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Payroll operations · AU
Payroll Tax for Mobile Crews Across State Lines
How to allocate payroll tax when Australian construction crews work across state lines, including nexus rules, thresholds and records.
Last updated 19 September 2026
Payroll operations · AU
Foreman approvals: the missing layer in construction payroll
Why foreman approval belongs between site timesheets and payroll, including the checks, cut-offs and records Australian builders need.
Last updated 16 September 2026
Payroll operations · AU
Super stapling for new construction hires
How to check stapled super funds for new construction workers, handle fund choices and avoid paying super into the wrong account.
Last updated 13 September 2026
Payroll operations · AU
Portable long service leave: CoINVEST and friends
How CoINVEST and Australia’s other portable long service leave schemes affect construction payroll, levies, reporting and worker records.
Last updated 10 September 2026
Payroll operations · AU
Timesheets for Workers Who Are Not on Your Payroll
How Australian construction hosts should capture, approve and reconcile timesheets for labour hire workers and contractors.
Last updated 9 September 2026
Payroll operations · AU
How to Get a 60-Year-Old Formworker to Use a Timesheet App
A practical way to help an experienced formworker use a timesheet app without slowing the crew or creating payroll mistakes.
Last updated 7 September 2026
Payroll operations · AU
Portable long service leave: CoINVEST and QLeave explained
How CoINVEST and QLeave affect construction payroll, worker service records, employer returns and project levies in Victoria and Queensland.
Last updated 5 September 2026
Payroll operations · AU
What an FWO audit asks for and how to be ready
Learn what Fair Work inspectors may request, which payroll records to prepare and how construction employers can respond to an FWO audit.
Last updated 2 September 2026
Payroll operations · AU
RCTIs for subbies: how recipient-created invoices work
Learn when Australian construction and labour hire firms can issue RCTIs for subbies, what to include, and the main GST traps.
Last updated 1 September 2026
Payroll operations · AU
GPS on Timesheets: What Is Legal in Australia?
When GPS timesheets are legal in Australia, including notice, consent, privacy, payroll records and rules for tracking workers off the clock.
Last updated 30 August 2026
Payroll operations · AU
STP Phase 2 for construction employers
How Australian construction employers should report allowances, overtime, leave, super and terminations through STP Phase 2.
Last updated 27 August 2026
Payroll operations · AU
Wage theft is criminal now: what builders must know
As at September 2026, learn when wage theft is criminal in Australia, the penalties builders face and how to respond to underpayments.
Last updated 20 September 2026
Payroll operations · AU
How to Reconcile Labour Hire Invoices Against Timesheets
Match labour hire invoices to approved timesheets, rates, allowances, GST and on-costs using Australian figures current at September 2026.
Last updated 13 September 2026
Payroll operations · AU
Why paper timesheets cost builders a day a week
See how paper timesheets cost builders hours each week, create payroll risks and weaken records, with key figures current at September 2026.
Last updated 13 September 2026
Payroll operations · AU
Why You Shouldn't Build Your Own Timesheet or Payroll System With Claude Code
Why AI-built timesheets can miss Australian payroll rules, SG, EBA rates and compliance checks, updated as at September 2026.
Last updated 6 September 2026
Reviewed August 2026.