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How to write a job description around work that needs doing
Write a small business job description from real tasks. Use an annotated admin role, separate essential skills and check the requirements before advertising.
4 min readPayslip Requirements: What Employers Must Show (and When)
You must give a pay slip within 1 working day of paying an employee. Here's exactly what it has to show, how long to keep records, and what breaches cost.
9 min readHow to Dismiss an Employee Legally (Small Business)
How to fire someone legally in Australia: the Small Business Fair Dismissal Code, valid reasons, warnings, notice periods, final pay and the 21-day window.
9 min readLeave Entitlements Explained for Small Employers
Annual, sick, carer's, compassionate, parental, family and domestic violence and long service leave explained for Australian employers, with accrual examples.
9 min readNew Employee Onboarding: The Compliance Checklist
New employee starting? The day-one onboarding checklist for Australian employers: Fair Work statement, TFN, super choice, VEVO, WHS induction and first pay.
10 min readEmployment Contracts: What to Include (and What's Illegal)
What to include in an Australian employment contract: pay and award, hours, probation, notice, IP, plus clauses that are void or illegal and free templates.
9 min readMinimum Wage and Penalty Rates 2026-27: What Employers Must Pay
The national minimum wage is $26.44 an hour from 1 July 2026. Here's what award rates, casual loading, penalty rates and junior rates mean for your payroll.
9 min readCasual vs Part-Time vs Full-Time: What Each Means for Employers
Casual vs part-time vs full-time in Australia: the current casual definition, 25% loading, leave, notice, minimum shifts and how casual conversion works.
10 min readEmployee vs Contractor in Australia: The Test That Decides
How Australia decides employee vs contractor: the whole of relationship test, why an ABN isn't enough, when you owe super, and what misclassification costs.
11 min readModern Awards Explained: How to Find Your Employee's Award
What modern awards are, how coverage works, how to find your employee's award with Fair Work's Find My Award tool, and what to pay if no award applies.
9 min readHiring Your First Employee in Australia: The Complete Checklist
Hiring your first employee in Australia? Step-by-step checklist: true cost and on-costs, award pay rates, PAYG, STP, super, workers comp and day-one paperwork
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