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Salary Sacrifice and Superannuation Guarantee (SG) Law

Salary Sacrifice and Superannuation Guarantee (SG) Law

Applying SG Law to Salary Sacrifice Packaging Scenario Discussion with a new employee, negotiating salary package including salary sacrifice options on offer and in the spirit of the law with the desired SGC outcome: “We are prepared to offer you the position with a total package of $100k plus superannuation, being a total package of …

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Free SMS Check-in app for businesses

Free SMS Check-in app for businesses to use to register patrons in their shop/office etc

HR Central announces the launch of a free SMS driven patron check-in app for any owner/operator within Australia wishing to register patrons in their store/cafe/business. This free SMS tool allows patrons to register their name and contact number from their own device via SMS. Registering names and contact numbers means a business can contact those …

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Casual Employment - compounding uncertainty for Employers

Casual Employment – compounding uncertainty for Employers

Information received from Blands Law There have been a number of decisions in recent years which have caused concern for employers around the use of casuals. The shock from the decision in WorkPac Pty Ltd v Skene in 2018 (“Skene”), is still reverberating today. The Full Federal Court decided in Skene that a casual employee …

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JobKeeper – $1500 per Fortnight for Employees (and others) During COVID-19

Letter to employees below (please let us know if you would like us to email your employees this letter) Yesterday afternoon the Government announced Economic Stimulus package no 3 which included wage support for businesses and their employees impacted by a downturn in business or forced to close due to COVID-19. If your business has suffered …

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Small Business Ombudsman Launches COVID-19 Resource

My Business Health, a web portal designed to provide holistic support to SME owners, now has a dedicated section to help struggling businesses through the current economic crisis.  ASBFEO Kate Carnell said in a statement that her office has been inundated with “distressing” stories of SMEs decimated by the ripple effects of the coronavirus. “Small …

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Managing Staff Leave Entitlements During The Coronavirus Pandemic

Info received from some of our HR Consultants on Managing Staff Leave Entitlements during the Coronavirus pandemic 1.  What happens if an employee is required to self-isolate? How is this period treated? Whether an employee decides to personally self-isolate, or is directed by the Government to do so, and they’re not unwell, then their absence from …

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