Key Updates – Super Casual Award Increase

Key updates: Casual Conversion Notice by 27 Sept, Award Increases and Super changes from Nov 1

PeopleStart have some key legislative changes, updates and reminders to share with you.

1. Casual Employment Conversion notice required by 27 Sept
2. Award rate increases for Group 2 Award from November 1
3. Casual Employment Conversion Notice – Cut off 27 September (Employers over 15 employees)

1. Casual Employment Conversion Notice – Cut off 27 September (Employers over 15 employees)
Businesses with 15+ employees must make an offer (rather than simply accept a request) to a casual employee for conversion where they are eligible, or inform them in writing of why they aren’t eligible, by 27/09/2021.

Eligibility criteria again is:
• has been employed for 12 months; and
• during the last 6 months, has worked a regular and systematic pattern of hours without significant adjustment.
Note: Employers still have right to reasonably refuse.

If you need a draft notice letter please don’t hesitate to reach out!

2. Award Rate Increases from November 1

Another Reminder – These Award rates increase from November 1

• Aluminium Industry Award 2020
• Animal Care and Veterinary Services Award 2020
• Aquaculture Industry Award 2020
• Architects Award 2020
• Asphalt Industry Award 2020
• Australian Government Industry Award 2016
• Black Coal Mining Industry Award 2010
• Book Industry Award 2020
• Broadcasting, Recorded Entertainment and Cinemas Award 2010
• Building and Construction General On-site Award 2010
• Business Equipment Award 2010
• Car Parking Award 2020
• Cement, Lime and Quarrying Award 2020
• Clerks—Private Sector Award 2010
• Coal Export Terminals Award 2020
• Concrete Products Award 2020
• Contract Call Centres Award 2020
• Cotton Ginning Award 2020
• Dredging Industry Award 2020
• Educational Services (Post-Secondary Education) Award 2020
• Electrical, Electronic and Communications Contracting Award 2010
• Food, Beverage and Tobacco Manufacturing Award 2010
• Gardening and Landscaping Services Award 2020
• Graphic Arts, Printing and Publishing Award 2010
• Higher Education Industry-Academic Staff-Award 2020
• Higher Education Industry-General Staff-Award 2020
• Horticulture Award 2010
• Hydrocarbons Field Geologists Award 2020
• Hydrocarbons Industry (Upstream) Award 2020
• Joinery and Building Trades Award 2010
• Journalists Published Media Award 2010
• Labour Market Assistance Industry Award 2020
• Legal Services Award 2020
• Local Government Industry Award 2020
• Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award 2020
• Marine Towage Award 2020
• Maritime Offshore Oil and Gas Award 2020
• Market and Social Research Award 2020
• Meat Industry Award 2020
• Mining Industry Award 2020
• Miscellaneous Award 2020
• Mobile Crane Hiring Award 2010
• Oil Refining and Manufacturing Award 2020
• Passenger Vehicle Transportation Award 2020
• Pastoral Award 2010
• Pest Control Industry Award 2020
• Pharmaceutical Industry Award 2010
• Plumbing and Fire Sprinklers Award 2010
• Port Authorities Award 2020
• Ports, Harbours and Enclosed Water Vessels Award 2020
• Poultry Processing Award 2020
• Premixed Concrete Award 2020
• Professional Diving Industry (Industrial) Award 2020
• Professional Employees Award 2020
• Rail Industry Award 2020
• Real Estate Industry Award 2020
• Road Transport (Long Distance Operations) Award 2020
• Road Transport and Distribution Award 2020
• Salt Industry Award 2010
• Seafood Processing Award 2020
• Seagoing Industry Award 2010
• Security Services Award 2020
• Silviculture Award 2020 MA000040
• Stevedoring Industry Award 2020 MA000053
• Storage Services and Wholesale Award 2020
• Sugar Industry Award 2020
• Supported Employment Services Award 2020
• Surveying Award 2020
• Telecommunications Services Award 2010
• Textile, Clothing, Footwear and Associated Industries Award 2010
• Timber Industry Award 2010
• Transport (Cash in Transit) Award 2020
• Waste Management Award 2020
• Wool Storage, Sampling and Testing Award 2010

Please call PeopleStart for advice on how these changes may affect your organisation.

Please also ensure that any “better off overall” calculation sheets for salaried staff include these new rates.

3. Superannuation Changes from November 1

From November 1 if a new employee doesn’t advise of their superannuation fund upon commencement, an Employer can’t simply put the employee’s super into the Employer’s default fund.

Instead, the onus will now be on the Employer to ‘track down’ an employee’s existing fund.

This means for most businesses – you will need to update the superannuation clause in your employment contract (which often states “if you do not nominate a super fund your superannuation will be paid into a super fund of the Employers choice”

Don’t forget to let payroll know! Please reach out if you would like assistance in altering your employment contracts.

As always, please feel free to call us if you have any questions. We are here to help!