What information should be on an employee's payslip?

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An employer must provide employees with payslips each time they are paid. The pay slip must contain the following information:

name and ABN of the employer
name of employee
classification of the employee under their award or enterprise agreement(including full-time, part-time and casual status)
date when the payment was made
period of employment to which the payment relates
the amount of money paid before tax (gross amount) including overtime and other payments
amount paid as overtime or information to allow the employee to calculate the amount of overtime
amount deducted for tax
any amount deducted by the employer for superannuation and to which superannuation plan this payment has been directed
particulars of all other deductions
amount paid after tax

Failure to set out these details in a payslip may result in a fine of up to $33,000.