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The Fair Work Commission Announcement: How Businesses Can Prepare

The Fair Work Commission announcement will bring big changes to businesses throughout Australia. The national minimum wage and all modern award minimum wage rates will increase by 3.75%, starting on July 1, 2024. This decision came after a review of living standards, the needs of low-paid workers, and the goal of achieving gender equality. Impact…

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The Future Made in Australia Budget: A Boost for Zero-Carbon Manufacturers

  The Australian government’s 2024-25 Budget has unveiled a game-changing plan called “Future Made in Australia.” This $22.7 billion investment is designed to strengthen the country’s economy, and manufacturers prioritising sustainability are in for a major win. What’s The Future Made in Australia Budget All About? It’s a comprehensive strategy to bolster Australia’s economic strength…

Combating Payroll Errors – How Do You Make Sure You Get It Right?

Recently, some large companies made headlines for underpaying their employees. These incidents remind us that even well-established companies aren’t immune when it comes to combating payroll errors.  Why Do Payroll Errors Happen? It’s easy to make mistakes when keeping up with changing labour laws, tax rules, and award interpretations. After all, we’re only human. Catching…

Getting Into The Christmas Spirit

Written by David Corbett     I enjoy reading “The Night Before Christmas” with my two sons during the holiday season. It’s a special tradition that brings us together and creates a magical experience. While reading to them this year, I thought about the challenges of delivering gifts all around the world in just one…

The Proven Power of Prioritising Well-Being

  Once, mental health was considered an unspoken subject in the workplace. Employers felt productivity would suffer if they focused on their workers’ mental health, so they prioritised output and efficiency over their employees’ well-being. However, there has been a significant shift in this mindset in recent years. Our state of mind can have a…

The Care Minutes Scheme – Helping Improve the Quality of Care in Australia

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  Australia’s new Care Minutes scheme aims to improve the quality of care provided in aged care facilities by ensuring adequate staffing levels and enforcing mandatory care minutes in response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety’s findings.   Key Dates and New Mandates From October 1, 2023, the Care Minutes scheme…

The Problems with Manual Timesheets

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Stuck in a time warp  Traditionally, employee attendance tracking has been a liability for businesses. For decades, business owners have paid a high price for lost productivity, human error, broken systems, and time theft. So what is the solution to this shortfall?   A broken system It is first essential to understand where the problem…

Workforce Management: Biometric Time and Attendance Solutions

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A Changing System   Entering a timesheet is typically reliant on an employee’s memory of their hours, leaving them and their employer wide open to errors and potential conflicts. Thankfully, the world of time tracking has evolved in favor of a more comprehensive workforce system. There has been a significant shift away from the traditional…

Saving Time on Business Administration

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24 Hours in a Day One thing we all have in common, in life and business, is time. By the time you have finished reading this, three to five minutes would’ve passed and the thought of losing something that you cannot get back may be concerning. Fortunately, this article has a high return on your…