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Employer Superannuation Guarantee Contribution changes from 1 July 2013

The Superannuation Guarantee Amendment Act 2012, requires employers to increase Employer Superannuation Guarantee contributions over a phased period during the next 7 years. Commencing 1 July 2013, super contributions will increase from 9 to 9.25%, with a yearly increase up to 12% in 2019. Also interesting is the Superannuation Guarantee age limit of 70 willRead the whole post…

Australia Day Public Holiday

Happy Australia Day for Saturday 26th January or is that Monday 28th January? A few of our clients have asked us what happens with employee wages on a subsituted public holiday, so we thought we would put this one up on the news section for the benefit of all. Australia Day will be celebrated aroundRead the whole post…

Fair Work Act changes effective 1 January 2013

Did you know that a number of changes to the Fair Work Act came into effect as of 1 January 2013? Some of these include a change of name from Fair Work Australia to the Fair Work Commission, changes to timeframes for lodgement of unfair dismissal claims and the minimum number of employees for negotiatingRead the whole post…