Major changes to casual employment laws mean that there are now casual conversion provisions under the National Employment Standards (NES) which came into effect from 27 September 2021. In addition employers must also ensure each casual employee has been given the Casual Employment Information Statement as soon as is practicable. What is ‘casual conversion’? The NES now…
From November 2021, company directors will need to verify their identity as part of a new director identification number (director ID) requirement. A director ID is a unique identifier that a director will apply for once and keep forever. This applies to directors if their organisation is a company, registered foreign company, registered Australian body or…
Employers get ready – there’ll soon be an extra step involved when it comes to hiring new employees. From 1 November 2021, employers will need to determine if a new employee has a “stapled” super fund and request the details from the ATO where a new employee has not nominated a super fund. A stapled super…
URGENT needs action now: Super Contributions for the year ended 30 June 2021 For Super contributions to be deductible in this financial year, they will need to be received by your, or your employees, super fund by 30 June 2021. If you use a clearing house to distribute super contributions, you will need to allow…
If you have hired new staff members from 7 October 2020 onwards, you may be eligible for JobMaker Hiring Credit.
From January 1, 2021 major reforms to Australia’s foreign investment framework take effect, with new requirements for foreign investors.
From 1 January, 2021 changes came into effect that extend Super Choice to allow employees covered by a current enterprise bargaining agreement to choose their own super fund.
Changes to insolvency laws from January 2021 include reforms that introduce a new, simplified debt restructuring process. These measures apply to incorporated businesses with liabilities of less than $1 million – full details in this Treasury factsheet, please click to learn more. To ask any questions and discuss this matter further, please call us on…
Following the recent Budget announcements, personal income tax thresholds have changed. Additionally, steps must be taken to be eligible for JobKeeper 2.0.
The 2020-21 Federal Budget was deferred from May to 6 October 2020 due to the extraordinary circumstances brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Budget announcements were wide-ranging and much of the detail has not yet been released. Announcements include: Small business tax concessions extended to medium sized businesses Outright capital assets deduction until 30…