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New ATO Superannuation Guarantee Ruling
Changes to the interpretation of ‘ordinary time earnings’
The ATO has published a new ruling relating to the ATO's interpretation of the definition of ‘ordinary time earnings’ (“OTE”) and ‘salary and wages’ under the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 (“SGA Act”), which will operate from 1 July 2009. Under this ruling, typical overtime situations will not be included as OTE for the purposes of calculating the minimum level of superannuation payable in relation to individual employees who fall under the SGA Act.
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Top 10 Workplace Safety Pitfalls - Sydney Seminar
Tuesday 28 July 2009
Time: 7:30 - 9:00am
Venue: Rydges World Square, 389 Pitt Street, Sydney
RSVP: 21 July 2009
Top 10 Workplace Safety Pitfalls
Manage and meet your workplace safety obligations in the current changing legal environment.
Join Alistair Salmon, Head of FCB Safety Team and Partner of FCB, and Genevieve Hawkins, General Manager, WSP Risk Solutions to discuss the top 10 safety mistakes companies make. Learn how to prevent an incident and avoid a safety prosecution in your workplace.
With the harmonisation process changing the way workplace safety is regulated in Australia, there is an increased burden on companies to meet their safety requirements. Now is the time to come to speed on all of your legal obligations and to improve workplace safety practices within your workplace.
Using your own workplace as a point of reference, Genevieve will walk the audience through common mistakes made in implementing systems and provide you with some useful tools to help you evaluate what else is needed in your organisation to achieve your desired goals.
Alistair will outline how to avoid safety issues and continue to meet changing legislative requirements as well as take away a practical safety checklist on 10 things you can do now to improve safety practices in your workplace.
Fair Work Place Updates
FCB's 'Fair Work Act' TVC
Workplace Relations as we know it will change on 1 July 2009 with the commencement of many provisions in the Fair Work Act. To highlight the potential impacts the Fair Work Act will have on your business, FCB has launched an awareness campaign featuring a series of creatives including a TV commercial. In the coming weeks FCB will continue to bring you detailed analysis on how to manage the changes associated with the new legislation and increase your understanding of the ramifications for your workplace.
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