This article provides guidelines about using the pre-built Award package. For further information about this industry award, refer to Timber Industry Award 2020 [MA000071].
Key updates
See the current financial year tab to see award updates for the 2026/27 financial year.
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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.
6th
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 and Salary - Public Holiday Not Worked).
- Leave Allowance Templates for “No loading” and “With 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.
1st
We have updated the award to reflect the Fair Work Commission's National Minimum Wage increase detailed in the Annual Wage Review 2024-25 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 2025. 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 2025.
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We have implemented the following changes:
- Stream-specific Pay Rate Templates and Employment Agreements for Apprentices have been introduced in accordance with the new pay guide.
- All existing Apprentice Employment Agreements have been reviewed and updated to ensure each employee is aligned with the correct Pay Rate Template based on their year of service.
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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Before relying on the award information, users should carefully evaluate its accuracy, currency, completeness, and relevance for their purposes. You should also obtain appropriate professional advice.
The award default Rule Set Period is set 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.
Shift consolidation is set to 1 hour, meaning that if two shifts are separated by a gap of 1 hour or less, they will be treated as a single shift.
Conditions of pay
| Name | Clause | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Ordinary hours or work |
17.2(a) 17.2(c) |
Day worker: Monday-Friday between 6:30 am - 6:00 pm Where agreement exists the ordinary hours of work can be worked on any day of the week, Saturday and Sunday inclusive. |
| Maximum daily hours | 26.1 | Part Time: All time worked in excess of the hours agreed. |
| Maximum hours over a period | 17.3(a) |
Full Time & Casual:
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| Watchperson | 17.4 |
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| Overtime |
26.2
26.3
26.4
26.8
15.4(a)
26.7
26.3(b)
12.3 |
Day worker:
Shiftworker:
Watchpersons: 150% of the ordinary hourly rate.
Apprentice:
Work on a rostered day off, or shift;
Working on RDO when relief shiftworker absent
Casual loading:Overtime based on their ordinary rate of pay (including loading). |
| TIL | 26.3(a)(iv)/26.15(b) | Accrual based on penalty rate. |
| RDO | 18.5 | Accrue 0.4 hours from 8 hours of ordinary work, applicable to permanent employees only. |
| Name | Clause | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Shiftwork |
27.2(b)(ii)- (iii)
27.3
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| Work during meal break | 19.3 |
Pulp and Paper Stream:
Other than Pulp and Paper stream employees:
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| Weekends as ordinary | 26.6 |
Dayworkers: By agreement weekends as ordinary hours
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| Rest period after overtime |
26.10(c) 26.10(d) |
Dayworker: Less than 10 hours break: 200% of the ordinary hourly rate Shiftworker: Less than 8 hours break: 200% of the ordinary hourly rate. |
| Public holiday |
15.4(b)
27.1(c) 27.1(d)
27.3(d)
33.4(e)
33.5(b)(iii)
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Apprentice: 250% of the ordinary hourly rate Day workers:
Shiftworker: Major portion
Full-time employees working non-standard hours
Part-time employees whose normal roster includes a Saturday or Sunday (iii) works on the actual day (except Christmas)
(iii) work on the actual day (Christmas day)
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| Name | Clause | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Auto-meal break | 19.1 | 1 hour unpaid meal break after 5 hours of work. |
| Minimum shift engagement |
11.4 12.1 27.1
27.3(c)(ii)
26.7 |
Part time: 3 hours per shift Casual: 4 hours per shift Dayworkers:
Shiftworker
Work on rostered day off: 3 hours. |
| Crib time | 19.4 |
Paid at ordinary hourly rate:
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| Higher duties | 20.9 |
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| Make-up time | 18.6(a) | Day worker takes time off during ordinary hours, and works those hours at a later time, during the spread of ordinary hours. |
| Call back | 26.11 |
Call back: Pay at overtime rates
