Wage underpayments continue to be a significant issue for businesses across Australia. We specialise in providing payroll compliance audits, wage remediation and payroll modelling services for organisations that have complex and challenging payroll issues.
Payroll Compliance Audits
We are regularly engaged to investigate whether employers are paying their employees consistently with the relevant industrial instruments. Our payroll compliance audits can be tailored to the suit the needs of our clients but will generally focus on whether:
- employees are being paid consistently with the relevant industrial instruments, including testing whether the correct rates, allowances, superannuation guarantee and leave entitlements have been paid;
- employers are retaining appropriate records to comply with the Fair Work Act 2009;
- there are any areas for improvement in the payroll control environment, which will assist in preventing or detecting any non-compliance in a timely manner; and
- there are any potential efficiencies or rostering improvements that could reduce the employer’s overall wage cost.
We have undertaken payroll compliance audits for some of South Australia’s largest employers, including many with complex enterprise agreements. We have experience across all major modern awards.
Wage Remediation & Rectification
We have been engaged to calculate the backpay that employers owe employees in several contexts, including enforceable undertakings issued by the Fair Work Ombudsman, client-led remediation and commercial settlements arising from litigation. We have undertaken wage remediations in respect of employers operating in the following industries:
- Health Professionals and Support Services
- Retail and Hospitality
- Education
- Social, Community, Home Care and Disability
- Fitness
- Child Care
- Construction
Our remediation calculations generally relate to a six-year period and can include thousands of current and terminated employees.
Scenario Modelling & Advice
Employers in the process of negotiating enterprise bargaining often seek our advice to understand the cost of proposed changes to existing agreements. In these circumstances, we model the financial impact of the proposed changes to assist the employer in their decision-making process.
We also work with clients by modelling various employee roster scenarios to assist clients in determining whether proposed enterprise agreements meet the better off overall test.
