This guide will outline and interpret the [MA000028] Horticulture Award.
We have built these awards in line with the weekly interpretation as provided by Fair Work.
http://awardviewer.fwo.gov.au/award/show/MA000028
Refer to the allowances section of your awards pay guide here: https://www.fairwork.gov.au/pay-and-wages/minimum-wages/pay-guides
While Deputy’s Pay Rule Engine, including this award, is designed to Simplify Shift Work by reducing the time required to apply the relevant Legal Requirements through automation, it is not a substitute for payroll or legal advice, nor is it intended to relieve you of your obligation to comply with the Legal Requirements applicable to your business. It is ultimately each customer’s sole responsibility to pay its employees correctly and in compliance with all Legal Requirements. Please review our Product Specific Terms for more information about your compliance responsibilities.
Horticulture Award Interpretation
There are 3 sectors for the [MA000028] Horticulture Award each with different employment terms:
Full Time
Part Time
Casual
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.
- Penalty Rates in Full Hour Increments Only: Deputy does not pro-rate penalty rates for partial hours worked. Penalty rates are applied to timesheets in full hour increments only.
- 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 timesheet as Deputy does not automatically include this loading.
- Allowances are not automated.
Day Worker - Full Time
Automated Pay Conditions
Pay Condition Name | Value | Trigger Condition |
M-F Ordinary |
Base hourly rate specified by customer |
|
M-F Before 6am |
1.5x |
|
M-F After 6pm |
1.5x |
|
M-F Daily OT |
1.5 |
|
Sat OT |
1.5x |
|
Sun OT |
2x |
|
M-F Weekly OT |
1.5x |
|
Delayed Meal Break |
2x |
|
M-Sat Less Than 10 Hour Break |
1.5x |
|
PH OT |
2x |
|
Sun Minimum Shift Engagement |
2x |
|
Day Worker - Part Time
Automated Pay Conditions
Pay Condition Name | Value | Trigger Condition |
M-F Ordinary |
Base hourly rate specified by customer |
|
M-F Before 6am |
1.5x |
|
M-F After 6pm |
1.5x |
|
M-F Daily OT |
1.5 |
|
Sat OT |
1.5x |
|
Sun OT |
2x |
|
M-F Weekly OT |
1.5x |
|
Delayed Meal Break |
2x |
|
M-Sat Less Than 10 Hour Break |
1.5x |
|
PH OT |
2x |
|
Sun Minimum Shift Engagement |
2x |
|
Harvest Period - Full Time
Automated Pay Conditions
Pay Condition Name | Value | Trigger Condition |
M-Sat Ordinary |
Base hourly rate specified by customer |
|
Sun OT |
2x |
|
M-F Before 6am |
1.5x |
|
M-F After 6pm |
1.5x |
|
M-Sat Daily OT |
1.5x |
|
Sun Daily OT - First 5 Hours |
1.5x |
|
Sun Daily OT - After 5 Hours |
2x |
|
M-Sat Weekly OT |
1.5x |
|
Sun Weekly OT - First 5 Hours |
1.5x |
|
Sun Weekly OT - After 5 Hours |
2x |
|
PH OT |
2x |
|
Delayed Meal Break |
2x |
|
M-Sat Less Than 10 Hour Break |
1.5x |
|
Sun Minimum Shift Engagement |
2x |
|
Harvest Period - Part Time
Automated Pay Conditions
Pay Condition Name | Value | Trigger Condition |
M-Sat Ordinary |
Base hourly rate specified by customer |
|
Sun OT |
2x |
|
M-F Before 6am |
1.5x |
|
M-F After 6pm |
1.5x |
|
M-Sat Daily OT |
1.5x |
|
Sun Daily OT - First 5 Hours |
1.5x |
|
Sun Daily OT - After 5 Hours |
2x |
|
M-Sat Weekly OT |
1.5x |
|
Sun Weekly OT - First 5 Hours |
1.5x |
|
Sun Weekly OT - After 5 Hours |
2x |
|
PH OT |
2x |
|
Delayed Meal Break |
2x |
|
M-Sat Less Than 10 Hour Break |
1.5x |
|
Sun Minimum Shift Engagement |
2x |
|
Shift Worker - Full Time
Automated Pay Conditions
Pay Condition Name | Value | Trigger Condition |
M-F Ordinary |
Base hourly rate specified by customer |
|
M-F Afternoon Shift |
1.15x |
|
M-F Night Shift |
1.15x |
|
M-F Daily OT |
1.5x |
|
Sat OT |
1.5x |
|
Sun OT |
2x |
|
M-F Weekly OT |
1.5x |
|
Delayed Meal Break |
2x |
|
M-Sat Less Than 10 Hour Break |
1.5x |
|
PH OT |
2x |
|
Sun Minimum Shift Engagement |
2x |
|
Shift Worker - Part Time
Automated Pay Conditions
Pay Condition Name | Value | Trigger Condition |
M-F Ordinary |
Base hourly rate specified by customer |
|
M-F Afternoon Shift |
1.15x |
|
M-F Night Shift |
1.15x |
|
M-F Daily OT |
1.5x |
|
Sat OT |
1.5x |
|
Sun OT |
2x |
|
M-F Weekly OT |
1.5x |
|
M-Sat Less Than 10 Hour Break |
1.5x |
|
Delayed Meal Break |
2x |
|
PH OT |
2x |
|
Sun Minimum Shift Engagement |
2x |
|
Casual
Automated Pay Conditions
Pay Condition Name | Value | Trigger Condition |
M-Sun Ordinary |
Base hourly rate specified by customer |
|
M-Sun Before 5am |
1.12x |
|
M-Sun After 8:30pm |
1.12x |
|
M-Sun Daily OT |
1.4x |
|
M-Sun Weekly OT |
1.4x |
|
Delayed Meal Break |
1.8x |
|
Less Than 10 Hour Break |
1.4x |
|
PH |
1.8x |
|
PH Daily OT |
1.8x |
|
PH Weekly OT |
1.8x |
|
M-Sun Minimum Shift Engagement |
1x |
|
PH Minimum Shift Engagement |
1.8x |
|
Allowances - Not Automated
- First Aid Allowance
- Leading Hand Allowance (2-6 Employees)
- Leading Hand Allowance (7-10 Employees)
- Leading Hand Allowance (11-20 Employees)
- Leading Hand Allowance (20+ Employees)
- Meal Allowance
- Wet Work Allowance
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.
Conditions that have not been included
Who is affected? | What should happen? | Can this be done in Deputy? |
All employees | Higher Duties - if an employee works at a high classification, pay the higher rate | This can be done in Premium accounts through Pay by Area |
Part Time Employees | Overtime should be calculating at the employee's 'Ordinary hours' per week rather than at 38 hours | This can be done in Enterprise accounts |
All employees | Automated allowances | This can be done in Enterprise accounts |
All employees | Harvest Period - During harvest period the first eight hours of overtime in a week may include five hours work on a Sunday at the rate of 150% but all Sunday work in excess of the eight overtime hours worked in the week, or in excess of five hours on a Sunday will be paid at the rate of 200%. | This can be done in Enterprise accounts |