Before You Update Pay Rates: 6 Things Employers Should Review Before 1 July

The Fair Work Commission’s 2026 Annual Wage Review takes effect from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026. Award minimum rates increase by 4.75 per cent, while the National...

HR Compliance & Employment Law

Elisia Coetzee
June 17, 2026

SCHADS Award overhaul: what the new classification structure means for employers

On 1 June 2026, the Fair Work Commission handed down a decision that will fundamentally reshape pay and classification across Australia’s social, community, home care, and disability services sectors. The [2026] FWCFB 137...

HR Compliance & Employment Law

Elisia Coetzee
June 10, 2026

SCHADS Award sleepover shifts: what every NDIS and community services employer needs to know

If you employ support workers under the SCHADS Award, the rules around sleepover shifts have changed. Not once — but twice in quick succession. A landmark Federal Court ruling in March 2026 clarified...

HR Compliance & Employment Law

Elisia Coetzee
May 26, 2026

Payday Super Starts 1 July 2026: What Every Australian Employer Needs to Know

Superannuation is changing — and the deadline is closer than most businesses realise. From 1 July 2026, employers across Australia must pay superannuation contributions at the same time as wages. Not quarterly. Not...

HR Compliance & Employment Law

Elisia Coetzee
May 13, 2026

Psychosocial Risk Is Now a Legal Obligation. Here’s What That Means for How You Manage People.

Business owners and managers I speak with understand that psychological safety matters. What many don’t yet realise is that managing it is no longer a matter of good culture — it is a...

HR Compliance & Employment Law

Elisia Coetzee
April 29, 2026

Redundancy in a Crisis: What the Law Actually Requires Before You Act

The fuel crisis triggered by the conflict in the Middle East has moved quickly, and businesses across Australia are feeling the strain. A snap survey of more than 430 WA businesses conducted by...

HR Compliance & Employment Law

Elisia Coetzee
April 17, 2026

What is fractional HR — and does your growing business need it?

You’ve built a team. Things are moving. But somewhere along the way, HR became a problem you’re managing instead of a system that’s working for you. Performance conversations are being avoided. Contracts haven’t...

Change Management & Organisational Growth

Elisia Coetzee
April 15, 2026

Employment Law Changes in Australia: What It Means for Your Business

The Australian HR Institute (AHRI) recently posted a 2026–27 Employment Law and HR Reform Calendar, a useful forward view of the changes shaping workplaces over the next 18 months, and worth taking note...

HR Compliance & Employment Law

Elisia Coetzee
April 1, 2026

What an HR Audit Actually Tells You (and What It Doesn’t)

Most business owners approach an HR audit with one expectation: “Tell me if we’re compliant.” That’s not a wrong question. But on its own, it’s an incomplete one. In our work with small...

HR Compliance & Employment Law

Elisia Coetzee
March 18, 2026