Employer newsletter: changes to annualised wage arrangements under the Hospitality Award and Restaurant Award

New resources for employers to prevent common workplace mistakes. [] Having issues? [View the online version]( [Australian Government - Fair Work Ombudsman]( In this issue [New annualised wage resource for hospitality and restaurant industries]( [Need help drafting an employment contract?]( [How compliance notices work]( [FWO recovers half a billion dollars]( [In case you missed it]( [Coronavirus tools and resources]( Hi {NAME}, New annualised wage resource for hospitality and restaurant industries As part of the Modern Award Review, the Fair Work Commission changed annualised wage and salary clauses in some awards. Changes to the annualised wage arrangements clauses in the Hospitality Award and the Restaurant Award come into effect from 1 September. The changes include setting outer limits to the number of overtime or penalty rate hours that can be covered by an annualised wage arrangement, as well as some additional record-keeping requirements. To help you prepare, we’ve created [An employer’s guide to annualised wage arrangements in the hospitality and restaurants industries](. Learn more about the [upcoming changes on our website]( or sign up for the [free webinar on 25 August](. Need help drafting an employment contract? Use the [Business.gov.au – Employment Contract Tool](to build employment contracts that are tailored to your business needs and comply with workplace laws. The tool includes easy-to-understand information on the legal requirements you need to include in a contract. There’s more info about [employment contracts on our website](. How compliance notices work A compliance notice is a notice issued by a Fair Work Inspector which requires an employer to fix a breach of an Australian workplace law. The Fair Work Ombudsman now uses compliance notices as our primary tool for addressing wage underpayments, with Fair Work Inspectors issuing a record 2,345 compliance notices last financial year. To help employers understand and respond to a compliance notice we recently launched [a new Compliance notices online course](. This interactive short course provides: - step-by-step guidance on responding to a compliance notice - video scenarios and real-life case studies - learning checks to help employers identify and rectify underpayments and - a toolkit with links to our calculators and resources. The Compliance notices course is available now in our [Online Learning Centre](. Here you'll find a range of training courses for employers, employees and workplace advisers. Each course is free, interactive and teaches skills and strategies to help you at work.  In this issue [New annualised wage resource for hospitality and restaurant industries]( [Need help drafting an employment contract?]( [How compliance notices work]( [FWO recovers half a billion dollars]( [In case you missed it]( [Coronavirus tools and resources]( FWO recovers half a billion dollars In 2021-22 more than 384,000 workers were [repaid wages and entitlements](. How visa holders are protected (Visa Assurance Protocol) Updates to Fast Food Award Learn more about [recent updates to the Fast Food Award](. Upcoming webinars In case you missed it [$355,000 penalties for Brisbane sushi restaurant]( [$204,000 penalties for Brisbane fast food operators](  [Silver Chain signs Enforceable Undertaking ]( [FWO 2022-23 priorities]( Coronavirus tools and resources Visit our coronavirus subsite for resources to help you manage the ongoing impacts of coronavirus in your workplace. Stay informed about: - [U]([pdates to unpaid pandemic leave provisions for some awards]( - [Pandemic leave disaster payment extended]( - [COVID-19 vaccinations, testing and the workplace]( - [Quarantine and self-isolation: pay and leave]( - [Health and safety in the workplace]( - [government information and assistance](.   [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Share on LinkedIn]( [Print]( [Forward-to-a-friend](   [Copyright](  | [Disclaimer](  | [Privacy](  | [Unsubscribe](       [Twitter](    [LinkedIn](    [Facebook]( [www.fairwork.gov.au](