Evidence & records: building your claim
Collect as much relevant information as possible to substantiate your claim. Helpful items include:
- Employment contract;
- Payslips, bank statements, payment summaries;
- Rosters, timesheets, leave requests;
- Emails, letters or text messages;
- Your own work diary of dates, start/finish times and breaks if employer records are incomplete.
Onus where records are missing: If an employer was required to keep pay/roster records and did not, the onus shifts to the employer to disprove your hours/claims. Your diary notes become crucial.