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| Standing by | 26.12 | Paid at ordinary hourly rate from the time so held in readiness until released or required to attend for duty. |
| Recall without notice | 26.13 | (Pulp and Paper Stream) Paid at ordinary hourly rate from the time of receipt of notice until reports for duty. |
| Cancelled overtime shift |
26.4(a) 26.4(b) |
(Pulp and Paper Stream) Paid 4 hours’ ordinary pay |
| Transport for employees after overtime | 26.14 | Paid at the ordinary hourly rate until transport is available. |
| Annual leave loading |
28.6(a)(i)
28.6(a)(ii) |
Day worker:
Shiftworker:
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| Public holidays |
33.3(a)
33.4(b)
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Rostered day off falling on public holiday
Holidays falling upon days employees not working
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| Casual loading |
12.2(b) 12.3 |
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| Name | Clause | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum daily hours | 14.3(e) | 8 hours on a Monday - Friday. |
| Maximum hours over a period | 14.3(b) | Average 38 hours per week. |
| Paid Rest period | 14.3(d) | If an employee is required to remain on duty for a work period in excess of 16 hours, the employee will, at the conclusion of the work period, be entitled to be paid 8 hours at ordinary rates as a paid rest period. |
| Overtime | 14.3(e) |
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| Saturday work | 14.3(f) | 150% of the ordinary hourly rate for the first 2 hours and at 200% of the ordinary hourly rate thereafter. |
| Sunday and public holiday work | 14.3(g) |
Sunday:
Public Holiday:
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| Traveling | 14.3(h) |
All time spent travelling is counted as time worked. |
| Meal intervals | 14.3(i) | 45 minutes counted as time worked. |
| Resumption of normal duties | 14.3(o)(i) | Break of 8 hours without loss of pay for recognised working time occurring during the break. |
| Stand by | 14.3(p) | Between 10.00 am and 6.00 pm on a Saturday, Sunday or Public Holiday during which period an employee will be in readiness for an immediate call to work |
The pieceworker ruleset applies exclusively to hourly-based activities, including:
- Firefighting Work – Employees engaged in fire prevention or suppression.
- Shifting Haulers – Employees responsible for moving logging equipment from one landing to another.
| Name | Clause | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Shifting haulers | 13.5 | Paid at the award rate plus 25% for time occupied shifting haulers from one landing to another. |
| Base rate of pay | 13.11 | NES entitlements - minimum rate for adult plus 25% loading. |
Special notes (other than pieceworkers)
- The timesheet should include start and end times for the rules to apply correctly.
- All leave requests should be converted into a timesheet with the standard hours of work.
- Higher Duties (Clause 20.9(c)) – The employee/payroll admin will not be able to select a classification lower than the assigned one. This must be manually calculated or require an update to the employee’s classification level.
- A permanent night shift employee should have a double tag: Shiftworker & Permanent Night Shift.
- “Day-to-Shiftwork" work type/shift condition should only be selected by Dayworkers who are transitioning to Shiftwork mid-pay run. This work type should NOT be used for employees who already have a "Shiftworker" tag assigned to them.
- When a Dayworker transitions to Shiftwork, the "Shiftworker" tag should be added to the employee's profile at the start of the next pay run, following the completion of the pay period where Dayworker rules still apply. This ensures that shiftwork rules are correctly applied for the new pay cycle, avoiding manual calculations for the mid-pay cycle change.
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Firefighting – Meal Intervals (Clause 14.3(i)) - Firefighting employees should only submit timesheets for unpaid breaks (i.e., breaks longer than 45 minutes). For example, if an employee takes a 1-hour break from 12pm to 1pm, they should log only the 15 minutes beyond the first 45 minutes, which would be from 12:45pm to 1pm.
- Crib Time (Clause 19.4) – Paid crib time that must be compensated at the applicable overtime rate should not be recorded as breaks in timesheets. Instead, it should be entered and treated as regular working hours.
- The work type "Crib time/meal break ordinary rate" is specifically for hours that must be paid at the ordinary hourly rate. It is the responsibility of both the employee and employer to ensure that only the correct hours are assigned to this work type.
