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Annual Pay Compliance Check: What Small Business Owners Must Know About Award Obligations in 2025
As we head into a new financial year, it's an ideal time for small business owners to check that all pay arrangements, especially for employees covered by Modern Awards, are compliant, fair, and up to date. Beyond simply applying the new minimum/Award wage increases...
Are you Ready? July 2025 Minimum Wage/Award & Super Increases
UPDATE 27th June 2025: 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐲 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 The Fair Work Ombudsman has just released updated Award Pay Guides reflecting the increases to wages to apply from July 2025. Updated Pay Guides are available via https://tinyurl.com/mr3n4cu4. While the Pay...
Employers Beware: Flexible Work Requests – Be sure to get the process right!
A recent decision of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has sounded a loud alarm bell for employers required to respond to flexible work requests of their employees. As most readers will likely be aware, under the National Employment Standards (NES), certain employees...
Probationary Employment Periods: Do They Still Matter?
The short answer: In a legal sense, not really. In a best practice/building a better business sense, yes. The longer answer: One of the common misunderstandings we come across in our dealings with small and medium-sized business owners and managers is that, if their...
Exciting news: Refer & Earn Program Launch!
We’re thrilled to introduce an exciting opportunity for you to earn rewards (a gift card or charity donation on your behalf of up to $500 value) while helping your network thrive!Our new Refer and Earn Program is designed to reward you for connecting us with...
Criminal Underpayment Laws Commence January
From 1st January 2025, the Fair Work Ombudsman will have new powers to refer an employer for criminal prosecution if the employer is required to pay an amount (such as wages or paid leave entitlements), AND they intentionally take (or don’t take) action that...
Why the Festive Period is Prime Time for Hiring
As the festive season approaches, many small business owners and managers might think it's time to slow down their recruitment efforts. Contrary to that popular belief however, the Christmas and New Year period can actually be a golden opportunity to attract top...
Free guide – Making Tough Calls: How to Let Go of Staff While Protecting Your Team & Business
Supporting business owners and managers with potential terminations of employment is a fairly regular part of our days here at HR Success (TBH, it's not our favourite thing to do, but it's support that our clients regularly need help with). So, given that we know that...
Webinar replay – Terminating Employment: Reducing the Risks
Terminating employment can feel like a minefield, but it doesn’t have to be! Click below to view our recent webinar, Terminating Employment: Reducing the Risks. The presentation covers: Common myths around terminating employment Key steps to manage poor performance...
