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What records do employers need to keep?

 
 
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Employers must keep wages and time records for each employee for six years. Employees and their representatives have the right to see these records.

  • These records must include the following information:
  • The employee's name
  • The employee's age, if under 20 years
  • The employee's postal address
  • The type of work the employee does
  • The type of employment agreement, individual or collective
  • The title, expiry date and employee classification in any applicable collective agreement
  • Where payment is calculated by the hour: the hours and days of employment in each pay period - including the start time, finish time and any non-paid breaks taken
  • The wages paid each pay day
  • Details of employment relations leave taken
  • Details of annual leave taken
  • Details of statutory holidays worked and days in lieu provided
  • Details of salary deductions, such as PAYE and agreed superannuation contributions.

Employers have obligations to keep holiday records. These may be kept as part of the wages and time records.

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