"I'm afraid I'm with Joe here vendor, I've never heard of it in...

"I'm afraid I'm with Joe here vendor, I've never heard of it in my 25 years as an employer"

Hi Caketin, I too have been an employer. there are many different awards that offer varying payment options. Maybe you or Joe have never needed to pay or needed to understand payments on a monthly cycle and what is involved??

Some awards only allow weekly and fortnightly pay and the NES (national employee standards) require the 'reasonable time' for payment of this frequency of payment.

However, if being paid monthly, the requirement under Industrial Law is to pay mid month for the month being worked. This means effectively 2 weeks in arrears and 2 weeks in advance.
Which is effectively neutral.

This isnt my opinion that i am presenting here, this is fact under Australian law.

My point here Caketin, is that an employment contract is just that, an agreement between employer and employee. Employers and employees shouldnt break contracts however with mutual consent may agree to change.

I have heard this is what Hills are doing!

So you would appreciate being an employer of 25 years, you wouldnt write up a contract for an employee and then just go and renege not just on your word, but what you have drawn up and put in writing?? Surely not??

This surely is a reflection on current management??

The other thing is, I dont believe Hills just employs Blue collar workers, awards for blue collar workers would only allow weekly and fortnightly wages.
Monthly wages would be for staff on professional awards.

Cheers