Time to get serious about sexual harassment

Founder/Director/Practice Leader at Ridgeline HR & President of the Foothills Foundation & Executive Member of Communities of Wellbeing - Ridgeline HR

On 10 September 2021, our federal parliament passed the Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendment Act 2021 which, among other measures, provided the Fair Work Commission with new powers to receive complaints of sexual harassment and to issue orders for the sexual harassment to stop. These powers (which are similar to those that the…

FWC decides on 2.5% increase to award wages

Founder/Director/Practice Leader at Ridgeline HR & President of the Foothills Foundation & Executive Member of Communities of Wellbeing - Ridgeline HR

The Fair Work Commission has handed down its decision in the 2020-2021 Annual Wage Review. The result is a 2.5% increase in the National Minimum Wage taking it to $772.60 per week or $20.33 per hour. This increase flows on to modern awards effective from 1 July 2021 except for the following awards where the…

New rules on casual employment and conversion

Founder/Director/Practice Leader at Ridgeline HR & President of the Foothills Foundation & Executive Member of Communities of Wellbeing - Ridgeline HR

New rules on casual employment The Fair Work Act 2009 was recently amended to change workplace rights and obligations with respect to casual employees effective from Saturday 27 March 2021 with some obligations for business with 15 or more employees deferred to 27 September 2021. New casual employee definition The Fair Work Act now provides…

So what now in 2021?

Founder/Director/Practice Leader at Ridgeline HR & President of the Foothills Foundation & Executive Member of Communities of Wellbeing - Ridgeline HR

Did you stay up on New Year’s Eve just to make sure that 2020 left? It was a hell of a year, wasn’t it? So what does 2021 hold for us? Compliance is the first priority If you haven’t made sure that you are compliant with Fair Work and all of those employment laws and…

Common BAS Errors will impact your business

Partner - Success Tax Professionals Kilsyth

Errors on your Business Activity Statement may result in you paying too much GST or not enough. Is your business growing in complexity, or are the compliance obligations becoming challenging? We’ll help make it effortless and accurate every time. Most activity statement errors are unintentional – even so, such errors can have a big impact…