Award pay rates update
The 0.5% increase in the Fast Food Award rates started from the full-pay period starting on or after 01 July 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 | Adult full time - weekly (38 hours) $ | Adult full and part time (per hour) $ | Adult casual (per hour) $ |
| Level 1 | 848.50 | 22.33 | 27.91 |
| Level 2 | 899.50 | 23.67 | 29.59 |
| Level 3 - in charge of 0-1 persons | 913.40 | 24.04 | 30.05 |
| Level 3 - in charge of 2 or more persons | 924.60 | 24.33 | 30.41 |
Award vehicle allowance for non-delivery drivers is currently $0.80 per km.
The superannuation rate is currently at 10%.
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.
