Broadcasting, Recorded Entertainment and Cinemas Award 2020 (MA000091) - Television Broadcasting

Dominic Beckham

Updated 23 January 2026 00:25

This article provides guidelines about using the pre-built Broadcasting Award (MA000091) - Television Broadcasting Award package. For further information about this industry award, refer to Broadcasting, Recorded Entertainment and Cinemas Award 2020 (MA000091) - Television Broadcasting

Key updates

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October 2025

30th

We have introduced a new suite of configurations for Salaried Employment Agreements to allow the employers to manage the salaried employees, who are under Individual flexibility arrangements, directly within the award instead of having to remove them.

This introduction, which is an enhancement rather than a legislative update requirement, includes the items below if they do not already exist within an award:

Pay Categories (Salary - Public Holiday Not Worked).
Leave Allowance Templates for "No loading".
Rule Set to disregard timesheets.
Pay Rate Templates.
Employment Agreements for all employee types (full-time, part-time, and casual).

For detailed information on the changes, please refer to our guide here.

Installing the pre-built award package

To read details on how to install and configure this Pre-built Award Template, please review the following article.

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The award default Rule Set Period is set to Weekly that ends every Sunday. If you follow a different work pattern or roster period, you can review and set the rule set period date that applies to your organisation.

Special notes

Special notes

The timesheet should have start and end times for the rules to apply correctly
Leaves should be converted into a timesheet with the standard hours of work
Clause 15.2 (b) - The language allowance is specified as an annual amount; however, we have configured a weekly rule that can be applied using a tag, in case you prefer to pay this allowance on a weekly basis.
Clause 30.3, in cases where it's practical to eat while working, penalties will only apply for the meal period itself. The "Work During Meal Break" work type should be applied only to the break time, not to the whole shift.
Clause 30.4: On-call work during meal breaks must be entered as a separate timesheet entry. If the employee works for the entire meal break or for longer than the scheduled meal period, the Work During Meal Break work type must be used.
Clause 30.6 Paid rest breaks are not required to be clocked in or out. If the client requires break times to be recorded, they may refer to this link.
The clauses listed in the table below were not included in the award. If you need any of these clauses, creating or customising the award is necessary.

Clause no.	Clause Name	Details
13.14	Supported wage system	Need to create Pay Rate Templates and Employment Agreements. For employees who, because of the effects of a disability, are eligible for a supported wage, see Schedule I—Supported Wage System.
13.15	National training wage	Need to create Pay Rate Templates and Employment Agreements. Schedule E to the Miscellaneous Award 2020 sets out minimum wage rates and conditions for employees undertaking traineeships.
23.2(b) & 23.3(c)	Substitution of public holidays by agreement	Need to customise rules An employer and employee may agree to substitute another day for a day that would otherwise by a public holiday under the NES. An employer and employee may agree to substitute another part-day for a part-day that would otherwise be a part-day public holiday under the
29.3 29.4	Alternative rostering arrangement	The employer may, after consultation with employees in a relevant division, section or unit at the workplace, implement a roster period of 28 consecutive days. The daily spread of ordinary time hours available for the roster period set out in clause 29.3 will be a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 10 hours in any one day or shift. By agreement, in substitution for the arrangements set out in clauses 29.2 and 29.3 a) no more than 152 ordinary hours being worked in a 28-day roster period; b) the ordinary daily spread of continuous hours is a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 12
30.1	Meal break	Television Broadcasting If an employee works a shift of 6 ordinary hours or less, the employee and the employer may agree not to take a meal break.

Conditions of pay

Ordinary hours of work & overtime

	Clause	Conditions
Ordinary hours or work	29.1	Any day of the week
Maximum hours per day	29.2	7.6 continuous hours (exclusive of meal periods)
Maximum hours over a period	10.4 29.1	Part-time: Agreed number of hours each day or actual starting and finishing times each day Average of 38 hours per week
Overtime	31.2 31.4	Permanent employees Monday to Friday—150% of the ordinary hourly rate for the first 2 hours and 200% of the ordinary hourly rate after 2 hours; Saturday—175% of the ordinary hourly rate for the first 2 hours and 200% of the ordinary hourly rate after 2 hours; Sunday—200% of the ordinary hourly rate Public holiday—250% of the ordinary hourly rate Casual employees Monday to Friday—187.5% of the ordinary hourly rate for the first 2 hours and 250% of the ordinary hourly rate after 2 hours; Saturday—218.75% of the ordinary hourly rate for the first 2 hours and 250% of the ordinary hourly rate after 2 hours; Sunday—250% Public holiday—312.5% of the ordinary hourly rate In calculating overtime each day's work must stand alone, but if overtime continues after midnight without interruption (except for meal breaks), overtime is paid on the basis that the employee has worked continuously.
TIL	17.4(b)	The same as the number of overtime hours worked

