From the Fairwork Ombudsman…
Upcoming public holidays.
Whether you are continuing trading or shutting down over the end of year period, you will need to be across public holiday entitlements for your employees.
With Boxing Day falling on a Saturday this year, most states and territories will get a substitute public holiday or an additional public holiday on the following Monday.
Check upcoming dates and penalty rates on the Fairwork Ombudsman public holiday information page.
Public holidays - Fair Work Ombudsman
Know the differences between employees and independent contractors
It’s important for employers and business owners to be confident about how they have classified their working relationship with the person they’ve hired. This is because they have different obligations to the person depending on whether the person is a contractor or an employee.
Whether or not the person is a contractor, or an employee is based on the objective nature of the relationship, not what the business owner calls the arrangement. For example, a worker isn’t automatically classed as an independent contractor just because they’ve got an ABN.
There are some common indicators that can help you tell an employee from an independent contractor. Learn the differences before you engage someone as a contractor.
Help for independent contractors - Fair Work Ombudsman
In-language resources for franchisees
We’ve made it easier for you to access info about workplace laws in your language. Our short videos cover a range of important topics including:
How the Fair Work Ombudsman can help you and your franchise
Awards
National Employment Standards
Pay slips and record-keeping for franchisees
How to avoid common mistakes made by franchisees
Getting workplace laws right in your franchise.
Watch the videos in Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Vietnamese, Arabic and English.
Franchises - Find help for - Fair Work Ombudsman
Tax InVoice Podcast - JobKeeper Extension part 2, keeping JobKeeper Fair
The ATO’s latest Tax inVoice episode discusses the JobKeeper payment extension, its impact on industrial relations and the roles played by the Fair Work Ombudsman and ATO in the rollout of the scheme.
In the episode, Fair Work Ombudsman Sandra Parker joins ATO Deputy Commissioner James O’Halloran and Assistant Commissioner of Marketing and Communications Sally Bektas to answer common questions about the JobKeeper extension and what employers and employees need to do.
ATO podcast – Tax inVoice | Australian Taxation Office
ATO support for employers as JobKeeper dates extended
JobKeeper key dates | Australian Taxation Office (ato.gov.au)