An employer and two directors have been fined $225,500 for underpaying an employee and then producing false documentation to the Fair Work Ombudsman in a "brazen" cover-up attempt.
Carers' benefits were seen as a "nice to have" before the pandemic, but they have become essential in the new world of work, an employee experience specialist says.
Employers' underpayment self-disclosures are becoming a routine occurrence in the media, but their causes and circumstances are far more nuanced than many reports suggest. Watch this webcast to understand where underpayment risks are most likely to arise and which steps help prevent them.
This week's cyber attack on a major HR software provider sends a big warning to employers about vigilance and due diligence in this area, a payroll expert says.
Payroll audits have had their day in identifying potential underpayments, and it's time for employers to embrace analytics, says former Fair Work Ombudsman Natalie James.
Westpac has entered into an enforceable undertaking and is backpaying employees $6 million after self-reporting that it had underpaid long service leave entitlements.
More than nine in 10 employers are planning salary increases for their workforce in 2022, with many already attributing unwanted attrition to pay dissatisfaction, research has found.
Workplace bullying complaints continue to pose significant challenges for employers, including where the behaviour doesn't meet the legal definition of bullying or the threshold to make a claim. Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast to understand key lessons from cases where bullying complaints interact with other claims and issues.
What constitutes "best practice" when managing neurodiversity at work is evolving all the time. Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast to learn how to embed neuroinclusive practices into HR programs and every stage of the employment lifecycle.
