Coles again under the spotlight in relation to salaried managers. Earlier this year, Zara was also found to be underpaying their employees and as a...
by Tom Smyth | Oct 27, 2021 | Employment Compliance Updates
Payroll Standard TM is a process that allows interpretations of various aspects of employment awards into a consistent and universal language, enabling different platforms and vendors and their clients to be able to compare those interpretations in plain English....
by Tom Smyth | Aug 31, 2021 | Employment Compliance Updates
There are many different reasons as to why a business may be employment non-compliant and/or underpay its employees. Often an important factor is the industry that a business operates in, which can impact on the systems used or even how complicated the employment...
by Tom Smyth | Aug 26, 2021 | Employment Compliance Updates
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO), Sandra Parker, has given an indication of the priorities for 2021-22. The contract cleaning sector is a new area of focus for the FWO, as well as fast food, restaurants, cafes and the horticulture industry who have been targets in...
