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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…

Visitor Management Systems

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Visitor friction If there is one word to describe the onset of stress, it would be friction. Friction on the job can be caused by lousy communication, poor mindsets, tedious processes, long workdays, and data processes. Some of these things, however, do not have to work against you; like that of managing visitors and staff in…

Australian Fair Work Commission – Timesheet Records

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Ad-Hoc Time Tracking? Beware! The Australian Fair Work Commission (FWC) has updated the annualised wage arrangements as of this year to create more accuracy and transparency with companies timesheet tracking policies. The Australian Fair Work Commission’s Best Practice Tip is as follows: “Employers should keep records of hours worked for all employees, including pieceworkers. Adopting best…

COVID 19: Contact Tracing, Health & Safety and Your Company

Contact Tracing and Health and Safety Surrounding COVID 19 for Your Company

In this time of COVID-19, Companies have set out to best support their employees with health and safety measures to mitigate the risk of contracting and transmitting COVID-19. From cleaning protocols to distancing and company-specific standards that are unique to maintain safety while fulfilling their task-specific job while at work, Companies have come to unite…