In 2017, the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) was amended to impose stricter obligations on employers to keep employee time and wage records. The amendments have also
There has been a large number of franchisees under scrutiny for underpaying their employees recently. In this article Consultant, Stephen Booth, outlines the benefits of
It is important to remember that bad, or unwanted accounting clients do exist. It is therefore important to ensure that strategies are put in place to assist with the identification of such unwanted clients, and to protect your business from those who may potentially damage your firm’s profits, reputation and/or staff.
Section 558B of the Fair Work Act states that a franchisor can be held liable for any breach of The Act made by a franchisee, unless they are able to prove, among other things, that they had previously taken reasonable steps to prevent the breach.
A plumbing business has been fined $100,000, and its director $21,500, after it failed to pay overtime to an apprentice and meet its record-keeping obligations. The penalty was high, relative to the underpayment, because of the employer’s dreadful treatment of a young apprentice.
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