As an employer, staying up to date with changes to staff wages can be time-consuming.
So, we’ve put together this informative guide so you can use that time elsewhere in your business.
Employees need to be paid the right pay rate for all time worked, but sometimes this can be tricky to figure out.
The best place to find current and correct information about staff wages, or any employment requirement, is the Australian Government’s Fair Work website.
Fair Work administers a number of laws and regulations that govern Australia’s workplaces. You can learn more about the legislation by reading The Fair Work Act 2009 >
Fair Work’s Pay & Wages page has some great information for employers, including:
You can also test your knowledge about staff pay entitlements and obligations with the Fair Work Workplace Basics quiz >
Unsure of what to pay in staff wages?
Fair Work’s Pay Calculator calculates base pay rates, allowances and penalty rates (including overtime).
Whether you’re an employee or an employer, this tool will help you find the information you need.
Apprentice & Trainee pay rates >
A minimum wage is an employee’s base rate of pay for ordinary hours worked. It is generally dependent on the industrial instrument that applies to their employment. For example, a modern award or registered agreement.
Employers and employees cannot be paid less than their applicable minimum wage, even if they agree to it.
Every year, the Fair Work Commission’s (FWC) Expert Panel reviews the minimum wages received by employees in the national workplace relations system.
Fair Work’s best practice guides aim to help small businesses and employees with a range of workplace issues.
By adopting best practice initiatives, employers and employees can achieve happier, fairer and more productive workplaces.
Each guide has a checklist to help achieve best practices.
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