AN140031 – Boarding House Employees Award - State (Excluding South-East Queensland) 2003
5.5.1 Wages shall be paid on the same day each week or fortnight and not more than 2 days' pay may be held by an employer.
Except where otherwise mutually agreed between the employer and the majority of employees, payment of wages shall be made in cash or by electronic funds transfer, either weekly or fortnightly and either on a Friday or on the day which coincides with the pay day of the majority of the establishment. Where the pay day falls on a holiday, the preceding business day shall be the pay day for that period.
5.5.2 Wages shall be paid in the employer's time and any employee who is not paid within 15 minutes of such employee's ordinary ceasing time shall be deemed to be working during the time they are kept waiting.
5.5.3 Employees going on annual leave shall be paid for such annual leave before departure.
5.5.4 In case of dismissal or of an employee leaving the service of an employer after having given the prescribed notice, the employee shall be paid all wages due within 15 minutes of ceasing work.
5.5.5 Casual employees may, by mutual consent, be paid in accordance with clause 5.5.1 or at the termination of each engagement.
