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01.06.2014 Find and Deal With Overpayments Before 30 June Overpayments can financially hurt both employees and employers and it is important for both parties. Ideally they need to be identified and rectified in the same financial year they are made. I don’t need to point out the obvious consequences of ... Blog

02.05.2014 Can You Withhold Pay From Your Employee if They Haven’t Provided Notice of Termination? This is another question that I wish I had a black and white answer for. One of the complications in payroll is that answers to many questions start with “It depends”. And this is an example of such a question. Employers should check the relevant modern ... Blog

13.04.2014 How Do I Calculate LSL in Each State and Territory? If only there was a one paragraph answer to this one! Recently we looked at the most common questions we are asked by our clients and the topic that came up over and over was long service leave. It’s not surprising really. I don’t think we could have ... Blog

06.04.2014 Superannuation and Ordinary Time Earnings Employers often ask us whether they need to pay superannuation on payments on certain allowances or payments. Under SGR 2009/2, superannuation is payable on ordinary time earnings. Therefore for each payment you will need to determine whether it is ... Blog

30.03.2014 Is Cultural Fit Important in Payroll? You know a payroll operation is doing a good job when the phones don’t ring. Conversely, if a pay office is getting a significant amount of calls or emails following a payroll day, perhaps this is an indication as to the inefficiencies, errors or other ... Blog

16.03.2014 What Separates Top Performers From Average Ones? It’s always the most fascinating time of year for us at Australian Payroll Association, analysing the outcomes of our annual Payroll Benchmarking Report. What’s astonishing in the 2014 study is the differential between the average costs of a payroll ... Blog

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