New pay secrecy and job ad laws now in force

New pay secrecy and job ad laws now in force

The new laws include giving employees the right to share (or not share) information about their pay, banning pay secrecy terms in employment contracts and other workplace instruments, and prohibiting job ads with pay rates lower than the legal minimum entitlements...
Personal Services Income: ATO’s revised guidance

Personal Services Income: ATO’s revised guidance

On 23 November 2022, the ATO finalised Taxation Ruling TR 2022/3 (the ruling), detailing its guidance on the operation of the PSI and PSB rules. The ruling combines and replaces the ATO’s previous rulings, TR 2001/7 on the meaning of PSI, as well as TR 2001/8 defining...
Inflation keeps its grip as CPI rises again

Inflation keeps its grip as CPI rises again

And with the Reserve Bank of Australia predicting inflation to peak at around 8 per cent in the December figures, the prospect of further rate rises seems inevitable. Goldman Sachs, National Australia Bank, ANZ, UBS and Capital Economics all reaffirmed their calls for...