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Jobseeker PIAWE & Weekly Payments
An important new Workers Compensation Regulation Amendment commenced on 23 October 2020. COVID-19 Weekly Payment Compensation clarifies how workers earnings are treated in calculating a weekly payments & Pre-Injury Average Weekly Earnings...
Stage 2 Minimum Wages Increased
The Fair Work Commission announced a 1.75% increase to minimum wages, equating to a $13 per week increase in the national minimum wage. Following Stage 1 Award increases for essential service workers in July, new minimum award rates start for...
National Safe Work Month
COVID-19 has highlighted the importance of safety in all workplaces. Naturally this year, Safe Work Australia's National Safety month focused on Australia's Work Health & Safety through COVID-19. Safe Work Australia is responsible for...
JobKeeper 2.0
On the 21st of July 2020, the Australian Federal Government announced the extension of the JobKeeper scheme for a further six months until 28 March 2021. There are two separate extension periods & for each extension period an additional actual...