The team from AMA Victoria wishes you all the best as you commence your career as a doctor.

At a time of excitement and anticipation, know that you are ready and that AMA Victoria will support you. We look forward to being there for you in your first year as a doctor.
 

Tips and advice for interns: medical payslips 101

It is important to keep track of your rostered hours, actual hours and your payslips to make sure that you are getting paid correctly and receiving the appropriate allowances and penalties.

A Payslip must include the following information:

• The period to which the pay slip relates;
• The amount of wages to which the Employee is entitled;
• If an amount was deducted from the gross amount of the payment, the name or the name and number of the fund or account into which the deduction was paid; and
• The net amount for each payment.

Your payslip should also include as far as practicable your accrued annual and personal leave.

Different health services use different payroll systems so payslips will often look different but the things to look out for every fortnight:

• Ordinary hours = 76 per fortnight (for an intern)
• Rostered Overtime = Any hours worked in excess of 38 hours per week (can be averaged over 28 days)
• Unrostered overtime = Paid on any unplanned additional hours per week
• Continuing Medical Education Allowance = $149.20p/f

Occasionally you will also receive (These may not be clearly labelled on your payslip, payroll or medical workforce should be able to explain them):

• Shift Penalty for working after 6pm
• Weekend Loading
• Location Allowance
• Night duty allowance of 25%

The most important thing to check is whether the hours you have put on your timesheet matches the total of ordinary + rostered overtime + unrostered overtime shown on your payslip. This will tell you that you have been paid for the correct hours. If there is a discrepancy you should alert medical workforce asap as it is easier to fix these things as soon as they happen rather than a few pay cycles down the track.