What is the registered and licensed clubs award?
The registered and licensed clubs award is a set of rules that outline the minimum employment conditions for workers in the club industry in Australia.
The registered and licensed clubs award covers different job roles such as bar attendants, front desk staff, security officers, club managers and golf professionals, and ensures that employees are treated fairly and in accordance with Fair Work regulations.
It includes details on minimum wages, working hours, and leave entitlements for both employers and employees.
Who is entitled to the Registered and Licensed Clubs Award?
The registered and licensed clubs award covers employers and employees working in the club industry across Australia.
Examples of employees covered by the Registered and Licensed Clubs Award include:
- bar attendants
- front desk staff
- kitchen staff including cooks
- guest services staff (including housekeeping)
- security officers
- grounds maintenance staff
- club managers
- handypersons
- child care workers
- administration staff
- golf professionals
- golf trainees.
In addition, the Registered Clubs Award also covers the following types of employees at a bowling green, golf course or golf facility:
- greenskeepers
- ground attendants
- gardeners
- lawn mowers
- motor roller drivers.
The Registered Clubs Award also covers labor hire businesses and their employees who are placed with an organisation that is a registered club.
To determine whether your staff fall under the Registered Clubs Award, it’s recommended to visit the Fair Work website.
Registered and Licensed Clubs Award rates
Workstem has developed a comprehensive guide to help compliance with the registered and licensed clubs award.
If you’re uncertain about the applicable classifications, this guide can help you understand how to comply with Fair Work legislation, classify your employees correctly, and pay penalties and allowances in accordance with the registered and licensed clubs award.
Full-time and part-time employees
- Ordinary and penalty rates (other than maintenance and horticultural employees)
Adult employees |
Junior employees | |
% of ordinary hourly rate |
% of junior hourly rate |
|
Ordinary hours | 100% |
100% |
Saturday |
150% | 150% |
Sunday |
175% |
175% |
Public holiday | 250% |
250% |
- Ordinary and penalty rates (maintenance and horticultural employees)
Adult employees |
Junior employees | ||
% of ordinary hourly rate |
% of junior hourly rate |
||
Ordinary hours |
100% | 100% | |
Saturday after 12 noon |
first 2 hours | 150% | 150% |
after 2 hours |
200% | 200% | |
Sunday | 200% |
200% |
|
Public holiday | 250% |
250% |
- Overtime rates
Adult employees |
Junior employees | ||
% of ordinary hourly rate |
% of junior hourly rate |
||
Monday to Friday | first 2 hours | 150% | 150% |
after 2 hours |
200% | 200% | |
Saturday |
first 2 hours |
175% | 175% |
after 2 hours | 200% |
200% |
|
Sunday | 200% |
200% |
|
Public holiday | 250% |
250% |
Casual employees
- Ordinary and penalty rates (other than maintenance and horticultural employees)
Adult employees |
Junior employees | |
% of ordinary hourly rate |
% of junior hourly rate | |
Ordinary hours |
125% | 125% |
Saturday | 150% |
150% |
Sunday | 175% |
175% |
Public holiday | 250% |
250% |
- Ordinary and penalty rates (maintenance and horticultural employees)
Adult employees | Junior employees | ||
% of ordinary hourly rate |
% of junior hourly rate |
||
Ordinary hours | 125% |
125% |
|
Saturday after 12 noon |
first 2 hours | 150% | 150% |
after 2 hours |
200% | 200% | |
Sunday | 200% |
200% |
|
Public holiday | 250% |
250% |
Apprentice
- Ordinary and penalty rates
Cooking apprentices other than adult apprentices commencing their apprenticeship on or after 1 January 2014 |
Adult cooking apprentices commencing their apprenticeship on or after 1 January 2014 | |
% of apprentice hourly rate |
||
Ordinary hours |
100% | 100% |
Saturday |
150% |
150% |
Sunday | 175% |
175% |
Public holiday | 250% |
250% |
Maintenance and horticultural apprentices other than adult apprentices commencing their apprenticeship on or after 1 January 2014 | Adult maintenance and horticultural apprentices commencing their apprenticeship on or after 1 January 2014 | ||
% of apprentice hourly rate |
|||
Ordinary hours |
100% |
100% |
|
Saturday after 12 noon | first 2 hours | 150% |
150% |
after 2 hours | 200% |
200% |
|
Sunday |
200% | 200% | |
Public holiday | 250% |
250% |
- Overtime rates
Cooking apprentices other than adult apprentices commencing their apprenticeship on or after 1 January 2014 |
Adult cooking apprentices commencing their apprenticeship on or after 1 January 2014 |
||
% of apprentice hourly rate |
|||
Monday to Friday |
first 2 hours | 150% | 150% |
after 2 hours |
200% |
200% | |
Saturday |
first 2 hours |
175% | 175% |
after 2 hours | 200% |
200% |
|
Sunday | 200% |
200% |
|
Public holiday | 250% |
250% |
Maintenance and horticultural apprentices other than adult apprentices commencing their apprenticeship on or after 1 January 2014 |
Adult maintenance and horticultural apprentices commencing their apprenticeship on or after 1 January 2014 | ||
% of apprentice hourly rate |
|||
Monday to Friday | first 2 hours | 150% |
150% |
after 2 hours |
200% | 200% | |
Saturday |
first 2 hours |
175% | 175% |
after 2 hours |
200% |
200% |
|
Sunday | 200% |
200% |
|
Public holiday | 250% |
250% |
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FAQs
Q:Do Registered and Licensed Clubs Award employers be required to pay Award minimum wage?
A: Yes, the Award minimum wage is the minimum legal requirement that an employee must be paid if they are covered through the Registered and Licensed Clubs Award. Employers are legally bound to comply with this.
Q:How do employers pay employees not covered under an Award?
A: If a business owner is in the club industry, but a particular employee is not covered by the Registered and Licensed Clubs Award, then either the FWC’s national minimum wage or the state minimum wage applies.
Read More: Registered and Licensed Clubs Award Guide [MA000058]