AN120399 – Oyster Farms, &c. (State) Award
(i) All wages and overtime shall be paid, in the employer's time, not later than Friday in each week. Wages shall be paid by either, cash, cheque or Electronic Funds Transfer.
(ii) Where wages are paid by cheque or bank transfer the following conditions shall apply:
(a) Payment by cheque or bank transfer will not involve any of the employees in any banking costs.
(b) Time will be granted to the employees to cash their weekly wage cheque during normal banking hours in their normal pay day without loss of pay.
(c) The employees shall, if necessary, be allowed to leave the employer's premises to cash the said cheque.
(d) Should any employee request to have the weekly wages paid into the employees bank account, credit union or building society account, the employer shall comply with such request.
(iii) When an employee's services are terminated by the employer for reasons other than misconduct, the employee shall be paid all wages within twenty four hours, or failing immediate payment, he shall be paid at the rate of the classification under which he/she was last employed for all time until paid.
