Survey of Survey of Average Weekly Earnings Weekly Earnings

Survey of Average
Weekly Earnings
Week Ending 17 August 2001
01/3
VIC
In correspondence, please quote this number
Please correct any errors
in the name and address
Victoria
Purpose of the Collection
Your organisation has been selected to take part in the Survey of Average
Weekly Earnings. Information received from this survey is essential for
monitoring the Australian economy and formulating economic policy.
Results are published in Average Weekly Earnings, Australia
(Catalogue No. 6302.0).
Reference
Period
The reference period for this return is the last pay period ending
on or before 17 August 2001.
If the operations of the organisation(s) covered by this return were
temporarily disrupted by an industrial dispute, breakdown, fire etc
during the reference period, give details from the previous normal pay
period. However, if this disruption is expected to be long-term, use the
reference pay period. Please comment on any unusual factors affecting
the information you supply in this form in the space provided for comments
on the back page.
Collection Authority
The information asked for is collected under the authority of the Census
and Statistics Act, 1905. Your co-operation is sought in completing and
returning this form by the due date. The Act provides me with the power,
if needed, to direct you to provide the information sought.
Confidentiality
Your completed form remains confidential to the Australian Bureau
of Statistics.
Due Date
Please complete this form and return it in the reply paid envelope to the
Australian Bureau of Statistics by 24 August 2001.
Help Available
If you have problems in completing this form, please contact the Australian
Bureau of Statistics. Details are listed on the back page of this form.
Dennis Trewin
Australian Statistician
© Commonwealth of Australia Commonwealth Government Statistical Clearing House Approval Number r : 00035-01

Number of Employees
Record the number of employees of this organisation
who are based in Victoria
and received pay for any part of the
last pay period ending on or before 17 August 2001.
1 Full-time Adults
Males
A
Full-time adults
• are 21 years of age or over or are paid at the adult rate
for their occupation and
• usually work the agreed or award hours for a
full-time employee in their occupation or
• if agreed or award hours do not apply, usually work
35 hours or more a week.
All other employees
• are those employees who are not full-time adults as defined
(e.g. full-time junior, part-time junior and part-time
adult employees).
Females
2 All Other Employees
Males
Females
B
C
D
Total Gross Weekly Earnings (Including Overtime Earnings)
For employees of this organisation who are based in Victoria
ria,
record the amount of total gross weekly earnings paid for any
part of the last pay period ending on or r before re 17 August
2001.
3 Full-time Adults
Males $ .00
AA
Total gross weekly earnings
• refers to weekly earnings during the reference period for all
permanent, temporary, casual, managerial and executive
employees before taxation and any other deductions
(e.g. superannuation, board and lodging) have been made.
Note
• If your pay period is fortnightly or monthly, include only
one week’s proportion.
Females $ .00
4 All Other r Employees
Males $ .00
BB
CC
Females
$ .00
DD
Weekly Overtime Earnings
For full-time adult employees of this organisation who are
based in Victoria
ria, record the amount of weekly overtime
earnings paid for any part of the last pay period ending on or
before 17 August 2001.
5 Full-time Adults
Males $ .00
E
Note
• If your pay period is fortnightly or monthly, include only
one week’s proportion.
Females $ .00
F

Include
• Permanent, temporary, casual and part-time employees
• Managerial and executive employees
• Employees who commenced or terminated employment
during the reference period
• Employees absent on paid or prepaid leave
• Employees on workers’ compensation who continue to be
paid through the payroll
• Persons paid a commission and a retainer
• Employees based in Victoria
but paid from interstate or
overseas
Exclude
• Casual employees who did not receive pay during
the reference period
• Employees on leave without pay who did not receive
pay during the reference period
• Employees on strike or stood down who did not receive
pay during the reference period
• Directors or office holders who are not paid a salary
• Proprietors/partners of unincorporated businesses
• Self-employed persons such as subcontractors, owner/drivers
and consultants
• Persons paid by commission only (i.e. a retainer/wage/salary
is not paid)
• Employees based interstate or overseas but paid from Victoria
Include
• Ordinary and overtime earnings, penalty payments, shift and
other allowances not covered in the adjacent Exclude notes
• Payments for leave (include one week’s proportion of pay in
advance for leave taken during the reference period but exclude
any leave loadings)
• Commissions if a retainer/wage/salary is also paid. Include
only one week’s proportion of the commission and
retainer/wage/salary
• Payments under profit sharing schemes usually paid each
pay period
• Incentive and piecework payments
• All workers’ compensation payments paid through
the payroll
• Directors or office holders’ salaries
• Bonuses that are paid regularly (e.g. weekly, fortnightly,
monthly, quarterly). Include only one week’s proportion
• Amounts paid from interstate or overseas to employees based
in Victoria
• Employee superannuation contributions
Exclude
• Back pay and pay in advance
• Severance, termination and redundancy payments
• Allowances which are reimbursements to employees for travel,
entertainment, meals and other expenditure incurred
in conducting the business of their employer
• Leave loading
• Payments to proprietors/partners of unincorporated businesses
• Payments to self-employed persons such as subcontractors,
owner/drivers and consultants
• Commissions where a retainer/wage/salary is not paid
• Non regular bonuses (e.g. annual, six monthly, Christmas)
• Workers’ compensation payments not paid through
the payroll
• Directors or office holders’ fees
• Imputed value of fringe benefits, including salary sacrificing
• Fringe benefit tax
• Amounts paid to employees based interstate or overseas
• Employer superannuation contributions
Include
• That part of total gross weekly earnings paid for hours worked
in excess of award, ordinary or agreed hours of work for
full-time adult employees only

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6 Please provide an estimate of the time taken to complete this form
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Include
• The time actually spent reading the instructions, working on the questions, and
obtaining the information
• The time spent by all employees in collecting and providing this information
hrs
mins
7 If the figures you provided on this form rm are significantly
diffe
ferent from figures for r the previous quarter, r, please
tell us why.
Note
• Inclusion of such comments will reduce the need for the ABS to contact you
for further explanation or checking.
Comment on reasons for
• A significant increase or decrease in the number of full-time adults or all
other employees.
• A significant increase or decrease in the total gross weekly earnings of
full-time adults or all other employees.
• A significant increase or decrease in the weekly overtime earnings of
full-time adults.
• No employees reported.
• Any other unusual factors.
Examples
• The large increase in full-time adult male weekly overtime earnings is due
to stocktaking.
• The decrease in the number of full-time adult females is due to redundancies.
8 Person we should contact if any queries arise regarding this form.
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