AN160066 – Clerks (Commercial, Social and Professional Services) Award No. 14 of 1972
(1) (a) The employer may elect to pay employees in cash, by cheque or by means of a credit transfer to a bank, building society or credit union account in the name of the employee. The day that the credit transfer is credited to the employee's account shall be deemed to be the date of payment.
(b) Payment shall be made within three trading days from the last day of the pay period and if in cash or by cheque shall be made during the employee's ordinary working hours.
(c) No employer shall change the method of payment to employees without first giving them at least four weeks' notice of such change.
(d) No employee shall be required to accept a change in the method of payment if such change causes hardship. Any dispute concerning hardship in a particular case shall be referred to a Board of Reference for determination.
(2) (a) The employer may elect to pay employees weekly or fortnightly in accordance with subclause (1), of this clause.
(b) No employer shall change the frequency of payment to employees without first giving them and the Union at least four week's notice of such change.
(c) The method of introducing a fortnightly pay system shall be by the payment of an additional week's wages in the last weekly pay before the change to fortnightly pays to be repaid by equal fortnightly deductions made from the next and subsequent pays provided the period for repayment shall not be less than 20 weeks, or some other method agreed upon by the Union and the employer.
(3) For the purposes of affecting the rostering off of employees as provided by this award, ordinary wages may be paid either for the actual hours worked each pay period or an amount being calculated on the basis of the average of 38 hours per week.
