Mastering Payroll and Award Compliance

Cowell Clarke

Workplace Training presented by Joe Murphy and Zoe McQuillan of Cowell Clarke

Mastering Payroll and Award Compliance: Essential Training for HR ProfessionalsPrepare for the evolving landscape of payroll and award compliance with this vital training session, tailored for HR professionals, payroll managers, and business leaders.This session will be presented by Joe Murphy, Director of Employment Law at Cowell Clarke and Zoe McQuillan, Associate Director at Cowell Clarke.Dive into critical regulations, explore recent modern award updates, and discover actionable strategies to prevent wage underpayments that could impact your business.With new Wage Theft Laws taking effect on 1 January 2025, this training ensures you're ready to meet stricter employer obligations and avoid costly penalties.Gain clear guidance on navigating the Fair Work Act and mastering award compliance, all while protecting your company’s reputation. What attendees will walk away with:• A comprehensive understanding of the new Wage Theft Laws and how they impact your payroll processes.• An updated knowledge of modern award changes and practical steps to ensure compliance.• Key strategies to identify and rectify wage underpayment risks in your organisation.• Clear guidance on your responsibilities under the Fair Work Act and how to implement them effectively.• Tools to protect your business from financial and reputational damage related to payroll non-compliance.• Confidence in managing payroll, ensuring your team is equipped to handle audits and investigations. Why Attend?Join us to strengthen your payroll processes and confidently lead your team in staying compliant with the latest employment laws. About The PresentersJoe is an employment relations lawyer with over 20 years’ experience specialising in workplace relations at mid-tier and employer associations.His experience extends to providing advice and representation in matters across Australian tribunals and courts, including the Fair Work Commission and the Federal Courts of Australia. Joe has also successfully represented clients in various inquests and commissions of inquiry, including in the Independent Commission Against Corruption and various State Coroner’s Inquests and Inquiries.Joe is sought out by clients for his expertise in redundancies, unfair dismissals, general protections (adverse action) claims, executive and complex dismissals and separations, discrimination claims, industrial disputes, managing long and short term injured workers, troublesome workers compensation claims, employee fraud, employee privacy and surveillance, investigations (including in connection with whistleblower complaints), and the defence of underpayment claims brought by employees, unions and the Fair Work Ombudsman.<a href="https://www.cowellclarke.com.au/people/joe-murphy" title="https://www.cowellclarke.com.au/people/joe-murphy" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Click here to read more about Joe Murphy</a>Zoe is an employment relations, industrial relations and WHS lawyer who has dedicated her career to assisting businesses and individuals navigate the complexities of the workplace relations system in managing difficult situations with legally and strategically sound solutions.She has appeared on behalf of clients in the NSW Industrial Relations Commission, Fair Work Commission, Federal Circuit Court and the Supreme Court.Zoe has worked on a range of matters including post-employment restraint disputes, executive retrenchments, workplace and WHS investigations, business restructuring, the modern award reviews and award interpretation and policy work, contract and policy drafting and disputes, and enterprise bargaining including complex negotiations and disputes, privacy and safety matters and agreement negotiations.She has been recognised in Best Lawyers for Labour and Employment Law (Sydney) in the inaugural “Ones to Watch” listing in 2022 and again in 2023.<a href="https://www.cowellclarke.com.au/people/zoe-mcquillan" title="https://www.cowellclarke.com.au/people/zoe-mcquillan" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Click here to read more about Zoe McQuillan</a>

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