Agency Settings - Wages & Working Conditions
Use this area to store the default Wages and Working Conditions for employees within this Agency. Due to significant differences in legislation and employment awards between states, it is your company’s responsibility to ensure the information entered conforms to your State’s requirements.
1. Click on the Administration Menu/Function button.
2. Select the Agency Settings option button.
The screen is split into two areas – the top Grid List of records area displays current Agencies, whilst the lower area is the Selected Record Display.
1. To update Wages and Working Conditions, double click on the appropriate Agency in the
Grid List of Records. The Agency details will be displayed.
2. Click on the Wages and Working Conditions tab.
Wages
3. Enter the Number of working hours per week. e.g.: 38
or Monthly.
Company Super
5. Enter the Company Super Percent %. This is the Superannuation Guarantee percentage and
is currently 9%.
6. Enter the Max quarterly super per employee $. Please visit www.ato.gov.au/super for
information regarding this amount.
7. Select the Company super payable on overtime checkbox. (If applicable).
Sick Days
8. Enter the Probation period (in months). This is only applicable in certain states where an
employee is not eligible to receive full sick leave entitlement until a probationary period has elapsed. e.g.: 12 months.
9. Enter the Days allowed in probation period (in days). e.g. : 5
10. Enter the Days allowed after probation period (in days). e.g.: 8
11. Select the appropriate option ‘Days’ or ‘4 Weekly’ from the Pro rata to drop down list to
indicate how Sick Leave is calculated.
Annual and Long Service Leave
12. Enter the Annual Leave days per year entitlement. e.g.: 20.
13. Enter the Leave Loading % (if applicable) e.g.: 17.5.
14. Enter the Long service leave qualifying period (in years).
15. Enter the Long Service leave per year (in days).
16. Enter the Long Service leave pro rata period (in years).
17. Enter the Long Service leave after qualifying period (in days).
Working Hours
18. Enter the Start Time and End Time applicable to the Agency’s normal trading hours.
19. Click on Save and Close to save the information entered, alternatively click on the X at the top
right corner of the screen, a message will appear “Do you want to save changes? Select Yes, No or Cancel accordingly.