Postive HR Blog

With Christmas fast approaching, some employees have asked whether they can stretch out their annual leave on half-pay if they don't have enough accrued leave. Is this permitted?

It has become a criminal offence in some states to deliberately underpay employees. What do you do if you find you have unintentionally underpaid your staff?

Employers need to reassess their JobKeeper eligibility as there are now flexibilities for qualifying and legacy employers. We share the FAQs on JobKeeper 2.0.

Employers are breathing an enormous sigh of relief following the High Court’s decision restoring common sense to how personal leave should be calculated.

From July 1st, new Workplace Manslaughter Legislation comes into effect for Victorian workers and Employers. The main purpose of the new legislation is to prevent workplace death in the future. The penalties are a maximum of 20 years imprisonment for individuals, and a maximum fine of $1.6 million for body corporates. Minister for Workplace Safety, Jill Hennessy confirmed that the offence will not only apply to deaths resulting from physical injuries, but also certain situations of workplace-associated mental injury leading to suicide.

The Federal Government has now passed legislation and accompanying rules that govern how the $1,500 / fortnight JobKeeper payments will work. The payments are to help keep more Australians in jobs and support businesses affected by the significant economic impact caused by the Coronavirus. Changes have also been made to the Fair Work Act to help employers deal with these uncertain and unprecedented times.

Recently, several major companies with severe errors in their payroll have been caught in underpayment scandals, which have affected a number of employees. Speaking with a number of clients recently, it became clear that Employers don’t recognise that underpayments are an easy to occur concern, when the business does not have adequate and proactive Payroll or HR resources support and guidance.