Industrial Relations Act 2016

An employer must keep a time and wages record that contains the following particulars for each non-industrial instrument employee—

the employee’s full name and address;

the employee’s date of birth;

for each pay period—

the employee’s designation; and

the number of hours worked by the employee during each day and week; and

the employee’s wage rate; andNote—

See, however, section 941.

the gross and net wages paid to the employee; and

details of any deductions made from the wages;

if an employee’s entitlement to long service leave is worked out under section 103—the total hours, other than overtime, worked by the employee since the start of the period to which the entitlement relates, worked out to and including 30 June in each year.

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

Subsection (1)(b) and (c)(ii) does not apply to an employee who is excluded from the operation of a general ruling for the Queensland minimum wage under section 458(2).

The employer must ensure the time and wages record—

clearly states the employer’s full name; and

is kept at, or can be accessed from, a workplace of the employer in Queensland.

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

The employer must keep the record for 6 years after the date the work to which the record relates is performed. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

If asked by the employee, the employer must give the employee a certificate stating the total hours recorded under subsection (1)(d) for the employee, worked out to the previous 30 June.Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.