{"id":1634,"date":"2015-10-12T06:21:56","date_gmt":"2015-10-11T20:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missefficiency.com.au\/?p=1634"},"modified":"2024-02-14T15:34:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T05:34:51","slug":"christmas-countdown-payroll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/missefficiency.com.au\/christmas-countdown-payroll\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Not long until Christmas Shutdown!<\/h1>\n<p>There are less than 11 weeks until\u00a0<strong>Christmas Shutdown<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; and while that sounds scary, it is a timely reminder to start preparing for any closures that will happen at your workplace over the Christmas\/New Year period.<\/p>\n<h2>Check your Christmas Shutdown Payroll Obligations<\/h2>\n<p>If you are planning an annual or Christmas shutdown, information on the Fair Work Ombudsman&#8217;s website provides guidance on what you should do:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.payroll.com.au\/redirect?h=D3vGnY7hoVrJw5pRXP1GCHVJGkOPVSZUyU9LdOPAMSlALKQ2VIKvO66Tb8TN9a2m\">http:\/\/www.fairwork.gov.au\/leave\/annual-leave\/directing-an-employee-to-take-annual-leave\/direction-to-take-annual-leave-during-a-shut-down<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On that page, you can use the drop down boxes to get information specific to your industry, but remember, that you should always check any applicable Modern Award or EBA to see if there are any conditions that need to be followed such as how much notice employees should be given. (And remember to subscribe to your Award updates so you are advised of any changes to your Awards \u2013 there are changes being decided on at the Fair Work Commission regarding Shut Down clauses.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>How Do You Handle Christmas Shutdown?<\/h1>\n<p>Here is an example of an answer from the drop down boxes:<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Based on what you&#8217;ve told us, it looks like you&#8217;re covered by the Clerks &#8211; Private Sector Award 2010 [MA000002].<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Employees can be directed to take annual leave during a shut down. They have to be given at least 4 weeks\u2019 notice before the leave needs to be taken.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If an employee doesn\u2019t have enough leave to cover the shutdown, they can agree with the employer to take:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>annual leave in advance or<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>unpaid leave.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>If an employee doesn\u2019t agree to either, they have to be paid their ordinary pay rate for the shutdown. They can\u2019t be forced to take unpaid leave.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Plan and Prepare<\/h1>\n<p>Our recommendation is to develop a plan of how you&#8217;re going to approach the break. Document it in your procedure and discuss your policies with your staff well before the planned shut down so there are no issues at the time. And have a great Christmas Shutdown!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not long until Christmas Shutdown! There are less than 11 weeks until\u00a0Christmas Shutdown\u00a0&#8211; and while that sounds scary, it is a timely reminder to start preparing for any closures that will happen at your workplace over the Christmas\/New Year period. 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