PAY GUIDE

for the

Fast Food Industry Award 2010 [MA000003]

Effective from 01 July 2014.

Published 20 June 2014
This guide was developed by the Fair Work Ombudsman and is derived from the
above award which commenced operating on 01 January 2010.
Who should use the guide?
This guide is a helpful tool for all employees and employers who are covered by
the above award to identify their wages.
The guide contains information about:
who the award covers
wage rates, including rates for casual employees, junior employees,
trainees and apprentices if these employees are covered by the award
penalties for working at particular times or under particular arrangements,
including some common penalty rates
allowances.
The award may provide other terms and conditions that are not contained in
this guide, which must also be complied with.
What if an agreement applies to covered employees?
All employees covered by the award must not be paid less than the minimum
wage rates contained in this guide. The terms of an agreement or award cannot
exclude the terms of the National Employment Standards (the NES).
It is important to note that any other entitlements and conditions in this guide
will not apply to employees covered by an agreement-based instrument
(detailed below).
Employees and employers should refer to their agreement-based instrument
for their employment conditions and entitlements.
If you have feedback on information in this Pay Guide, please contact
paycheckfeedback@fwo.gov.au

Fast Food Industry Award 2010 [MA000003]

Coverage
This industry award covers employers throughout Australia in the fast food
industry and their employees in the classifications listed in the award to the
exclusion of any other modern award. The award does not cover employers in the
following industries:
- the hospitality industry, or
- the general retail industry.
The award does not cover an employee excluded from award coverage by the
Act.
The award does not cover employees who are covered by a modern enterprise
award, or an enterprise instrument (within the meaning of the Fair Work
(Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 (Cth)), or
employers in relation to those employees.
The award does not cover employees who are covered by a State reference
public sector modern award, or a State reference public sector transitional award
(within the meaning of the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential
Amendments) Act 2009 (Cth)), or employers in relation to those employees.
This award covers any employer which supplies labour on an on - hire basis in the
industry and those on - hire employees, while engaged in the performance of
work for a business in that industry. This subclause operates subject to the
exclusions from coverage in this award.
This award covers employers which provide group training services for trainees
engaged in the industry and/or parts of industry and those trainees engaged by a
group training service hosted by a company to perform work at a location where
the activities described herein are being performed. This subclause operates
subject to the exclusions from coverage in this award.
Where an employer is covered by more than one award, an employee of that
employer is covered by the award classification which is most appropriate to the
work performed by the employee and to the environment in which the employee
normally performs the work.
NOTE: Where there is no classification for a particular employee in this award it is
possible that the employer and employee are covered by an award with
occupational coverage.

Fast Food Industry Award 2010 [MA000003]

Wages
The tables below have minimum hourly rates of pay and some of the most commonly used penalty rates.
Important: The tables below dont include all of the penalty rates under the award. Youll find a comprehensive list of penalty rates,
and information about when they apply, in the Penalty Guide below.
You can calculate additional penalty rates under the award using PayCheck Plus at www.fairwork.gov.au.
Important: If an industry allowance applies, it is included in the rates below. If an employee is entitled to other all-purpose
allowances, the penalty rates below wont apply. All-purpose allowances are allowances added to a persons base rate of pay before
other entitlements (like penalty rates) are calculated. You can calculate penalty rates that include all-purpose allowances using
PayCheck Plus at www.fairwork.gov.au.
Adult
Full-time & part-time
Classification

Minimum Hourly Saturday

Rate

Sunday

Public holiday

Evening

Late work

Fast food
employee
Level 1
$18.52
$23.15
$27.79
$46.31
$20.38
$21.30
Level 2
$19.64
$24.55
$29.46
$49.09
$21.60
$22.58
Level 3
In charge of one or $19.94
$24.93
$29.91
$49.86
$21.94
$22.93
no persons
In charge of two or $20.18
$25.23
$30.27
$50.45
$22.20
$23.21
more persons
This table doesnt have all the penalty rates under the award. See the Penalty Guide below for a comprehensive list.
Casual
Classification
Fast food
employee
Level 1

Minimum Hourly Saturday

Rate

Sunday

Public holiday

Evening

Late work

$23.15 (25.00%)

