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Practical articles for Australian employers on dismissals, performance, underpayments, awards and workplace investigations, from Rhiannon.

The underpayment you built into your payroll on day one

The underpayment you built into your payroll on day one

The underpayment you built into your payroll on day oneRhiannon
Published on: 23/10/2026

Most underpayments start as payroll settings, not mistakes. The configuration errors that repeat every pay run, and how to audit your payroll in a morning.

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Award coverage errors: the underpayment in your payroll

Award coverage errors: the underpayment in your payroll

Award coverage errors: the underpayment in your payrollRhiannon
Published on: 24/09/2026

The wrong award or classification creates an underpayment from the first pay run. How award coverage errors happen and how to check your payroll now.

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2026 Annual Wage Review: what changed on 1 July and what to check now

2026 Annual Wage Review: what changed on 1 July and what to check now

2026 Annual Wage Review: what changed on 1 July and what to check nowRhiannon
Published on: 27/04/2026

Award rates rose 4.75% and the National Minimum Wage 6% from 1 July 2026. What changed, who it affects, and the payroll checks to make now.

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SCHADS Award reform: what employers need to understand

SCHADS Award reform: what employers need to understand

SCHADS Award reform: what employers need to understandRhiannon
Published on: 21/04/2026

A practical summary of the sleepover shifts variation and the classification and pay reform currently before the Fair Work Commission.

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