Fair Work Act 2009

An employer must pay an employee amounts payable to the employee in relation to the performance of work:

in full (except as provided by section 324); and

in money by one, or a combination, of the methods referred to in subsection (2); and

at least monthly.

This subsection is a civil remedy provision (see Part 4‑1).

Amounts referred to in this subsection include the following if they become payable during a relevant period:

incentive‑based payments and bonuses;

loadings;

monetary allowances;

overtime or penalty rates;

leave payments.

The methods are as follows:

cash;

cheque, money order, postal order or similar order, payable to the employee;

the use of an electronic funds transfer system to credit an account held by the employee;

a method authorised under a modern award or an enterprise agreement.

Despite paragraph (1)(b), if a modern award or an enterprise agreement specifies a particular method by which the money must be paid, then the employer must pay the money by that method.

This subsection is a civil remedy provision (see Part 4‑1).