$32.42

$50.94

$25.01

$25.93

$27.79

Level 2
$24.55 (25.00%) $29.46
$34.36
$54.00
$26.51
$27.49
Level 3
In charge of one or $24.93 (25.00%) $29.91
$34.90
$54.84
$26.92
$27.92
no persons
In charge of two or $25.23 (25.00%) $30.27
$35.32
$55.50
$27.25
$28.25
more persons
This table doesnt have all the penalty rates under the award. See the Penalty Guide below for a comprehensive list.
Junior
The junior hourly rates of pay are based on a percentage of the appropriate adult hourly rate.
Full-time & part-time
Fast food employee level 1
Classification

Minimum Hourly Saturday

Sunday
Public holiday
Evening
Late work
Rate
Under 16 years of $7.41 (40.00%)
$9.26
$11.11
$18.52
$8.15
$8.52
age
16 years of age
$9.26 (50.00%)
$11.58
$13.89
$23.15
$10.19
$10.65
17 years of age
$11.11 (60.00%) $13.89
$16.67
$27.79
$12.23
$12.78
18 years of age
$12.97 (70.00%) $16.21
$19.45
$32.42
$14.26
$14.91
19 years of age
$14.82 (80.00%) $18.52
$22.23
$37.05
$16.30
$17.04
20 years of age
$16.67 (90.00%) $20.84
$25.01
$41.68
$18.34
$19.17
This table doesnt have all the penalty rates under the award. See the Penalty Guide below for a comprehensive list.
Fast food employee level 2
Classification

Minimum Hourly Saturday

Sunday
Public holiday
Evening
Late work
Rate
Under 16 years of $7.85 (40.00%)
$9.82
$11.78
$19.64
$8.64
$9.03
age
16 years of age
$9.82 (50.00%)
$12.27
$14.73
$24.55
$10.80
$11.29
17 years of age
$11.78 (60.00%) $14.73
$17.67
$29.46
$12.96
$13.55
18 years of age
$13.75 (70.00%) $17.18
$20.62
$34.36
$15.12
$15.81
19 years of age
$15.71 (80.00%) $19.64
$23.56
$39.27
$17.28
$18.07
20 years of age
$17.67 (90.00%) $22.09
$26.51
$44.18
$19.44
$20.32
This table doesnt have all the penalty rates under the award. See the Penalty Guide below for a comprehensive list.

Fast food employee level 3 - in charge of 1 or no persons

Classification

Minimum Hourly Saturday

Sunday
Public holiday
Evening
Late work
Rate
Under 16 years of $7.98 (40.00%)
$9.97
$11.97
$19.94
$8.77
$9.17
age
16 years of age
$9.97 (50.00%)
$12.46
$14.96
$24.93
$10.97
$11.47
17 years of age
$11.97 (60.00%) $14.96
$17.95
$29.91
$13.16
$13.76
18 years of age
$13.96 (70.00%) $17.45
$20.94
$34.90
$15.36
$16.05
19 years of age
$15.95 (80.00%) $19.94
$23.93
$39.88
$17.55
$18.35
20 years of age
$17.95 (90.00%) $22.43
$26.92
$44.87
$19.74
$20.64
This table doesnt have all the penalty rates under the award. See the Penalty Guide below for a comprehensive list.
Fast food employee level 3 - in charge of 2 or more persons
Classification

Minimum Hourly Saturday

Sunday
Public holiday
Evening
Late work
Rate
Under 16 years of $8.07 (40.00%)
$10.09
$12.11
$20.18
$8.88
$9.28
age
16 years of age
$10.09 (50.00%) $12.61
$15.14
$25.23
$11.10
$11.60
17 years of age
$12.11 (60.00%) $15.14
$18.16
$30.27
$13.32
$13.93
18 years of age
$14.13 (70.00%) $17.66
$21.19
$35.32
$15.54
$16.25
19 years of age
$16.15 (80.00%) $20.18
$24.22
$40.36
$17.76
$18.57
20 years of age
$18.16 (90.00%) $22.70
$27.25
$45.41
$19.98
$20.89
This table doesnt have all the penalty rates under the award. See the Penalty Guide below for a comprehensive list.
Casual
Fast food employee level 1
Classification

Minimum Hourly Saturday

Sunday
Public holiday
Evening
Late work
Rate
Under 16 years of $9.26 (25.00%)
$11.11
$12.97
$20.38
$10.00
$10.37
age
16 years of age
$11.58 (25.00%) $13.89
$16.21
$25.47
$12.50
$12.97
17 years of age
$13.89 (25.00%) $16.67
$19.45
$30.56
$15.00
$15.56
18 years of age
$16.21 (25.00%) $19.45
$22.69
$35.66
$17.50
$18.15
19 years of age
$18.52 (25.00%) $22.23
$25.93
$40.75
$20.01
$20.75
20 years of age
$20.84 (25.00%) $25.01
$29.17
$45.85
$22.51
$23.34
This table doesnt have all the penalty rates under the award. See the Penalty Guide below for a comprehensive list.

