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[Australia] Workplace protections could extend to overseas employees [Australia] Workplace protections could extend to overseas employees

Any Australian employers operating and considering employing people overseas are advised to review how they engage those individuals.
25 Oct 2023

[India] Gig workers demand better pay and fairer laws [India] Gig workers demand better pay and fairer laws

The leader of a Mumbai taxi union, Taufiq Shaikh, warned authorities that the protests will be repeated if drivers' demands...
23 Oct 2023

[New Zealand] Fastest growth since 2016 for advertised salaries in August quarter [New Zealand] Fastest growth since 2016 for advertised salaries in August quarter

The ASI rose by 1.3 per cent quarter-on-quarter, the same growth rate as the previous quarter (March to May) and...
14 Oct 2023

[New Zealand] Payroll systems delay nurse pay rises [New Zealand] Payroll systems delay nurse pay rises

NZ Nurses Organisation chief executive Paul Goulter said Auckland, Waitemata, Counties and Nelson districts were yet to implement new rates.
12 Oct 2023

[Australia] Dentists join payroll tax exemption fight [Australia] Dentists join payroll tax exemption fight

Practices with independent dentists working in them are concerned that they will receive backdated tax bills due to recent rulings...
11 Oct 2023

[New Zealand] Every region hits record average salaries [New Zealand] Every region hits record average salaries

In addition, the national average advertised salary rose 8 per cent year-on-year, increasing nearly $5500 on the same time last...
06 Oct 2023

[Australia] Urban Utilities workers underpaid by $21.3m due to payroll error [Australia] Urban Utilities workers underpaid by $21.3m due to payroll error

Urban Utilities supplies drinking, recycled water and sewerage services to more than 1.6 million people in south-east Queensland.
03 Oct 2023