THA Role The THA will continue to consult with the Fair Work Ombudsman on your behalf to check members are receiving the information required to ensure compliance with workplace laws. The THA also recommend that it is prudent to conduct regular audits to ensure compliance in order to avoid potential liabilities of both Companies and Company officers. The THA also have an example HR Tool Kit Audit that can be made available in addition to the Fair Work Check List referred below. The THA in liaison with Fair Work will provide reference and assist in discussing THA and FWO tools as well as all Employment Relations Services by accessing the member’s website: portal tha.asn.au Access the FWO’s full suite of templates and guides and including; • Hours of work, rostering • Rates of pay • Important recent changes to award entitlements - overtime for casuals • Leave • Records and payslips • Managing performance, termination procedures • Visit www.fairwork.gov.au for all the tools and resources you need to keep up with your obligations • Use the FWO’s Guide to self-auditing your business For further information, feel free to contact the THA by phone on 6220 7300 or send an email to Merv Saltmarsh ER/BI Manager at merv@tha.asn.au.
we have a record of high compliance via proactive information audit advice and support and services provided. We have noted however, that some non-members have been determined as non compliant in some cases. In this first phase Fair Work Inspectors will be contacting employers and will be seeking a sample of employment records for audit. The FWO has advised us that through this campaign it is seeking to address its concerns that some employers regarding basic workplace obligations. These include: • Base hourly rates • Penalty rates • Overtime • Record-keeping requirements • Pay slip requirements The FWO have indicated they will be using these audits as an opportunity to engage with employers and THA where appropriate to ensure they fully understand, and comply with, these legislative requirements. If need be FWO will be returning to reassess the records of noncompliant businesses in a second and subsequent campaign phase. What to expect • If the FWO selects you for an audit, you will be contacted by phone and asked about your business and employees • You will need to provide samples of time and wages records for your staff and a corresponding payslip for the same recent pay period. If you have junior staff, apprentices, trainees, or workers on a visa, you will need to include records for these employees in the sample you provide. If they assess your business as non-compliant with the relevant award, agreement or Fair Work Act, they will take the time to explain these obligations in detail before requiring you to rectify any issues. • •
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