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Blake Manchester

Global Hiring

The Philippines Raised Its Wage Floor Twice. Vietnam Raised Its Once.

Offshore staff in Vietnam vs Philippines is no longer a price question. Manila reset its wage floor twice this quarter. Hanoi did it once, on schedule.
EOR

The Work From Home Law Victoria Promised Is Still Not Law

Victoria said work from home would be protected in law from 1 September. On 10 September the Legislative Council sent the Bill to a select committee instead, and there is still no right and no obligation.
EOR

Australia Will Not Bill You For Super On Your Manila Hire

The ATO does not make you pay super on a non-resident employee working outside Australia. That is a clean rule with a messy consequence: the 12 percent you never spend is not margin, it is the budget for employing that person properly somewhere else.
Remote Work

The Month Three Walkout Is Not Bad Luck, It Is Bad Maths

Master Builders published the number on 15 September: more construction apprentices quit than finished. The same arithmetic decides whether your newest remote hire is still there in December.
Global Hiring

The Junior Designer Your Agency Wants To Hire Does Not Exist

Entry level roles are 1 per cent of digital advertising vacancies and 49 per cent of ads want six years of experience. The junior designer a twelve person agency wants to hire is not being made any more.
Remote Work

Fair Work Will Not Hear Your Remote Dismissal. Another Regulator Will.

Fair Work will not hear a dismissal claim from your Philippine-based hire. The obligation moves to DOLE, where a redundancy costs separation pay plus thirty days' notice, and most Australian founders have budgeted for none of it.
Global Hiring

The NDIS Virtual Assistant Australia Keeps Selling You Is A Contractor

Support coordination becomes a commissioned service from 1 July 2028, with procurement in 2027 and consultation closing 2 October. The admin layer underneath it is the only cost you still control.
EOR

Your Contract Says Contractor. The ATO Looks At Two Other Things.

The ATO says contractors paid mainly for their labour are eligible for super guarantee. The exemption is for non-resident employees working outside Australia. Residency and location decide it, not the contract.