Penalties

	Clause	Conditions
Shiftwork	32.1	Shift duty allowance shift which finishes after 7 pm or a shift which finishes at or before 7 am on any day - 15% more than their ordinary rate of pay shift which begins before 7 am on any day - 15% more than their ordinary rate of pay shift worked between these hours midnight and 6 am - 20% more than their ordinary rate of pay Captioners/Audio Describers and Subtitlers/Subtitling Editors shift commencing after 12 pm (noon) and before 6 pm and of at least 7 hours duration - 17%
Weekends	32.2	Saturday: between midnight on Friday and midnight on Saturday-150% of the ordinary hourly rate Sunday: between midnight on Saturday and midnight on Sunday-175% of the ordinary hourly rate The extra rates prescribed in clauses 32.2(a) and 32.2(b) must be in addition to the shift duty allowance The extra rates prescribed in clauses 32.2(a) and 32.2(b) must not be taken into account in calculating any payment for annual leave.
Public Holidays	23.2(a)	250% of the ordinary rate; OR be provided with an additional day off work.

Clause

Conditions

Shiftwork

32.1

Shift duty allowance

shift which finishes after 7 pm or a shift which finishes at or before 7 am on any day - 15% more than their ordinary rate of pay
shift which begins before 7 am on any day - 15% more than their ordinary rate of pay
shift worked between these hours midnight and 6 am - 20% more than their ordinary rate of pay
Captioners/Audio Describers and Subtitlers/Subtitling Editors
- shift commencing after 12 pm (noon) and before 6 pm and of at least 7 hours duration - 17%

Weekends

32.2

Saturday: between midnight on Friday and midnight on Saturday-150% of the ordinary hourly rate
Sunday: between midnight on Saturday and midnight on Sunday-175% of the ordinary hourly rate
The extra rates prescribed in clauses 32.2(a) and 32.2(b) must be in addition to the shift duty allowance
The extra rates prescribed in clauses 32.2(a) and 32.2(b) must not be taken into account in calculating any payment for annual leave.

Public Holidays

23.2(a)

250% of the ordinary rate; OR
be provided with an additional day off work.

Work conditions

	Clause	Conditions
Auto meal breaks	30.1	30-minute unpaid meal break during or at the end of each 5 hours of work
Work during meal break	30.2 30.3	Work performed from the supposed meal break until the meal period is allowed must be paid for: Weekdays—150% of the ordinary hourly rate; Saturday and Sunday—200% of the ordinary hourly rate Public holidays—250% of the ordinary hourly rate except in circumstance specified in clause 30.3 In cases where it's practical to eat while working, penalties will only apply for the meal period itself.
Minimum shift engagement	10.3 11.5 23.2(a) 31.3	Part-time: 4 hours on any day or shift Casual: 4 hours on each occasion Public Holiday: 4 hours Weekend overtime: 4 hours
Work on accrued day off	29.3 (b)	Work performed on an accrued day off, and where there is no agreement to bank the accrued day off, an employee will be entitled to be paid overtime: 200% of the ordinary hourly rate, or 250% of the ordinary hourly rate for a public holiday
Changes in roster with less than 7 days' notice	29.6(b)(ii)	paid at the rate specified in clause 31.2 for hours that fall outside the rostered shift
Rostered day off falls on a public holiday	29.6(f)	receive an additional day off; receive an additional day added to their annual leave; OR be paid an additional day's pay instead, if agreed between the employer and the employee.
On-call	30.4 30.5	On-call during a meal break must be counted as time worked Work performed while on-call during the meal period Monday to Friday inclusive—150% of the ordinary hourly rate Saturday or Sunday—200% of the ordinary hourly rate Public holiday—250% of the ordinary hourly rate
Work on rostered off duty	31.5	Except in cases of a change of roster or where the employee agrees to bank an accrued day off, an employee required to work on rostered off duty 200% of the ordinary hourly rate for all time worked 250% of the ordinary hourly rate for public holidays
Overtime transport payment	31.7	If an employee finishes working overtime and no reasonable transportation is available employer must provide transportation to take the employee home, or pay the employee at the overtime rate for the time it would reasonably take them to get home after finishing overtime.
Call-back	31.6	An employee recalled for work, not continuous with the next rostered shift, the employee must be paid overtime at the following rates: Permanent employee—200% of the ordinary hourly rate Casual employee—250% of the ordinary hourly rate Minimum of 2 hours
Minimum break between shifts	31.8	Work without having the 10-hour break is paid at the following rates: Permanent employee—200% of the ordinary hourly rate Casual employee—250% of the ordinary hourly rate

General

Ordinary hours of work

	Clause	Conditions
Casual loading	11.2	An additional 25% of the minimum hourly rate

Penalties

	Clause	Conditions
Public Holidays not worked	23.1	Standard pay for permanent employees.

