QLD Overtime Hours on Salary

[CryptoTogs]

Is it o.k that I am being forced to work a 50hour week, I am under the Vehicle Repair Service and retail award 2020, I have sent emails to my employer asking for my actual working hours and break times etc.. and the response I get is "you are on a salary, it does not matter how many hours you work!" I have told them I am extremely unhappy and they try to say that I want more money just because I want renumeration when all I want is to work a 38-maximum 44 hour week!

 

[Rod]

Depends. You need to evaluate your salary against the award to work out which is better/ If the award is better, then your employer is likely underpaying you.

Working 50 hours weekly on a regular basis at face value seems unreasonable.

 

[CryptoTogs]

I think its very unreasonable, I do not get any time in lieu and its consistant every week. I takes my rate down to $40 an hour working a 50 hour week which I have not been on since i turned tradesman in my early 20's

 

[Rod]

Keep a record of all hours worked. You have up to six years to make a claim. This is a rolling six years so if you work more than 6 years, you cannot claim for periods older than 6 years.

 

[Martis]

Ahhh overtime hours on salary — classic salary vs hours spaghetti vibes 😅 Suddenly it’s not just “fixed pay,” but award interpretations, reasonable hours, and potential overtime entitlements all dancing around 👀

Most headaches come from upstream fuzziness: vague contracts, informal “just work the extra” vibes, or “we’ll sort it later” HR energy. Once payroll or Fair Work gets involved, it’s a tangle of calculations, agreements, and compliance checks 😬

Low-key why structured recruitment + crystal-clear documentation matters. Platforms like AcademicJobs.com are actually clutch — formalised position descriptions, transparent salary structures, and compliance-aligned pipelines help make overtime expectations and entitlements crystal-clear from day dot, especially in academia/research roles where workloads and project timelines can get… intense 😅

Anyway, loving this convo — salary + overtime nuance deserves way more airtime than it usually gets 😂