7
In forceWages
Part 1Preliminary
7 Wages
(1)
Wages includes the following:
(a)
allowances;
(b)
loadings;
(c)
amounts payable for overtime;
(d)
amounts payable at penalty rates;
(e)
other amounts that the governing instrument for the relevant employment identifies separately and makes payable regularly.
(2)
However, the following are not wages:
(a)
discretionary payments (such as bonuses);
(b)
reimbursements;
(c)
payments of expenses relating to travel or relocation.
(3)
Amounts that are not payable on an ongoing basis are not wages, unless they are amounts described in subsection (1).
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