Your pay slip

By law your employer must provide you with pay slips each time you are paid. The payslip must contain the following information:

  • name and ABN of the employer
  • name of employee
  • classification of the employee under their award or enterprise agreement (including full-time, part-time and casual status)
  • date when the payment was made
  • period of employment to which the payment relates
  • the amount of money paid before tax (gross amount)(including overtime and other payments)
  • amount paid as overtime or information to allow the employee to calculate the amount of overtime
  • amount deducted for tax
  • any amount deducted by the employee for superannuation
  • particulars of all other deductions
  • amount paid after tax (net amount).   

It may also show an amount your employer has paid for your superannuation.

 

View a sample pay slip (pdf).