Western Australian Consolidated Acts

MINIMUM CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT ACT 1993 - SECT 17B

17B .         Employee not to be compelled to accept other than money for pay etc.

        (1)         An employee is not to be directly or indirectly compelled by an employer to accept — 

            (a)         goods of any kind; or

            (b)         accommodation or other services of any kind,

                instead of money as any part of his or her pay unless this is authorised or required under the employer-employee agreement, award or contract of employment or under a written law.

        (2)         An employee is not to be directly or indirectly compelled by an employer to spend any part of his or her pay in a particular way.

        (3)         In proceedings by an employee for recovery of any amount due as his or her pay — 

            (a)         anything given or provided by the employer contrary to subsection (1) is to be treated as if it had never been given or provided;

            (b)         any amount that the employee has been compelled to spend contrary to subsection (2) is to be treated as if it had never been paid to the employee.

        [Section 17B inserted by No. 79 of 1995 s. 66(6); amended by No. 20 of 2002 s. 22(7); amended in Gazette 15 Aug 2003 p. 3688.]