Fast food employee level 2

Classification

Minimum Hourly Saturday

Sunday
Public holiday
Evening
Late work
Rate
Under 16 years of $9.82 (25.00%)
$11.78
$13.75
$21.60
$10.60
$11.00
age
16 years of age
$12.27 (25.00%) $14.73
$17.18
$27.00
$13.25
$13.75
17 years of age
$14.73 (25.00%) $17.67
$20.62
$32.40
$15.91
$16.49
18 years of age
$17.18 (25.00%) $20.62
$24.06
$37.80
$18.56
$19.24
19 years of age
$19.64 (25.00%) $23.56
$27.49
$43.20
$21.21
$21.99
20 years of age
$22.09 (25.00%) $26.51
$30.93
$48.60
$23.86
$24.74
This table doesnt have all the penalty rates under the award. See the Penalty Guide below for a comprehensive list.
Fast food employee level 3 - in charge of 1 or no persons
Classification

Minimum Hourly Saturday

Sunday
Public holiday
Evening
Late work
Rate
Under 16 years of $9.97 (25.00%)
$11.97
$13.96
$21.94
$10.77
$11.17
age
16 years of age
$12.46 (25.00%) $14.96
$17.45
$27.42
$13.46
$13.96
17 years of age
$14.96 (25.00%) $17.95
$20.94
$32.90
$16.15
$16.75
18 years of age
$17.45 (25.00%) $20.94
$24.43
$38.39
$18.85
$19.54
19 years of age
$19.94 (25.00%) $23.93
$27.92
$43.87
$21.54
$22.34
20 years of age
$22.43 (25.00%) $26.92
$31.41
$49.36
$24.23
$25.13
This table doesnt have all the penalty rates under the award. See the Penalty Guide below for a comprehensive list.
Fast food employee level 3 - in charge of 2 or more persons
Classification

Minimum Hourly Saturday

Sunday
Public holiday
Evening
Late work
Rate
Under 16 years of $10.09 (25.00%) $12.11
$14.13
$22.20
$10.90
$11.30
age
16 years of age
$12.61 (25.00%) $15.14
$17.66
$27.75
$13.62
$14.13
17 years of age
$15.14 (25.00%) $18.16
$21.19
$33.30
$16.35
$16.95
18 years of age
$17.66 (25.00%) $21.19
$24.72
$38.85
$19.07
$19.78
19 years of age
$20.18 (25.00%) $24.22
$28.25
$44.40
$21.80
$22.60
20 years of age
$22.70 (25.00%) $27.25
$31.79
$49.95
$24.52
$25.43
This table doesnt have all the penalty rates under the award. See the Penalty Guide below for a comprehensive list.
Supported Wage

This industrial instrument provides access to 'supported wages' for eligible employees within clause 23.
For details of supported wage provisions see the 1 January 2010 version of the instrument.
Apprentice
Apprentice provisions are not covered in this Award.
Trainee
This award incorporates trainee rates derived from the National Training Wage Schedule (NTW Sch.), as adjusted from time to time.
Supported Wage
Please refer to clause 23 of the award.
For detail of the supported wage provisions see the full version of the award.

Penalty Guide
The penalty guide below contains information about the penalties that are provided for in this award.
For full-time and part-time employees, the penalty amount in this table should be applied to the relevant rate of pay, being the base
hourly rate plus any applicable all-purpose allowances.
For casual and part-time with loading employees, the way in which the penalty amount is applied depends upon the interaction
between the casual/part-time loading and the penalty rate. The code displayed in the 'Amount' column of the penalty guide tells you
which of the following calculations to use. If there is no code, the penalty does not apply to the casual/part-time with loading
employees.
Code
A
B
C
D
E

Casual/Part Time Rates Calculation

(rate of pay + casual/part time loading) x penalty
(base hourly rate x casual/part time loading) + (rate of pay x penalty)
rate of pay + penalty
rate of pay + casual/part time loading
rate of pay x penalty (no casual/part time loading)

(rate of pay + penalty) x casual/part time loading

Casual/part-time loading is generally calculated on the base hourly rate, whereas a penalty is calculated on the relevant rate of pay,
including the base hourly rate plus any applicable all-purpose allowances.

