{"id":559,"date":"2023-07-18T04:02:46","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T16:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.workstem.com\/au\/blog\/auto-draft\/"},"modified":"2023-11-16T16:30:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T03:30:25","slug":"nurses-award-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.workstem.com\/au\/blog\/nurses-award-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Nurses Award Guide [MA000034]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='post-index' id='post-index'><a href='###' id='post-index-close'><i class='fa fa-list'><\/i><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class='post-index-title'>Table of content<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class='post-index-inner' id='post-index-inner'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<ol class='post-index-list'><li class=\"post-index-item\" data-tt=\"title-idx-0\" ><a href=\"###\"title=\"What is the Nurses Award?\">What is the Nurses Award?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"post-index-item\" data-tt=\"title-idx-1\" ><a href=\"###\"title=\"Who is entitled to the Nurses Award?\">Who is entitled to the Nurses Award?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"post-index-item\" data-tt=\"title-idx-2\" ><a href=\"###\"title=\"Coverage\">Coverage<\/a><\/li><li class=\"post-index-item\" data-tt=\"title-idx-3\" ><a href=\"###\"title=\"How is the shiftwork arranged in the Nurses Award?\">How is the shiftwork arranged in the Nurses Award?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"post-index-item\" data-tt=\"title-idx-4\" ><a href=\"###\"title=\"How are wages and allowances calculated in the Nurses Award?\">How are wages and allowances calculated in the Nurses Award?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"post-index-item\" data-tt=\"title-idx-5\" ><a href=\"###\"title=\"How is the leave managed in the Nurses Award?\">How is the leave managed in the Nurses Award?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"post-index-item\" data-tt=\"title-idx-6\" ><a href=\"###\"title=\"How to keep in compliance with the Nurses Award\uff1f\">How to keep in compliance with the Nurses Award\uff1f<\/a><\/li><li class=\"post-index-item\" data-tt=\"title-idx-7\" ><a href=\"###\"title=\"How can Workstem assist you?\">How can Workstem assist you?<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<script>\r\n\t\t\t$(function(){\r\n\t\t\t\tvar contIdxHeight = $('#post-index-inner').height()+20;\r\n\t\t\t\t$('#post-index-inner').css('height',contIdxHeight+'px');\r\n\t\t\t\t$('#post-index-close').on('click',function(){\r\n\t\t\t\t\tif($('#post-index-inner').height()>20) {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t$('#post-index-inner').css('height',0);\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t$('#post-index-inner').css('padding-top',0);\r\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t$('#post-index-inner').css('height',contIdxHeight+'px');\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t$('#post-index-inner').css('padding-top','20px');\r\n\t\t\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\t});\r\n\t\t\t\t$('.post-index-item').on('click',function(){\r\n\t\t\t\t\tvar tt=$(this).data('tt');\r\n\t\t\t\t\tscrollPosition(document.getElementById(tt));\r\n\t\t\t\t});\r\n\t\t\t});\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/script><div class='post-content-full'><p>This article provides guidelines on the Australian Nurses Award package. For more information on this award, please refer to the <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/library.fairwork.gov.au\/award\/?krn=MA000034#_Toc138157780\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nurses Award Guide [MA000034].<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"title-idx-0\" class=\"icon-anchor\">What is the Nurses Award?<\/h2>\n<p>The Nurses Award is a set of legal minimum employment standards and conditions that apply to nurses and their assistants working in the health industry in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>It sets out the minimum wage rates, working hours, leave entitlements, and other conditions for nursing roles, including nursing assistants, enrolled nurses, registered nurses, nurse practitioners.<\/p>\n<p>The Nurses Award aims to ensure that nurses and their assistants are treated fairly and receive reasonable pay and conditions for their work.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"title-idx-1\" class=\"icon-anchor\">Who is entitled to the Nurses Award?<\/h2>\n<h2 id=\"title-idx-2\" class=\"icon-anchor\">Coverage<\/h2>\n<p>The Nurses Award covers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>employers and their employees in the health industry<\/li>\n<li>employers who employ nurses and midwifes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Types of employment<\/h3>\n<p>This award covers the following employee categories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Full-time employee: An employee who is engaged to work either 38 hours per week or an average of 38 hours per week.<\/li>\n<li>Part-time employee: An employee is engaged to work less than an average of 38 ordinary hours per week and has reasonably predictable hours of work.<\/li>\n<li>Casual employee: An employee is engaged and paid without any guaranteed hours of work. (They are entitled to receive the minimum hourly rate applicable to their classification and pay point, as well as a loading of 25% of the minimum hourly rate applicable to their classification and pay point for each ordinary hour worked.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The Award does not generally cover<\/h3>\n<p>The following employers and employees are not covered by the Nurses Award:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>medical practitioners (for example, doctors)<\/li>\n<li>registrars<\/li>\n<li>health professionals such as physiotherapists, pastoral carers and health information managers<\/li>\n<li>clerical and administration employees<\/li>\n<li>nurses employed in a primary or secondary school.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check the award for full information on coverage and classifications.<\/p>\n<p>Source reference: <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/awardviewer.fwo.gov.au\/award\/show\/MA000034\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nurses Award [MA000034] clauses 3, 4 and schedule B<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"title-idx-3\" class=\"icon-anchor\">How is the shiftwork arranged in the Nurses Award?<\/h2>\n<h3>Shiftworker<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Shift Type<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Span of hours<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Afternoon shift<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">12.00 am \u2013 6.00 pm (same day)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Night shift<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">6.00 pm -7.30 am (following day)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Hours of Work<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Day worker<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0 \u00a06.00 am &#8211; 6.00 pm, Monday to Friday.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Shiftworker<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0 \u00a0For a full-time employee will be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">38 hours per week; or<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">76 hours per fortnight; or<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">152 hours over 28 days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>*An accrued day off (ADO) system of work may be implemented where a full-time employee works no more than 19 days in a 4 week period of 152 hours.<\/p>\n<h3>Breaks<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Unpaid meal breaks<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Employees can take a 30-60 minute break between the 4th and 6th hour of work.<\/li>\n<li>Employees working shifts of 6 hours or less may waive their meal break by agreement.