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Group 3 Award Wage Increases from 1 February 2021

Workplace Central, January 18, 2021

As per the Federal Minimum Wage increase announced last year, Group 3 awards will have their 1.75% wage increase applied from the first full pay period on or after 1 February 2021. … keep reading

Posted in Blog, Legislative Updates, Payroll

The Year in Review : 2020

Workplace Central, December 15, 2020

They say hindsight is 2020, and this year, that’s certainly the truth!

For our final blog post of the year, we bring you The Year in Review : 2020, compiling our top 10 blog posts for the year. … keep reading

Posted in Blog, Business Management

Some Queenslanders Now Entitled to Pandemic Leave Disaster Payments

Workplace Central, October 29, 2020

Eligible people from Queensland (and South Australia, along with other states already eligible)  may now be entitled to Pandemic Leave Disaster Payments after an announcement of an extension to the program by the Australian Government. … keep reading

Posted in Blog, Human Resources

Work From Home Schedule Proposed by Fair Work Commission

Workplace Central, September 2, 2020

As a reflection of the changing nature of the workplace, the Fair Work Commission has recently announced and prepared a model ‘work from home’ schedule. Currently, most awards don’t directly reflect this working arrangement which has become significantly more common due to restrictions as a result of COVID-19. … keep reading

Posted in Blog, Human Resources, Legislative Updates

UPDATE: High Court Decision Regarding Personal Leave Accruals

Workplace Central, August 18, 2020

The High Court of Australia handed down a decision on 13 August 2020, clarifying the rules around personal/carer’s leave; in particular, how it is accrued and taken under the terms of the National Employment Standards (NES). … keep reading

Posted in Blog

Changes to the Real Estate Award During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Workplace Central, August 7, 2020

On 5 August 2020, the Fair Work Commission made a determination to vary the Real Estate Award. Schedule I has now been inserted to temporarily allow additional award flexibility during the coronavirus for commission-only arrangements. … keep reading

Posted in Blog

Update to the Parental Leave Pay Scheme

Workplace Central, July 15, 2020

From 1 July 2020, eligible employees can now choose to split their Parental Leave Pay (PLP) so they take it over 2 separate periods within 2 years. … keep reading

Posted in Blog, Human Resources, Legislative Updates

What’s Changed in the Vehicle Award?

Workplace Central, May 12, 2020

In response to the challenges facing the Vehicle Industry, thanks to COVID-19, the Fair Work Commission varied some clauses of the Vehicle Industry Award from 11 May 2020. … keep reading

Posted in Blog, Legislative Updates

Still Need to Make Changes for Your Award-Based Salaried Employees?

Workplace Central, February 17, 2020

Have you made the changes required, to reflect the new arrangements for modern award- based, salary employees? These changes will apply from 1 March 2020 and don’t have a grace period. If your business employs salaried staff through any of the listed awards below, you need to be prepared for these upcoming changes: … keep reading

Posted in Blog

REMINDER: Extensive changes are coming to many Modern Awards from 4 February 2020

Workplace Central, January 28, 2020

From the first full pay period on or after Tuesday, 4 February 2020, 31 Modern Awards will be varied as per changes set out from the Fair Work Commission. … keep reading

Posted in Blog, Legislative Updates
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