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September 2011

Cleaning Award pay calculators now available

29 Sep 2011

We have just released three pay calculators for the Cleaning Services Modern Award covering all states and territories in Australia.

Shorter after-school shifts in retail

28 Sep 2011

Fair Work Australia (FWA) has varied the General Retail Industry Award to allow 90 minute after-school shifts for secondary students. The variation applies from 1 October 2011.

Thank you for your feedback

27 Sep 2011

We’ve had a huge response since we introduced our new feedback feature into the site on 1 September. Keep it coming!

Reminder: Apply now for our 2012 graduate program

26 Sep 2011

We’re looking for recent university graduates to work with us in 2012. Applications close on Thursday 29 September 2011.

QLD SACS Pay Equity Regulations withdrawn

23 Sep 2011

Recent federal government regulations that would have affected the pay of QLD Social and Community Service employees have been withdrawn.

Freedom of Information changes

22 Sep 2011

On 1 May 2011, changes were made to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). These changes allow you to have more access to the information held by government agencies.

Best Practice Guide on consultation

20 Sep 2011

We have a best practice guide to help employers effectively consult in the workplace.

Labour Day coming up for NSW, SA & ACT

19 Sep 2011

A reminder that the Labour Day public holiday is coming up on Monday October 3 for NSW, SA & ACT.

Apply now for our 2012 graduate program

16 Sep 2011

We’re looking for recent university graduates to work with us in 2012. Applications will be accepted from 15 September - 29 September 2011.

Development in after-school retail shifts case

15 Sep 2011

There has been progress in the matter before Fair Work Australia (FWA) to allow 90 minute after school shifts in retail. 90 minute shifts may be allowed, once FWA has varied the award.

How business can help balance work & family

14 Sep 2011

We have a best practice guide available for employers to help them achieve a positive balance between work and family.

Submissions closing on our draft ‘Internships, Vocational Placements & Unpaid Work’ fact sheet

13 Sep 2011

Our draft fact sheet about internships, unpaid work experience and vocational placements was released last week. It is available for your comment until Wednesday 14 September.

Best practice for small business

12 Sep 2011

We have produced a series of Best Practice Guides on important issues affecting small to medium-sized businesses. The guides aim to help small business comply with the law, and also achieve best practice.

New translations available

9 Sep 2011

We have launched a range of new translated resources to help people from diverse cultural backgrounds understand their workplace rights and entitlements.

NSW Teachers strike - information

7 Sep 2011

NSW teachers may be planning strike action on Thursday 8 September. Parents and carers of school aged children, and their employers, need to be aware of their relevant rights and obligations.

 

Reminder: Comment on our draft ‘Internships, Vocational Placements & Unpaid Work’ fact sheet

7 Sep 2011

Our draft fact sheet about internships, unpaid work experience and vocational placements was released last week and is still available for your comment.

New video player available

6 Sep 2011

Part of our recent update to our website is the addition of a new video player, and two new videos.

We want your feedback

5 Sep 2011

We are always interested in hearing how we can make the information on this site more helpful, engaging, and informative to you.

Our legal team wins Excellence Award

2 Sep 2011

Our legal team has been awarded the NSW Excellence in Government Legal Service Award for its innovative use of in-house lawyers to conduct all its civil penalty litigations.

New pay calculator PayCheck Plus is here

1 Sep 2011

PayCheck Plus is a new online web based application which helps you automatically calculate pay and penalty rate entitlements. We launched the new tool on 1 September 2011.

Welcome to our new homepage!

1 Sep 2011

We have launched a new website homepage today, along with our new pay calculator, PayCheck Plus.

 
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