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Fast Food Industry Award 2010 (MA000003)

The article provides guidelines about when to use the different work types and tags included as part of the pre-built Fast Food award package. To read further information about the fast food industry award, refer to Fast Food Industry Award.

Key updates

  Select the current financial year tab to see award updates for the 2024/25 financial year, while all previous updates before this time you can find in the historical financial years tab.

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January 2025

29th

We have updated the award to offer two options for managing Sunday work, aiming to address issues with pay categories and tags, particularly when employees work at a higher classification level.

Here’s the summary of the key changes:

  • We've introduced the "Level 2 and Level 3 Employees" tags to both rulesets
  • We've updated the stand-alone "Sunday" pay category on all pay rate templates

For detailed information on the changes, please refer to our guide here.

October 2024

30th

We have updated the rounding method for the following pay categories to align with the Pay Guide rates:

  • Casual - Weekday Ordinary
  • Casual - Overtime - After 2 hours
  • Casual - Saturday
  • Casual - Sunday (Level 1)

Note:
For the Casual - Weekday Evening pay category, there is a 0.01 rate difference. Please review and make manual adjustments where required.

September 2024

25th

We have applied the following updates:

  • We have introduced a new work type "Travelling time" and added new rules"17.6 Travelling time" and "17.6 Travelling time - Overtime" to Permanent Fast food and Casual Fast food rule sets, aligning to clause 17.6 where employee will be paid travelling time on Monday to Saturday, at their minimum hourly rate of pay; or on Sunday or a public holiday, at 150% of their minimum hourly rate of pay.
  • Added new rule "20.5 Minimum Engagement on Sunday OT" on Permanent Fast food rule set to apply the minimum hours at the relevant overtime rate for overtime hours worked on Sunday per clause 20.5. 
  • Updated rule "20.5 Minimum Engagement on Sunday OT" on Casual Fast food rule set to ensure the correct interpretation of minimum hours worked on Sunday. 
  • Updated all permanent pay rate templates to include the new created pay categories including:
    • Permanent Travelling time - Mon - Sat
    • Permanent Travelling time - Mon - Sat overtime
    • Permanent Travelling time - Sunday and Public Holiday
    • Permanent Travelling time - Sunday and Public Holiday overtime
  • Updated all casual pay rate templates to include new created pay categories including:
    • Casual Travelling time - Mon - Sat
    • Casual Travelling time - Mon - Sat overtime
    • Casual Travelling time - Sunday and Public Holiday
    • Casual Travelling time - Sunday and Public Holiday overtime
July 2024

16th

We have revised the Permanent Fast Food ruleset and removed the "Extra Annual Leave - Shiftworker" rule, and its associated "shiftworker" tag, as it is no longer included in the award. 

1st

We have updated the award to reflect the Fair Work Commission's National Minimum Wage increase detailed in the Annual Wage Review 2023-24 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 2024. 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 2024.

We have also updated the "Community Service Leave Taken" pay category, where it accrues leave. The payment classification has also been updated in line with the ATO specification categories.

The Casual Fast Food rule set has been updated to include a rule for Paid Family Domestic Violence Leave.

Installing 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. 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 to Four Weekly. 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. 

Special Notes

  • Work on a Sunday - choose one of the two options on how to manage work on a Sunday. Please refer to our guide here.
    • No tag 
    • With tag

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
1+ OT hrs worked (24 hrs prior notice not provided to employee) An employee that was required to work more than 1 hour of overtime with less than 24 hours’ notice and not provided with a meal should add 1 unit of this allowance to their shift. Refer to section 19.1(a) of the Fast Food Industry Award.
4+ OT hrs worked (24 hrs prior notice not provided to employee) An employee that was required to work more than 4 hours of overtime with less than 24 hours’ notice and not provided with a meal should add 1 unit of this allowance to their shift. This is in addition to adding 1 unit of "1+ OT hrs worked (24 hrs prior notice not provided to employee)". Refer to section 19.1(a) of the Fast Food Industry Award.
Annual leave Choose this work type when annual leave is taken.
Carers leave Choose this work type when carer’s leave is taken.
Cold Work (above 0 degrees) Employees principally employed on a particular shift to enter cold chambers and/or to stock and refill refrigerated storages should choose this work type. Refer to section 19.8(a) of the Fast Food Industry Award.
Cold Work (below 0 degrees) Choose this work type if the employee is required to work in a cold chamber where the temperature is below 0 degrees. Refer to section 19.8(b) of the Fast Food Industry Award.
Compassionate leave Choose this work type when compassionate leave is taken.
G - L
Kilometre allowance Where an employer requests an employee to use their own motor vehicle in the performance of their duties, this work type should be used. The kilometres travelled should be entered into the ‘units’ field. Refer section 19.6 of the Fast Food Industry Award.
Long service leave Choose this work type when long service leave is taken.
M - R
Minimum engagement - Sunday OT Choose this work type when employees are working overtime on Sunday, which are not worked immediately before or after ordinary hours and would be entitled to the minimum payment of 4 hours.
No meal break Normally, meal breaks are automatically added for shifts over 5h30m. Use this work type to indicate that no meal break was taken during the shift.
Public holiday not worked Choose this work type where employees are not required to work on a gazetted public holiday.
S - Z
Sick leave Choose this work type when sick leave is taken.
Travelling time Choose this work type when employees spends extra time travelling on both ways between the employee’s residence and the other place of work; or if the employer provides transport from a pick-up point, both ways between the employee’s residence and that pick-up point.
Time in lieu Choose this work type when time in lieu is taken.
Time in lieu of overtime Choose this work type if the employee elects to accrue time in lieu rather than be paid for any overtime for this shift.
Unpaid leave Choose this work type when unpaid leave is taken.

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
Broken Hill Allowance Assign this tag if the employee is entitled to receive a Broken Hill Allowance.
G - L
Level 1 Employees Assign this tag to all Level 1 Employees to ensure that employees classified as Level 1 will receive the correct penalty rates when they work Sundays, otherwise overpayment may occur.
Level 2 and Level 3 Employees Assign this tag to employees working Level 2 and Level 3 duties
S - Z
TIL of OT Assign this tag if the employee elects to always accrue time in lieu rather than be paid overtime.
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