This guide will outline and interpret the [MA000025] Electrical, Electronic and Communications Contracting Award, also known as EECCA.
We have built these awards in line with the weekly interpretation as provided by Fair Work.
http://awardviewer.fwo.gov.au/award/show/MA000025
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.
EECCA Interpretation
Other
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.
Other Full Time
Automated Pay Conditions
Pay Condition Name |
Value |
Trigger Condition |
M-F Ordinary |
Base hourly rate specified by customer |
|
Sat OT - First 2 Hours |
1.5x |
|
Sat OT - After 2 Hours |
2x |
|
Sun |
2x |
|
M-F Before 6am - First 2 Hours |
1.5x |
|
M-F Before 6am - After 2 Hours |
2x |
|
M-F After 6pm - First 2 Hours |
1.5x |
|
M-F After 6pm - After 2 Hours |
2x |
|
M-F Daily OT - First 2 Hours |
1.5x |
|
M-F Daily OT - After 2 Hours |
2x |
|
M-F Weekly OT - First 2 Hours |
1.5x |
|
M-F Weekly OT - After 2 Hours |
2x |
|
Delayed Meal Break |
1.5x |
|
Less Than 10 Hour Break - First 2 Hours |
1.5x |
|
Less Than 10 Hour Break - After 2 Hours |
2x |
|
Less than 10 hour break |
2x |
|
PH |
2.5x |
|
PH Daily OT |
2.5x |
|
PH Weekly OT |
2.5x |
|
Sat Minimum Shift Engagement |
1.5x |
|
Sun Minimum Shift Engagement |
2x |
|
PH Minimum Shift Engagement |
2.5x |
|
RDO Minimum Shift Engagement |
2x |
|
Other Part Time
Automated Pay Conditions
Pay Condition Name |
Value |
Trigger Condition |
M-F Ordinary |
Base hourly rate specified by customer |
|
Sat OT - First 2 Hours |
1.5x |
|
Sat OT - After 2 Hours |
2x |
|
Sun |
2x |
|
M-F Before 6am - First 2 Hours |
1.5x |
|
M-F Before 6am - After 2 Hours |
2x |
|
M-F After 6pm - First 2 Hours |
1.5x |
|
M-F After 6pm - After 2 Hours |
2x |
|
M-F Daily OT - First 2 Hours |
1.5x |
|
M-F Daily OT - After 2 Hours |
2x |
|
M-F Weekly OT - First 2 Hours |
1.5x |
|
M-F Weekly OT - After 2 Hours |
2x |
|
Delayed Meal Break |
1.5x |
|
Less Than 10 Hour Break - First 2 Hours |
1.5x |
|
Less Than 10 Hour Break - After 2 Hours |
2x |
|
Less than 10 hour break |
2x |
|
PH |
2.5x |
|
PH Daily OT |
2.5x |
|
PH Weekly OT |
2.5x |
|
Sat Minimum Shift Engagement |
1.5x |
|
Sun Minimum Shift Engagement |
2x |
|
PH Minimum Shift Engagement |
2.5x |
|
RDO Minimum Shift Engagement |
2x |
|
Other Casual
Automated Pay Conditions
Pay Condition Name |
Value |
Trigger Condition |
M-F Ordinary |
Base hourly rate specified by customer |
|
Sat OT - First 2 Hours |
1.5x |
|
Sat OT - After 2 Hours |
2x |
|
Sun |
2x |
|
M-F Before 6am - First 2 Hours |
1.5x |
|
M-F Before 6am - After 2 Hours |
2x |
|
M-F After 6pm - First 2 Hours |
1.5x |
|
M-F After 6pm - After 2 Hours |
2x |
|
M-F Daily OT - First 2 Hours |
1.5x |
|
M-F Daily OT - After 2 Hours |
2x |
|
M-F Weekly OT - First 2 Hours |
1.5x |
|
M-F Weekly OT - After 2 Hours |
2x |
|
Delayed Meal Break |
1.4x |
|
Less than 10 hour break |
2x |
|
PH |
2.5x |
|
PH Daily OT |
2.5x |
|
PH Weekly OT |
2.5x |
|
M-F Minimum Shift Engagement |
1x |
|
Sat Minimum Shift Engagement |
1.5x |
|
Sun Minimum Shift Engagement |
2x |
|
PH Minimum Shift Engagement |
2.5x |
|
Shiftworker Full Time
Automated Pay Conditions
