Section 295 — Fair Work Act 2009: Content of national minimum wage order—other matters

Expressing minimum wages and the casual loading (1) In a national minimum wage order: (a) the national minimum wage, and the special national minimum wages, set by the order must be expressed in a way that produces a monetary amount per hour; and (b) the casual loading for award/agreement free employees must be expressed as a percentage. Note: The means by which the national minimum wage or a special national minimum wage may be expressed include: (a) a monetary amount per hour; or (b) a monetary amount for a specified number of hours; or (c) a method for calculating a monetary amount per hour. Terms about how the order applies (2) The order may also include terms about how the order, or any of the requirements in it, applies.