What is the current award wage?

What is the current national minimum wage? The national minimum wage is currently $20.33 per hour or $772.60 per 38 hour week (before tax).

What is a modern award who is covered by a modern award?

Who is covered by a modern award? Modern awards apply to all employees covered by the national workplace relations system. Modern awards are industry or occupation-based, and apply to employers and employees who perform work covered by the award.

Do employers have to pay award rates?

An employee’s minimum pay rate can come from an award, enterprise agreement, other registered agreement, or the national minimum wage. Employees must be paid for all the hours they work including the time they spend in training, team meetings, opening and closing the business, and working unreasonable trial shifts.

What is a modern award Australia?

Awards (modern awards) are legal documents that outline the minimum pay rates and conditions of employment. There are more than 100 industry or occupation awards that cover most people who work in Australia.

When do pay rates for hair and Beauty Awards change?

[MA000005] Published 01 July 2021 Pay rates for this award will change from 01 November 2021. Therates in this guide apply from 01 February 2021. Information about the definition and operation of allowances, penalties and overtime can be found in the award and the Pay and Conditions Tool

What kind of awards are there in Australia?

Awards (modern awards) are legal documents that outline the minimum pay rates and conditions of employment. There are more than 100 industry or occupation awards that cover most people who work in Australia. Find out which award covers you below. Check out the Changes to awards in 2020.

Are there any awards for employees in Queensland?

Modern awards. Modern awards cover most private sector workplaces in Queensland and set out minimum conditions for employees and employers who work in the same industry or occupation. In the public sector, the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission is now working with employer and employee representatives to modernise 80-plus awards.

When do new security award pay guides apply?

The pay guides have the current minimum pay rates for full-time, part-time and casual employees in an award. They apply from 1 July 2019. They also include all the monetary allowances and the most frequently used penalty rates for each classification.