AN170096 – Silviculture and Afforestation Award
(a) Method of Payment
Employees shall be paid their wages in cash, cheque or electronic funds transfer.
(b) Time of Payment
(i) Employees shall be paid their wages in working hours.
(ii) Wages shall be paid during ordinary working hours of work on Thursday of each week or fortnight.
(iii) An employee kept waiting for his cash wages on payday after the cessation of work shall be paid at overtime rates calculated to the next quarter hour for all such time he/she is kept waiting.
(iv) In any week on which a holiday falls on a Thursday or Friday, wages shall be paid on the preceding Wednesday.
(v) Nothing shall prevent any alternative mutual arrangement between an employer and an employee, and in addition at the time of commencement of employment on another day nominated by the employer.
(vi) The employer shall not keep more than two days wages in hand.
(c) Payment on Termination
When notice is given in accordance with Part II - Employment Relationship and Associated Matters, Clause 1 - Contract of Employment, subclause (d) of this award, all monies due to the employee pursuant to this award shall be paid at the time of termination; where this is not practicable, the employer shall, within two clear working days of the termination, send to the employee's home address all monies due by registered post provided that if the money is not posted within that time then any time spent waiting beyond the two working days shall be paid for at ordinary rates, such payment to be at the rate of eight hours per day up to one week, at the expiry of which time the right to waiting time shall cease.
(d) Wage Particulars
Particulars of details of payment to each employee shall be included on the envelope including the payment, or in a statement handed to the employee at the time payment is made and shall contain the following information:
(i) Date of payment.
(ii) Period covered by such payment.
(iii) The amount of wages paid for work at ordinary rates.
(iv) The number of hours paid at overtime rates and the amount paid therefor.
(v) The amount of allowances or special rates paid and the nature thereof.
(vi) The gross amount of wages and allowances paid.
(vii) The amount of each deduction made and the nature thereof.
(viii) The net amount of wages and allowances paid.
(ix) Any annual holiday payments.
