Day 2 @ 12:30

Practical Management of Annualised Salaries in Australia

Annualised salaries can streamline payroll – but get them wrong and the cost is high. In 2025, the Court judgments involving Coles and Woolworths highlighted just how easily underpayments can arise when annualised salaries are poorly structured, monitored or documented.

This session takes a practical, bookkeeper-friendly look at how to correctly set up and manage annualised salary arrangements. We’ll unpack what the 2025 decision means in real terms, what must be included in an employment contract, and the records and reconciliation processes needed to prove compliance.

We will step through key considerations such as award coverage, outer limits and loaded rates, rostering and overtime patterns, regular reviews, and how to identify and correct underpayments. You’ll walk away with a clear checklist of what to watch for when advising clients or employers on annualised salaries – and how to stay on the right side of Fair Work.

Amanda Linton, Chief Executive Officer, Institute Of Certified Bookkeepers ICB

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Amanda Linton / Practical Management of Annualised Salaries in Australia

Amanda Linton, Chief Executive Officer,
Institute Of Certified Bookkeepers ICB

Amanda was appointed CEO of ICB in November 2017, having served as an ICB Director since 2010. With extensive experience as a bookkeeper, sole trader and running a multi-person bookkeeping practice across 3 states, Amanda was a finalist in the Telstra Business Woman of the Year Awards in 2008 and...

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