by Prashant Gobbur | Sep 22, 2026 | Blogs
Most finance teams assume an enterprise bargaining agreement (EBA) ends on its expiry date. It doesn’t. A Fair Work enterprise agreement keeps operating until it’s replaced or terminated, and payroll is expected to keep applying it exactly as written. That...
by Prashant Gobbur | Sep 21, 2026 | Blogs
An employee ignores a Sunday night email, and nothing happens. Then a manager mentions it in a performance review, and the business has just created a legal problem. Most Australian employers know that the right to disconnect exists in Australia. Far fewer have closed...
by Prashant Gobbur | Sep 19, 2026 | Blogs
A sponsored worker’s visa can be refused over a single payroll detail. The salary offered on paper does not match what actually lands in their bank account. The Skills in Demand (subclass 482) visa is Australia’s main employer-sponsored pathway for skilled...
by Prashant Gobbur | Sep 18, 2026 | Blogs
A business with staff in three states ran one long service leave policy for everyone. When a Western Australian employee resigned, the payout was calculated under the wrong Act entirely. That’s the risk sitting inside long service leave by state Australia. There...
by Prashant Gobbur | Sep 17, 2026 | Blogs
Hiring the wrong pass for a role does not just slow down onboarding. It can trigger a MOM rejection, waste application fees, and cost a business the candidate altogether. The confusion usually sits in two places: Employment Pass vs S Pass for professional versus...
by Prashant Gobbur | Sep 1, 2026 | Blogs
Payroll tax and income tax can both appear as deductions from an employee’s paycheck, but they are not the same. Payroll taxes primarily fund Social Security, Medicare, and unemployment programs. Federal income tax supports general government spending and is...
