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Employee or Contractor?

Employee or Contractor?

Where there is a written contract, the rights and obligations of the contract need to support that an independent contracting relationship exists. The fact that a contractor has an ABN does not necessarily mean that they have genuinely been engaged as a contractor.

New Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave

New Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave

New paid family and domestic violence leave has come into effect for employers with 15 or more employees. for businesses with under 15 employees, access will be from 1 August 2023.

Under the new legislation, employees will be able to access 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave in a 12 month period.

Why do staff leave? Here are 8 reasons...

Why do staff leave? Here are 8 reasons...

Australia is facing a shortage of skilled labour. When the supply of staff dry up the focus often turns to retention. But the first step is to understand why people you want to stay, choose to move on?

One-off Super Guarantee Amnesty

One-off Super Guarantee Amnesty

Employers that have fallen behind with their superannuation guarantee (SG) obligations will have 12 months to “self-correct” under a new amnesty announced late last month.

Super Guarantee – What Happens When You Get It Wrong

Super Guarantee – What Happens When You Get It Wrong

The ATO receives around 20,000 reports each year from people who believe their employer has either not paid or underpaid compulsory superannuation guarantee (SG). In 2015-16 the ATO investigated 21,000 cases raising $670 million in SG and penalties.