On 1 October 2019, the penalty rates for casuals employed under the General Retail Industry Award will change. read more

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This week is the tenth anniversary of when People Smartz was registered as a company. read more

Family and Domestic Violence leave terms have now been incorporated into all Modern Awards (from 1 August 2018). read more

Over the past few weeks the 7-Eleven Franchise Group has received some very poor publicity. read more

A recent press release from Fair Work Australia says a lot:

"Operators of fast-food food outlets in Brisbane have found out the hard way that paying staff what they thought was about right isn't good enough."

"What's particularly concerning is that many employers claimed to have limited knowledge of the basic entitlements of their staff, Acting Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO), Bill Loizides, said." read more

In an outstanding performance this quarter, People Smartz has won the Client Heartbeat "Business Excellence Award - Partnership Category" for the Professional Services & Consulting Industry in Australia.

Through an independent evaluation process the leading consulting firm scored a weighted "Partnership" score of 8.9/10 as determined through an independent survey conducted across People Smartz's entire customer base. Scores were calculated based upon the question asked to clients "How collaborative and proactive do you find us in supporting you?". read more