Published by AFEI - Level 2, 97-99 Bathurst Street, SYDNEY NSW 2000
CONTENTS
Features 1
Paid parental leave—employers to administer scheme
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Take-home pay orders—employee options strengthened
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Pay equity test case
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Anti-discrimination law update
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Henry tax review
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Payroll update—the 2010 Budget
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Are your contracts and policies Fair Work compliant?
Cases & the law 9
Risky business—the impact of sexual harassment claims
May 2010
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The Government in the United Kingdom, which funds a similar scheme, adds a 4.5% premium to its payments to the employer to cover the costs of administering the system on behalf of the State. The Fair Work Ombudsman and the Family Assistance Office will have the power to manage delays, disputes or debts that arise in the payment process, subjecting employers to increased regulation over a benefit that is for employees and not businesses. The Government has also announced that this Bill is part of a package of Bills that include consequential amendments to related legislation, including family assistance, income tax and child support. Paid Parental Leave Bill 2010 *In most cases, the mother will be the primary carer, but allowance is also made for transfers of all or part of the payment to the other parent, or to another carer, in exceptional circumstances.
Training & events
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May, June and July training dates
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Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
13
Business briefings 2010
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Legal seminars Moree & Armidale
15
Your guide to the Fair Work Act
The Adviser
AFEI has represented members views in two submissions on paid parental leave. We made a submission to the Productivity Commission in late 2008, when it released its report on a proposed scheme design for the leave and a second submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee in May 2010, which released an exposure draft prior to the introduction of a Bill in the Parliament.
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