Office hours – December and January
Our offices will be closed from Monday 24 December 2018 to Wednesday 2 January 2019. Normal services will return on Thursday 3 January 2019. For urgent...
Labour Relations
Announcements & Publications
Make sure you nail correct payment of nail salon workers
A campaign to promote compliance by nail salon businesses in the state industrial relations system with their legal obligations to pay staff correct wages...
Christmas - New Year 2018/19 public holiday information
The Christmas/ New Year period is rapidly approaching and it is important to understand public holiday obligations for the festive season. This season's...
Compliance audit - employment of children in equestrian...
In September 2018, Private Sector Labour Relations conducted an education campaign promoting compliance by horse riding schools and equestrian centre...
Know your obligations and entitlements when employment ends
Wageline answers many enquiries each week about employer obligations relating to termination, and the entitlements owed to employees when employment ends...
Compliance campaign results in over $15,000 in unpaid...
Private Sector Labour Relations Division industrial inspectors have recently conducted a proactive compliance campaign focused on small businesses in the...
Queen's Birthday public holiday 2018
This year the Queen’s Birthday public holiday in Western Australia will be held on Monday 24 September 2018. Some regional areas in Western Australia hold...
Employment essentials for the Perth Royal Show
Business owners who are planning to employ children at the Perth Royal Show must comply by the employment of children provisions of the Children and...
Small business fined $22,000 for underpayment of apprentice
The owner-operators of a plumbing and gas fitting business in the Perth Hills have been fined $22,000 for underpaying their apprentice plumber over a period...
Child employment campaign kicks off for horse riding...
Wageline is providing horse riding schools and equestrian centre businesses across WA with information about their obligations for employing children as part...
Over $400,000 in unpaid worker entitlements recovered in...
Industrial Inspectors in the Private Sector Labour Relations Division assisted Western Australian workers recover a total of $458,290 in unpaid wages and...
Differences between employment and subcontracting
One of the commonly asked questions to Wageline is about the key differences between subcontractors and employees. If a person is engaged as a subcontractor...
