12 days of Christmas tips
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General
Underpayment of wages can result in Jail time
Underpayment of wages can result in jail time for Business owners AND directors when convicted of the offence of knowingly underpaying staff. It is now a criminal offence for QLD employers who underpay their staff. Legislation was passed by the Queensland Labour Government. Workers or a Union acting on behalf of a worker can initiate
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Post Xmas sales and discounts
The Christmas rush is over. February is typically a slow month, so let’s start discounting right? Or maybe not. Offering discounts on products or services is a way to quickly draw people into your store. Anytime you tell a customer that they can save money, you’re likely to get they attention. Discounts don’t just help
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Christmas Holidays & Employees in QLD
In preparation for the upcoming Christmas holidays in Qld take note of the additional public holidays. For those planning their end of year rosters please see the list of public holidays for Qld from the FairWork website. Each state does differ, and the public Christmas holidays in Qld has more than most. https://www.fairwork.gov.au/employment-conditions/public-holidays/2021-public-holidays#QLD Friday 24
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Director ID
What is a Director’s ID Director Identification Number (Director ID or DIN) is a new requirement for all directors. It is designed to help combat illegal activity by making it easier to trace directors’ relationships with companies. With the implementation of the Director Identification Numbers, it will be important to understand the new obligations for
Single Touch Payroll 2 Deferral
The Australian Taxation Office announced a blanket 2-month deferral for employers to transition to Single Touch Payroll (STP) Phase 2. Australian employers will now have two more months to transition to the second phase of Single Touch Payroll. The deferral was announced by the ATO in light of the current business environment. See link –
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Square Payment Platform and Xero
Xero and Square enhanced integration Square is a major player in the merchant facility space due to its ease of use and portability. You have probably used it at the local market or for paying for sports or art class. Square has created a new platform with increased features. Square assures us the free version
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Xero Pricing Update
xero-gold-partner + cert-advisor-badges-RGB Xero have announced a price increase due to offering increased functionality in the application. The increase will be effective from 23 September 2021 excluding Cashbook plans which will increase from 16 March 2022. For Business Edition Xero files: (Increase effective 23 September 2021) Standard subscription – $54/month Premium subscription – $70/month Premium
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Office staffing hours
We have learnt from the last 12-18 months of changing business conditions and ever-changing legislation and grants policies that it’s easy to work a lot more hours and become overloaded with the updating information. After handing over the end-of-year work to accountants, we took a breath to discuss how we are working as a team
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Legal Framework for Wage Requirements
The legal framework to determine the wages and entitlements for employees is complex. Initially, you must abide by the 11 National Employment Standards (NES). NES Maximum weekly hours Requests for flexible working arrangements Offers and requests to convert from casual to permanent employees Parental leave and related entitlements Annual leave Personal/carer’s leave, compassionate leave and
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