The Fair Work Commission has handed down its decision to vary modern awards to include a part day public holiday where gazetted by a State or Territory. The decision (below) requires employers to pay employee’s public holiday rates in line with each State’s gazetted holidays. Queensland – Tuesday 24 December – Christmas Eve (from 6pm to midnight) South Australia – Tuesday […]
The Senate has approved an inquiry into wage and superannuation “theft “by employers. The inquiry comes after the admission by retail giant Woolworths that it had underpaid staff up to $300 million. The Economics Committee is scheduled to report by the last sitting day in June next year. The terms of reference are indentify the […]
On 16 October 2019, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement commenced an inquiry into the development and introduction of an Australian Standard in relation to the training and use of privately contracted security and detection dogs, with particular reference to: the adequacy of current Australian arrangements, and the potential benefits of introducing a National […]
Sham contracting is an arrangement where an employer attempts to disguise an employment relationship as an independent contracting arrangement. This is usually done in an attempt to avoid responsibility for employee entitlements. While some labour hire suppliers lawfully provide workers who are described as independent contractors, some companies supplying workers covered by an Award are […]
Cyber security has never been more important to Australia’s economic prosperity and national security. In 2016, the Australian Government delivered its landmark Cyber Security Strategy, which invested $230 million to foster a safer internet for all Australians. Despite making strong progress against the goals set in 2016, the threat environment has changed significantly and we […]
At Ausure Macarthur we have been managing insurances for the security industry and SPAAL members for over 12 years. A common question we receive from those providing manpower and electronic security is “are my sub-contractors covered?”. If you use sub-contractors in your security business, whether they’re sole traders or companies, you need to ensure that […]