Recent changes have been made to the Fair Work legislation, which business owners with employees should be familiar with.
We have provided a summary of these updates below. However, if you need to address any of these areas, we strongly recommend discussing
them with your HR advisors. It is essential to understand the necessary steps before implementing any changes.
It’s important you understand these updates and make the appropriate changes to your business if necessary. Remember to reach out to your HR team and/or advisors to ensure you are across them. Take the time to review the changes made by fair work here.
If you don’t know where to start with one or more of these changes, touch base with our team for assistance.
Falling behind on your BAS lodgements looks like an administrative problem. Left long enough, it becomes an expensive one, because the GST you collected stays payable indefinitely while the GST credits you are owed disappear after four years. Here is what that looks like in dollars.
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