<\/li>\n<li>If an employee is required to work during their meal break, they will be paid overtime for all the time worked until the break is taken.<\/li>\n<li>If an employer requires an employee to be available during a meal break but the employee is not required to perform any duties, the employee should be paid at their regular rate for the 30-minute meal break. This time will not count towards calculating overtime or penalty rates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<strong> Paid tea breaks<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Employees get a 10-minute paid tea break every 4 hours worked, scheduled by agreement between employer and employee.<\/li>\n<li>Subject to agreement between the employer and employee, two 10 minute tea breaks may be taken as one 20 minute tea break.<\/li>\n<li>Tea breaks will count as time worked.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"title-idx-4\" class=\"icon-anchor\">How are wages and allowances calculated in the Nurses Award?<\/h2>\n<h3>Minimum rates<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Minimum weekly rate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>(full-time employee)<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Minimum hourly rate<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">$<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Nursing assistant\u2014other than aged care employees<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">1st year<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">934.20<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">24.58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">2nd year<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">948.80<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">24.97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3rd year and thereafter<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">964.00<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">25.37<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Experienced (the holder of a relevant certificate III qualification)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">995.00<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">26.18<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Student enrolled nurse<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Less than 21 years of age<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">867.90<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">22.84<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">21 years of age and over<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">910.90<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">23.97<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Enrolled nurse<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pay point 1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1013.40<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">26.67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pay point 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1026.80<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">27.02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Pay point 3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1040.50<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">27.38<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Pay point 4<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1055.50<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">27.78<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Pay point 5<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1066.10<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">28.06<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Registered nurses\u2014aged care employees<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Registered nurse\u2014level 1<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pay point 1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1246.80<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">32.81<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pay point 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1272.30<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">33.48<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pay point 3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1303.60<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">34.31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pay point 4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1338.30<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">35.22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pay point 5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1379.30<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">36.30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Pay point 6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1419.30<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">37.35<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Pay point 7<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1460.30<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">38.43<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Pay point 8 and thereafter<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1498.30<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">39.43<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Registered nurse\u2014level 2<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pay point 1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1538.00<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">40.47<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pay point 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1562.50<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">41.12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Pay point 3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1589.60<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">41.83<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Pay point 4 and thereafter<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1615.60<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">42.52<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Registered nurse\u2014level 3<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pay point 1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1667.70<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">43.89<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pay point 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1698.30<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">44.69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Pay point 3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1727.60<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">45.46<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Pay point 4 and thereafter<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1758.60<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">46.28<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Registered nurse\u2014level 4<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Grade 1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1903.40<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">50.09<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Grade 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2039.80<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">53.68<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Grade 3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2158.80<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">56.81<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Registered nurse\u2014level 5<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Grade 1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1920.70<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">50.54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Grade 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2022.70<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">53.23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Grade 3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2158.80<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">56.81<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Grade 4<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2293.40<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">60.35<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Grade 5<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2529.40<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">66.56<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Grade 6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2767.60<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">72.83<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Nurse practitioner\u2014aged care employees<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">1st year<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1919.00<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">50.