AROUND two million Australian workers can now “cash out” some of their excess annual leave under new rules that came into effect in August. Under the new clauses, inserted by the Fair Work Commission into 112 modern awards earlier this year,
Archives for August 2016
Superstream and Industry Funds
Employers who have employees in an industry superannuation fund such as CBUS, REST etc., have to be aware that they may have to pay their employees superannuation contributions monthly. The reason why is explained below: Employees under an
ACCC warning against tax scams
The Australian Competition and Consumer |Commission (the ACCC) is warning Australians to steer clear of tax scams, after more than $1 million has been reported lost to their "Scamwatch" already in 2016, with over 300 people reporting they lost money
Here’s some trivia about Long Service Leave
Long service leave was introduced in Australia in the 1860s. The idea was to allow civil servants the opportunity to sail home to England after 10 years’ service in ‘the colonies’. It was 13 weeks for every ten years of service, composed of five