Identify wage risk. Remediate exposure. Build stronger compliance.
Structured support across minimum entitlements, payroll governance and remediation planning, designed to move you from uncertainty to control.
Why clients engage us for this
Wage and minimum entitlement issues have become one of the most commercially significant areas of employer risk. SWP helps employers understand where the exposure sits, what may have gone wrong, and how to respond in a way that is legally informed, commercially disciplined and operationally realistic.
We support employers across the full lifecycle of wage compliance work, from issue-spotting and assessment through to remediation planning and stronger future-state controls.
Wage compliance

Practical legal advice. Clear guidance. Confident outcomes.
What this includes
- Award and classification analysis
- Salary and minimum entitlement reviews
- Payroll governance and control assessments
- Issue scoping and risk prioritisation
- Remediation planning and communications support
- Process and policy uplift to prevent recurrence
- Leader guidance for navigating sensitive employee conversations
Our approach is structured and commercially aware. We focus on clarity, prioritisation and helping employers move from uncertainty to control we do this through empowering your leaders to make informed workplace law decisions to build a culture of wage integrity.
Common scenarios we help with
- You suspect underpayment exposure but don’t know where to start
- Payroll complexity is creating uncertainty for HR and your leaders
- A complaint or audit has triggered urgent board-level questions
- You need a defensible remediation plan and communications pathway
- You want to strengthen controls to prevent recurrence

How we approach it
Scope
Clarify workforce structure, instruments, systems & risk hypotheses
Diagnose
Confirm key obligation points and priority exposure areas
Plan
Remediation approach, governance and stakeholder pathway
Control
Strengthen future-state processes, templates and checks
Communicate
Support leadership messaging and documentation
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Whether you’re managing a complex workplace issue or planning ahead, we provide clear, practical advice to help you move forward with confidence.
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Workplace insights
Perspectives on workplace law, employee relations, and workforce risk, helping employers stay informed and make confident, well-reasoned decisions.