- For the following allowances/travel time, employees should submit timesheets in units to ensure that penalty rates for actual work hours are not impacted by the assumed end time of travel time:
- Clause 23.9 – Working away from usual workplace – Excess travel costs allowance (not bushworkers, full-time employees)
- Clause 23.10 – Travelling allowance – Daily travel
- Clause 23.11 – Travelling allowance – Change of residence
- Clause 23.12 – Travelling allowance – Distant work
- Clause 23.12 – Travelling allowance – Bushworkers other than pieceworkers
- Clause 26.14 – Transport for employees after overtime
- The clauses listed in the table below were not included in the award. If you require any of these clauses, the award must be created or customised accordingly.
| Clause number | Clause name | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 18.4(a)(iii) | Rostered day off not to coincide with public holiday |
Need to customise rules
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| 18.4(b) | Substitute days |
Need to customise rules An employer and an individual employee, or the employer and a majority of affected employees, may agree to substitute the day the employee or affected employees are to take off during a work cycle for another day. |
| 18.6(b) | Make-up time |
Need to customise rules Shiftwork make-up time paid at shiftwork rate applicable to hours taken off. |
| 19.2 | Alteration of meal breaks |
Need to customise rules In any establishment where the ordinary hours of work are worked on the basis of 4 days of 8 ordinary hours each and one day of 6 ordinary hours in a weekly work cycle, the employer and the majority of affected employees may agree that the 6 ordinary hour day may be worked without a meal break. |
| 20.02 | Payment by results - wood and timber furniture stream |
Need to create Pay Rate Templates and Employment Agreements. An employer may remunerate any of their employees, engaged under the classifications in the Wood and Timber Furniture Stream, under any system of payment by results based on rates which would enable a worker of average capacity working under conditions to earn at least 12.5% in excess of the appropriate minimum weekly rate prescribed by this award for an adult employee. |
| 20.10 | 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 G—Supported Wage System. |
| 20.11 | 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. |
| 23.3 | Meal allowance - overtime | Need to customise rules By selecting the "Overtime Meal" work type, you indicate your intention to pay the meal allowances to employees rather than supplying meals directly. If you wish to provide meals instead of paying a meal allowance, or if your requirements differ, customisation of the overtime meal allowance will be necessary. This process ensures compliance with payroll obligations while aligning with your preferred method of managing overtime meal entitlements. |
| 27.3(c)(iii) | Sunday allowance—Pulp and Paper Stream |
Need to customise rules Shiftworker
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| 33.2 33.4(d) | Substitution of public holidays by agreement |
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. |
Special notes (pieceworkers)
Ruleset Scope: The pieceworker ruleset applies exclusively to hourly-based activities, including:
- Firefighting Work – Employees engaged in fire prevention or suppression.
- Shifting Haulers – Employees responsible for moving logging equipment from one landing to another.
- Leave Taken – When leave is taken, the full rate of pay will be the minimum rates plus a 25% loading.
Important: All piece rates, including those outlined in Schedule H—Piece Rates for Workers in Specified Districts, must be customized and tailored to meet the client’s specific requirements.
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Leave Allowance Templates:
- All pieceworkers will accrue leave based on hours worked when performing firefighting duties or shifting haulers.
- If an employee only performs piecework and has no recorded hours, leave must be manually accrued for each pay run.
- How to manually accrue leave in the payrun? Entering Accrued Leave
The clauses listed in the table below were not included in the award. If you require any of these clauses, the award must be created or customized accordingly.
| Clause number | Clause name | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 13.2 | Remuneration | Need to customise rules Subject to Schedule H—Piece Rates for Workers in Specified Districts, the remuneration payable to a pieceworker will be fixed by agreement between the employee and the employer at rates which would enable an employee of average capacity to earn, for an ordinary week’s work, not less than 25% above the appropriate weekly base rate for the class of work performed. |
| 13.6 | Piecework - sleepers - loading and turning |
Need to customise rules Sleepers are turned for inspection or reinspection, the loaders will receive turning rates whilst turning sleepers and loading rates whilst loading those sleepers. |
| 13.7. | Piecework—General Timber Stream Measurement of logs |
Need to customise rules All logs felled or hauled at piecework rates will be measured or weighed at the mill landing or elsewhere by agreement. |
| 13.8(a) | Piecework — Subsistence allowance |
Need to customise rules Where logs are stockpiled in excess of 14 days in the bush the pieceworkers affected may be paid, by agreement, a subsistence allowance based on the estimated tonnage of the logs in the pieceworkers’ pile agreed to between the pieceworkers and the employer. |
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 Swag apps. The following is a list of Shift Conditions employees can select on their timesheet, and the meaning of each item.
