Employer Checklist July 2025
Are you up to date?
A quick and easy check list to stay compliant and up to date regarding all the current changes relevant to you as an employer.
Minimum Wage Increase
The national minimum wage increases by 3.5% from 1 July 2025.
If you haven’t already, now’s the time to review wages and ensure they meet current award rates.
Find your relevant Pay Guide here: Fair Work Pay Guides
Updated Fair Work Information Statement
The Fair Work Information Statement (FWIS) has been updated (including the new minimum wage).
This must be provided to all new employees when they start.
Download the latest version here: Fair Work Information Statement
While you’re not required to recirculate the FWIS to existing employees, it’s good practice to share it regularly to keep your team informed about National Employment Standards.
Casual Employment Information Statement (CEIS)
If you engage casual employees, you must provide them the CEIS.
The CEIS includes:
The definition of a casual employee
When casuals can request conversion to permanent employment
Employer rights to decline such requests
How disputes are handled by the Fair Work Commission
Timing to provide the CEIS:
Small business employers: every 12 months
Other employers: at 6 and 12 months of a casual’s first year, then every 12 months thereafter.
Download the latest version here Casual Employment Information Statement
Annual Salary Reconciliation
If you pay annual salaries, now’s the time to check that your salaried employees or annualised wage arrangements meet or exceed the relevant award minimums.
Your payroll provider or bookkeeper can assist with this reconciliation.
Superannuation Increase
From 1 July 2025, the superannuation guarantee increases to 12%.
Paid Parental Leave Changes
From 1 July 2025, eligible employees who are carers of a child born or adopted from this date can access up to 24 weeks’ Government Funded Parental Leave Pay.
The Australian Government will begin making superannuation contributions (12%) on Parental Leave Pay for children born or adopted after 1 July 2025 (paid from July 2026).
Learn more and share this link with relevant employees: Changes if you get family payments
Right to Disconnect — Small Business
From 26 August 2025, the right to disconnect applies to small businesses.
This gives employees the right to reasonably refuse to monitor, read, or respond to work-related contact outside their working hours unless it’s reasonable to do so.
Find Fair Work’s guide (including videos) here: Right to Disconnect — Fair Work
Income Threshold and Compensation Cap Adjustments
High income threshold: Increases to $183,100 from July 2025 — this is the point at which modern award coverage ceases for an employee.
Unfair dismissal compensation cap: $91,550 from July 2025 — the maximum compensation that can be ordered by the Fair Work Commission.
Need help?
If you’d like to chat through what these changes mean for your business, we’re here to help.
Contact Bold Advisory for a complimentary chat — we’ll guide you through exactly what applies to your business and what you need to do next.