Recent court decisions have exposed significant risks around current time capture, payroll, and broader workforce processes, impacting business across sectors.
Australian employers are facing growing regulatory complexity, driven by recent court decisions, increased enforcement activity, evolving payroll obligations and greater employee awareness.
Join us as we explore the challenges facing employers and share practical strategies to help manage risk and stay ahead of regulatory change. This session will be particularly relevant to those involved in payroll, people management, finance and business operations, and organisations across health and healthcare, NDIS, construction, hospitality and professional services sectors.
Topics include:
- The changing employment compliance landscape and what it means for employers
- Current trends in wage compliance and workforce regulation
- Understanding employer obligations around payroll accuracy, record keeping and employee entitlements
- The reverse onus of proof and its potential implications
- Insights from recent high-profile wage compliance cases
- Practical strategies to strengthen compliance frameworks and reduce organisational risk
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Date:
Thursday, 15 October 2026 |
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Time: 12:00pm - 2:00pm
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Venue: The Commonwealth Club
25 Forster Crescent Yarralumla, ACT 2600 |
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Rick Kimberley is a Partner in the Tax Services division and leads the Global Employer Services practice in Australia. He is a recognised specialist in employment taxes and wage compliance, regularly contributing to media commentary and industry discussions on developments in the compliance landscape. Rick is also a member of The Tax Institute's Employment Taxes Technical Committee....
Leading a national team that combines technical expertise with innovative technology solutions, Rick has advised some of Australia's largest listed and multinational organisations on complex employment tax and wage compliance matters. He is particularly well known for his work in superannuation guarantee compliance and helping organisations proactively manage workforce-related risk. Whether you're seeking to strengthen compliance processes, better understand your obligations or reduce organisational risk, this session will provide practical takeaways you can apply within your business. We look forward to welcoming you.
Kirsty is RSM’s Sector Lead and subject matter expert for the NDIS. She works closely with providers operating in NDIS, aged care and broader community services highly regulated environments, advising on financial sustainability, pricing, compliance, and operational risk....
Her work focuses on helping organisations navigate reform and maintain viability within fixed funding models—translating policy, pricing and regulatory change into practical operating decisions. Kirsty brings a deep understanding of how margin pressure materialises within service delivery, from workforce models and utilisation to claiming, compliance, and governance. Kirsty regularly advises executive teams, boards and finance leaders on improving performance through operating model design, financial discipline and system integration. She is recognised for her pragmatic, data-driven approach and her ability to connect sector policy settings with real-world operational impacts. In this session, Kirsty will set the scene on the current market environment, including emerging reform, pricing constraints, and the structural pressures shaping provider sustainability.
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