Index the time and wages records an employer must keep
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the employee file, tick each published record category that is present, and record the earliest and latest dates of the records. Do not calculate pay and do not decide that a record is false.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer decides whether a missing category is required for this employee, whether a change corrected an error, and whether a record is false or misleading.
- Written for / version
- US
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Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the employee file, tick each published record category that is present, and record the earliest and latest dates of the records. Do not calculate pay and do not decide that a record is false. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Check each tick against the record named in the row.
- Confirm the index does not calculate pay and does not say a record is false.
- Confirm the seven-year span is taken from the dates on the file, not assumed.
Sources
- Fair Work Ombudsman: Record-keeping · 2026-10-22
These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.
The annualised-salary page, the horticulture piecework page, and the Act and regulations named as the source line were not opened. This is not the pay-slip field check and it is not a backpay reconciliation.