Is your business SuperStream compliant yet?
The ATO has announced that it will extend the SuperStream deadline for small business until 28 October 2016.
The ATO will not be taking compliance action against small businesses who miss the 30 June deadline and will continue to work to support them to get SuperStream ready.
What is SuperStream?
Employee superannuation guarantee contributions must now be sent electronically to super funds. Options include using a SuperStream compliant payroll system (such as Xero or MYOB), Continue Reading
New High Income Threshold & Fair Work Information Statement
Following the decision by the Fair Work Commission to increase minimum wages by 2.4% on 1 July 2016, the High Income Threshold will now increase to $138,900 per annum.
An employee covered by the Fair Work Act earning more than the high income threshold is generally exempt from Awards and from unfair dismissal. Continue Reading
New Fair Work Ombudsman’s ‘Dob In Service’
Employers, business owners and managers beware!
If you are not sure where you stand in relation to your employees pay, conditions and entitlements now would be a good time to find out.
The new Fair Work Ombudsman’s ‘Anonymous Report’ function allows anyone to notify the agency of potential workplace issues via their website without having to provide their personal details. Continue Reading
Managing Drugs and Alcohol in the workplace
If a worker commits a negligent or wrongful act while they are under the influence of drugs or alcohol, the person in control of the business can be held liable for their behaviour unless steps have been taken to prevent it.
In fact, certain high risk industries have legislative provisions requiring the development of drug and alcohol programs to prohibit employees from working while affected by alcohol or drugs. Continue Reading
How technology is making it easy to manage HR & WHS compliance
A large majority of businesses now use the internet to automate their business processes. Managing employee information, contractors and workplace health and safety obligations shouldn’t be any different.
Even if you are a small business there are affordable software solutions that can provide legally compliant documentation and templates and reduce the need to store mounds of paper work in order to meet your compliance obligations, especially if you have a trusted and secure alternative. Continue Reading
