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This guide is your go-to for understanding how Deputy has interpreted the [MA000041] Telecommunications Services Award.
We've built these rules based on the weekly interpretation from Fair Work.
https://awards.fairwork.gov.au/MA000041.html
Refer to your award pay guide for pay rates and allowances: https://www.fairwork.gov.au/pay-and-wages/minimum-wages/pay-guides
Deputy's pay engine is super helpful, but it's not legal or payroll advice. You're still responsible for paying your staff correctly. Please review our Product Specific Terms for more information about your compliance responsibilities.
Important things to note before using this award
- If you do not see a pay rule listed in the tables below, then it is not included in the Deputy Premium platform at this time. If you are interested in adding customized pay rules to your account, please consider our Enterprise plan.
- Delayed Meal break - This pay rate will not apply during overtime. If an employee is in overtime and entitled to the delayed meal break penalty you will need to manually adjust their pay to include both.
- Ordinary Hours - No Averaging: Some modern awards allow ordinary hours to be arranged in multiple ways, including averaging hours over several days, weeks or roster cycles. Deputy Premium does not currently accommodate these options.
- Public Holidays: Customers who wish to use a Public Holiday pay rule must designate a day as a Public Holiday on the Deputy schedule.
- Casual Loading: If your employee is entitled to a casual loading, you must include that in the employee's base hourly rate in order for the pay rules to function properly. Deputy does not automatically include a casual loading.
- Leave Loading: If your employee is entitled to annual leave loading, you must manually add this to your employees timesheets as Deputy does not automatically include this loading.
There are 12 sectors for this award
Full Time & Part Time Dayworker
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| Pay Condition Name | Value | Trigger Condition |
| M-Sat Ordinary | Base hourly rate specified by customer |
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| Sat Before 7am | 1.5x |
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| Sat After 1pm | 1.5x |
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| Sun | 1.5x |
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| M-F Before 7am - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F Before 7am - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| M-F After 7pm - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F After 7pm - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| M-F Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sat Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sat Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sun Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| M-F Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sat Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sat Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sun Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Delayed Meal Break | 1.5x |
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| Less Than 10 Hour Break - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Less Than 10 Hour Break - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| PH | 2.5x |
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| PH Daily OT | 2.5x |
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| PH Weekly OT | 2.5x |
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Casual Dayworker
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| Pay Condition Name | Value | Trigger Condition |
| M-Sat Ordinary | Base hourly rate specified by customer |
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| Sat Before 7am | 1.4x |
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| Sat After 1pm | 1.4x |
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| Sun | 1.4x |
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| M-F Before 7am - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F Before 7am - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| M-F After 7pm - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F After 7pm - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| M-F Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sat Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sat Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sun Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| M-F Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sat Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sat Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sun Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Delayed Meal Break | 1.4x |
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| PH | 2.2x |
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| PH Daily OT | 2.2x |
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| PH Weekly OT | 2.2x |
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| M-F Minimum Shift Engagement | 1x |
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| Sat Minimum Shift Engagement | 1.4x |
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| Sun Minimum Shift Engagement | 1.4x |
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| PH Minimum Shift Engagement | 2.2x |
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Apprentice Dayworker
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| Pay Condition Name | Value | Trigger Condition |
| M-Sat Ordinary | Base hourly rate specified by customer |
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| Sat Before 7am | 1.5x |
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| Sat After 1pm | 1.5x |
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| Sun | 1.5x |
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| M-F Before 7am - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F Before 7am - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| M-F After 7pm - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F After 7pm - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| M-F Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sat Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sat Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sun Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| M-F Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sat Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sat Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sun Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Delayed Meal Break | 1.5x |
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| Less Than 10 Hour Break - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Less Than 10 Hour Break - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| PH | 2.5x |
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| PH Daily OT | 2.5x |
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| PH Weekly OT | 2.5x |
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Full Time & Part Time Shiftworker
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| Pay Condition Name | Value | Trigger Condition |
| M-Sat Ordinary | Base hourly rate specified by customer |
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| M-Sat Afternoon Shift | 1.15x |
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| M-Sat Night Shift | 1.15x |
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| Sat Before 7am | 1.5x |
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| Sat After 1pm | 1.5x |
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| Sun | 1.5x |
