Pay and Conditions

The Federal Labor government will make changes that affect this topic area. For more information see Federal IR under Labor.

The sources of pay and conditions for Australian workers may be determined by a number of sources or combination of sources including awards; agreements; contracts of employment and legislation.

Here you will also find state-by-state leave comparisons, sample policies, conditions of employment, hypothetical questions and answers, and share option plans.  

Search the news and cases archives for relevant information. Here is a small selection of feature articles on wages and conditions:

Wages

[Details re wage issues are at Federal IR under Labor and WorkChoices now.] 

• Award terms - what do they mean?
• Federal award system - allowable matters
• National wage case increases since 1975 - summary
• Wage rates - selected awards in alphabetical order (mostly NSW). If you cannot find an award on this site try searching sites below:
  Federal │ ACT │ QLD │SA │ NT │ NSW │VIC │ WA│TAS
• Remuneration key terms
• Tax and Superannuation
• Special issues relating to pay

Conditions

[Details re conditions are at: Federal IR under Labor and WorkChoices now.]

• Hours of work *

• Overtime

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