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This guide is your go-to for understanding how Deputy has interpreted the [MA000118] Animal Care and Veterinary Services Award.
We've built these rules based on the weekly interpretation from Fair Work.
http://awardviewer.fwo.gov.au/award/show/MA000118
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
- 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.
- Minimum payment for OT: Deputy does not accommodate minimum payment for overtime. You must check and apply the appropriate overtime accordingly.
- Return to duty OT: Deputy does not accommodate for this pay rate. You must manually apply the appropriate rates.
- Transfer to or from shiftwork/on call work/pay for minimum days off: Deputy cannot accommodate these pay conditions.
There are 9 sectors for this award
Full Time Others
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| Pay Condition Name | Value | Trigger Condition |
| M-Sat Ordinary | Base hourly rate specified by customer |
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| Sun | 2x |
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| Sat 1pm-9pm - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sat 1pm-9pm - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| M-Sat OT Before 6am - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-Sat OT Before 6am - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| M-Sat OT After 9pm - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-Sat OT After 9pm - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun OT Before 6am | 2x |
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| Sun OT After 9pm | 2x |
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| M-Sat Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-Sat Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun Daily OT | 2x |
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| M-Sat Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-Sat Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun Weekly OT | 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 Others
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| Pay Condition Name | Value | Trigger Condition |
| M-Sat Ordinary | Base hourly rate specified by customer |
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| Sun | 2x |
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| Sat 1pm-9pm - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| Sat 1pm-9pm - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| M-Sat OT Before 6am - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-Sat OT Before 6am - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| M-Sat OT After 9pm - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-Sat OT After 9pm - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun OT Before 6am | 2x |
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| Sun OT After 9pm | 2x |
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| M-Sat Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-Sat Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun Daily OT | 2x |
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| M-Sat Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-Sat Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun Weekly OT | 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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Casual Others
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| Pay Condition Name | Value | Trigger Condition |
| M-Sat Ordinary | Base hourly rate specified by customer |
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| Sun | 1.8x |
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| Sat 1pm-9pm - First 3 Hours | 1.4x |
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| Sat 1pm-9pm - After 3 Hours | 1.8x |
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| M-Sat OT Before 6am - First 3 Hours | 1.4x |
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| M-Sat OT Before 6am - After 3 Hours | 1.8x |
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| M-Sat OT After 9pm - First 3 Hours | 1.4x |
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| M-Sat OT After 9pm - After 3 Hours | 1.8x |
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| Sun OT Before 6am | 1.8x |
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| Sun OT After 9pm | 1.8x |
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| M-Sat Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.4x |
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| M-Sat Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 1.8x |
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| Sun Daily OT | 1.8x |
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| M-Sat Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.4x |
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| M-Sat Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 1.8x |
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| Sun Weekly OT | 1.8x |
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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-Sat Minimum Shift Engagement | 1x |
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| Sun Minimum Shift Engagement | 1.8x |
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| PH Minimum Shift Engagement | 2.2x |
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Full Time Shiftworker
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| Pay Condition Name | Value | Trigger Condition |
| M-F Ordinary | Base hourly rate specified by customer |
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| M-F 12am-6:30am | 1.15x |
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| M-F 8pm-12am | 1.15x |
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| M-F 12am-8am | 1.3x |
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| Sat | 1.5x |
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| Sun | 2x |
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| M-Sat Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-Sat Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun Daily OT | 2x |
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| M-Sat Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-Sat Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun Weekly OT | 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 Shiftworker
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| Pay Condition Name | Value | Trigger Condition |
| M-F Ordinary | Base hourly rate specified by customer |
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| M-F 12am-6:30am | 1.15x |
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| M-F 8pm-12am | 1.15x |
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| M-F 12am-8am | 1.3x |
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| Sat | 1.5x |
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| Sun | 2x |
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| M-Sat Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-Sat Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun Daily OT | 2x |
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| M-Sat Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.5x |
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| M-Sat Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 2x |
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| Sun Weekly OT | 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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Casual Shiftworker
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| Pay Condition Name | Value | Trigger Condition |
| M-F Ordinary | Base hourly rate specified by customer |
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| M-F 12am-6:30am | 1.12x |
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| M-F 8pm-12am | 1.12x |
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| M-F 12am-8am | 1.24x |
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| Sat | 1.4x |
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| Sun | 1.8x |
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| M-Sat Daily OT - First 3 Hours | 1.4x |
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| M-Sat Daily OT - After 3 Hours | 1.8x |
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| Sun Daily OT | 1.8x |
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| M-Sat Weekly OT - First 3 Hours | 1.4x |
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| M-Sat Weekly OT - After 3 Hours | 1.8x |
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| Sun Weekly OT | 1.8x |
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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 | 1.8x |
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| PH Minimum Shift Engagement | 2.2x |
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Full Time Veterinary Surgeons
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| Pay Condition Name | Value | Trigger Condition |
| M-Sun Ordinary | Base hourly rate specified by customer |
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| M-Sun Weekly OT | 1x |
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| PH | 2x |
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| PH Weekly OT | 2x |
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| Xmas Sat | 1.5x |
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| Xmas Sun | 1.5x |
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Part Time Veterinary Surgeons
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| Pay Condition Name | Value | Trigger Condition |
| M-Sun Ordinary | Base hourly rate specified by customer |
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| M-Sun Weekly OT | 1x |
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| PH | 2x |
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| PH Weekly OT | 2x |
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| Xmas Sat | 1.5x |
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| Xmas Sun | 1.5x |
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Casual Veterinary Surgeons
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| Pay Condition Name | Value | Trigger Condition |
| M-Sun Ordinary | Base hourly rate specified by customer |
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| M-Sun Weekly OT | 1x |
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| PH | 1.8x |
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| PH Weekly OT | 1.8x |
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| M-Sun Minimum Shift Engagement | 1x |
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| PH Minimum Shift Engagement | 1.8x |
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Allowances - Not Automated
- First Aid Allowance
- Broken Shift Allowance
- Laundry Allowance
- On Call Allowance M-F
- On Call Allowance Sat
- On Call Allowance Sun, PH & RDO
- On Call Duty Allowance - Vet Surgeons
- Meal Allowance Overtime (First 4hrs)
- Meal Allowance Overtime (After 4hrs)
- Vehicle Allowance - Car
- Vehicle Allowance - Motorcycle
- Higher Duties
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.