Commercial Sales Award 2020 [MA000083]

The below article provides guidelines about when to use the different work types and tags that we include as part of the pre-built Commercial Sales Award package. For further information about this industry award, refer to Commercial Sales Award 2020 [MA000083].

Key updates

  Select the current financial year tab to see award updates for the 2023/24 financial year, while all previous updates before this time you can find in the historical financial years tab.

Current financial year

August 2023

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From 1 August, all employees are entitled to 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave each year. The (Unpaid) Family and Domestic Violence Leave configuration settings under awards have been updated - the leave category is disabled from award leave allowance templates, and the work type is not enabled automatically for all employees. Please ensure that employees no longer use the unpaid leave category or work type.

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We have updated the award to reflect the Fair Work Commission’s National Minimum Wage increase detailed in the Annual Wage Review 2022-23 decision and includes updates to expense-related allowances. You can find information on the Determinations here and here.

These changes come into effect from the first full pay period on or after the 1st July 2023. Please install these updates after you have finalised your last pay run before the first full pay period beginning on or after the 1st of July 2023. We have also updated the Community Service Leave category to make sure it pays at base rate. 

Installing the pre-built award package

To read details on how to install and configure this Pre-built Award Template, please review the following article. Before relying on the award information, users should carefully evaluate its accuracy, currency, completeness, and relevance for their purposes. You should also obtain appropriate professional advice.

The award default Rule Set Period is set to Weekly that ends every Sunday. If you follow a different work pattern or roster period, you can review and set the rule set period date that applies to your organisation. Refer to Review the rule set period date

Work types

Work types are a description of the kind of shift you are working, and you select them when you record a timesheet. The following is a list of work types employees can select on their timesheet, and the meaning of each item.

Annual Leave Taken

Choose this work type when annual leave is taken.

Compassionate Leave Taken

Choose this work type when compassionate leave is taken.

Family and Domestic Violence Leave Taken

Choose this work type when family and domestic violence leave is taken.

Leave Without Pay Taken

Choose this work type when unpaid leave is taken.

Long Service Leave Taken

Choose this work type when long service leave is taken. Not Relieved for RDO.

Paid Community Service Leave Taken

Choose this work type when community service leave is taken.

Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave Taken

Choose this work type when paid family and domestic violence leave taken

Personal/Carer's Leave Taken

Choose this work type when personal or carer's leave is taken and the business accrues the leave in hours.

Time In Lieu Taken

Choose this work type when time in lieu is taken.

Living away from home allowance

Choose this work type when Living away from home more than two nights away from usual place of residence .

Public Holiday Not Worked

Choose this work type when an employee is not required to work on a gazetted public holiday but otherwise would have worked on this day.

TIL of Overtime

Choose this work type if the employee elects to accrue time in lieu rather than be paid overtime for a shift.

TIL Accrual - Public Holiday

Choose this work type if the employee elects to accrue time in lieu rather than be paid Public Holiday penalty rates for a shift.

TIL Accrual - Travelling Time

Choose this work type if the employee elects to accrue time in lieu rather than be paid travelling time in connection with work on Public Holiday .

Travelling Time

Choose this work type when travelling in connection with work on Public Holiday.

Vehicle Allowance - Car

Choose this work type where an employer requests an employee to use their own motor vehicle to perform work duties. The kilometres travelled should be entered into the ‘units’ field i.e. one unit is equivalent to one kilometre.

Vehicle Allowance - Motorcycle

Choose this work type where an employer requests an employee to use their own motorcycle to perform work duties. The kilometres travelled should be entered into the ‘units’ field i.e. one unit is equivalent to one kilometre.

Weekend Allowance

Choose this work type if the employee is required by the employer to be away from home (a usual place of residence) or headquarters for any weekend.

System limitations

Please note that rules will not be able to interpret or calculate the below clauses due to platform limitations and will require manual intervention:

• Clause 20.3 Leave loading (b) Where the employee receives commission, such employee will, in addition to their ordinary pay, receive either the average of the commission payments earned over the preceding 12 months or the loading prescribed in clause 20.3(a),whichever is the greater.
• Clause 19.3 (e) Time off instead of payment for overtime Time off must be taken:
  • (i) Within the period of six months after the overtime is worked; and
  • (ii) At a time or times within that period of 6 months agreed by the employee and employer.