This guide will outline and interpret the [MA000080] Amusement, Events, and Recreation Award, also known as AERA.
We have built these awards in line with the weekly interpretation as provided by Fair Work.
http://awardviewer.fwo.gov.au/award/show/MA000080
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.
AERA Interpretation
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.
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Time and attendance only customers: Please note that if you do not use Deputy for rostering purposes, this award will not function properly. Specifically, this award contains pay rates for working on a rostered day off. If an employee logs time in Deputy on a day they were not rostered, this pay rate will be reported on the employee's timesheet as working on a rostered day off, which may incur premium pay or a minimum shift payment. We encourage customers who intend to use this award to upgrade to Deputy Premium which includes employee rostering. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to reach out to support@deputy.com.
Exhibition Full Time
Automated Pay Conditions
Pay Condition Name |
Value |
Trigger Condition |
M-Sun Ordinary |
Base hourly rate specified by customer |
|
M-Sun Daily OT |
2x |
|
M-Sun Weekly OT |
2x |
|
PH |
2x |
|
RDO on PH |
2x |
|
M-Sun Minimum Shift Engagement |
1x |
|
PH Minimum Shift Engagement |
2x |
|
Exhibition Part Time
Automated Pay Conditions
Pay Condition Name |
Value |
Trigger Condition |
M-Sun Ordinary |
Base hourly rate specified by customer |
|
M-Sun Daily OT |
2x |
|
M-Sun Weekly OT |
2x |
|
PH |
2x |
|
RDO on PH |
2x |
|
M-Sun Minimum Shift Engagement |
1x |
|
Exhibition Casual
Automated Pay Conditions
Pay Condition Name |
Value |
Trigger Condition |
M-Sun Ordinary |
Base hourly rate specified by customer |
|
M-Sun Daily OT |
1.6x |
|
PH |
1.6x |
|
M-Sun Minimum Shift Engagement |
1x |
|
PH Minimum Shift Engagement |
1.6x |
|
Non-Exhibition Full Time
Automated Pay Conditions
Pay Condition Name |
Value |
Trigger Condition |
M-Sat Ordinary |
Base hourly rate specified by customer |
|
Sun |
1.5x |
|
M-Sun Daily OT - First 3 Hours |
1.5x |
|
M-Sun Daily OT - After 3 Hours |
2x |
|
M-Sun Weekly OT - First 3 Hours |
1.5x |
|
M-Sun Weekly OT - After 3 Hours |
2x |
|
Less Than 10 Hour Break |
2x |
|
PH |
2.5x |
|
PH Daily OT |
2.5x |
|
PH Weekly OT |
2.5x |
|
Sun Minimum Shift Engagement |
1.5x |
|
PH Minimum Shift Engagement |
2.5x |
|
Non-Exhibition Part Time
Automated Pay Conditions
Pay Condition Name |
Value |
Trigger Condition |
M-Sat Ordinary |
Base hourly rate specified by customer |
|
Sun |
1.5x |
|
M-Sun Daily OT - First 3 Hours |
1.5x |
|
M-Sun Daily OT - After 3 Hours |
2x |
|
M-Sun Weekly OT - First 3 Hours |
1.5x |
|
M-Sun Weekly OT - After 3 Hours |
2x |
|
Less Than 10 Hour Break |
2x |
|
PH |
2.5x |
|
PH Daily OT |
2.5x |
|
PH Weekly OT |
2.5x |
|
M-Sat Minimum Shift Engagement |
1x |
|
Sun Minimum Shift Engagement |
1.5x |
|
PH Minimum Shift Engagement |
2.5x |
|
Non-Exhibition Casual
Automated Pay Conditions
Pay Condition Name |
Value |
Trigger Condition |
M-Sat Ordinary |
Base hourly rate specified by customer |
|
Sun |
1.4x |
|
M-Sun Daily OT - First 3 Hours |
1.2x |
|
M-Sun Daily OT - After 3 Hours |
1.6x |
|
M-Sun Weekly OT - First 3 Hours |
1.2x |
|
M-Sun Weekly OT - After 3 Hours |
1.6x |
|
Less Than 10 Hour Break |
1.8x |
|
PH |
2.2x |
|
PH Daily OT |
2x |
|
PH Weekly OT |
2x |
|
M-Sat Minimum Shift Engagement |
1x |
|
Sun Minimum Shift Engagement |
1.4x |
|
PH Minimum Shift Engagement |
2.2x |
|
Allowances - Not Automated
- CAS - Cancelled Shift Allowance
- First Aid Allowance
- Flexible Loading Allowance - FT/PT Exhibition Tech (Ex Emp)
- Flexible Loading Allowance - FT/PT General Hand (Ex Emp)
- Flexible Loading Allowance - FT/PT Supervisory Exhibition Tech (Ex Emp)
- In Charge Allowance (Golf Links, Bowling Greens or Lawn Tennis Courts)
- Laundry Allowance
- Meal Allowance
- Supervisory Loading Allowance - FT/PT Exhibition Tech (Ex Emp)
- Supervisory Loading Allowance - FT/PT Supervisory Exhibition Tech (Ex Emp)
- Tool Allowance - Carpenter
- Tool Allowance - Non Carpenter
- Tractor Plant Allowance
- Transport 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 items.
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 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 |
Full Time and Part Time Exhibition Employees (means employees engaged in the supply, preparation, marking out, fabrication, installation, erection or dismantling of exhibition stands or associated componentry for the trades and public promotions industry) | 76 Hours in a fortnight overtime | Cannot be built as we cannot define the original Fortnightly Schedule in a Premium Package - to do this you will need to go to Enterprise |