Pay Condition Name |
Value |
Trigger Condition |
M-F Ordinary |
Base hourly rate specified by customer |
|
Afternoon Shift |
1.15x |
|
Night Shift |
1.15x |
|
Sat |
1.5x |
|
Sun |
2x |
|
M-Sat Daily OT - First 2 Hours |
1.5x |
|
M-Sat Daily OT - After 2 Hours |
2x |
|
Sun Daily OT |
2x |
|
M-Sat Weekly OT - First 2 Hours |
1.5x |
|
M-Sat Weekly OT - After 2 Hours |
2x |
|
Sun Weekly OT |
2x |
|
Less than 10 hour break |
2x |
|
PH |
2.5x |
|
PH Daily OT |
2.5x |
|
PH Weekly OT |
2.5x |
|
Sat Minimum Shift Engagement |
1.5x |
|
Sun Minimum Shift Engagement |
2x |
|
PH Minimum Shift Engagement |
2.5x |
|
RDO Minimum Shift Engagement |
2x |
|
Shiftworker Part Time
Automated Pay Conditions
Pay Condition Name |
Value |
Trigger Condition |
M-F Ordinary |
Base hourly rate specified by customer |
|
Afternoon Shift |
1.15x |
|
Night Shift |
1.15x |
|
Sat |
1.5x |
|
Sun |
2x |
|
M-Sat Daily OT - First 2 Hours |
1.5x |
|
M-Sat Daily OT - After 2 Hours |
2x |
|
Sun Daily OT |
2x |
|
M-Sat Weekly OT - First 2 Hours |
1.5x |
|
M-Sat Weekly OT - After 2 Hours |
2x |
|
Sun Weekly OT |
2x |
|
Less than 10 hour break |
2x |
|
PH |
2.5x |
|
PH Daily OT |
2.5x |
|
PH Weekly OT |
2.5x |
|
Sat Minimum Shift Engagement |
1.5x |
|
Sun Minimum Shift Engagement |
2x |
|
PH Minimum Shift Engagement |
2.5x |
|
RDO Minimum Shift Engagement |
2x |
|
Shiftworker Casual
Automated Pay Conditions
Pay Condition Name |
Value |
Trigger Condition |
M-F Ordinary |
Base hourly rate specified by customer |
|
Afternoon Shift |
1.12x |
|
Night Shift |
1.12x |
|
Sat |
1.5x |
|
Sun |
2x |
|
M-Sat Daily OT |
2x |
|
Sun Daily OT |
2x |
|
M-Sat Weekly OT |
2x |
|
Sun Weekly OT |
2x |
|
Less than 10 hour break |
2x |
|
PH |
2x |
|
PH Daily OT |
2x |
|
PH Weekly OT |
2x |
|
M-F Minimum Shift Engagement |
1x |
|
Sat Minimum Shift Engagement |
1.5x |
|
Sun Minimum Shift Engagement |
2x |
|
PH Minimum Shift Engagement |
2.5x |
|
Permanent Night Shiftworker Full Time
Automated Pay Conditions
Pay Condition Name |
Value |
Trigger Condition |
M-F Ordinary |
Base hourly rate specified by customer |
|
Night Shift |
1.3x |
|
Sat |
1.5x |
|
Sun |
2x |
|
M-Sun Daily OT |
2x |
|
M-Sun Weekly OT |
2x |
|
Less than 10 hour break |
2x |
|
PH |
2x |
|
PH Daily OT |
2x |
|
PH Weekly OT |
2x |
|
Sat Minimum Shift Engagement |
1.5x |
|
Sun Minimum Shift Engagement |
2x |
|
PH Minimum Shift Engagement |
2.5x |
|
RDO Minimum Shift Engagement |
2x |
|
Permanent Night Shiftworker Part Time
Automated Pay Conditions
Pay Condition Name |
Value |
Trigger Condition |
M-F Ordinary |
Base hourly rate specified by customer |
|
Night Shift |
1.3x |
|
Sat |
1.5x |
|
Sun |
2x |
|
M-Sun Daily OT |
2x |
|
M-Sun Weekly OT |
2x |
|
Less than 10 hour break |
2x |
|
PH |
2x |
|
PH Daily OT |
2x |
|
PH Weekly OT |
2x |
|
Sat Minimum Shift Engagement |
1.5x |
|
Sun Minimum Shift Engagement |
2x |
|
PH Minimum Shift Engagement |
2.5x |
|
RDO Minimum Shift Engagement |
2x |
|
Permanent Night Shiftworker Casual
Automated Pay Conditions
Pay Condition Name |
Value |
Trigger Condition |
M-F Ordinary |
Base hourly rate specified by customer |
|
Night Shift |
