Overview
This article provides guidelines about using the pre-built Award package. For further information about this industry award, refer to Cement, Lime and Quarrying Award 2020 [MA000055] - Fair Work Ombudsman.
Install and configure the pre-built award package
For details on how to install and configure this Pre-built Award Template, please review the detailed help article here. While every effort is made to provide a high-quality service, Employment Hero does not accept responsibility for, guarantee or warrant the accuracy, completeness or up-to-date nature of the service. Before relying on the information, users should carefully evaluate its accuracy, currency, completeness and relevance for their purposes, and should obtain any appropriate professional advice relevant to their particular circumstances.
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.
Key updates
See the current financial year tab to see award updates for the 2026/27 financial year.
1st
We have updated the award to reflect the Fair Work Commission's National Minimum Wage increase detailed in the Annual Wage Review 2026 decision, and also includes updates to expense-related allowances. You can find more information on the Determinations here and here.
These changes come into effect from the first full pay period on or after the 1st July 2026. Please install these updates after you have finalised your last pay run before the first full pay period beginning on or after the 1st July 2026.
We have also updated the Vehicle Allowance configurations to align with ATO:
- Renamed the existing "Vehicle allowance" pay category to "Vehicle Allowance - above ATO limit".
- Created a new pay category titled "Vehicle Allowance - up to ATO limit" with the appropriate tax-exempt settings enabled.
Updated the associated work type and rules to accurately automate these allowance updates.
Special notes
Timesheets
For the rules to apply correctly, the timesheet must include the start and end times.
Paid Breaks
Paid rest breaks do not require clocking in or out. Should the client require break times to be recorded, they can refer to this link.
Leaves
When converting leave to a timesheet, use the employee's standard hours of work. Adjust the start or end time as necessary to trigger any applicable penalty rates.
Salaried
Salaried employees not covered by the Annualised Wage Clause can use the "Salaried" employment agreement.
Pay Rates
The base rates for the following classification levels differ from the pay guide by one cent. Please review and manually correct these discrepancies.
- Casual - Cement and Lime Industry - Level 2
- Casual - Quarrying Industry - Grade 4
Additionally, the linked category of some rates for the following classification levels differ from the pay guide by one cent.
- Casual - Cement and Lime Industry - Level 2
- Casual - Cement and Lime Industry - Level 6
- Casual - Quarrying Industry - Grade 3
- Casual - Quarrying Industry - Grade 4
- Permanent - Cement and Lime Industry - Level 1
- Permanent - Cement and Lime Industry - Level 6
- Permanent - Cement and Lime Industry - Level 7
- Permanent - Quarrying Industry - Grade 1
- Permanent - Quarrying Industry - Grade 5
- Permanent - Quarrying Industry - Grade 6
Other clauses
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.
Other clauses
Clause Name |
Clause |
Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Agreement to change standard spread of hours | 13.2 iii |
Need to customise rules. Normal working hours can be changed from the standard spread of hours if the employer and the majority of employees in that specific section/department agree. |
| Meal Breaks | 15.1(a)(ii) |
Need to customise rules. An employer and an employee may agree to extend the period by up to one additional hour. |
| Supported wage system | 16.4 |
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 E—Supported Wage System. |
| National training wage | 16.5 |
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. |
| Substitution of public holidays by agreement | 27.3 |
Need to customise rules. (a) An employer and employee may agree to substitute another day for a day that would otherwise be a public holiday under the NES. (b) 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 NES. |
| Salaried/Individual flexibility arrangements | 5 |
