39Employers must keep records about employees

39 Employers must keep records about employees

39 Employers must keep records about employees

(1) An employer must keep a written record of the following for each worker who is an employee—

(a) the employee’s name and date of birth,

(b) the employee’s telephone number and address,

(c) if the employee is a registered worker—the registration number of the worker,

(d) the nature of the community service work carried out by the employee,

(e) the employee’s ordinary remuneration for each return period,

(f) the number of days worked by the employee in each return period,

(g) the date when the employee started service with the employer,

(h) long service leave granted to the employee,

(i) if the employee ceases service with the employer—the date the employee ceases service,

(j) a pro rata payment made under section 52 to the employee.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) An employer must keep a copy of the employment contract for each employee.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(3) An employer must keep the records about an employee under this section for 7 years after the day the employee ceases to be engaged by the employer.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.