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SA long-service-leave loophole closed
4 November 2008
The SA Parliament has closed a loophole that could have seen long-service leave paid at an artificially low rate if it followed a period of unpaid leave. Read full article
$20,000 fine after woman sacked for querying pay
4 November 2008
A Melbourne company has been fined almost $20,000 for sacking a woman who queried her pay and conditions. Read full article
Minimum wage to be specified in all new awards
3 November 2008
Minimum wages will be specified in and will apply to all employees covered by a modern award, under the new Fair Work Australia system, IR Minister Julia Gillard has clarified. Read full article
Local govt boosts maternity leave to 18 weeks
29 October 2008
Maternity leave for NSW local government employees is to be doubled from 9 to 18 weeks — setting a new standard for employment conditions in Australia. Read full article
NSW local govt may lose payroll tax exemption
27 October 2008
The NSW State Government is being urged to remove the exemption local government currently gets from paying payroll tax. Read full article
NSW local govt workers to be ‘de-corporatised’
24 October 2008
NSW local government workers are to be guaranteed protection under the State’s IR laws after Premier Nathan Rees has moved to ‘de-corporatise’ them thus keeping them outside federal IR coverage. Read full article
ATO PAYG payment summaries and guidelines
29 October 2008
The ATO has updated its list of available PAYG payment summaries and guidelines for employers on its website. Read full article
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Modern awards — wages, classifications and allowances
Source: Paul Munro, IR Consultant
The modernised award system will apply from 1 January 2010. This article looks at the wage and classification structure under modern awards, the new ‘standard’ casual loading and the new method for calculating monetary allowances in modern awards. Read full article
Your questions – Our answers
Q. Full-time, part-time, then back again
We have been increasingly encountering the situation where a full-timer converts to part-time work, and then moves back to full-time employment again. I can see 3 possibilities after the person converts back to full time. Read answer
Q. Casual, then full-time, then redundant
We currently employ a full-time person who has been employed in a number of different capacities over a total period of approximately five years. The employee’s position is about to become redundant. Read answer
Q. Employee death – paying entitlements
When an employee dies, to whom should any outstanding annual leave, leave loading, long service leave and unpaid compensation be paid to? Read answer
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