Need to customise rules. 5.1 Despite anything else in this award, an employer and an individual employee may agree to vary the application of the terms of this award relating to any of the following in order to meet the genuine needs of both the employee and the employer: (a) arrangements for when work is performed; or (b) overtime rates; or (c) penalty rates; or (d) allowances; or (e) annual leave loading. |
Conditions of pay
Types of Employment
Clause Name |
Clause Number |
Key Details |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time employment | 9 | • Employed to work an average of 38 ordinary hours per week. |
| Part-time employment | 10.2-10.5 |
• Works on a regular work pattern including work hours, work days and start/finish times. • Minimum engagement: 3 consecutive hours on any shift. |
| Casual employment | 11.1 |
• Paid a casual loading of 25% of the ordinary hourly rate for the classification. • Minimum engagement: 3 hours each day they are employed. |
| Casual Overtime | 11.2 | • When working overtime, casuals must be paid the overtime rates specified in clauses 20.1 and 20.2. |
Hours of Work
Clause Name |
Clause Number |
Key Details |
| Ordinary hours of work | 13.1 | • Average of 38 ordinary hours each week. |
| Ordinary hours (Day workers) | 13.2(a) |
• Worked Monday to Friday inclusive. • Worked within the spread of hours defined in clause 13.3. |
| Ordinary hours (Shiftworkers) | 13.2(b) |
• Worked Monday to Friday inclusive; OR • By agreement with majority of employees, Monday to Sunday inclusive. |
| Spread of hours | 13.3 |
• Cement and lime industry: 6.00 am - 6.00 pm. • Quarrying industry: 6.30 am - 6.00 pm. |
| Maximum daily hours | 13.4 | • Must not exceed 10 ordinary hours per day unless agreed. |
| Change of Roster (Cement & Lime) | 14.2 |
• Shift to Day/Different Shift: 48 hours’ notice required. If less notice, paid overtime rates for shifts without notice. • Transfer (Day to Afternoon/Night or vice versa): If required for at least 8 hours on less than 5 consecutive days, paid 150% of ordinary rate (except Sat/Sun/Public Holidays where penalty rates apply). |
| Change of Roster (Quarrying) | 14.3 - 14.4 |
• Regular change: 1 month notice in writing. • Unforeseen circumstances: Notice by previous day. If shiftworker given less than 7 days' notice, shift penalties continue for balance of 7 days even if transferred to day work. |
| Rostered Days Off (RDO) | 14.6 |
• Taken as a paid day off. • Accrual: Each day of paid leave/public holiday during a 4-week cycle counts as a day worked for accrual. • Quarrying Industry: If required to work on RDO, employee chooses a substitute day off OR is paid 200% of ordinary hourly rate. |
| Unpaid meal breaks | 15.1 | • Required after 5 ordinary hours of work. |
| Paid meal breaks (Shiftworkers) | 15.2 | • Entitled to a 30-minute paid meal break per shift (counted as time worked). |
| Working through meal break | 15.3 | • Paid 150% of ordinary time for all work done during the break and thereafter until a break is taken. |
| Paid rest breaks | 15.4 |
• 10 minutes each day. • Shiftworkers: May be combined with meal break for a 40-minute paid break. |
| Overtime break | 15.5 |
• 20 minutes paid break if working overtime for 2 hours after scheduled finish. • Further break for every 4 hours of overtime worked thereafter. |
| Weekend overtime breaks | 15.6 | • 30-minute paid meal break between 12 noon and 1.00 pm if work continues after break (Saturday/Sunday). |
| Rest period after overtime | 15.7 |
• Minimum 10 consecutive hours off duty between work on successive days. • If not released, paid 200% until released for 10 hours. |
| Rest period (Quarry Shiftworkers) | 15.8 | • 8 hours substituted for 10 hours when overtime is worked for changing shift rosters or covering a missing shiftworker. |
Wages and Allowances
Clause Name |
Clause Number |
Key Details |
|---|---|---|
| Higher duties | 16.3 |
• If performed for more than 2 hours: Paid higher rate for the whole day. • If performed for 2 hours or less: Paid higher rate for actual time worked only. |
| Industry disability allowance | 18.2(b) |
• Payable per week to all employees to compensate for industry disabilities. • Paid for all purposes. • Distinct rates for Cement/Lime vs Quarrying. |
| Leading hand allowance | 18.2(c) |