1.24x |
|
Sat |
1.5x |
|
Sun |
2x |
|
M-Sun Daily OT |
2x |
|
M-Sun Weekly OT |
2x |
|
Less than 10 hour break |
2x |
|
PH |
2x |
|
PH Daily OT |
2x |
|
PH Weekly OT |
2x |
|
M-F Minimum Shift Engagement |
1x |
|
Sat Minimum Shift Engagement |
1.5x |
|
Sun Minimum Shift Engagement |
2x |
|
PH Minimum Shift Engagement |
2.5x |
|
Allowances - Not Automated
- Afternoon/night shift not continuing for 5+ shifts in a row - first 2 hrs
- Afternoon/night shift not continuing for 5+ shifts in a row - after 2 hrs
- Availability For Duty Allowance
- Electrical distribution line maintenance & tree clearing allowance
- First Aid Allowance
- Industry Allowance
- Leading hand allowance - in charge of 3-10 employees
- Leading hand allowance - in charge of 11-20 employees
- Leading hand allowance - in charge of 20+ employees
- Living Away - Board & Lodging Allowance - Full Week
- Living Away From Home - Meal Allowance
- Meal Allowance - Overtime
- Multistorey Allowance - 0-15 Floors
- Multistorey Allowance - 16-30 Floors
- Multistorey Allowance - 31-45 Floors
- Multistorey Allowance - 46-60 Floors
- Multistorey Allowance - 60+ Floors
- Nominee Allowance (Electrical Mechanics)
- Ordering Materials Allowance (less than 4 days)
- Ordering Materials Allowance (4 or more days)
- Service Cores Allowance - For Work Above Each Further 15m
- Service Cores Allowance - Service Core >15m Above Building Of 0-15 Floor
- Service Cores Allowance - Service Core >15m Above Building Of 16-30 Floor
- Service Cores Allowance - Service Core >15m Above Building Of 31-45 Floor
- Service Cores Allowance - Service Core >15m Above Building Of 46-60 Floor
- Service Cores Allowance - Service Core >15m Above Building Of 60+ Floor
- Tool Allowance
- Towers Allowance - +15 Metres
- Travel Allowance - Start/Finish On Site <50km From Office No Transport
- Travel Allowance - Start/Finish On Site <50km From Office With Transport
- Travel Time Allowance
- Travel Time Allowance - 1st Year Adult Apprentice - After 1/1/14
- Travel Time Allowance - 1st Year Jr Appr - After 1/1/14 - Completed Y12
- Travel Time Allowance - 1st Year Jr Appr - After 1/1/14 - Did N/C Y12
- Travel Time Allowance - 1st Year Jr/Adult Appr - Started Before 1/1/14
- Travel Time Allowance - 2nd Year Adult Apprentice - After 1/1/14
- Travel Time Allowance - 2nd Year Jr Appr - After 1/1/14 - Completed Y12
- Travel Time Allowance - 2nd Year Jr Appr - After 1/1/14 - Did N/C Y12
- Travel Time Allowance - 2nd Year Jr/Adult Appr - Started Before 1/1/14
- Travel Time Allowance - 3rd Year Adult Apprentice - After 1/1/14
- Travel Time Allowance - 3rd Year Jr/Adult Appr - Started Before 1/1/14
- Travel Time Allowance - 4th Year Adult Apprentice - After 1/1/14
- Travel Time Allowance - 4th Year Jr/Adult Appr - Started Before 1/1/14
- Vehicle 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 done in Deputy? |
All Employees | Higher duties - If an employee works at a higher classification, pay the higher rate | This can be done in Premium 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. |
All Employees | Automated Allowances | This can be done in Enterprise. |