The engagement of juniors as employees is currently regulated by the intersection of the Fair Work Act and State based child employment laws. The federal government has ratified the International Labour Organisation (ILO)...
CreditorWatch unveils End of Financial Year Survival Guide with tips and tools to help businesses tackle the challenging economic climate.
Leading economic indicators point to a challenging FY24 for Australian businesses, with many...
The Fair Work Commission, building on the National Wage Case Decision (https://acapmag.com.au/2023/06/national-wage-case-2023-implications/), has released the Draft Determinations for comment. These are the instruments that, when finalised, will actually change the Awards and result...
The end of financial year is a busy time for any business, so it is easy to overlook some of the critical compliance elements that are introduced or change over this frantic...
The Children’s Hospital Foundations fundraising drive, Giving Day, looks a little different this year, with the launch of the inaugural Mascot Games! Owlando, the NightOwl Mascot, was on hand to cheer on local sporting...
The next stage of the ACT Plastics Ban is coming on 1 July 2023. The phase or tranche 3 bans build on the list of items that are already banned in the ACT. There...
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) undertakes the National Wage Case each year to determine if, and to what level the minimum wage should be increased. The FWC handed down the decision (Full decision: ...
The Queensland Parliament passed the Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Amendment Bill 2023, which has amended the Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1998 and introduced a raft of changes to the...