• Payable per week to employees in charge of others or plant. • Paid for all purposes. • Cement/Lime tiers: 1-5, 6-16, 17+ employees. • Quarrying tiers: 1-2, 3-6, 6-10, >10 employees, or Processing Plant. |
| First aid allowance | 18.2(d) |
• Payable per week if appointed and holding qualifications. • Paid for all purposes. |
| Vehicle allowance | 18.3(a) | • Payable per kilometre when using private vehicle for work purposes. |
| Meal allowance (Overtime) | 18.3(b) |
• Payable if working 2 hours or more beyond ordinary finishing time. • Payable again 6 hours or more after normal finish and every 4 hours after. • Payable if notified of overtime but then not called to work. |
| Travel/Board (Temp Transfer) | 18.3(i) |
• Paid ordinary rates for excess travel time. • Paid vehicle allowance for excess distance. |
| Permanent change in locality | 18.3(j)-(l) |
• Paid travelling time and reasonable expenses for employee and family. • Includes meals and board/lodging up to specified weekly limits. |
| Temporary change in locality | 18.3(m)-(n) |
• Paid travelling time and reasonable expenses. • Travel time paid at ordinary rates (150% on Sundays/Public Holidays). • Max travel time payment: 12 hours per 24 (or 8 hours if sleeping berth provided). |
| Wet weather payment | 18.3(p) | • Paid ordinary hourly rate for time lost due to wet weather if employee remains on site and available for other duties. |
Overtime and Penalty Rates
Clause Name |
Clause Number |
Key Details |
|---|---|---|
| Overtime - Cement and Lime Industry (Full-time/Part-time) | 20.1(a), (b), (d) |
• Applies to time worked outside/in excess of ordinary hours. • Monday to Saturday: Paid 150% for the first 2 hours and 200% thereafter. • Sunday: Paid 200% for all time worked. |
| Overtime - Cement and Lime Industry (Casual) | 20.1(c), (d) |
• Monday to Saturday: Paid 175% for the first 2 hours and 225% thereafter. • Sunday: Paid 225% for all time worked. • Overtime includes time outside ordinary hours, in excess of 10 hours per day (unless agreed), or in excess of 38 hours per week average. |
| Overtime - Cement and Lime Industry (Continuous Shiftworker) | 20.1(e), (f) |
• Full-time/Part-time: Paid 200% of the ordinary hourly rate for all time in excess of ordinary hours. • Casual: Paid 225% of the ordinary hourly rate. • Exceptions apply if work is by arrangement between employees or for customary rotation. |
| Overtime - Quarrying Industry (Full-time/Part-time) | 20.2(a), (c), (d) |
• Monday to Saturday: Paid 150% for the first 2 hours and 200% thereafter (continuing until completion of overtime). • Sunday: Paid 200% for all time worked. |
| Overtime - Quarrying Industry (Casual) | 20.2(b), (d) |
• Monday to Saturday: Paid 175% for the first 2 hours and 225% thereafter (continuing until completion of overtime). • Sunday: Paid 225% for all time worked. |
| Minimum Payment - Sunday Work (Quarrying) | 20.2(e) | • Minimum payment of 4 hours' work at the overtime rate for work done on a Sunday. |
| Calculation of Overtime | 20.3 | • Each day’s work stands alone in calculating overtime (except where 10-hour break rules apply). |
| Recall to Work | 20.4 |
• Paid Standby: Minimum payment of 3 hours at overtime rates. • No Standby: Minimum payment of 4 hours at overtime rates. • Does not apply if customary to return for specific job outside hours or if overtime is continuous with ordinary hours. |
| Standby | 20.5 | • Paid stand-by time at the ordinary rate of pay until released. |
| Weekend Minimum | 20.6 | • Employees required to work overtime on a Saturday or Sunday are entitled to at least 4 hours' work or 4 hours' pay. |
| Time off instead of payment for overtime | 20.8 | • Agreement in writing to take time off equivalent to the number of overtime hours worked. |
| Afternoon Shift Definition & Rate | 21.1 |
• Definition: Finishes after 6.00 pm and at or before midnight. • FT/PT: Paid 115% of the ordinary hourly rate. • Casual: Paid 140% of the ordinary hourly rate. |
| Night Shift Definition & Rate | 21.2(a) |
• Definition: Finishes after midnight and at or before 8.00 am. • FT/PT: Paid 115% of the ordinary hourly rate. • Casual: Paid 140% of the ordinary hourly rate. |
| Permanent Night Shift Definition & Rate | 21.2(a), (b) |
• Definition: Works night shift only; OR remains on night shift >4 consecutive weeks; OR does not rotate to give at least 1/3rd time off night shift. • FT/PT: Paid 130% of the ordinary hourly rate. • Casual: Paid 155% of the ordinary hourly rate. |
