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What are the new changes? The superannuation guarantee legislation has been amended to simplify an employees’ earnings base for the purpose of calculating the superannuation guarantee.

The Federal Government announced on Friday some significant changes to the WorkChoices legislation.

The Labor Party has released some significant detail of the policy it intends to take to the Federal Elections this year. The following is a brief analysis of the main points with some comparison to the current WorkChoices legislation:

REMINDER: WorkChoices record keeping requirements take effect 27 March 2007 The new record keeping requirements for employers come into effect on 27th March 2007. Employers will need to ensure that compliant records are kept relating to: Employer and Employee details Hours worked Pay records Leave Superannuation Employers may be subject to inspections from the Office …

An employer who suspended an employee without pay over sexual harassment allegations has been ordered to pay the employee $20 000 for a failure to provide details of the complaints made against him.

Amendments to Industrial Relations Laws On the 4th December 2006 Parliament passed legislation which further amends the Industrial Relations Laws. The following is a summary of the main points – click to read: IndustrialRelationsLaws8Dec2006

Tuesday November 14, 2006. The High Court has this morning dismissed the challenge by the States and Unions as to the constitutional validity of Work Choices, upholding the entire legislation. This means that the new legislation is here to stay, as originally legislated by the Federal Government.

Urgent WorkChoices Compliance Deadline. Does your Record Keeping Meet the New Requirements? Monday 18th September, 2006. The new requirements for record keeping come into effect 27 September. At that date all Companies must be compliant with the new legislation. Which employees does it affect? If you have employees that earn a base salary of $55,000.00 …