Award pay rates update
In June 2020, the Fair Work Commission announced a 1.75% increase to the minimum wage. The new Fast Food Award minimum wage started from the full-pay period starting on or after the 1st February 2021.
This increase doesn’t affect employees who already get paid more than their new minimum wage.
- The quickest way to get the new rates is through its Pay and Conditions Tool (PACT).
- You can also get the new award rates from its downloadable pay guides here is the Fast Food Industry Award Pay Guide.
- The increase only applies to employees that get their pay rates from the national minimum wage, a modern award, or a registered agreement (in some cases).
- The increase doesn’t affect employees who are already getting paid more than the minimum wage. Visit Fair Work for more information on who the increase applies to.
- If your pay period runs over two weeks and runs into the beginning of July, the new pay rates commence after this pay period ends.
What’s changing?
| Classification | Full time - weekly (38 hours) $ | Full and part time (per hour) $ | Casual (per hour) $ |
| Level 1 | 827.80 | 21.78 | 27.23 |
| Level 2 | 877.60 | 23.09 | 28.86 |
| Level 3 - in charge of 0-1 persons | 891.10 | 23.45 | 29.31 |
| Level 3 - in charge of 2 or more persons | 902.00 | 23.74 | 29.68 |
Vehicle allowance for non delivery drivers is $0.41 per km
The superannuation rate remains at 9.5%.
Level 1: An employee engaged in the preparation, the receipt of orders, cooking, sale, serving or delivery of meals, snacks and/or beverages which are sold to the public primarily to take away or in food courts in shopping centres. A fast food employee level 1 will undertake duties as directed within the limits of their competence, skills and training including incidental cleaning and cleaning of toilets.
Level 2: An employee who has the major responsibility on a day to day basis for supervising Fast food employees level 1 and/or training new employees or an employee required to exercise trade skills.
Level 3 : An employee appointed by the employer to be in charge of a shop, food outlet, or delivery outlet.
Level 3 – in charge of 2 or more people: An employee appointed by the employer to be in charge of a shop, food outlet, or delivery outlet and managing 2 or more people.
Don’t forget; all staff, whether permanent or casual, must have a long service leave accrual. The accrual rate is 0.02 hours for every hour worked. For example, if staff work 30 hours per week, the accrual would be 30 hours x 0.02 which equals 0.6 hours per weekly wage.
If you’d like more information, visit the Fair Work website.