| Shift conditions | Description |
|---|---|
| Charred Timber | Select this shift condition when handling or cutting charred timber. |
| Cleaning of boilers and associated equipment allowance | Select this shift condition for hours engaged in cleaning of boilers and associated equipment allowance. |
| Cold places - below 0°C. | Select this shift condition when working for more than one hour in an environment where the temperature is below 0°C. |
| Confined spaces | Select this shift condition for hours worked in a confined spaces. |
| Day to Shiftwork | Select this shift condition for Dayworkers transitioning to Shiftwork , 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. |
| Dirty work allowance | Select this shift condition when the work performed is of an unusually dirty or offensive nature. |
| First Aid Allowance | Select this shift condition when an employee holds a first aid certificate and is eligible for a weekly allowance after working 3 days or more |
| Height money | Select this shift condition when required to work at a relevant height. |
| Hot work - 46°C and 54°C | Select this shift condition when working for more than one hour in an environment where the temperature is between 46°C and 54°C. |
| Hot work - in excess of 54°C | Select this shift condition when working for more than one hour in an environment where the temperature is more than 54°C. |
| Less than 10 hour break between shifts | Select this shift condition if an employee resumes work without having the 10 consecutive hours rest period following overtime. |
| Less than 8 hour break between shifts | Select this shift condition when a shiftworker’s shift has been changed resulting in less than 8 hours of break between shifts. |
| Meal Allowance - Overtime | Select this shift condition when working overtime for 2 hours or more and no meal is provided. If the overtime exceeds 6 hours, employee will receive an additional meal allowance. |
| No minimum shift engagement | Select this shift condition when there is no minimum shift or daily engagement requirement. |
| Repairs inside boilers and associated equipment | Select this shift condition when an employee is engaged on alterations and/or repairs inside an incinerator or lime-kiln, the gas or water space of any boiler, flue, precipitator or economiser. |
| TIL of OT | Select this shift condition if the employee elects to accrue time in lieu rather than be paid overtime for a shift. |
| Wet places | Select this shift condition for hours working in a location where their clothing or boots become saturated, whether by water, oil, or other substances. |
| Working through meal break | Select this shift condition when an employee is working during 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.
| Apprentice - General Timber | Assign this tag to an apprentice employee under the General Timber Stream to trigger the correct overtime rates. |
| Apprentice - Pulp and Paper | Assign this tag to an apprentice employee under the Pulp and Paper Stream to trigger the correct overtime rates |
| Apprentice - Wood and Timber Furniture | Assign this tag to an apprentice employee under the Wood and Timber Furniture Stream to trigger the correct overtime rates |
| Casual - General Timber | Assign this tag to a casual employee under the General Timber Stream to trigger the correct penalty for public holiday. |
| Charred timber | Assign this tag to an employee handling or cutting charred timber when the disabilities associated with handling or cutting such timber are unusually dirty or objectionable. |
| Continuous Shiftworker | Assign this tag to an employee working consecutive shifts over 24 hours for at least 6 consecutive days, without interruptions except for breakdowns, meal breaks, or unavoidable causes beyond the employer's control. |
| Forest work allowance | Assign this tag to an employee working in forests. |
| In charge of plant (engine driver/fireman) | Assign this tag to engine drivers/firemen in charge of plant. |
| Leading Hand - 2-6 employees | Assign this tag to an employee appointed to be a leading hand in charge of 2-6 employees. |
| Leading Hand - 6+ employees | Assign this tag to an employee appointed to be a leading hand in charge of more than 6 employees. |
| Low loader allowance | Assign this tag to an employee driving a low loader who typically exceeds 43 tonnes GCM. |
| Multiple forklift or crane allowance (engine driver/fireman) | Assign this tag to engine drivers/firemen when two or more forklifts or cranes are used for a single lift. |
| Permanent Night Shift | Assign this tag to a shiftworker employee who works on a night shift only and does not rotate or alternate with another shift or with day work. |
| RDO | Assign this tag to an employee if they accrue RDO. |
| Shiftworker | Assign this tag to an employee engaged in shiftwork. |
| Saturday is ordinary hours | Assign this tag to employees with agreed ordinary hours on Saturday. |
| Stops or starts engine allowance - (engine driver/fireman) | Assign this tag to an engine driver/fireman who stops or starts the engine. |
| Sunday is ordinary hours | Assign this tag to employees with agreed ordinary hours on Sunday. |
| TIL of OT | Assign this tag if an employee has agreed to have all overtime hours accrued as time in lieu of overtime. |
| Tool allowance - Millwright | Assign this tag to a millwright employee who must be paid a tool allowance for supplying and maintaining tools. |
| Tool allowance - Tradesperson | Assign this tag to a tradesperson employee who must be paid a tool allowance for supplying and maintaining tools. |
| Tool allowance - Utility person | Assign this tag to a utility employee who must be paid a tool allowance for supplying and maintaining tools. |
| Watchperson | Assign this tag to an employee classified as a watchperson to trigger the correct overtime rates. |
Work types
The following lists out and explains the work types an employee can select on their timesheet.