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2nd year<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1976.00<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">52.00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Overtime rates<\/h3>\n<p>The overtime rate payable to an employee depends on the time at which the overtime is worked:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Monday to Saturday<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Sunday<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Public holiday<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Full-time and part-time employees<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>First 2 hours<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>After 2 hours<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">% of minimum hourly rate<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">150%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">200%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">200%<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">250%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Casual employees<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">150%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">200%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">200%<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">250%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Penalty rates<\/h3>\n<p>When an employee works ordinary hours on the following days, they are entitled to the following penalty rates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Full-time and part-time employees<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Minimum hourly rate<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Monday to Friday<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Saturday<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Sunday<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Public holiday<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Afternoon shift<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Night shift<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">% of minimum hourly rate<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">100%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">112.5%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">115%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">150%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">175%<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">200%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Casual employees<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Casual hourly rate<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Monday to Friday<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Saturday<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Sunday<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Public holida<\/strong>y<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Afternoon shift<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Night shift<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">% of minimum hourly rate<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<p 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It does not apply to casual employees.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An employee who is not a shiftworker is entitled to 5 weeks of paid annual leave for each year of service with their employer.<\/li>\n<li>An employee who is a shiftworker is entitled to 6 weeks of paid annual leave for each year of service with their employer. (To be considered a shiftworker, an employee must be regularly rostered over 7 days of the week and regularly work on weekends.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>During a period of paid annual leave, an employer must pay an employee an additional payment for the employee\u2019s ordinary hours of work. The additional payment is payable on leave accrued.<\/p>\n<p>For an employee who would have worked on day work only or worked on shiftwork had they not been on leave, the additional payment is the greater of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An employee (other than a shiftworker) will be paid an annual leave loading of 17.5% of their ordinary pay on a maximum of 152 hours\/4 weeks\u2019 annual leave per annum<\/li>\n<li>Shiftworkers will be paid the higher of an annual leave loading of 17.5% of ordinary pay or the weekend and shift penalties they would have received had they not been on leave during the relevant period.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Personal Leave<\/h3>\n<p>Casual employees are entitled to be absent from work to care for a person who requires care or support because of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>illness or an injury;or<\/li>\n<li>an emergency<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>but they\u2019re not entitled to be paid for time away from work.<\/p>\n<h3>Public holidays<\/h3>\n<p>An employer must pay an employee who works on a public holiday or on a day that is substituted for a public holiday at the public holiday penalty rate set out in penalty rates.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For a full-time and part-time employee, 200% of the minimum hourly rate applicable to their classification and pay point.<\/li>\n<li>For a casual employee, 200% of the casual hourly rate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"title-idx-6\" class=\"icon-anchor\">How to keep in compliance with the Nurses Award\uff1f<\/h2>\n<p>To comply with the Nurses Award in Australia, businesses in the Nurses industry can follow:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Minimum wage<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Employers must pay their employees at least the minimum wage set by the Fair Work Commission.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Superannuation<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Employers are obligated to make superannuation contributions on behalf of their eligible employees, which includes calculating and paying the correct amount on time.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Taxation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Businesses must accurately calculate and withhold income tax from employee wages, regularly passing the amount to the ATO.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u200d<strong>Record-keeping\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Employers are required to maintain comprehensive records relating to employee pay, taxes, superannuation and entitlements<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"title-idx-7\" class=\"icon-anchor\">How can Workstem assist you?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.workstem.com\/au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Workstem is a one-stop payroll &amp; HR platform<\/a> <\/span>with an<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.workstem.com\/au\/product\/award-interpretation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> award interpretation module<\/a><\/span> and customised attendance formulas that ensure Nurses employers stay compliant with Fair Work regulations. 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