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Awards

From 1 January 2010, modern awards cover most workplaces. Modern awards were created to establish one set of minimum conditions for employers and employees across Australia who work in the same industries or occupations.

Modern awards, together with the National Employment Standards (NES) and the national minimum wage orders made by Fair Work Australia, make up the safety net for employees covered by the national workplace relations system.

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How to find an award

There are 122 modern awards that replace thousands of federal and state based awards. We have provided a variety of ways to help you find your right award so you can use the other tools on this website, and get information on wages and conditions.

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Award Finder

Award Finder makes it easy to search for modern and pre-modern awards. You’ll need to know which award covers you to use other tools on this website. In this section you can also find Pay & Conditions Guides for many industries.

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Modern awards

In this section you can read about what modern awards are or listen to someone explain a little about them. You can find out who is covered and who isn’t, what modern awards include and how they are being introduced.

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Pre-modern awards

Before modern awards were introduced, a number of instruments covered terms and conditions of employment.  These are now known as ‘pre-modern awards’.  You can find out more about them here.

A-Z of modern awards

The commencement of modern awards means that there have been changes to minimum terms and conditions for many employees. The changes vary by state, industry and employer. This section lets you find a modern award by title.

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Award codes

Each modern award has a unique code number and the code helps identify what type of award it is. This section tells you more.

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State award employers’ transition to modern awards

In this section you can find out about Division 2B State award employers' transition to modern awards. From the first pay period on or after 1 February 2011, most non-constitutional corporation employers in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania will be covered by the conditions in modern awards. This has an impact on the minimum pay and conditions that these employers must provide to their employees.