Work conditions

	Clause	Conditions
Higher Duties	13.13	An employee (other than a journalist) worked for half or more than half of one day; paid at a higher rate for the whole day
Annual Leave loading	18.3(b)	17.5%
Annual Leave	18.2	An employee, other than a journalist or a cinema worker, who works on Sundays and/or public holidays as part of their ordinary rostered hours of work must be allowed additional annual leave as follows: Between 6 and 8 days inclusive - 1 day Between 9 and 11 days inclusive - 2 days Between 12 and 14 days inclusive - 3 days Between 15 and 17 days inclusive - 4 days 18 days or more - 5 days
Interviews, auditions and screen tests	13.9c 13.9d	Screen tests for television paid at fixed rate Any other screen test or audition paid per hour or part thereof; minimum payment of one hour
Post-synchronisation or additional dialogue	13.10a	A performer post-synchronising their own voice unless such work is carried out during the period of their engagement will be paid at the hourly rate, with a minimum call of 2.5 hours.

Work types

Work types are a description of the kind of shift you are working, and you select them when you record a timesheet. The following is a list of work types employees can select on their timesheet, and the meaning of each item.

Work types

Work type	Description
Additional day off taken	Choose this work type when an additional day off is taken.
Annual Leave Taken	Choose this work type when annual leave is taken.
Compassionate Leave Taken	Choose this work type when compassionate leave is taken.
Higher duties - worked half or more than half a day	Choose this work type when an employee has worked higher duties for half or more than half a day.
Leave Without Pay Taken	Choose this work type when any unpaid leave is taken.
Long Service Leave Taken	Choose this work type when long service leave is taken.
Meal Allowance	Choose this work type if you require a meal allowance.
No minimum shift engagement	Choose this work type where the requirement of minimum engagement is not applicable.
On call during meal	Choose this work type if the employee is required to perform work while on-call during the meal period.
Other auditions / screen tests	Choose this work type if the employee is performing subsequent other auditions/screen tests.
Overtime transport	Choose this work type if the employee finishes overtime work at a time when reasonable means of transport are not available.
Paid Community Service Leave Taken	Choose this work type when community service leave is taken
Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave Taken	Choose this work type when paid family and domestic violence leave is taken
Personal/Carer's Leave Taken	Choose this work type when personal and/or carer's leave is taken
Post-synchronisation or additional dialogue	Choose this work type when employee are post-synchronizing their own voice, unless such work is performed during the period of their engagement.
Public Holiday not worked	Choose this work type where a Permanent employee is not required to work on a shift falling on a gazetted public holiday that the employee would have otherwise worked had it not been a public holiday.
Recalled to work	Choose this work type for recalled to work.
Roster change - less than 7 days notice	Choose this work type when an employee receives less than 7 days' notice of a roster change; it should only be used for the portion of the shift that falls outside their originally rostered hours.
Rostered day off taken on public holiday (accrue annual leave)	Select this work type when an employee is taking a Rostered Day Off which falls on a Public Holiday and is to accrue an additional day of annual leave.
Rostered day off taken on public holiday (additional day's pay)	Select this work type when an employee is taking a Rostered Day Off which falls on a Public Holiday and is to receive an additional day's pay.
Rostered day off taken on public holiday (extra day)	Select this work type when an employee is taking a Rostered Day Off which falls on a Public Holiday and is to accrue an additional day off.
Screen tests - television	Choose this work type if the employee is engaged solely for screen tests - television.
TIL of Overtime	Choose this work type if the employee elects to accrue time in lieu rather than be paid overtime for a shift
Time In Lieu Taken	Choose this work type when time in lieu is taken
Uniform Allowance	Choose this work type if the employee is responsible for the laundering and/or cleaning of a uniform
Vehicle allowance - car	Choose this work type if the employee uses their own vehicle during working hours. The kilometres travelled should be entered into the 'units' field
Vehicle allowance - motorcycle	Choose this work type if the employee uses their own motorcycle during working hours. The kilometres travelled should be entered into the 'units' field
Visual test	Choose this work type if the employee is engaged solely for visual test only.
Work during meal break	Choose this work type when working during meal break.
Work on unrostered day	Choose this work type when working on unrostered day.
Working away from usual workplace - travelling time	Choose this work type where an employee is normally employed at the studios or at the transmitter and is required to perform temporary duties at a place other than the employee's normal place of duty
Working on an accrued day off	Choose this work type when working on an accrued day off.
Working on public holiday (additional day off)	Choose this work type when an employee (other than a journalist or a cinema employee) is required to work on a public holiday; they will be provided with an additional day off.

