Question

Under employment legislation, what pay and hours of work records must be kept? List and describe at least six types of record.

Answer 1

Most of the time employee records are kept confidential. It is not accessible by anyone without any valid and legal permission. Key ethics of keeping employee records should be as follows:

·       It should be only accessible for by fair work inspector

·       It must be written in simple English

·       Confidentiality is needed to be stored for at least 7 long years

·       It should not be changed in case of any correcting error

·       No false or misleading information is granted for record keeping

Pay records and hour records are two of the most significant criterion among other kinds of records. These records are utilized to develop the pay structure and performance appraisal system. Pay records of must comprise of

·       The payment rate remunerated to employees

·       The total amount, net pay amount and pay amount after deduction

·       Clear details of incentive base pay, allowances, bonuses, penalties and other inclusion and deduction of payment

Hour records must comply with the following details:

·       Record of hours worked by an irregular or part-time employee

·       Overtime records of both part-time and full-time employee including shift details

·       Written information and agreement of working hours and overtime

·       A replicaof the documentedcontractpaperwhich wasconducted between ownersand employeesregarding average working hours