Getting Paid and Payslips
Getting Paid and Payslips
How do I find out the correct pay rate?Ring Fair Work Australia - 13 13 94 or visit the website on http://www.fairwork.gov.au/
What factors can affect a rate of pay?
- Whether you are full time or part time
- Whether you are casual or permanent
- Whether you are a trainee or apprectice
- Your age
- The level of responsibility
- Qualifications .... and so on.
When should the rate of pay go up?
- When you are promoted
- When a junior turns a year older
- When an apprentice moves from one year to the next
- When a pay rise is awarded by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission
- When an employment agreement says they get one.
When should I be paid?
- Weekly
- Fortnightly
- Sometimes monthly.
How should I be paid?
By electronic funds transfer directly to your bank account (employee written authorisation required), cash or cheque. An employer cannot give you goods or services instead of wages.
What should I do if I am underpaid?
Money owed to you can be recovered by the Fair Work Ombudsman - 13 13 94
What information needs to be included on a payslip?
- The date of payment
- The period covered by the payment
- The hours worked during the page period
- All deductions made, eg. amount of tax and union fees (if applicable)
- Superannuation payments made by the employer
- Gross pay (before tax)
- Net pay (after tax and other deductions)
- The make up of the pay, eg. ordinarly hours and overtime.
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