How prepared would your business be if the Fair Work Ombudsman reviewed your payroll practices?
When the Ombudsman’s office audits businesses they often find significant breaches relating to a failure to properly pay employees or the issuing incomplete pay slips.
Most pay slip breaches relate to a failure to include the name of the employee’s superannuation fund, and a number of businesses do not issue pay slips at all.
There are often issues regarding the payment of flat rates of pay without due consideration of overtime rates. While this may not financially disadvantage employees, employers often do not have the appropriate contracts or flexibility agreements in place to legally have these flat rate arrangements
If you are unsure of your payroll responsibilities, Business SA can assist you to learn how you can meet all your compliance obligations and ensure your employees receive all the information that the regulations require.
- Legislation and how this applies to payroll practices
- What impact Fair Work Act 2009 has versus State Legislation
- How Awards are applied in the workplace
- Calculating leave entitlements
- Keeping records
- The powers of workplace inspectors
If you have any further questions or to ensure your workplace is compliant, please call the Business Advice Hotline on (08) 8300 0000.