Clause

Penalty Type

Description

Amount

Frequency

25.5(b)

Saturday

A penalty is payable for ordinary hours of work

within the span of hours on a Saturday, and for
casual employees an additional 25% on top of the
casual rate.

125.00%
(Loading) B

Per hour

Time Penalty
Applies
Any time

25.5(c)(i) Sunday

A penalty will apply for all hours of work on a

Sunday for full time and part time employees, and
50% plus casual loading will apply to casual
employees.

150.00%
(Loading) B

Per hour

Any time

30.3

A penalty is payable for work on a public holiday.

250.00%
An employer and a majority of employees may
(Loading) B
agree to substitute another day for a public holiday.
If an employee works on either the public holiday or
the substitute day, public holiday penalties apply. If
both days are worked, the public holiday penalties
must be paid on one day chosen by the employee.

Per hour

Any time

Monday to Friday

110.00%
(Loading) B

Per hour

21:00 - 00:00

Monday to Friday
115.00%
A penalty will apply for ordinary hours of work after (Loading) B
midnight.
Casual employees will get this in addition to their
25% loading.

Per hour

Any time

Public holiday

25.5(a)(i) Evening

A penalty will apply for ordinary hours of work

between 9.00pm and midnight.
Casual employees will get this in addition to their
25% loading.
25.5(a)ii Late work

19.4(c)

Travelling time

The following penalty will apply for travelling time

on Sundays and public holidays.

26.1

Overtime

26.1

26.1

150.00%
(Loading) B

Per hour

Any time

An employee shall be paid overtime for the first 2

150.00%
hours for all work:
(Loading)
- in excess of 38 hours per week or an average of 38
hours per week averaged over a four week period;
or
- in excess of five days per week (or six days in one
week if in the following week ordinary hours are
worked on not more than four days); or
- in excess of eleven hours on any one day; or
- before an employee's rostered commencing time
on any one day; or
- after an employees rostered ceasing time on any
one day; or
- outside the ordinary hours of work; or
- hours worked by part-time employees in excess of
the agreed hours

Per hour

Any time

Overtime
thereafter

An employee shall be paid overtime for all hours

200.00%
beyond 2 hours for all work:
(Loading)
- in excess of 38 hours per week or an average of 38
hours per week averaged over a four week period;
or
- in excess of five days per week (or six days in one
week if in the following week ordinary hours are
worked on not more than four days); or
- in excess of eleven hours on any one day; or
- before an employee's rostered commencing time
on any one day; or
- after an employees rostered ceasing time on any
one day; or
- outside the ordinary hours of work; or
- hours worked by part-time employees in excess of
the agreed hours

Per hour

Any time

Overtime Sunday

An employee shall be paid overtime on a Sunday for 200.00%

all work:
(Loading)
- in excess of 38 hours per week or an average of 38
hours per week averaged over a four week period;

Per hour

Any time

or
- in excess of five days per week (or six days in one
week if in the following week ordinary hours are
worked on not more than four days); or
- in excess of eleven hours on any one day; or
- before an employee's rostered commencing time
on any one day; or
- after an employees rostered ceasing time on any
one day; or
- outside the ordinary hours of work; or
- hours worked by part-time employees in excess of
the agreed hours
26.1

Overtime - Public An employee shall be paid overtime on a public

250.00%
holiday
holiday for all work:
(Loading)
- in excess of 38 hours per week or an average of 38
hours per week averaged over a four week period;
or
- in excess of five days per week (or six days in one
week if in the following week ordinary hours are
worked on not more than four days); or
- in excess of eleven hours on any one day; or
- before an employee's rostered commencing time
on any one day; or
- after an employees rostered ceasing time on any
one day; or
- outside the ordinary hours of work; or
- hours worked by part-time employees in excess of
the agreed hours

Per hour

Any time

30.3

Part-day
Christmas
Eve/New Year's
Eve public
holiday - South
Australia

Per hour

19:00 - 00:00

For all work performed on 24 December (Christmas 250.00%

Eve) or 31 December (New Year's Eve) between
(Loading) B
7.00pm and midnight.
Only applies in South Australia.

Allowances
Full-time, Part-time, Casual

Clause

Allowance Type

19.1

Meal allowance

19.1

Meal allowance

Description

All Purpose Effective

Allowance Date
An employee required to work more than one No
1/07/2014
hour of overtime after the ordinary time of
ending work, without being given 24 hours
notice, will be either provided with a meal or
paid a meal allowance.

