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MEMORANDUM
To: Director of People and Systems
From: The HR senior officer
Date: 10 /10/2015
Subject: Employees working needs
Attention has been drawn by some of our employees who are enquiring about the replacement of
their working tools. Besides, they are also asking about the benefits they should acquire while
working away from their designated working stations. The concern has been raised by one of our
employee Justine Barber who is a level 2 part-time Barger artist stationed at Victoria stores. The
employee wrote through an email enquiring whether she is entitled to a fresh weekly uniform if
she will get compensated for the use of public transport and childcare costs due to relocation and
what her weekly pay will be after including weekend's penalty rates.
In response to this, according to the Fast Food Industry Award of 2010 ((s.19.2) (b) (ii)), the
employee will be entitled to payment of a laundry fee of 1.25 per shift. Besides, according to
(FFIA s. (17.0)), the employee minimum weekly wages from Thursday to Saturday should
amount to $764.90, which is the minimum wage for a level 2 employee. (FFIA s.19.4 (a)) states
that excess traveling costs due to relocation will be refunded if the employee works at the other
branch for a period exceeding three weeks. According to (FFIA s.19.4(c)) the employee will be
paid some extra fee due to time spent while traveling from home to his usual place to work and
back (Lester, Mercurio & Bartels, 2016 p.87). The employee was entitled to weekend penalty

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rates according to (FFIA s A5.2), "which requires an employer to pay loading and penalty rates
of about 80% relevant to an employee to pay". However, this fee will cater to ordinary traveling
time except on public holidays and weekends. Justine Barber will also be entitled to
reimbursement, which will cater for him and his family due to the transfer from Melbourne,
CBD to one of the company's stores this is as per. (FFIA s.19.5 (a)). The above response should
be presented to Justine Barber as a response to his inquiry to ensure smooth, healthy and friendly
working conditions.
Table 1; Justine Barber is entitlements
Entitlement Weeks’ pay Calculation
Minimum wages on
Thursday and Friday
(FFIA s.(17.0))
8 hours 8x $21.29 $170.32
Minimum weekend
wages ( Saturday)
(FFIA s.(19.0)
11 hours 11 x $25.10 276.71
For laundry (FFIA
s.19.5 (a)).
1 shift 1x $1,25 $1.25
penalty rates (FFIA
s.19.4(c))
Saturdays (80/100 x $764.90) $59.90
$507.57
Attention has also been drawn by another employee Marley Carrus who is a level 1 casual
employee and has worked for 14 months. The employee complains of not getting a response