| Saturday Shifts (Cement and Lime) | 21.3 |
• FT/PT: Paid 150% of the ordinary hourly rate. • Casual: Paid 175% of the ordinary hourly rate. • Substitutes for shift penalty rates (non-cumulative). |
| Saturday Shifts (Quarrying) | 21.4 |
• FT/PT: Paid 150% for the first 2 hours and 200% thereafter. • Casual: Paid 175% for the first 2 hours and 225% thereafter. • Substitutes for shift penalty rates (non-cumulative). |
| Sunday Shifts | 21.5 |
• FT/PT: Paid 200% of the ordinary hourly rate. • Casual: Paid 225% of the ordinary hourly rate. • Substitutes for shift penalty rates (non-cumulative). |
| Public Holiday Shifts | 21.6 |
• FT/PT: Paid 250% of the ordinary hourly rate. • Casual: Paid 275% of the ordinary hourly rate. • Substitutes for shift penalty rates (non-cumulative). |
Leave and Public Holidays
Clause Name |
Clause Number |
Key Details |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Leave (Shiftworkers) | 22.2 | • Seven day shiftworkers rostered to work regularly on Sundays and public holidays: entitled to an additional one week’s leave. |
| Annual Leave Loading | 22.3 |
• Day workers: 17.5% loading on minimum weekly rate. • Shiftworkers: Higher of 17.5% loading OR the shift penalties in respect of the period of annual leave. |
| Public Holiday Payment | 27.2 |
• Work on public holiday: Paid 250% of ordinary hourly rate. • Casual work on public holiday: Paid 275% of ordinary hourly rate. |
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.
A - F
Work type |
Description |
|---|---|
| 8hr Break Exception (Shift Cover/Roster Change) | Choose this work type when an 8-hour break (instead of 10) is applied due to shift rotation or relief coverage. |
| Annual Leave Taken | Choose this work type when annual leave is taken. |
| Change of Roster - Short Notice (< 48hrs) | Choose this work type for short-notice roster changes (less than 48 hours’ notice) until the required 48-hour notice period has been met. Applicable to cement and lime industry employees only. |
| Change of Roster (< 5 days) | Choose this work type when the employer transfers an employee from day work to shiftwork, or from shiftwork to day work, for a period of at least 8 hours on fewer than 5 consecutive working days or shifts. Applicable to cement and lime industry employees only. |
| Compassionate Leave Taken | Choose this work type when compassionate leave is taken. |
| Daywork To Shiftwork | Choose this work type for Dayworkers transitioning to Shiftwork mid-pay cycle, provided they received at least 7 days' notice of the shift change. If the shiftwork transition coincides with the start of a new pay cycle, these employees should be assigned the "Shiftworker" tag instead. |
| Excess Travel Time (Temp Transfer) | Choose this work type when an employee is temporarily transferred from their usual place of employment to another location. Use this work type only for the travel time in excess of that usually spent travelling to their normal place of employment. |
G - L
Work type |
Description |
|---|---|
| Leave Without Pay Taken | Choose this work type when any unpaid leave is taken. |
| Long Service Leave Taken | Choose this work type when any long service leave is taken. |
M - R
Work type |
Description |
|---|---|
| Meal Allowance - Travel | Choose this work type to claim meal allowance for travelling. The number of meals should be entered into the 'units' field. |
| No Minimum Shift Engagement | Choose this work type where the requirement of minimum engagement is not applicable. |
| No Rest Period After Overtime | Choose this work type if an employee resumes work without having the 10 consecutive hours rest period following overtime. |
| Overtime Meal Allowance | Choose this work type for overtime meal allowances payable after 2 hours of extra work, with recurring entitlements every 4 hours thereafter, or if a scheduled overtime shift is cancelled. The number of meals should be entered into the 'units' field. |
| 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 taken. |
| Personal/Carer's Leave Taken | Choose this work type when personal and/or carer's leave is taken. |
| 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 when an employee is recalled to work after leaving the premises, ensuring a minimum payment of 4 hours at the applicable overtime rate. |