| Annual leave taken | Choose this work type when annual leave is taken. |
| Call back | Choose this work type when called back to work but not on standby. |
| Call back from standby | Choose this work type when called back to work from standby. |
| Camping Allowance | Choose this work type when required to camp. |
| Cancelled shift - Pulp & Paper | Choose this work type when an overtime shift is cancelled without sufficient notice. |
| Changes to shiftwork with insufficient notice | Choose this work type when an employee’s shift has been changed without sufficient notice—such as a day worker moving to shiftwork or any alteration to their shift roster. Apply this work type to pay the 150% penalty rate until the required notice period has passed (7 days, or 48 hours if the change is due to absenteeism). |
| Compassionate leave taken | Choose this work type when compassionate leave is taken. |
| Crib time/meal break ordinary rate |
Choose this work type for any crib time or meal break hours to be paid at ordinary rates for the following scenario:
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| Day 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. |
| Dirty work allowance | Choose this work type when the work performed is of an unusually dirty or offensive nature. |
| Distance work - meal allowance | Choose this work type for when travelling and eligible for a meal allowance. |
| Fire Fighting - Paid Rest Period | Choose this work type when an employee is required to remain on duty for a work period in excess of 16 hours, the employee will, at the conclusion of the work period, be entitled to be paid 8 hours at ordinary rates as a paid rest period. |
| Fire Fighting - Stand-by | Choose this work type for when an employee is required to stand by for fighting work. |
| Fire fighting work | Choose this work type for all hours doing fire-fighting work. |
| First Aid Allowance | Choose this work type when an employee holds a first aid certificate and is eligible for a weekly allowance after working 3 days or more. |
| Leave without pay taken | Choose this work type when any unpaid leave is taken. |
| Less than 10 hour break between shifts | Choose this work type if an employee resumes work without having the 10 consecutive hours rest period following overtime. |
| Less than 8 hour break between shift | Choose this work type when a shiftworker’s roster is changed, resulting in less than 8 hours’ break between shifts.. |
| LLong Service Leave Taken | Choose this work type when long service leave is taken. |
| Make-up Time | Choose this work type when an employee takes off during ordinary hours and work those hours at a later time. |
| Meal Allowance - Overtime | Choose this work type when working overtime for 2 hours or more and no meal is provided. |
| No minimum shift engagement | Choose this work type when there is no minimum shift or daily engagement requirement. |
| Paid community service leave taken | Choose this work type when paid 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. |
| PH on day not working (Accrue AL) | Choose this work type when a full-time employee working non-standard hours wants to accrue extra Annual Leave instead of being paid at ordinary rate. |
| Pieceworker - shifting haulers | Choose this work type when a Pieceworker is shifting haulers. |
| Public holiday not worked | Choose this work type where a Permanent employee is not required to work on a shift falling on a public holiday that the employee would have otherwise worked had it not been a public holiday. |
| RDO on PH (Accrue AL) | Choose this work type when a full-time employee’s RDO falls on a public holiday and elect to accrue additional annual leave instead of receiving ordinary pay. |
| Recall Without Notice - Pulp & Paper | Choose this work type when an employee in Pulp and Paper stream is recalled without notice to work overtime. |
| Resumption of normal duties - No loss of pay break | Choose this work type employee who has been engaged in fire fighting will be entitled, upon the cessation of fire fighting work and prior to the resumption of normal duties, to a clear break of 8 hours without loss of pay for recognised working time occurring during the break. |
| Rostered Day Off Taken | Choose this work type when rostered day off is taken. |
| Rostered on PH - not required to work | Choose this work type when a full-time employee working non-standard hours is rostered to work on a public holiday but is not required to work. The employee will receive the usual payment for that day. |
| Standing by | Choose this work type for hours when the employer requires an employee to be in readiness for a call back. |
| Time In Lieu Taken | Choose this work type when time in lieu is taken. |
