Could there be a resurgence to enterprise bargaining in 2021?

By Rebecca Goulter
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It is an open secret that more and more businesses are breaking the cycle of enterprise bargaining. McDonald’s, Domino’s, and Bunnings after having bargained with their respective workforces over a number of years are all now operating under the modern award system. For the most part, these decisions have been met with relatively little opposition;…

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Odd bedfellows for some: payroll compliance and the salaried employee

By Rebecca Goulter
A photo of two people sitting at a desk and only their hands and forearms can be seen. The person on the left is holding a document in his left hand and a pen in his right hand and is using the pen to point at the document. The person on the right is holding a calculator and inputting a function. On the table are a couple of documents, a cheque, a stack of coins, a pile of notes and an open, blank, lined notebook.

Given the extensive regulation that surrounds the minimum entitlements of employees in the Australian industrial relations system, it is still surprising how often businesses fall into the trap of “setting and forgetting” salaries for their staff. annualized salary Recent years have seen several major businesses dragged into the realm of scandal because salaries, however generous,…

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What Boards need to know about wage compliance

By Rebecca Goulter
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The introduction of the Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2020 into Federal Parliament late last year is likely to change the way that Boards of Directors respond to reports of non-compliance or ‘wage theft’. Because of their concurrent obligations under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Corporations Act), this cohort has…

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