The Fair Work Commission (FWC) today released its National Wage Case decision which increased both the national minimum hourly rate and rates contained in Modern Awards. National minimum hourly rate increase The national minimum wage has been increased by 5.2%, which means that from 1 July 2022, the minimum hourly rate for all employees who are NOT covered by an Award will be $21.38 per hour, or $812.60 per week (based on a 38 hour

The Federal Government introduced the Boosting Apprenticeship Commencements (BAC) scheme to assist employers to engage apprentices in their workplaces. The BAC will close on 30 June 2022, however where an employer has engaged an apprentice under the BAC, they may transition to the Completing Apprenticeship Commencements (CAC) wage subsidy for the remainder of their apprenticeship. The BAC If you have engaged or intend to engage an apprentice or trainee in the period between 31 March

From 1 July 2022, the current superannuation guarantee rate of 10% will increase to 10.5%.  This increase is a statutory increase and therefore compliance with the increase is mandatory.  The rate of the superannuation guarantee is currently legislated to rise each year by 0.5% each July until it reaches 12%. What is the superannuation guarantee? The superannuation guarantee is an amount that an employer must pay into a superannuation account on behalf of each of

In a decision handed down on 16 May 2022, a Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has provisionally approved 10 days of paid domestic and family violence leave for full time and part-time (pro-rata) employees covered by Modern Awards. This historic provisional decision will apply to over 2.6 million employees covered by Modern Awards.  The decision however is likely to set a precedent for all Australian employees in the future. The extension of

Redundancies are a fact of contemporary employment. This has been exacerbated by the economic impact of Covid-19 across many industries. The fact that redundancies occur or are anticipated regularly within a workplace can be extremely challenging for the employer, the directly affected employees, and the rest of the workforce. If poorly implemented a redundancy can result in long-term damage to your employer brand and create ongoing trust issues for remaining employees. The benefits of Outplacement