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24.01.2022 Wage inspections have uncovered nearly $350,000 in underpayments for hospitality workers, as part of a 12 month compliance campaign by industrial inspectors at the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety. A total of $348,890 in underpayments was identified for 369 employees from 49 café and restaurant businesses in the state industrial relations system. A large number of businesses also failed to keep the required employment records. Read more at www.dmirs.wa.gov.au/restaurants If you're an employer or employee in the state system, you can get information on minimum and WA award rates of pay, leave entitlements, and working conditions by calling Wageline on 1300 656 266 or heading to www.dmirs.wa.gov.au/wageline

24.01.2022 The long service leave entitlements in the Western Australian Long Service Leave Act apply to most full time, part time and casual employees working in the private sector. So far in 2020, 40% of incoming Wageline calls have been about long service leave, and we’ve developed new resources to help everyone understand long service leave entitlements. For more, head to www.dmirs.wa.gov.au/longserviceleave ... You can also check out our new long service leave calculator for when employment ends at www.dmirs.wa.gov.au/lslcalculator

24.01.2022 Industrial inspectors at the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety conduct proactive compliance campaigns across a range of industries to ensure that businesses in the state industrial relations system in Western Australia are meeting their obligations. Information on employer obligations under state employment laws is available at www.dmirs.wa.gov.au/wageline or by calling Wageline on 1300 655 266. Western Australian workers can get assistance with resolving an underpayment issue or report wage theft anonymously at www.wagetheft.wa.gov.au

19.01.2022 The WA minimum wage and WA award rates of pay are increasing by 1.75% in January 2021. State system employers should get ready now for the increases which take effect from the first pay period on or after 1 January 2021. Wageline’s pay rate information now includes 2021 rates of pay find the WA award summaries at www.dmirs.wa.gov.au/awardsummaries and minimum pay rates for award free employees at www.dmirs.wa.gov.au/minimumpayrates.

11.01.2022 We've released the November edition of Wageline News. In this issue: - Wage audit finds four out of five inspected cafes and restaurants not complying with WA employment laws - 1.75% per week increase in the state minimum wage and WA award rates of pay from 1 January 2021 - Christmas New Year 2020-21 public holiday information... Find all the details and subscribe to Wageline News at: www.dmirs.wa.gov.au/wageline-news

09.01.2022 Wage theft is the systematic and deliberate underpayment of wages or entitlements to a worker. Find out how to get help to resolve underpayments, unpaid annual leave, unpaid long service leave or report wage theft anonymously at www.wagetheft.wa.gov.au

03.01.2022 The Christmas New Year period is fast approaching. This season's public holidays are: - Christmas Day, Friday 25 December 2020 - Boxing Day, Saturday 26 December 2020 and Monday 28 December 2020 - New Year's Day, Friday 1 January 2021... When Boxing Day falls on a Saturday the next following Monday is also a public holiday under the Public and Bank Holidays Act 1972, however employment entitlements for public holidays will vary based on an employee's award coverage and employment arrangements. For more information, head to: www.dmirs.wa.gov.au/publicholidays