Record Keeping Obligations

This course aims to assist employers to understand their obligations and ensure compliance with the requirements under the Act.
The Authorities requires an employer to make and keep certain employee records relating to remuneration, hours of work and leave entitlements for seven years.
Employers should keep records of hours worked for all employees, including pieceworkers.

Adopting best practice record-keeping makes it easier to keep track of employee details, identify payroll mistakes and keeps a business running efficiently. It also helps avoid fines for doing the wrong thing. 

Current and former employees have the right to access their own records. Inspectors must also be allowed to access employee records, and union officials may also access records and personal information in certain circumstances.