GET YOUR FREE GUIDE TO TACKLING WAGE COMPLIANCE WITH CONFIDENCE
Why You Need This Guide?
Is this you?
You’re concerned about staying compliant with the new wage theft laws that took effect in January 2025.
You’re unsure of what steps to take to ensure your payroll, classifications, and entitlements are all correct.
You’re worried about making an error that could lead to serious penalties or fines.
We understand how overwhelming wage compliance can feel, especially with new legislation adding to the pressure. That’s why we created a clear, straightforward Wage Theft Compliance Guide—to help you navigate these new laws with confidence and protect your business from costly mistakes.
Why Trust HR Gurus?
We’re Jessy and Emily, the driving force behind HR Gurus, and for the past 14 years, we've been cutting through the noise to support SMEs across Australia. We're not your typical HR consultants – we give CEOs, founders, and HR Managers the no-bullsh*t advice they need to lead effectively.
At HR Gurus, we’re all about getting real results. We understand that to truly harness the power of your people, you need to engage, excite, and motivate them with the right HR strategies.
Our mission? To make redundancies straightforward and stress-free for our clients. With our extensive experience helping hundreds of businesses navigate these tough decisions, we’re here to arm you with the tools, knowledge, and support you need to handle redundancies with confidence.
No fluff, just results.
What you will learn
- Understand Wage Theft Learn what wage theft is, common compliance mistakes, and why it's essential to address these issues from a legal perspective.
- Wage Theft Laws Understand the new Federal Wage Theft laws and how to avoid them in your business. Get access to the small business wage compliance checklist just released by FWA.
- Key compliance steps Discover the steps you need to take to audit payroll, review award classifications, and stay compliant with wage entitlements.
- Protecting your busines Learn practical strategies to safeguard your business, avoid hefty fines, and ensure fair treatment of employees.
The Fair Work Ombudsman recovered $473 million for nearly 160,000 underpaid workers in 2023-24, taking back-payments to workers to $1.5 billion across the last three years.
The recoveries came in a year where the Fair Work Ombudsman secured the largest penalties in its 15-year history, with the regulator’s litigations leading to $21.2 million in court-ordered penalties.
The recoveries came in a year where the Fair Work Ombudsman secured the largest penalties in its 15-year history, with the regulator’s litigations leading to $21.2 million in court-ordered penalties.
Easy to Use
This is a 5-minute read and acts as a simple checklist to ensure you are doing everything possible to avoid wage theft claims.
peace of mind
Rest easy knowing you understand the laws and what you need to do to ensure your business is meeting its minimum legal requirements around wage compliance.
do's and don'Ts
Learn all the pitfalls and what we recommend you should do and not do to ensure you don't end up in hot water.
