evidence: Time Limits for Paying Employees [...] For employees covered by a modern award, the award will often have more restrictive requirements about when wages have to be paid. [...] Most modern awards provide that employees have to be paid their final pay "no later than seven days after the day on which the employee’s employment terminates". This includes wages and any other entitlements payable under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (such as redundancy pay, annual leave, etc).