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This guide is your go-to for understanding how Deputy has interpreted the [MA000094] Fitness Industry Award.
We've built these rules based on the weekly interpretation from Fair Work.
http://awardviewer.fwo.gov.au/award/show/MA000094
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 notes before using this award
- These are Deputy's default pay rules. To customise them, use the Pay Rate Builder.
- Averaging of Ordinary hours: Deputy cannot handle averaging ordinary hours over multiple periods.
- Leave Loading: Manually add annual leave loading to timesheets, as Deputy won't include this automatically.
- Higher Duties: This is done through Pay by Area.
- Part Time employees default to 38 hours a week. To customise this, use Regular Working Hours.
- 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.
- Breaks Between Shifts: If an employee does not receive the required 10 hour break between shifts, the employee's timesheet will contain the 'Less than 10 Hour Break' pay condition. This pay condition will be applied to all timesheets with less than 10 hours break between shifts, even if the employee worked 3 consecutive hours or less prior to the commencement of a break between shifts. If an employee's timesheet falls within the exemption in clause 19.3 of the Award, you may elect to manually to remove the 'Less than 10 Hour Break' pay condition from their timesheet.
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Work during a sleepover or overnight stay: If an employee works more than 2 hours during a sleepover period they must be paid at OT rates on top of the sleepover allowance (work under 2 hours is covered by the sleepover allowance). Customers will need to manage this as Deputy does not accommodate this.
There are 5 sectors for this award
Full Time
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| Pay Condition Name | Value | Trigger Condition |
| M-F Ordinary | Base hourly rate specified by customer |
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| Sat | 1.25x |
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| Sun | 1.5x |
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| M-F Before 5am - First 2 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F Before 5am - After 2 Hours | 2x |
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| M-F After 11pm - First 2 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F After 11pm - After 2 Hours | 2x |
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| Sat Before 6am - First 2 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sat Before 6am - After 2 Hours | 2x |
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| Sat After 9pm - First 2 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sat After 9pm - After 2 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun After 9pm | 2x |
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| Sun Before 6am | 2x |
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| M-F Daily OT - First 2 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F Daily OT - After 2 Hours | 2x |
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| Sat Daily OT - First 2 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sat Daily OT - After 2 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun Daily OT | 2x |
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| M-F Weekly OT - First 2 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F Weekly OT - After 2 Hours | 2x |
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| Sat Weekly OT - First 2 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sat Weekly OT - After 2 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun Weekly OT | 2x |
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| Delayed Meal Break | 2x |
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| Less Than 10 Hour Break | 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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| PH Minimum Shift Engagement | 2.5x |
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Part Time
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| Pay Condition Name | Value | Trigger Condition |
| M-F Ordinary | Base hourly rate specified by customer |
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| Sat | 1.25x |
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| Sun | 1.5x |
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| M-F Before 5am - First 2 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F Before 5am - After 2 Hours | 2x |
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| M-F After 11pm - First 2 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F After 11pm - After 2 Hours | 2x |
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| Sat Before 6am - First 2 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sat Before 6am - After 2 Hours | 2x |
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| Sat After 9pm - First 2 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sat After 9pm - After 2 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun After 9pm | 2x |
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| Sun Before 6am | 2x |
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| M-F Daily OT - First 2 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F Daily OT - After 2 Hours | 2x |
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| Sat Daily OT - First 2 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sat Daily OT - After 2 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun Daily OT | 2x |
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| M-F Weekly OT - First 2 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-F Weekly OT - After 2 Hours | 2x |
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| Sat Weekly OT - First 2 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sat Weekly OT - After 2 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun Weekly OT | 2x |
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| Delayed Meal Break | 2x |
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| Less Than 10 Hour Break | 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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| M-F Minimum Shift Engagement | 1x |
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| Sat Minimum Shift Engagement | 1.25x |
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| Sun Minimum Shift Engagement | 1.5x |
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| PH Minimum Shift Engagement | 2.5x |
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Casual Others
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| Pay Condition Name | Value | Trigger Condition |
| M-F Ordinary | Base hourly rate specified by customer |
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| Sat | 1.04x |
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| Sun | 1.04x |
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| M-F Before 5am - First 2 Hours | 1.2x |
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| M-F Before 5am - After 2 Hours | 1.6x |
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| M-F After 11pm - First 2 Hours | 1.2x |
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| M-F After 11pm - After 2 Hours | 1.6x |
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| Sat Before 6am - First 2 Hours | 1.2x |
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| Sat Before 6am - After 2 Hours | 1.6x |
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| Sat After 9pm - First 2 Hours | 1.2x |
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| Sat After 9pm - After 2 Hours | 1.6x |
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| Sun After 9pm | 1.6x |
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| Sun Before 6am | 1.6x |
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| M-F Daily OT - First 2 Hours | 1.2x |
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| M-F Daily OT - After 2 Hours | 1.6x |
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| Sat Daily OT - First 2 Hours | 1.2x |
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| Sat Daily OT - After 2 Hours | 1.6x |
