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Pay

In most workplaces how much people are paid is now governed by modern awards. Some modern award pay rates commenced on 1 July 2010 and some are being phased in over a period of four years. For more details about modern awards and how they are being phased in, see the Awards section of this site.

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Finding the right pay

This section provides an introduction to the resources developed by the Fair Work Ombudsman to help you find your base pay rate and to help employers and payroll staff calculate pay and penalty rates for a range of jobs.

PayCheck Plus

PayCheck Plus enables you to calculate base pay rates, allowances, overtime, and penalty rates of pay per hour. You can also calculate pay rates for entire shifts worked over a seven day period. You can print, export or save your selections.

Pay Rates Calculator

Want to work out penalty rates from 1 July 2010? The Pay Rates Calculator can work out the base rate of pay and penalty rates for a single shift or hour by hour. It’s designed for payroll staff and advanced users.

Pay & Conditions Guides

Want an easy-to-read summary of the wages and conditions that apply from 1 July 2010? You can find all this and more in the Pay and Conditions Guide for your modern and pre-modern award. You can print a copy to keep in your workplace. For employers and employees.

National minimum wage

The national minimum wage acts as a safety net for employees in the national workplace relations system to provide minimum rates of pay for employees not covered by awards or agreements. You can read more about it here.

Pay slips

Every employee must be given a pay slip within one working day of each pay day. Find out what information must be on your pay slips and when employers are allowed to make deductions from employees’ pay.

Rates of pay

An employee's basic rate of pay depends on a range of factors. Learn more in this section.

Classification translation principles

These principles provide guidance on how previous individual employee classifications translate into modern award classification structures.

Penalty rates

A penalty rate is a higher rate of pay for work done outside usual working hours. Find out how they are being phased in along with other provisions of modern awards.

Overtime

Overtime payments that are included under modern awards take effect from the commencement of an award.

Allowances

Depending on your modern award or agreement you might be entitled to additional payments for taking on extra responsibilities or special kinds of work. Get details here.

Apprentice & trainee pay

Apprenticeship and traineeship wages may vary from industry to industry and generally increase with each year of the employee’s training. Get details here

Student placement & unpaid work

Find out what to look out for when it comes to internships, work experience and other types of unpaid work.

Permitted deductions

Certain conditions need to apply for an employer to make deductions from an employee’s wages. Find out what they are.

Pay Scale summaries 2006 - 2009

Modern awards replaced Pay Scales for most workers from 1 January 2010 (although in many cases transitional arrangements allow the modern award rates to be phased in from the first pay period on or after 1 July 2010). If your work is not covered by a modern award, a Pay Scale might still apply to you. This section explains Pay Scales and what they include.