| Recalled to Work (Paid Standby) | Choose this work type for employees recalled to work while on a paid standby shift, ensuring a minimum payment of 3 hours at the applicable overtime rate. |
| Rostered Days Off Taken | Choose this work type when rostered day off is taken. |
S - Z
Work type |
Description |
|---|---|
| Shiftwork To Daywork | Choose this work type for Shiftworkers transitioning to Daywork mid-pay cycle, provided they received at least 7 days' notice of the shift change. If the daywork transition coincides with the start of a new pay cycle, "Shiftworker" tag should be removed instead. |
| Standby | Choose this work type when an employer directs an employee to hold themselves in readiness to work after the employee’s ordinary hours of work. |
| TIL of OT | Choose this work type where the employee and employer agree to take time off instead of receiving overtime payment. |
| Time In Lieu Taken | Choose this work type when time in lieu is taken. |
| Travel Time - No Sleeping Berth Provided | Choose this work type for travelling time performed due to a change in locality where a comfortable sleeping berth is not provided. |
| Travel Time - Sleeping Berth Provided | Choose this work type for travelling time performed due to a change in locality where a comfortable sleeping berth is provided. |
| Unforeseen Roster Change - Retain Penalties | Choose this work type for unforeseen roster changes where less than 7 days’ notice is provided. Applicable to quarrying industry shiftworker employees only. |
| Vehicle Allowance | Choose this work type if the employee uses their own vehicle during working hours. The kilometres travelled should be entered into the 'units' field. |
| Weekend as Ordinary Hours | Choose this work type for ordinary hours scheduled on a Saturday or Sunday, ensuring the mandatory weekend penalty rates are applied to the base rate. |
| Wet Weather Delay | Choose this work type to apply ordinary pay for time lost due to wet weather where the employee remains available for work. |
| Working on RDO (Accrue Day Off) | Choose this work type to accrue a Rostered Day Off (RDO) for hours worked on a scheduled day off by mutual agreement. |
| Working on RDO (Extra Pay) | Choose this work type to apply overtime payment for work performed on a scheduled Rostered Day Off (RDO). |
| Working Through Meal Break | Choose this work type when an employee is required to work through their scheduled meal break. |
Shift conditions
Shift Conditions are further details you can add to a shift where perhaps more than one condition applies to your shift. Shift conditions are selected when you edit a timesheet record, or when clocking on using the ClockMeIn Time and Attendance or EH Work app. The following is a list of Shift Conditions employees can select on their timesheet, and the meaning of each item.
M - R
Shift Conditions |
Description |
|---|---|
| 8hr Break Exception (Shift Cover/Roster Change) | Select this shift condition when an 8-hour break (instead of 10) is applied due to shift rotation or relief coverage. |
| No Minimum Shift Engagement | Select this shift condition where the requirement of minimum engagement is not applicable. |
| No Rest Period After Overtime | Select this shift condition if an employee resumes work without having the 10 consecutive hours rest period following overtime. |
S - Z
Shift Conditions |
Description |
|---|---|
| TIL of OT | Select this shift condition where the employee and employer agree to take time off instead of receiving overtime payment. |
| Weekend as Ordinary Hours | Select this shift condition for ordinary hours scheduled on a Saturday or Sunday, ensuring the mandatory weekend penalty rates are applied to the base rate. |
| Wet Weather Delay | Select this shift condition to apply ordinary pay for time lost due to wet weather where the employee remains available for work. |
| Working Through Meal Break | Select this shift condition when an employee is required to work through their scheduled meal break. |
Tags
Employee Tags are specific conditions typically related to the employee's agreement. These are often conditions negotiated and agreed between the employer and the employee, or unique characteristics of the employee's role. Payment of these provisions is usually of a recurring and ongoing nature.
