AP789529CRV - Metal, Engineering and Associated Industries Award 1998
Summary
This clause provides for the pay period and method of payment of wages.
5.11.1(a) Wages shall be paid weekly or fortnightly, either:
(i) according to the actual ordinary hours worked each week or fortnight; or
(ii) according to the average number of ordinary hours worked each week or fortnight.
5.11.1(b) By agreement between the employer and the majority of employees in the relevant enterprise, wages may be paid three weekly, four weekly or monthly. Agreement in this respect may also be reached between the employer and an individual employee.
Wages shall either be paid by cash, cheque or electronic funds transfer into the employee's bank (or other recognised financial institution) account.
In the case of employees paid by cheque, if the employee requires it, the employer shall have a facility available during ordinary hours for the encashment of the cheque.
5.11.3 Payment of Wages on Termination of Employment
On termination of employment, wages due to an employee shall be paid on the day of termination or forwarded to the employee by post on the next working day.
5.11.4 Day off coinciding with pay day
Where an employee is paid wages by cash or cheque and the employee is, by virtue of the arrangement of their ordinary hours, to take a day off on a day which coincides with pay day, such employee must be paid no later than the working day immediately following pay day. However, if the employer is able to make suitable arrangements, wages may be paid on the working day preceding pay day.
5.11.5 Wages to be paid during working hours
5.11.5(a) Where an employee is paid wages by cash or cheque such wages shall be paid during ordinary working hours.
5.11.5(b) If an employee is paid wages by cash and is kept waiting for their wages on pay day, after the usual time for ceasing work, they shall be paid at overtime rates for the period they are kept waiting.
5.11.6 Absences from Duty Under an Averaging System
Where an employee's ordinary hours in a week are greater or less than 38 hours and such employee's pay is averaged to avoid fluctuating wage payments, the following shall apply:
5.11.6(a) The employee will accrue a "credit" for each day he or she works ordinary hours in excess of the daily average.
[Pt I:Pt 5:5.11.6(b) corrected by Q2704 from 01Jul98]
5.11.6(b) The employee will not accrue a "credit" for each day of absence from duty (other than on annual leave, long service leave, public holidays, paid sick leave, workers' compensation, paid bereavement leave, paid carers' leave, paid training leave in accordance with 5.2.3(a) herein, or jury service).
5.11.6(c) An employee absent for part of a day (other than on annual leave, long service leave, public holidays, paid sick leave, workers' compensation, paid bereavement leave, paid carers' leave, paid training leave in accordance with 5.2.3(a) herein or jury service shall accrue a proportion of the "credit" for the day, based upon the proportion of the working day that the employee was in attendance.
