Employment and Migration Blog

The beginning of the new financial year brings about the start of new budgets, targets and KPIs for a lot of organisations, but it also means the start of some keys changes in the employment space.

Pay rates All award rates increased 2.9% as of 1 July. So if you pay at or close to award rates, or pay at an annual rate which is not far above award rates but which is intended to include all obligations, then it is a good idea to check the rates you pay against the revised pay rates in the award to make sure you comply, both with base rate and with the total due including overtime etc.    If you need assistance doing this “IR health check”, please give us a call.