Recently, one of our clients underwent a random audit by the Fair Work Ombudsman. They were looking into all aspects of the employer/employee relationship from meeting minimum wage requirements to payslips. Our client was OK except they were not
Powerball Jackpot
Powerball in the USA hit a world record jackpot, from an already massive $US900 million last draw to mammoth $US1.4 billion recently – just over $AUD2 billion in our currency. It was enough to send 319 million Americans into overdrive, with huge
Motivating Employees
In a wide-ranging study of employee motivation, Harvard Business School professor Teresa Amabile and psychologist Steven Kramer asked hundreds of employees to maintain a diary chronicling their peaks and valleys in motivation at work. Amabile and
2015 Staff Christmas Party
Our 2015 Christmas Party was held on 19 December 2015 at Stephen and Chris' home. The theme was a Murder Party this year. The Murder Mystery was called 'The Santa Sleighing'. Each staff member and partner were allocated a character and sworn to
Christmas office hours
Our office will be closed from lunchtime on 24th December. We will be back in the office from Monday 4th January 2016.
Xero Tech Tip – Reducing debtor days
Struggling to reduce your debtor days? Xero have recently released a new feature called Invoice reminders. This feature is fantastic as it enables you to reduce your debtor days and chase any outstanding unpaid invoices more quickly without having to
Latest Fraud Statistics
Following from a previous newsletter article, warning of the potential threat of tax fraud activity, a recent Fairfax Media investigation has revealed identity fraudsters were obtaining hundreds of tax file numbers every day. Furthermore, the ATO
Threshold Super Lost
From 31 December 2015, the threshold in which lost super accounts are required to be transferred to the ATO will be increased from $2,000 to $4,000. This change is intended to preserve the value of lost member accounts in the superannuation
New option to pay your invoice!
Pay your invoice via our Website We can now offer you to option to pay your invoice VIA OUR WEBSITE using your credit card. We accept Visa or Master card. Click Pay an invoice and check it out. Otherwise it can be accessed via our website on
SuperStream Seminar – Save the Date
Are you aware that from 1 July 2016 all employers must report and pay superannuation contributions electronically to their employees via the new ATO standard? This process will be known as SUPERSTREAM How do these changes affect you? Employers
