Contractor or Employee

Just because an agreement states that a worker is an independent contractor, this does not mean that they are a contractor for tax and superannuation purposes, new guidance from the ATO warns.

Business Development, Corporate Secretarial, Financial AccountingJPR BUSINESS GROUP17 January 2024employment law, contractor, employment

What do the 'Secure Job, Better Pay' reforms mean?

The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022 passed Parliament on 2 December 2020. The legislation is extensive and brings into effect a series of changes and obligations that will impact on many workplaces.

Financial Accounting, New Business, Corporate SecretarialJPR BUSINESS GROUP6 December 2022industrial relations, employment law, employment

Here are the top 8 reasons why staff leave

Australia is facing a shortage of skilled labour. When the supply of staff dry up the focus often turns to retention. But the first step is to understand why people you want to stay, choose to move on?

Corporate Secretarial, New BusinessJPR BUSINESS GROUP26 April 2021recruitment, employment, skilled labour shortage

JobKeeper: The next steps

The first tranche of JobKeeper ended on 27 September 2020. We look at the issues for those seeking to qualify for the second tranche of JobKeeper and for those no longer eligible.

Taxation, Financial Accounting, Corporate SecretarialJPR BUSINESS GROUP1 October 2020jobkeeper payment, jobkeeper, JobKeeper, Jobkeeper 2.0, ATO, Tax, business, small business, employment, sole trader, covid-19, coronavirus

What is happening with casual workers and annual leave?

News headlines recently stated that casual workers have won the right to paid leave following a decision in the Federal Court. As usual, the devil is in the detail.

At present, there is no global change granting Australian casual workers paid leave. The case however, highlights the long running problem of determining over time, who is a permanent staff member and entitled to paid leave and other benefits, and who is a casual worker entitled to a casual loading.

Business Development, Financial Accounting, TaxationJPR BUSINESS GROUP1 June 2020business, small business, employment law, employment, fairwork commission

Surviving a Crisis: Coronavirus and Beyond

Empty restaurants and retail stores were one of the first signs of the devastating impact the coronavirus on Australian businesses.

Within a few months, the virus, now called COVID-19, has gone from being a largely unknown medical condition to one that threatens to impair Australian and global economic growth.

CommunityJPR BUSINESS GROUP9 March 2020coronavirus, workplace relations, employment, employment law, covid-19

New workplace award rules coming into force on March 1

All employers with employees on fixed annual salaries are now on notice about new award rules coming into force on March 1st.

Corporate Secretarial, Financial Accounting, New Business, Superannuation, TaxationJPR BUSINESS GROUP20 February 2020fairwork commission, employment law, wages, salary, award wage, employment