AN160741 – Coal Mining Industry (Engineers) Award 1990

19. - WAGES RECORDING AND PAYMENT

(1) The employer shall keep or cause to be kept a record or records containing the following particulars:

(a) the name of each employee;

(b) the classification of the employee's work;

(c) the hours worked on each shift day and each week;

(d) the wages and overtime (if any) paid each pay period.

(2) The employer's wages records shall be open to inspection of the accredited Union Official by arrangement with the employer at a convenient time during normal office hours and the said official shall on request be provided with a copy of relevant information or be allowed to take necessary extracts therefrom.

(3) Wages shall be paid fortnightly by direct deposit into the employee's nominated bank or credit union account at the discretion of the employer.

(4) On the day before pay day each employee shall be issued with a pay advice slip to be retained by the employee. On this slip the employer shall clearly detail the employee's name, hourly rate, overtime, penalties, allowances, bonus gross wage, deduction and the net wage.

(5) On termination or resignation of employment the employer shall pay to the employee all monies payable to that employee before the employee leaves the premises or the same shall be forwarded to the employee by post on the following day.

(6) No deduction shall be made from an employee's wages unless the employer agrees and the employee has authorised such deduction in writing.