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.
One in four Australian employees say they have cash flow struggles because their pay schedule doesn't align with their bills, but making systems more agile is no simple feat, a payroll expert says.
As organisations review their remuneration policies for a future of hybrid work, a culture change expert warns that linking pay to location can open the doors to discrimination.
Australia's corporate employers are now so focused on short-term strategies for winning the war for talent they risk stifling their long-term recruitment and retention plans.
The Federal Court has found an employer threatened employees with repatriation to "intimidate them into silence", knowing they would put up with below-award rates and conditions.
Remaining an employer of choice in a pandemic comes down to "common sense" strategies, not "tricks or shiny things", according to the HR leader of this year's 'best place to work'.
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