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By 27 September 2021, employers (other than small business employers) need to assess whether any existing casual employees employed prior to 27 March 2021 are eligible to be offered permanent employment.
For more information, click here to visit the Fair Work website.
From 1 November 2021, you will have an extra step to take if you have new employees who start and they don’t choose a super fund.
You may now need to request their ‘stapled super fund’ details from the ATO.
A stapled super fund is an existing super account of an employee that follows them as they change jobs.
This change aims to stop your new employees paying extra account fees for unintended super accounts set up when they start a new job.
To find out more, click here.
Fair Work has included a great workplace knowledge quiz on their website. It covers a series of different topics and modules.
Click here to test your workplace knowledge and download your certificate once complete.
Interested in other Fair Work online training sessions? Click here to view.
Need a bit of help to navigate Workers Compensation insurance?
Click here to visit the icare website and download their Small Business Toolkit.
On 6 March 2020, the government introduced a super guarantee (SG) amnesty (the amnesty). The amnesty allows employers to disclose and pay previously unpaid super guarantee charge (SGC), including nominal interest, they owe their employees, for quarter(s) starting from 1 July 1992 to 31 March 2018.
Eligible disclosures will not incur the administration component ($20 per employee per quarter) or Part 7 penalty.
In addition, payments of SGC made to the ATO after 24 May 2018 and before 11.59pm on 7 September 2020 will be tax deductible.
Employers who have already disclosed unpaid SGC to the ATO between 24 May 2018 and 6 March 2020 don’t need to apply or lodge again (see Disclosures of unpaid SG between 24 May 2018 and 6 March 2020).
Employers who come forward from 6 March 2020 need to apply for the amnesty by 7 September 2020.
The ATO will continue to conduct reviews and audits to identify employers not paying their employees SG. If we identify these employers before they come forward, they will not be eligible for the benefits of the amnesty. They will also be required to pay:
In addition, payments of the SGC won’t be tax deductible.
Paying super is an important part of being an employer. If you’re not eligible for the amnesty, or you have unpaid super for quarters that are not eligible, you must still lodge an SGC statement.
Information obtained from the ATO Website. Please click here for more information.
The Fair Work Commission has announced a 1.75% increase to the National Minimum Wage following its 2020 Annual Wage Review.
The increase applies to awards in 3 stages, which start from the first full pay period on or after:
For anyone not covered by an award or an enterprise agreement, the new national minimum wage will be $753.80 per week or $19.84 per hour. This applies from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2020.
For further information, please visit the Fair Work website.