117Employees to be paid in money

117 Employees to be paid in money

117 Employees to be paid in money

(1) Remuneration payable to an employee must be paid in money and, if demanded, at least once each fortnight.

(2) Payment is made in money only if it is made—

(a) in cash, or

(b) with appropriate authority, by cheque payable to the employee, or

(c) with appropriate authority, into an account in the name of the employee (whether or not jointly with another person) at a financial institution by electronic transfer of funds or other means.

Appropriate authority is authority conferred in writing by the employee or authority conferred by an industrial instrument.

(3) Payment of remuneration is to be made in advance if the employee is entitled to payments in advance by agreement, custom or otherwise.

(4) An employer must not pay remuneration to an employee contrary to this section.

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.