Payment of Salaries
23 Payment of Salaries
23.1 Annual sSalariesy will be paid in equal fortnightly instalments by electronic funds transfer.
23.2 A Casual employee Employee will be paid within twenty-two (22) days of submitting a completed valid claim for payment to the appropriate representative as identified by the University by electronic funds transfer.
23.3 Annual salary payments referred to in this Agreement will be paid in equal fortnightly installmentsinstalments.
23.423.3 Pay details will be provided via a on a secure University systemweb page so that employees can access salary payment details. Paper-based payslips details will not be provided, except to employees who do not have easy access to a computer.
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27 Recovery of Overpayments
27.1 Where it can be demonstrated that an employee has been overpaid, the University will inform the employee as soon as practicable of the overpayment and will write to the employee about the options available for repayment.
27.2 An employee who has received an overpayment must inform the University of the error as soon as practicable.
27.3 The timeline for repayment will be of reasonable length, having regard to the particular circumstances, including the quantum of the overpayment. A schedule for recovery of the overpayment will be provided to the employee prior to any recovery activity. The employee must not unreasonably refuse or withhold their authorisation for the University to deduct the overpayment.
28 Set-off of Outstanding Payments
28.1 Where an employee’s employment ceases resigns or retires, or their employment is terminated, the University will, to the extent permissible by law, set off against and deduct from any amounts payable to the employee by way of salary, allowance, annual leave or long service leave, or any other benefits owing to the employee by the University, any amount owed to the University by the employee, arising from the employee’s employment.
28.2 This clause does not preclude the University’s legal right to pursue recovery of any outstanding monies.
29 Salary PackagingSacrificing
29.1 Depending upon the selected benefit employees are eligible to sacrifice a cash component of their gross salary as determined by the Australian Taxation Office. Administration fees may apply.
30.2 The combined amount of salary-packaged benefits must generally not exceed 50% of the employee’s gross base salary, except where the employee specifically requests a higher percentage to be packaged as superannuation.
29.2 Access to salary packaging sacrificing for employees who elect to pursue it will commence in the first pay period following finalisation by the relevant parties of the salary packaging sacrificing arrangement. Salary packaging sacrificing of gross salary only applies to future earnings and the arrangement cannot be retrospective.
29.3 Participation in any salary packaging sacrificing arrangement is voluntary with freedom to choose from benefits that best meet the needs of the employee, within the limits offered by salary sacrificing providers. The University strongly suggests that employees considering salary packaging sacrificing seek independent financial advice.