Pay and wages

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Check the rules for paying wages, making deductions and issuing pay slips.

In this section…

Use our Pay Calculator to work out pay rates, penalties and allowances.

Learn about an employee’s right to share (or not share) information about their pay or employment terms and conditions.

Find out when employers may be able to stand employees down from work due to circumstances that are outside the employer's control.

Find information about pay and entitlements during inclement or severe weather, or a natural disaster.

Read about daylight saving time and how it affects an employee’s pay if they work when the clock changes.

Find out about tax and superannuation entitlements.

If you can’t find the answer to your question, you can also search our Library. Try searching for ‘minimum wages’ or 'overtime' for more information.

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For TTY: 13 36 77. Ask for the Fair Work Infoline 13 13 94

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