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11.09.2014 Find the Best People and Avoid a Media Storm I’m not at all surprised about the recent news that public servants taking redundancies are being short-changed – with the Prime Minister and cabinet department in Canberra having to repay dozens of its former staffers after mistakes by payroll officers ... Blog

17.08.2014 Do You Know the True Cost of Your Payroll Operation? There are some questions that I am constantly asked. Questions such as how many payroll professionals does it take to manage a certain size payroll, or what proportion of workers are paid fortnightly, or what the best payroll system is, should payroll ... Blog

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

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