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| M-F Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sat Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sat Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sun Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| M-F Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sat Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sat Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sun Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Delayed Meal Break | 1.5x |
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| Less Than 10 Hour Break - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Less Than 10 Hour Break - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| PH | 2x |
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| PH Daily OT | 2x |
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| PH Weekly OT | 2x |
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Casual Shiftworker
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| Pay Condition Name | Value | Trigger Condition |
| M-Sat Ordinary | Base hourly rate specified by customer |
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| M-Sat Afternoon Shift | 1.12x |
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| M-Sat Night Shift | 1.12x |
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| Sat Before 7am | 1.4x |
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| Sat After 1pm | 1.4x |
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| Sun | 1.4x |
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| M-F Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sat Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sat Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sun Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| M-F Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sat Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sat Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sun Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Delayed Meal Break | 1.4x |
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| PH | 1.8x |
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| PH Daily OT | 1.8x |
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| PH Weekly OT | 1.8x |
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| M-F Minimum Shift Engagement | 1x |
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| Sat Minimum Shift Engagement | 1.4x |
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| Sun Minimum Shift Engagement | 1.4x |
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| PH Minimum Shift Engagement | 1.8x |
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Apprentice Shiftworker
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| Pay Condition Name | Value | Trigger Condition |
| M-Sat Ordinary | Base hourly rate specified by customer |
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| M-Sat Afternoon Shift | 1.15x |
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| M-Sat Night Shift | 1.15x |
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| Sat Before 7am | 1.5x |
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| Sat After 1pm | 1.5x |
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| Sun | 1.5x |
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| M-F Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sat Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sat Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sun Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| M-F Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sat Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sat Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sun Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Delayed Meal Break | 1.5x |
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| Less Than 10 Hour Break - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Less Than 10 Hour Break - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| PH | 2x |
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| PH Daily OT | 2x |
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| PH Weekly OT | 2x |
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Full Time & Part Time Permanent Night Shiftworker
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| Pay Condition Name | Value | Trigger Condition |
| M-Sat Ordinary | Base hourly rate specified by customer |
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| M-Sat Night Shift | 1.3x |
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| Sat Before 7am | 1.5x |
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| Sat After 1pm | 1.5x |
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| Sun | 1.5x |
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| M-F Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sat Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sat Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sun Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| M-F Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sat Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sat Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sun Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Delayed Meal Break | 1.5x |
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| Less Than 10 Hour Break - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Less Than 10 Hour Break - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| PH | 2x |
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| PH Daily OT | 2x |
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| PH Weekly OT | 2x |
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Casual Permanent Night Shiftworker
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| Pay Condition Name | Value | Trigger Condition |
| M-Sat Ordinary | Base hourly rate specified by customer |
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| M-Sat Night Shift | 1.24x |
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| Sat Before 7am | 1.4x |
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| Sat After 1pm | 1.4x |
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| Sun | 1.4x |
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| M-F Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sat Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sat Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sun Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| M-F Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sat Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sat Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sun Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Delayed Meal Break | 1.4x |
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| PH | 1.8x |
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| PH Daily OT | 1.8x |
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| PH Weekly OT | 1.8x |
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| M-F Minimum Shift Engagement | 1x |
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| Sat Minimum Shift Engagement | 1.4x |
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| Sun Minimum Shift Engagement | 1.4x |
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| PH Minimum Shift Engagement | 1.8x |
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Full Time & Part Time Junior
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| Pay Condition Name | Value | Trigger Condition |
| M-Sat Ordinary | Base hourly rate specified by customer |
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| Sat Before 7am | 1.5x |
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| Sat After 1pm | 1.5x |
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| Sun | 1.5x |
