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Payroll Compliance Solutions

Employees must be paid at least their minimum pay rates and entitlements. The penalties for underpayment have never been higher. Managing your payroll compliance doesn’t have to be an annoyance to tackle on your own. WorkPlacePLUS is here to support you with tailored payroll compliance solutions such as payroll compliance reviews, PD and classification reviews, SCHADS Know Your Award training and more.

Effective 1 January 2025 under workplace laws, intentional underpayment of wages is a criminal offence in all jurisdictions of Australia.

The financial penalties for criminal underpayment are severe and can include up to 10 years in prison.

Small businesses (less than 15 employees) are protected from criminal prosecution if they follow the Voluntary Small Business Wage Compliance Code guidelines.

What You Can Do

Underpayments often happen because of a mistake or payroll error. This short article explains how to fix an underpayment: Overpayment and underpayment of wages >

To manage your payroll compliance, it’s important to:

Review your payroll transactions and award classifications regularly.
Review your HR protocols and train your HR and payroll teams whenever employment laws change.
Follow the Fair Work Ombudsman’s guide to paying employees correctly, including the Voluntary Small Business Wage Compliance Code.

How WorkPlacePLUS Can Help

Employees must be paid at least their minimum pay rates and entitlements. To support you in this area, WorkPlacePLUS offers:

✓ Payroll compliance reviews

✓ PD and classification reviews

✓ Salary benchmarking

✓ Comprehensive SCHADS Know Your Award training

✓ Customised Know Your EBA training

✓ Attending to Fair Work issues

Managing your payroll compliance doesn’t have to be an annoyance to tackle on your own. WorkPlacePLUS is here to support you with tailored payroll compliance solutions.

For more information or to explore which payroll compliance solutions are right for your organisation, please contact us today.