Changes to Australia’s employment laws

The start of the new 2016/17 financial year has seen some important changes to Australia’s employment laws. Every Australian employer has a responsibility to remain up to date and aware of any amendments made to employment laws to ensure that they remain compliant and continue to meet their obligations. Below are some important changes that took effect from 1 July 2016: Increase to the minimum wageAustralia’s minimum wage increased by 2.4 per cent, raising the national minimum wage to $672.70 per week or $17.70 per hour. The increase only applies to employees that receive their pay rates from the national minimum wage; a modern award or a registered agreement (in some cases). Superstream deadline extensionInitially, small businesses were given until the end of June to become compliant with the ATO’s SuperStream system. This deadline has since been extended to 28..