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| M-F Before 7am - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F Before 7am - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| M-F After 7pm - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F After 7pm - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| M-F Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sat Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sat Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sun Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| M-F Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sat Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sat Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sun Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Delayed Meal Break | 1.5x |
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| Less Than 10 Hour Break - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Less Than 10 Hour Break - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| PH | 2.5x |
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| PH Daily OT | 2.5x |
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| PH Weekly OT | 2.5x |
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Casual Junior
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| Pay Condition Name | Value | Trigger Condition |
| M-Sat Ordinary | Base hourly rate specified by customer |
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| Sat Before 7am | 1.4x |
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| Sat After 1pm | 1.4x |
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| Sun | 1.4x |
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| M-F Before 7am - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F Before 7am - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| M-F After 7pm - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F After 7pm - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| M-F Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sat Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sat Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sun Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| M-F Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sat Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sat Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sun Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Delayed Meal Break | 1.4x |
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| PH | 2.2x |
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| PH Daily OT | 2.2x |
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| PH Weekly OT | 2.2x |
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| M-F Minimum Shift Engagement | 1x |
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| Sat Minimum Shift Engagement | 1.4x |
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| Sun Minimum Shift Engagement | 1.4x |
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| PH Minimum Shift Engagement | 2.2x |
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Full Time & Part Time Junior Shiftworker
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| Pay Condition Name | Value | Trigger Condition |
| M-Sat Ordinary | Base hourly rate specified by customer |
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| M-Sat Afternoon Shift | 1.15x |
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| M-Sat Night Shift | 1.15x |
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| Sat Before 7am | 1.5x |
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| Sat After 1pm | 1.5x |
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| Sun | 1.5x |
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| M-F Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sat Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sat Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sun Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| M-F Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sat Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sat Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sun Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Delayed Meal Break | 1.5x |
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| Less Than 10 Hour Break - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Less Than 10 Hour Break - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| PH | 2x |
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| PH Daily OT | 2x |
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| PH Weekly OT | 2x |
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Casual Junior Shiftworker
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| Pay Condition Name | Value | Trigger Condition |
| M-Sat Ordinary | Base hourly rate specified by customer |
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| M-Sat Afternoon Shift | 1.12x |
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| M-Sat Night Shift | 1.12x |
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| Sat Before 7am | 1.4x |
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| Sat After 1pm | 1.4x |
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| Sun | 1.4x |
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| M-F Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sat Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sat Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sun Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| M-F Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sat Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sat Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sun Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Delayed Meal Break | 1.4x |
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| PH | 1.8x |
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| PH Daily OT | 1.8x |
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| PH Weekly OT | 1.8x |
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| M-F Minimum Shift Engagement | 1x |
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| Sat Minimum Shift Engagement | 1.4x |
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| Sun Minimum Shift Engagement | 1.4x |
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| PH Minimum Shift Engagement | 1.8x |
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Allowances - Not Automated
- First Aid Allowance
- Meal Allowance
- Meal Allowance While Travelling
- Standby Allowance
- Team Leader/Leading Hand Allowance 3 - 10 employees
- Team Leader/Leading Hand Allowance 11 - 20 employees
- Team Leader/Leading Hand Allowance 20+ employees
- Tool Allowance - Technical Stream
- Travel Time Allowance - Sleep berth provided
- Travel Time Allowance - Sleep berth not provided
- Vehicle Allowance
- Tool Allowance - Apprentice 1st Yr - start before 1/1/2014
- Tool Allowance - Apprentice 2nd Yr - start before 1/1/2014
- Tool Allowance - Apprentice 3rd Yr - start before 1/1/2014
- Tool Allowance - Apprentice 4th Yr - start before 1/1/2014
- Tool Allowance - Apprentice 1st Yr - Not Complete Yr 12 - Start After 1/1/14
- Tool Allowance - Apprentice 1st Yr - Complete Yr 12 - Start After 1/1/14
- Tool Allowance - Apprentice 2nd Yr - Not Complete Yr 12 - Start After 1/1/14
- Tool Allowance - Apprentice 2nd Yr - Complete Yr 12 - Start After 1/1/14
- Tool Allowance - Apprentice 3rd Yr - Start After 1/1/14
- Tool Allowance - Apprentice 4th Yr - Start After 1/1/14
- Tool Allowance - Adult Apprentice 1st Yr
- Tool Allowance - Adult Apprentice 2nd Yr
- Tool Allowance - Adult Apprentice 3rd Yr
- Tool Allowance - Adult Apprentice 4th Yr
To add the allowances into the export please follow the below instructions;
Approve the timesheet and unapprove the pay.
Add in the shift loading and number of units/hours.
Approve the pay.