Is wage theft a crime in Australia?

State specific wage theft laws in Queensland and Victoria mean that employers in those states can face criminal charges and convictions as a result of wage theft. Intentional wage theft can carry severe penalties under recent legislation.

Why should my business prioritise compliance?

Regular compliance reviews prevent underpayments, protect employee morale, and ensure legal and ethical obligations are met.

Why regular, ongoing pay reviews rather than remediation alone?

Remediation only fixes past errors. Ongoing reviews detect and resolve payment variances proactively, ensuring current and future compliance.

Does Yellow Canary cater to any EA or modern award?

Yes. The platform configures to any modern award, enterprise agreement, or industrial instrument agreed with your legal counsel.

What does the onboarding process involve?

During onboarding, we brief you on required data, transfer it, configure rules, and set up your platform with minimal impact on business operations.

What insights will I obtain from the Always On Compliance dashboard?

The dashboard shows potential underpayments or overpayments per employee, identifies key drivers, and helps automate pay query responses.

How do you handle modern award and EA interpretation within your system?

The system requires configuration based on assumptions, rules, and interpretation principles. It does not need to be built from scratch or rely on many people.

How do I know that monthly reviews will be accurate and compliant?

We validate all pay rules with your legal counsel and use automation to remove human error in monthly compliance reviews.

Who from my team needs to be involved in onboarding?

A project manager/sponsor, a single contact authorised to provide instructions, and a Pay Rules/Data contact are recommended. Ongoing maintenance is minimal.

We have gaps in our data. Will you still be able to work with us?

Yes. We work with employers and legal counsel to include assumptions or transform data into the correct format if needed.

Can Always On Compliance work for any payroll system?

Yes. The platform is technology agnostic and compatible with any payroll, timesheet, or employee management system.

What if someone leaves or is hired during my subscription?

We have processes in place to handle employee changes during your subscription without disruption.

What makes Yellow Canary's Always On Compliance solution different from other service or solution providers?

Our solution uses a purpose-built calculator and advanced automation to simplify payroll verification, making it fast, scalable, and tailored to your business.

M & A

Unknown payroll risk creates transaction uncertainty

Payroll and workforce risks can affect valuation, negotiations and insurance outcomes. The challenge is understanding the exposure before decisions are made.

‍Yellow Canary provides transaction-ready payroll risk analysis that helps buyers, sellers and advisers quantify exposure before decisions are made.

Why transaction teams work with
Yellow Canary

Deal aligned

Built to support transaction pace, not lengthy remediation projects.

Quantitative

Move beyond sampling to evidence-based risk analysis at scale.

Fixed-fee

Predictable pricing without scope creep during critical deal stages.

Practical, deal-aligned process

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Value across the transaction lifecycle

Pre-transaction

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Who we work with

Supporting professionals across the transaction ecosystem:
✓ Private equity firms and financial sponsors
✓ Buyers and vendors
✓ M&A and employment lawyers
✓ W&I insurers annd brokers
✓ Payroll and management teams

Frequently asked questions

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Does this replace legal, payroll or transaction advisers?

No. Yellow Canary complements existing advisers by providing quantitative payroll risk analysis that can support legal, commercial and insurance discussions.

What happens after the transaction completes?

Yellow Canary can support the transition into remediation where required, or into ongoing payroll oversight to help manage inherited risk and support exit readiness.

Bring payroll diligence into the core deal workstream

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