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New online course will help employers understand FWO compliance notices

Freya Lucas

Aug 24, 2022

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The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has released a new free online training course to help employers and their representatives understand how to respond if they receive a compliance notice.

The course helps businesses by providing:

information about compliance notices and why they are issued
step-by-step guidance for responding to a compliance notice
video scenarios and real-life case studies about the consequences of ignoring a compliance notice
activities to step you through how to calculate an underpayment and make back-payments
links to free calculators and resources to help you meet the requirements of a compliance notice and prevent future workplace problems
tips to help you avoid common compliance mistakes in your workplace.

The Compliance notices course is available now, along with other courses tailored to businesses via its Online Learning Centre.

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New online course will help employers understand FWO compliance notices

The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has released a new free online training course to help employers and their representatives understand how to respond if they receive a compliance notice.

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