A - F
Tags |
Description |
|---|---|
| Continuous Shiftworker | Assign this tag if an employee carried on over consecutive shifts of employees throughout the 24 hours of at least 6 consecutive days without interruption. |
| First Aid | Assign this tag if the employee holds an appropriate first aid qualification and is required to perform first aid duties. |
G - L
Tags |
Description |
|---|---|
| Leading hand allowance - in charge of 1 or 2 employees | Assign this tag to employees receiving Leading Hand in charge of 1 or 2 employees and is working under the Quarrying industry |
| Leading hand allowance - in charge of 1-5 employees | Assign this tag to employees receiving Leading Hand in charge of 1-5 employees and is working under the Cement and lime industry. |
| Leading hand allowance - in charge of 17 or more employees | Assign this tag to employees receiving Leading Hand in charge of 17 or more employees and is working under the Cement and lime industry. |
| Leading hand allowance - in charge of 3 to 6 employees | Assign this tag to employees receiving Leading Hand in charge of 3 to 6 employees and is working under the Quarrying industry. |
| Leading hand allowance - in charge of 6 to 10 employees | Assign this tag to employees receiving Leading Hand in charge of 6 to 10 employees and is working under the Quarrying industry. |
| Leading hand allowance - in charge of 6-16 employees | Assign this tag to employees receiving Leading Hand in charge of 6-16 employees and is working under the Cement and lime industry. |
| Leading hand allowance - in charge of more than 10 employees | Assign this tag to employees receiving Leading Hand in charge of more than 10 employees and is working under the Quarrying industry. |
| Leading hand and in charge of plant allowance - in charge of processing plant | Assign this tag to employees receiving Leading Hand in charge of the processing plant and is working under the Quarrying industry. |
M - R
Tags |
Description |
|---|---|
| Permanent Night Shift | Assign this tag to a shift worker employee who works on a night shift and does not rotate or alternate with another shift or with day work. |
S - Z
Tags |
Description |
|---|---|
| Shiftworker | Assign this tag to an employee engaged to shift work |
| TIL of OT | Assign this tag if an employee has agreed to have all overtime hours accrued as time in lieu of overtime. |
System limitations
Please note that rules cannot interpret or calculate the clauses below due to platform limitations and will require manual intervention or a workaround.
Clause 21 Shiftwork Penalty
- 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 8 AM and travel time is from 8-9 AM, the system treats the entire period as ordinary hours, as shift penalties only apply until 8 AM.
- Ensure that travel time is at least 31 minutes apart from work hours for the system to recognize it as a separate shift.
Clause 20.8 Time off instead of payment for overtime
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(e) Time off must be taken:
- (i) within the period of 6 months after the overtime is worked; and
- (ii) at a time or times within that period of 6 months agreed by the employee and employer.
- (f) If the employee requests at any time, to be paid for overtime covered by an agreement under clause 19.6 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.
- (g) If time off for overtime that has been worked is not taken within the period of 6 months mentioned in clause 19.6(e), 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.
Clause 16.2(b) Industry allowance
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To prevent underpayment, the system will always top up the industry allowance to meet the minimum engagement level. It automatically applies the minimum industry allowance required for each shift. If a workday includes multiple broken shifts, there may be an excess allowance applied. In these instances, the payroll administrators will need to manually adjust the pay run to remove any over-applied allowance.
For example:
When a part-time employee works more than one shift in a day- First shift (8 am-9 am) for 1 hour
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Second shift (10 am-11 am) for 1 hour
2 hours will be topped up at the end of the day according to the minimum engagement but 4 units of Industry allowance are paid per each entry shift. The administrator needs to adjust the pay run to correct any excess industry allowance that has been applied.