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| Sun Daily OT | 1.6x |
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| M-F Weekly OT - First 2 Hours | 1.2x |
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| M-F Weekly OT - After 2 Hours | 1.6x |
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| Sat Weekly OT - First 2 Hours | 1.2x |
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| Sat Weekly OT - After 2 Hours | 1.6x |
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| Sun Weekly OT | 1.6x |
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| M-F Delayed Meal Break | 1.8x |
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| Sat/Sun/PH Delayed Meal Break | 1.84x |
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| M-F Less Than 10 Hour Break | 1.8x |
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| Sat/Sun/PH - Less Than 10 Hour Break | 1.84x |
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| PH | 1.04x |
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| M-F Minimum Shift Engagement | 1x |
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| Sat Minimum Shift Engagement | 1.04x |
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| Sun Minimum Shift Engagement | 1.04x |
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| PH Minimum Shift Engagement | 1.04x |
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Casual Instructor/Trainer/Student Level 1
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| Pay Condition Name | Value | Trigger Condition |
| M-F Ordinary | Base hourly rate specified by customer |
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| Sat | 1.04x |
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| Sun | 1.04x |
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| M-F Before 5am - First 2 Hours | 1.2x |
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| M-F Before 5am - After 2 Hours | 1.6x |
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| M-F After 11pm - First 2 Hours | 1.2x |
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| M-F After 11pm - After 2 Hours | 1.6x |
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| Sat Before 6am - First 2 Hours | 1.2x |
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| Sat Before 6am - After 2 Hours | 1.6x |
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| Sat After 9pm - First 2 Hours | 1.2x |
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| Sat After 9pm - After 2 Hours | 1.6x |
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| Sun After 9pm | 1.6x |
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| Sun Before 6am | 1.6x |
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| M-F Daily OT - First 2 Hours | 1.2x |
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| M-F Daily OT - After 2 Hours | 1.6x |
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| Sat Daily OT - First 2 Hours | 1.2x |
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| Sat Daily OT - After 2 Hours | 1.6x |
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| Sun Daily OT | 1.6x |
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| M-F Weekly OT - First 2 Hours | 1.2x |
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| M-F Weekly OT - After 2 Hours | 1.6x |
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| Sat Weekly OT - First 2 Hours | 1.2x |
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| Sat Weekly OT - After 2 Hours | 1.6x |
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| Sun Weekly OT | 1.6x |
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| M-F Delayed Meal Break | 1.8x |
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| Sat/Sun/PH Delayed Meal Break | 1.84x |
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| M-F Less Than 10 Hour Break | 1.8x |
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| Sat/Sun/PH - Less Than 10 Hour Break | 1.84x |
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| PH | 1.04x |
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| M-F Minimum Shift Engagement | 1x |
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| Sat Minimum Shift Engagement | 1.04x |
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| Sun Minimum Shift Engagement | 1.04x |
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| PH Minimum Shift Engagement | 1.04x |
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Casual Instructor/Trainer/Student Level 2-5
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| Pay Condition Name | Value | Trigger Condition |
| M-F Ordinary | Base hourly rate specified by customer |
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| Sat | 1.04x |
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| Sun | 1.04x |
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| M-F Before 5am - First 2 Hours | 1.2x |
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| M-F Before 5am - After 2 Hours | 1.6x |
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| M-F After 11pm - First 2 Hours | 1.2x |
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| M-F After 11pm - After 2 Hours | 1.6x |
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| Sat Before 6am - First 2 Hours | 1.2x |
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| Sat Before 6am - After 2 Hours | 1.6x |
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| Sat After 9pm - First 2 Hours | 1.2x |
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| Sat After 9pm - After 2 Hours | 1.6x |
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| Sun After 9pm | 1.6x |
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| Sun Before 6am | 1.6x |
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| M-F Daily OT - First 2 Hours | 1.2x |
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| M-F Daily OT - After 2 Hours | 1.6x |
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| Sat Daily OT - First 2 Hours | 1.2x |
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| Sat Daily OT - After 2 Hours | 1.6x |
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| Sun Daily OT | 1.6x |
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| M-F Weekly OT - First 2 Hours | 1.2x |
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| M-F Weekly OT - After 2 Hours | 1.6x |
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| Sat Weekly OT - First 2 Hours | 1.2x |
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| Sat Weekly OT - After 2 Hours | 1.6x |
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| Sun Weekly OT | 1.6x |
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| M-F Delayed Meal Break | 1.8x |
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| Sat/Sun/PH Delayed Meal Break | 1.84x |
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| M-F Less Than 10 Hour Break | 1.8x |
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| Sat/Sun/PH - Less Than 10 Hour Break | 1.84x |
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| PH | 1.04x |
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| M-F Minimum Shift Engagement | 1x |
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| Sat Minimum Shift Engagement | 1.04x |
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| Sun Minimum Shift Engagement | 1.04x |
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| PH Minimum Shift Engagement | 1.04x |
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Allowances - Not Automated
- Broken Shift Allowance - Excess Fares
- First Aid Allowance
- Higher Duties
- FT Leading Hand Allowance - Level 4A Or Below (1-5 Employees)
- FT Leading Hand Allowance - Level 4A Or Below (6-10 Employees)
- FT Leading Hand Allowance - Level 4A Or Below (10+ Employees)
- PT CAS Leading Hand Allowance - Level 4A Or Below (1-5 Employees)
- PT CAS Leading Hand Allowance - Level 4A Or Below (6-10 Employees)
- PT CAS Leading Hand Allowance - Level 4A Or Below (10+ Employees)
- Meal Allowance - OT
- Sleepover Allowance
- Vehicle Allowance - Car
- Vehicle Allowance - Motorcycle
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.
Note: You can automate allowances in Pay Rate Builder.