Hidden Payroll Risks: What Your System Isn’t Showing You

Nothing Obvious in the Reports. Hidden Issues in the System.

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On the surface, everything can look fine.
Payroll runs.
Reports reconcile.
Numbers balance.

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But recent underpayment cases across organisations like Coles, Woolworths, Apple and Merivale have shown something important:
👉 The issue isn’t always the rules
👉 It’s how those rules are applied inside payroll systems

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And that’s where risk quietly builds.
Not in what you can see - but in how payroll has been configured over time.

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This session takes a different approach.
We’re not revisiting legislation or summarising Awards.
Instead, we’ll explore:
• How Award rules are actually interpreted in practice
• Where Ordinary Time Earnings (OTE) is commonly misclassified
• How payroll systems apply (and misapply) these rules
• Why reports often don’t reveal underlying issues
• Where compliance risk is really introduced

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This is designed for:
• Bookkeepers
• Payroll professionals
• Finance and HR teams
• Anyone responsible for payroll accuracy and compliance

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🍽 Lunch session - fully catered (2 hours)
📍 WOTSO North Sydney
🗓 28 May
🎟 Limited to 25 attendees

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This isn’t about adding more rules.
It’s about stepping back and looking at payroll from a different angle.

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Because sometimes the real issue isn’t what’s visible…
👉 it’s what’s built into the system.

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There will also be an opportunity to continue the conversation after the session for those interested in exploring their own payroll setup in more detail.

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If you’ve ever had the thought:
“Everything looks right… but how do I know it actually is?”
This session is for you.

Early bird (until Friday evening on 24th April 2026): $79🎟 Standard: $97. Prices are plus GST.
Email askarin@payrollwhizzards.com.au for payment details