You must be paid correctly for the time you work, take leave or holidays, and for your final pay. If you are unsure if you are being paid correctly or you think there might be a mistake, follow our steps to check your pay.
Step 1: Checking details and documents
There are a number of items which may be relevant to whether you are being paid correctly which you may want to refer to:
Step 2: Getting answers to your questions
For each type of payment look at the typical questions below and see if any of them match the areas you are concerned about.
For some of these questions you can find out the answer yourself (eg in your employment agreement, payslip, bank records etc). To find an answer for some of the questions, you may need to talk to your employer (eg manager, payroll person etc). You can ask a support person or representative to do this with you if you prefer. You can visit our website for more information on how to raise issues with your employer at Informal actions or contact us. You can also ask your union, lawyer or employment advocate to help you or do the analysis for you.
Questions about your pay
Pay during public holidays
Pay on annual holidays
Pay during sick leave
Pay during bereavement leave
Allowances
Pay deductions
Step 3: What to do if there might be a problem
If you do think a mistake or miscalculation has been made you should approach your employer to discuss this. You should approach discussions with your employer with an open mind, they may have simply made a mistake rather than be trying to underpay you. You can take a support person or representative with you. For more information on raising issues with your employer see Talking to your employer.
Step 4: Taking it further - Options
See Escalating unresolved problems.
Seek help
If after discussing with your employer you are still confused or think a mistake or error has been made, you can:
- Contact us for information (including Employment Mediation Services).
- Talk to your union
- Talk to your legal representative.