Queensland Consolidated Acts

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 2016 - SECT 929

929 Accepting reduced wages

(1) An employee must not agree with an employer to accept wages that, to the employee’s knowledge, are reduced wages.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—16 penalty units.

(2) The return by or for an employee to or for the employer of a part of wages paid under a relevant industrial instrument or permit for work performed by the employee is evidence the employee has entered into an agreement mentioned in subsection (1) .