Shift conditions

Shift Conditions are another type of work type that allows employees to select multiple work types for a single day or timesheet. You can add a Shift Condition when editing a timesheet by clicking the "Add shift condition" link. Below is a list of available Shift Conditions and their meanings:

Shift conditions

Shift Conditions	Description
Height allowance - 15-50m	Select this shift condition to claim height allowance - 15-50m.
Height allowance - 51-90m	Select this shift condition to claim height allowance - 51-90m.
Height allowance - over 90m	Select this shift condition to claim height allowance - over 90m.
Higher duties - worked half or more than half a day	Choose this shift conditon when an employee has worked higher duties for half or more than half a day.
No minimum shift engagement	Select this shift condition where the requirement of minimum engagement is not applicable.
Operating back pack equipment or a steadicam unit	Select this shift condition when an employee is operating back pack equipment or a Steadicam unit
TIL of Overtime	Select this shift condition where the employee elects to accrue time in lieu rather than be paid overtime for a shift
Uniform Allowance	Select this shift condition if the employee is responsible for the laundering and/or cleaning of a uniform
Videotape editing	Select this shift condition to claim videotape editing allowance.
Work during meal break	Select this shift condition when working during a meal break.

Tags	Description
BOCP allowance	Assign this tag to Technician, Audio, Lighting, Master Control, On-Air Presentation or Videotape employee with the BOCP qualification or an equivalent qualification.
Captioners/audio describers and subtitlers/subtitling editors	Assign this tag to employees performing work as Captioners/Audio Describers and Subtitlers/Subtitling Editors in the classifications for that work contained in clause A.1.23.
Director's loading	Assign this tag to Director classified as Supervising Director, Director/Specialist or Senior Director.
First Aid	Assign this tag if the employee is appointed to perform first aid duties.
Language allowance - level 1	Assign this tag to employees who obtained a level 1 language proficiency through a recognized Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Language Centre/Group or an alternative agency agreed upon by the employer and the employee.
Language allowance - level 2	Assign this tag to employees who obtained a level 2 language proficiency through a recognised Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Language Centre/Group or an alternative agency agreed upon by the employer and the employee.
Maintenance allowance	Assign this tag to Technician Audio, Lighting Master Control or Videotape employee required to be capable of and responsible for effecting maintenance of electronic television equipment.
Producer allowance - directors	Assign this tag to the Director who works as a producer on any television program.
Properties allowance	Assign this tag to the Properties employee responsible for flying scenery or employed as a crane tracker or tonger.
TIL of OT	Assign this tag if an employee has agreed to have all overtime hours accrued as time in lieu of overtime.
TVOCP allowance	Assign this tag to Technician, Audio, Lighting, Master Control, On-Air Presentation or Videotape employee with the TVOCP qualification or an equivalent qualification.
Uniform Allowance	Assign this tag to an employee who is responsible for the laundering and/or cleaning of a uniform.
Videotape post-production allowance	Assign this tag to Technician Audio, Lighting, Master Control or Videotape employee who is capable of and who performs videotape post-production work.

System limitations

Please note that rules will not be able to interpret or calculate the following clauses due to system limitations and will require manual intervention.

System limitations

Clause no.	Clause Name	Details
17 17.5 17.3(c) 17.6 17.7	Time off instead of payment for overtime	Time off must be taken: (a) within the period of 6 months after the overtime is worked; and (b) at a time or times within that period of 6 months agreed by the employee and employer. If the employee requests at any time, the employer must pay the employee for overtime covered by the agreement but not taken as time off, at the overtime rate applicable to the overtime when worked If the employee requests at any time to be paid for overtime covered by an agreement under the clause but not taken as time off, the employer must pay the employee for the overtime, in the next pay period following the request, at the overtime rate applicable to the overtime when worked. If time off for overtime that has been worked is not taken within the period of 6 months mentioned in clause 17.5, the employer must pay the employee for the overtime, in the next pay period following those 6 months, at the overtime rate applicable to the overtime when worked.
29.5(b)	Days off duty (Television Broadcasting)	Where the 38-hour week is implemented in a manner specified in clauses 29.3 or 29.4, the employees of a division, section or unit may agree with their employer to bank up to a maximum of 5 days off.
31.7 34.3 (e) (iii)	Overtime transport Distant engagement - travel time	When travel time is continuous with work hours at the end of a shift, the system calculates the shift end time based on the travel period. For example, if the shift ends at 7 PM and travel time is from 7 PM-7:30 PM, the system treats the entire shift as night shift hours instead of ordinary hours. Ensure that travel time is at least 31 minutes apart from work hours for the system to recognise it as a separate.
31.3	Minimum engagement - weekend overtime	Where an employee is specifically brought in to work overtime on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, the minimum payment must be for 4 hours of work. - The system is unable to determine if weekend overtime is a continuation of a regular shift or a separate call-in. To ensure compliance and prevent underpayment, it will automatically apply the 4-hour minimum weekend overtime engagement by default.