Written Pay Slips

Written Pay Slips

Employers must provide every employee with a pay slip which shows:

• the full legal name and the Australian Business Number (ABN) of your business
• the employee’s name
• the employee’s classification under any applicable award (recommended only)
• the date on which the payment was made
• the period of employment the payment covers
• any amount paid as overtime or enough information to allow the employee to calculate the amount of overtime they have been paid
• the gross amount of remuneration (including overtime and other payments) – this is the total amount of pay before any tax has been taken out
• the amount deducted for taxation purposes
• any amount deducted as employee contributions for superannuation purposes
• particulars of any other legal deductions that the employee is authorised to make
• the net amount paid to the employee (this is the final amount paid to them after all the deductions have been made.