| Travel Time - Bushfire | Choose this work type when an employee required to do a fire fighting work is travelling to and from a bushfire. |
| Travelling allowance - bushworker | Choose this work type for all time occupied in travelling between the starting place and the work and for all the time in excess of half an hour back from the work to the starting point. This travelling allowance is to be entered in units. |
| Travelling allowance - change of residence | Choose this work type when a full time employee is engaged to work in another locality or transferred from an unusual locality to another for employment that can reasonably be regarded as permanent and involves a change of residence. This travelling allowance is to be entered in units.. |
| Travelling allowance - distant work - no sleeping berth | Choose this work type when a full-time employee is transferred from their usual locality to another and must stay away from their usual residence without a provided sleeping berth. This travelling allowance is to be entered in units. |
| Travelling allowance - distant work - sleeping berth provided | Choose this work type when a full-time employee is transferred from their usual locality to another and must stay away from their usual residence with a provided sleeping berth. This travelling allowance is to be entered in units. |
| Vehicle allowance | Choose this work type if the employee uses their own vehicle for work purposes. The kilometres travelled should be entered into the 'units' field. |
| Waiting for transport after overtime | Choose this work type when an employee working overtime must stay on duty past the time reasonable transport home is available. The employer covers transport costs and pays the employee’s current rate until transport is accessible. This is to be entered in units. |
| Working away from usual workplace - excess travel cost allowance | Choose this work type for all time reasonably spent travelling which is more than the time spent travelling to and from the normal workplace, applicable to full-time employees. |
| Working on RDO | Choose this work type when a full time employee is required to work on a rostered day off. |
| Working on RDO - Unrelieved | Choose this work type when an employee scheduled for relief is not relieved and is required to work on their day off. |
| Working through meal break | Choose this work type when an employee is working during meal break. |
System limitations
Please note that rules will not be able to interpret or calculate the below clauses due to system limitations and will require manual intervention.
| Clause Number | Clause Name | Details |
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| 26.15 | Time off instead of payment for overtime |
c)Time off must be taken: within the period of 6 months after the overtime is worked; and at a time or times within that period of 6 months agreed by the employee and employer. (d) If the employee requests at any time, to be paid for overtime covered by an agreement under clause 26.15 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. (e) If time off for overtime that has been worked is not taken within the period of 6 months mentioned in clause 26.15(c), 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.
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| 27.3 (c)(iii) | Sunday allowance—Pulp and Paper Stream |
The system will not be able to automatically consider previous Sunday work. Workaround is by the use of work type. In consideration of the Sunday overtime required in the industry, an employee who works not less than 8 hours on a Sunday outside the employee’s ordinary hours of work prescribed in this award and has worked not less than 8 hours on either of the immediately preceding 2 Sundays outside such ordinary hours will be paid in respect of the first-mentioned Sunday a special allowance of 4 hours’ pay at ordinary time. |
| 18.6 | Make-up time | Shiftworker takes time off during ordinary hours and works those hours at a later time at the shiftwork rate. |
| 22.8(b) | Additional allowances for engine drivers/firemen | Except as to dragline excavators and tractors these additional rates will not be cumulative to the extent of increasing the minimum rate of an employee above the classification Level 5. |
| 19.4 | Crib time |
Where a day worker on a 5 day week is required to work overtime on a Saturday, Sunday, or Public Holiday the first prescribed crib time will, if occurring between 10.00 am and 1.00 pm, be paid at ordinary rates. The crib time paid at ordinary rates can be recorded at any point during overtime. It is the responsibility of both the employee and employer to ensure it is entered at the correct and relevant time. |