Monday 27 February - Creating Confidence In How People Are Paid
Newsbite: API for the Modern awards pay database coming soon
A new application programming interface (API) for the Modern awards pay database will be released in the week of 20 March 2023.?
The API is a digital tool which will provide access to our Modern awards pay database's current and historical minimum rates of pay, allowances, overtime and penalty rates data in a digital format. It will mean that data from the database can be integrated into accounting software, payroll systems and other digital pay tools.
You can view a test version of the API and read the terms of use ahead of its release in our?Developer Portal??test site.
Users who would like to use the API from March 2023 can register their interest by sending us a?letter of intent (doc). We will then provide registered users who have signed a letter of intent with access to the API when it's released.
We will hold webinars and provide educational materials for registered users,?to support the release of the API in March.
Australian Payroll Summit - 2023
Key Speaker - Bjorn Jarvis, Head of Labour Statistics at the Australian Bureau of Statistics on fascinating insights into current labour trends & STP data.
For more information on speakers and tickets please Click Here.
How to ensure you don’t employ a payroll fraudster
The case of a former payroll officer who was convicted of fraud and served a four-year custodial sentence is a stark reminder of the importance of background checks in the payroll hiring process. As this individual is now out looking for a payroll job, it raises the question: do employers really know who they are employing, and what background checks are they doing in relation to payroll vacancies?
It’s not uncommon for job seekers to hide certain facts about their past when applying for a job. But employing someone with a fraud conviction can have serious consequences, especially when it comes to access to payroll. I believe it’s essential for employers to conduct thorough background checks for any payroll position they are recruiting for, including a police report, to ensure they are not putting their company at risk by hiring someone with a criminal history.
Unfortunately, not all employers take this step in the hiring process. In a candidate short market, employers may be tempted to overlook certain details about a candidate’s past in order to fill a position quickly. However, failing to conduct proper background checks can put you at risk of fraud.?A reminder also that Sonia Causer who stole over $18,000,000 from Clive Peeters was able to get a payroll job on bail.
While it may be tempting to overlook certain details in a candidate’s past, the cost of doing so can be far greater than the cost of conducting thorough background checks.?As a minimum, put references, criminal police check, insolvency check and right to work check on your list of possibilities.
Payroll Compliance - STP Phase 2
Here are 3 common mistakes employers make as they move to STP Phase 2 Reporting:
If you missed the STP Phase 2 webinar, you can purchase it here to make sure that you are ready and correctly recording. Click Here.
Payroll Questions & Answers.
Question:
If an employee takes 6 months of Leave without pay (LWOP) does the employee only receive 5 days of Paid FDV leave?
Answer:
No, FDV leave is 10 days upfront no matter if they take 6 months of LWOP. Even if the employee works only for 3 months and took all 10 days of FDV leave, they would not need to pay back the 7.5 days as Fairwork state they are entitled to 10 days FDV leave upfront.?
Payroll Training Spotlight
This months spotlight is on?our?Superannuation Masterclass,?did you know that many Modern Awards may require you to pay Superannuation on Workers Compensation payments?
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The Masterclass is a?comprehensive course covers a range of essential topics, including minimum superannuation guarantee obligations, choice of super fund legislation, Ordinary Time Earnings, Maximum Superannuation Contribution Base, salary sacrifice contributions, effective arrangements, RESC reporting, Superannuation Guarantee Charge Statement, and record-keeping obligations.
The next Superannuation Masterclass is on?Wednesday 1st March?in our virtual classroom. BOOK NOW
Other available training in March:
2 MAR | Virtual | Payroll Essentials (Perth Time) - Book Now
3 MAR | Virtual | Advanced Payroll (Perth Time) - Book Now
9 MAR | Virtual | Payroll Essentials - Book Now
10 MAR | Virtual | Advanced Payroll - Book Now
16 MAR | Brisbane | Payroll Essentials - Book Now
17?MAR | Brisbane | Advanced Payroll - Book Now
23 MAR | Virtual | Terminations Masterclass - Book Now
24?MAR | Virtual | Understanding Modern Awards - Book Now
28?MAR | Virtual | Long Service Leave - Book Now
29?MAR | Virtual | FBT & Salary Packaging - Book Now
Want more information about any of our courses download our?Training Guide.?
2023 Australian Payroll Survey
1 more day to GO! ... to date we have received over 2200 responses.
All respondents will receive a detailed report including analysis, trends, technology and payroll salary data.
To take this short survey -?Click Here.
The report will be available on 15 March, 2023.
Fewer employers increasing base pay in 2023
Only 80% of employers are planning to increase their base pay this year, according to a new report, lower than the 87% that made the increase in 2022.
The latest 2023 Compensation Best Practices Report from PayScale found that five per cent of employers are not planning to hike base pay this year, while 15% are unsure.
"This is a reflection of last year's white-hot labour market cooling, the risk of a recession increasing, and organisations reflecting that perhaps they spent too much on pay in 2021 and 2022 to compete for talent," the report said.
But even with fewer employers hiking wages, more businesses are still planning to?offer base pay increases?over three per cent (56%), with 26% planning to offer between four and five per cent this year, found PayScale.
What are the factors for a pay increase?
According to the report, which garnered 4,933 responses across the world, the following considerations would be made when offering pay increases:
Inflation is now "closer in importance" to performance than it has over the previous years, according to the report, as many countries across the world see higher inflation rates.
"Salaries tend to be determined according to cost of labour rather than cost of living, but organizations still must adjust pay to retain workers when?rising inflation impacts competition?for labour — which is especially common for lower-wage workers," the report said.