Enjoy compliance confidence and prevent the risk of both underpayments and overpayments with Workstem's industry-leading award interpretation software. Our comprehensive solution delivers:
Simplify award management and stay in compliance by using the best award interpretation software.
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From Onboarding to Payroll: Award Compliance, Automation & Cost Control
Smart Employee Onboarding
Assign the correct award rates, classifications, and hourly rates in sync with Fair Work and enjoy automatic updates to 122+ awards & 34 EBA rates and compliance regulations.
Well-stored historical records
Track every change accurately (classification levels, award coverage, pay rates) and store employment and payroll records in compliance with ATO.
Intelligently Match Award Rules
Schedule ordinary hours, RDO, sleepover, and overnight shifts with flexibility while keeping in compliance with relevant awards.
Bulk Scheduling Efficiency
Create shifts in a batch with just a few clicks using shift templates to save time. Perfect for industries with repetitive rosters or seasonal staffing surges.
Auto-Adjust for Multiple Award Rates
Simply assign the relevant award to each shift within the same day, and see how pay rates, penalties, and allowances adjust automatically.
Monitor Schedule Costs for Easier Workforce Planning
Align shift scheduling with workforce and cost to optimise resource allocation, prevent over/understaffing, and make informed decisions instantly.
Award Compliance with Customised Rules
Automatically calculate and categorise ordinary hours, overtime, meal breaks, rest breaks, TOIL, and more—ensuring compliance with modern awards or EBAs and enjoy customisation to align with your company policies, stay compliant without compromise.
Detect Exceptions Quickly
Identify late arrivals or early leaves and apply attendance rules automatically to adjust for correct timesheets. See ordinary hours, overtime, Sat & Sun or public holiday penalties and many more at a glance to catch misclassified hours.
Verified Timesheet For Seamless Payroll
Resolve differences by submitting timesheets for approval. Simply recalculate in one click to get accurate details for payroll.
Correct Rates, Every Time
Reliable & efficient rate adjustment based on rules logic to trigger correct pay rates for overtime, public holidays, and even time zone changes (e.g. daylight savings) before each pay run for peace of mind.
Handle Last Minute Changes with Confidence
Manage complicated scenarios such as broken shifts and sleepover under SCHADS with ease, and process last-minute changes with one click to readjust for accurate pay run without cut-off deadlines.
Generate ATO Compliant Payslips
STP2-compliant breakdowns of each pay component with automated timesheets. Employees see exactly what they’ve earned and what is deducted.
Workstem's one-stop payroll system offers a comprehensive range of HR solutions, including rostering, attendance management, leave tracking, expense claims, payroll processing, tax compliance, superannuation, and Single Touch Payroll (STP) reporting. By consolidating these functions into a single platform, we streamline HR processing and reduce errors, delays, and duplication of effort.
What is award interpretation?
Award interpretation involves calculating the minimum legal amount of pay for hours worked based on the relevant industry award or modern award, which includes assessing base hourly pay rates, overtime pay rates, penalty pay rates, and allowances.
What types of award interpretation software does Workstem provide?
Workstem offers a comprehensive award interpretation software that covers all major industries in Australia, including Hospitality, Retail, Restaurant, etc., and supports pre-built formulas and self-editing capabilities to provide efficient and flexible award management.
How does Workstem integrate its award interpretation software with onboarding, attendance and payroll management?
Workstem seamlessly integrates its award interpretation software with onboarding, attendance, leave and payroll through a powerful AI engine that can automatically calculate employee entitlements based on awards, generate accurate timesheets, and streamlines the payment process.
Can Workstem handle Enterprise Bargaining Agreements (EBAs)?
Workstem can handle EBAs and other industrial instruments to compliantly calculate employee entitlements and to reflect the terms and conditions of the relevant EBA, simplifying employee entitlements management under the agreement.
What are the benefits of using Workstem’s award interpretation software compared to manual payroll calculation?
Workstem’s award interpretation software adheres to industry award regulations, reduces the risk of errors, automates timesheet and payroll calculations, and offers customised options to reflect enterprise bargaining agreement terms.