Queensland Consolidated Acts

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 2016 - SECT 343

343 Notation of wages details

(1) When paying an employee wages, the employer must state how the payment is made up by giving a written statement to the employee in accordance with subsection (2) .

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(2) The statement must include the following particulars—

(a) the employer’s full name;

(b) the date of payment;

(c) the period covered by the payment;

(d) the number of hours covered by the payment at—

(i) ordinary wage rate; and

(ii) overtime wage rate;

(e) the ordinary hourly rate and the amount paid at that rate;

(f) the overtime hourly rate and the amount paid at that rate;

(g) the gross wages paid;

(h) the net wages paid;

(i) details of any deductions made from the wages;

(j) the amount of contribution paid to a superannuation fund.

(3) The statement may be given on the employee’s pay envelope or advice.