Unpacking the Fair Work Act’s new casual conversion “right” Human Resources Trent Hancock 14 December 2020 Christian Porter said the government's casual conversion IR reform offers employees a “very strong right”. But this is not the case at all.
The new definition of the “casual employee”: The details, the flaws and the likely outcome Hospitality Trent Hancock 10 December 2020 Given these flaws, there will no doubt be resistance from employee groups and unions to this proposed definition of "casual employee".
“Money isn’t there”: Businesses say Federal Court ruling will deter them from hiring casuals Hospitality Matthew Elmas 5 June 2020 A recent Federal Court ruling is driving concern among SME owners about hiring casual workers, a Roy Morgan survey has found.
What is “casual” work? Federal Court ruling highlights fundamental flaw in Australian labour law Coronavirus Andrew Stewart 25 May 2020 A ruling from the Federal Court has confirmed long-term casual workers can dispute their status and seek payments for entitlements such as annual leave.
“Nudges and warnings”: ATO steps up super payments crackdown Tax Matthew Elmas 22 August 2019 The ATO says it will be stepping up its enforcement of superannuation guarantee laws amid increasing availability of real-time data.
“Epidemic”: $350 million more unpaid superannuation as industry urges crackdown on dodgy employers Superannuation Matthew Elmas 3 May 2019 Unpaid super is becoming a bigger issue as the industry calls for new laws to make it harder for businesses to dodge their obligations.
ATO: A whopping $860 million in lost superannuation was claimed late last year Superannuation Matthew Elmas 6 February 2019 Aussies have been busy bees over the holidays, consolidating their super at a pretty incredible rate in the last three months of 2018.
“Dodgy bosses” who underpay superannuation to face higher penalties and court action under Labor plan Superannuation Matthew Elmas 17 December 2018 Businesses will face "record penalties" under a new Labor plan to crack down on dodgy employers skipping out on superannuation payments.
Superannuation crackdown for small businesses under new laws for dodgy operators Legal Matthew Elmas 7 December 2018 A crackdown on superannuation and changes to the Fair Work Act have been passed in the final sitting week for the year in Canberra.
“Administrative nightmare”: Labor bid to scrap superannuation threshold would hit small business Superannuation Matthew Elmas 24 September 2018 Labor says it will change the rules to abolish the $450 superannuation threshold if elected, a proposal that has been criticised by business groups.