BetterHR CEO wins award at Global CEO Excellence Awards
BetterHR CEO, Sean Wilson, has been awarded 'Best HR & Employment Law CEO (Australia)' at the CEO Monthly's Global CEO Excellence Awards 2022. Now in its sixth consecutive year, CEO Monthly’s Global CEO Excellence Awards celebrate the CEOs who have shown unmatched...
Hawkesbury Race Club ordered to pay $2.8m in bullying general protections claim
An employer must make a $2.8 million payout, including more than $1.7 million for pain, suffering and economic loss, to a long-serving manager who had her life "effectively destroyed" by a new chief executive. In what is likely to be among the biggest compensation...
Bullying and harassment and workplace investigations
The BetterHR team consistently receives enquiries from HR managers regarding allegations of bullying and harassment. We always recommend undertaking a workplace investigation as soon as possible in order to comply with mandatory State and Territory WHS obligations to...
Super Guarantee changes from 1 July 2022
From 1 July 2022, all employees are eligible for the super guarantee (SG), regardless of how much they earn because the $450 per month threshold has been removed. However, workers under 18 will only receive the super guarantee when they work more than 30 hours a week....
SCHADS Award Update June 2022
In February 2022, we provided an introduction of the significant changes to the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Award 2010. Further to that post, we are reminding subscribers that these changes come into operation from 1 July 2022 and take effect...
National Minimum Wage Increase from 1 July 2022
The Fair Work Commission has ruled the minimum wage should increase by 5.2% for award rates below $869.60 (which equates to an extra $40 per week) and 4.6% for award rates above $869.60. The changes will take effect from the first pay period on or after 1 July 2022....
Minimum wage ruling tomorrow – 15 June 2022 10am AEST
The Fair Work Commission will announce the result of its minimum wage review tomorrow, Wednesday 15 June 2022, at 10am AEST. The announcement is one of the most eagerly anticipated in years, after rising inflation and falls in real wages took centre stage during the...
Vaping company in court on cashback allegation
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operators of a vaping products business in Sydney for allegedly requiring a Chinese worker to enter into an unlawful cashback arrangement. Facing court are The Easy Vaping Company Pty Ltd, which trades as...
Judge rules court can make compensation orders against directors for employee underpayments
In what could be a big win for vulnerable workers who have been underpaid, a judge has ruled that a court can make compensation orders against directors of deregistered companies. This means that dodgy directors who have wound up a business to avoid court-ordered back...
What’s the worst way to terminate employment?
From a colleague accidentally breaking the news to you, to turning up to work to see that your company has closed down. What’s the worst way to find out you’ve been fired? Sean Wilson, CEO BetterHR recently spoke to the Australian HR Institute about examples of...