Rate

An employee required to work more than one No

hour of overtime after the ordinary time of
ending work, without being given 24 hours
notice, will be either provided with a meal or
paid a meal allowance. Where such overtime
work exceeds four hours a further meal
allowance will be paid.

1/07/2014

$10.8200 per meal

where overtime work
exceeds four hours

19.6

Vehicle allowance Where an employee is requested to use their No

own motor vehicle in the performance of their
duties such employee will be paid an
allowance.

1/07/2014

$0.7800 per kilometre

19.6(b)

Vehicle allowance Where an employee is engaged primarily to

perform delivery duties of the employer's
products to customers using their own motor
vehicle, such employee will be paid an
allowance.

No

1/07/2014

$0.4100 per kilometre

19.8(a)

Cold work disability Employees principally employed on any day to No

allowance
enter cold chambers and/or to stock and refill
refrigerated storages such as dairy cases or
freezer cabinets will be paid an allowance per
hour, while so employed, of 1.3% of the
standard rate.

1/07/2014

$0.2553 per hour

(1.30%)

19.8(b)

Cold work disability An employee required to work in a cold

No
allowance
chamber where the temperature is below 0C
will in addition to the allowance of 1.3% of the
standard rate, also be paid an additional
allowance per hour, while so employed, of 2%

1/07/2014

$0.3927 per hour

(2.00%)

$11.9900 per meal

of the standard rate.

19.9(c)

District allowance An employee in the County of Yancowinna in No

New South Wales (Broken Hill) shall in addition
to all other payments be paid an allowance for
the exigencies of working in Broken Hill of
4.28% of the standard rate.

1/07/2014

This clause ceases to operate on 31 December

2014.

$0.8405 per hour. This

weekly allowance has
been converted to an
hourly amount. It should
be applied to all ordinary
hours of work (up to a
maximum of 38 hours
per week). (4.28%)

Full-time
Clause

Allowance Type

Description

19.2(b)(i)

Laundry

Full-time employees

All Purpose Effective

Allowance Date
No
29/01/2010

Rate

All Purpose Effective

Allowance Date
No
29/01/2010

Rate

$6.2500 per week

Where an employee is required to launder any

special uniform, dress or other clothing, an
allowance will be paid.
Part-time, Casual
Clause

Allowance Type

Description

19.2(b)(ii)

Laundry

Part-time and casual employees

Where an employee is required to launder any
special uniform, dress or other clothing, an
allowance will be paid.

$1.2500 per shift

Frequency of Payment
Wages will be paid weekly or fortnightly according to the actual hours worked for
each week or fortnight or may be averaged over a period of a fortnight.

Pay Guide - Background

This guide provides information on wages, loadings and allowances.
Employers that an award applies to must provide at least the minimum terms
and conditions in that award to all employees to whom the award applies.
One of the responsibilities of the Fair Work Ombudsman is to ensure compliance
with the Fair Work Act 2009.
If an employer is able to demonstrate that they have paid at least the rates
published in this guide, including wages, allowances and loadings, the Fair Work
Ombudsman will be satisfied that the employer has met those obligations under
the award. The employer will need to have paid the wage rate for all hours
worked and for the correct classification for the work the employee does.
The Fair Work Act 2009 requires that time and wages records be kept and pay
slips issued. Employers will also need to demonstrate that this requirement has
been complied with.

Who is not covered by this guide?

Despite the coverage provisions of this guide, conditions in this guide do not
apply to an employee or employer while the employee or employer is covered by
one of the following agreements:
Australian Workplace Agreements (AWA)
Certified agreements (made before 27 March 2006)
Collective agreements (made between 27 March 2006 and 30 June 2009)
Enterprise agreements (made after 01 July 2009)
Individual Transitional Employment Agreements (ITEA)
Old IR Agreements (made before 1997)
Preserved Collective State Agreements (made in a state system before
27 March 2006)
Preserved Individual State agreement (made in a state system before
27 March 2006)
Section 170MX Awards (made before 27 March 2006)
Workplace Determinations
The guide will also not apply to employees covered by an enterprise specific
award-based transitional instrument, including:
pre-reform awards (made prior to 27 March 2006)
notional agreements preserving state awards (made in a state system
before 27 March 2006)
For more information on the award, you can access a full version at
http://www.fairwork.gov.au/listofawards.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Disclaimer

The Fair Work Ombudsman is committed to providing advice that you can rely on.
The information contained in this guide is general in nature. If you are unsure
about how it applies to your situation you can call our Infoline on 13 13 94 or
speak with a union, industry association or workplace relations professional.