AN150130 – Retail Industry (South Australia) Award

PART 5 - WAGES AND RELATED MATTERS 

CLAUSE 5.1 PAYMENT OF WAGES
OPDATE 15:03:2006 1st pp on or after

5.1.1 Subject to the following paragraph, wages shall be paid weekly and during the working hours of an employee.

Wages may be paid fortnightly and/or may also be paid in arrears so long as any change from weekly pays to fortnightly pays is phased in by the giving of not less than 6 months notice to employees and introduced over a period of not less than 6 weeks.

5.1.2 The employer shall supply to each employee a payslip with each pay which, where practicable, shows the calculation of gross earnings, deductions in detail and amount of net pay.

5.1.3 Notwithstanding clause 5.1.2, an employer shall, when the amount of gross earnings and/or net pay changes, supply to each employee details of such change.

5.1.4 The employer may pay wages in forms other than cash, but the employer shall be liable for any costs associated with the transfer of the non-cash payment.

5.1.5 Where ordinary hours are worked over a 1, 2, 3 or 4-week cycle (or such period as may be agreed between the employer and the employee), an employer may employ a system of average pay. In calculating average pay, the employer must calculate the total wages that an employee would earn for working ordinary hours over the cycle. This total must then be divided by the number of weeks of the cycle.