04:05 Issue 6

04:05

ISSUE 6

SA If full time for at least 3 years, employee is paid at ordinary rate of pay not including shift penalties and overtime. Commission based employees: Use average weekly wage over past 12 months excluding any period where the employee was on unpaid leave for the full week.

TAS Full Time/Part Time: Rate of pay that the employee would receive if the employee remained at work during that period - including shift penalties/ loadings and all-purpose allowances but not including overtime, bonus payments or meal allowances. Commission employees = average weekly rate over the last 3 months VIC If hours fixed for 2+ years then it’s Ordinary rate of pay immediately prior to taking the leave, including cash value of any board or lodging. However if ordinary rate of pay is not fixed for more than 2+ years, then the greater of average weekly pay over last 52 weeks, 260 weeks or full period of continuous employment. Commissions and bonuses may be counted as part of ordinary pay if they are included in the employee’s oral or written contract of employment

Paid at the ordinary rate of pay applicable at the time the leave is taken. Ordinary pay does not include shift premiums, overtime, penalty rates and allowances. For an employee who is paid by results, such as piece rates or commission work, the rate of pay while on long service leave is the average weekly rate earned during the past 12 months of employment. Including overtime hours Author: Wendy Pitt Wendy Pitt - Payroll Manager, Newcastle Greater Mutual Group Ltd - is a well-known and highly respected payroll manager in Australia and globally. Based in Newcastle, NSW, Australia, Wendy has over 30 years of experience in the payroll industry working across many industry sectors, covering end-to-end payrolls to implementation, consulting, and the training and mentoring of payroll professionals throughout the Asia-Pacific regions.

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