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Educational Services (Teachers) Award 2020 [MA000077]

This article provides guidelines about when to use the different work types and tags we include as part of the pre-built Educational Services (Teachers) Award package. For further information about this award, refer to Educational Services (Teachers) Award.

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

September 2023

19th

We have updated the Leadership allowance pay rates across all levels.

August 2023

1st

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.

July 2023

1st

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 also 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 July 2023.

Historical financial years

December 2022

We have updated the award to reflect the changes to the Educational Leader Allowance, which needs paying per day as per clause 19.4 in the award. You can pay this through a Work Type or Tag. There is currently a platform limitation when an employee is on leave for the first part of a shift, the allowance will not trigger. You will need to manually apply this in your pay run.

July 2022

We have updated the award to reflect the Fair Work Commission’s National Minimum Wage increase detailed in the Annual Wage Review 2021-22 decision. It also 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 2022. Please install these updates after you have finalised your last pay run before the first full pay period beginning on or after the 1st July 2022.

January 2022

We have updated the award to reflect decisions made as part of the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission determination to alter the classification structure and pay rates. Also, as part of the determination, they made rate increases to the Director's and Leadership Allowances.

Further, we have created a new Educational Leader Allowance and also created New Employment Agreements (EAs) and Pay Rate Templates (PRTs) in line with the new classification structure. You need to update all employees and assign them to the new Employment Agreements.

We have also updated the Education (Teachers) Permanent, Education (Teachers) Casuals, Education (Teachers) Permanent - Long Day Care Centres, Education (Teachers) Casual - Long Day Care Centres pay condition rule sets in line with these changes.

Additionally, we have simplified the rules pertaining to all purpose allowances. Refer to the list of tags in determining what tag is relevant for which employee and which they need assigning to receive payment for the new all-purpose allowances. The platform will still calculate all purpose allowances using the base pay category and applicable multiplier; however, you no longer need to assign a specific Employment Agreement and Pay Rate Template.

These changes come into effect from the first full pay period on or after the 1st January 2022. Please install these updates after you have finalised your last pay run before the first full pay period beginning on or after 1st January 2022. We have also updated the pay categories included for Casual Ordinary Hours

November 2021

We have updated the award in line with the Australian Tax Office (ATO) requirements for Single Touch Payroll (STP) Phase Two reporting. The reporting of gross earnings is now being disaggregated into distinguishable categories. We have also updated the pay category payment classifications in line with the ATO specification categories found here.

August 2021

We have made updates to the Unpaid Pandemic Leave allowance Templates so that the balance is displayed in weeks instead of hours in line with the Fair Work Commission's guidelines.

Once you install the award update, all employees' Unpaid Pandemic leave balances will display in weeks, not hours. It will mean that an employee’s balance may now show as 76 weeks.

July 2021

We have updated the award to reflect the Fair Work Commission’s National Minimum Wage increase of 2.5% detailed in the Annual Wage Review 2020-21 decision. It also includes updates to expense-related allowances. You can find information on the Determinations here.

These changes come into effect from the first full pay period on or after 1st July 2021. Please install these updates after you have finalised your last pay run before the first full pay period beginning on or after 1st July 2021.

We have also made updates to the Leave Category Family & Domestic Violence Leave, so that the balance displays in days instead of hours in line with the National Employment Standards. Once you install the update, all employees' FDV leave balances will display in days, not hours. It will mean that an employee’s balance may now show as 38 days.

We have made this update to make sure that any new installs of this award conducted since 1st July are now captured with the Super Guarentte (SG) increase from 9.5% to 10% for all pay categories. If you have installed this award between 1st July 2021 to 8th July 2021 for the first time, please make sure you select the No option when answering the Preserve Custom Pay Categories question. If you were using this award before 1st July 2021, then you do not need to select the No option.

May 2021

We have updated the award pay rate templates to make sure that the legislated superannuation guarantee (SG) rate will increase automatically from 9.5% to 10% effective from 1st July 2021. Please make sure you install this update before 1st July 2021 for this change to take effect.

What does this mean? Any pay run with a date paid on or from 1st July 2021 will automatically calculate SG at 10% of OTE. Additionally, on the 1st of July, we will update references to 9.5% on all applicable screens in the payroll platform. We have also updated the award name to Educational Services (Teachers) Award 2020 [MA000077].

August 2020

We have updated the award to reflect the High Court's decision on the accrual of personal/carer's leave which overturns the decision made by the Full Federal Court of Australia. With personal/carer's leave calculated on working days, not hours. You can find information on the decision here.

As such, we have removed the Personal/Carer's (10 days) Leave Allowance Templates and updated associated Employment Agreements. Please note, this update will not remove any of the above from a business where you installed the award before 25th August 2020. However, any new award installs from 25th August 2020 will not display personal/carer's (10 days) leave details.

July 2020

We have updated the award, as part of the Group One Awards, to reflect the Fair Work Commission’s National Minimum Wage increase of 1.75% detailed in the Annual Wage Review 2019-20 decision. It also 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 2020. Please install these updates after you have finalised your last pay run before the first full pay period beginning on or after 1st July 2020.

April 2020

We have updated the award to reflect changes made as part of the Fair Work Decision around flexibility during coronavirus. The new schedule allows employees to take up to two weeks of unpaid pandemic leave. We have created a new pay category (Unpaid Pandemic Leave Taken), leave category and work type (Unpaid Pandemic Leave). Also, we have updated the rule sets where necessary, to include/exclude the work type and leave category to some pay conditions.

Further, we have updated the the Leave Allowance Templates to make sure this new leave category is enabled and is now accessible for employees to take this leave when required. Further, under this new schedule employees can take up to twice as much annual leave at a proportionally reduced rate if their employer agrees. The employee's pay rate and leave balance will need to be manually adjusted to half in each pay run for the period of leave.

March 2020

Due to recent changes to the interpretation of personal/carer's leave accrual under the National Employment Standards, we have made updates to the setup of the Award. You can find further information here.

We have created a new Personal/Carer's (10 days) Leave leave category. Also, we have created new Leave Allowance Templates (LATs) specific to 10 days accrual per year for each state, and have attached the LATs to the current Employment Agreements. You can select these options via the Employee Default Pay Run page in the Payroll Employee File module. We have also updated any rules impacted by Personal/Carer's Leave with the new leave category.

December 2019

We have updated the pay conditions for Education (Teachers) Permanent - Extended Service to include a paid meal break when you select the Meal Break work-type.

June 2019

We have updated the award to reflect the Fair Work Commission’s National Minimum Wage increase of 3% from its Annual Wage Review 2018-19 decision. It also 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 1st July 2019. Please install these updates after you have finalised your last pay run before the first full pay period beginning on or after 1st July 2019.

August 2018

We have updated the allowance rate update for Kilometre Allowance - Car (above and below ATO limit). You can find further information on the ATO site. We have also updated the award to reflect changes made as part of the Fair Work Decision 4-year review of modern awards. You can find information on the determination here.

Family and Domestic Violence leave applies from the first full pay period on or after 1st August 2018. You can find further information on the Fair Work site. Employees, including part-time and casual employees, are entitled to five days of unpaid family and domestic violence leave each year of their employment. The five days renew each 12 months of their employment, but does not accumulate if they do not use the leave balance.

We have created a new Family and Domestic Violence Leave leave category and a new Family and Domestic Violence Leave taken work type. We have updated the Leave Allowance Templates and any impacted rule conditions.

June 2018

We have updated the award has been updated to reflect the Fair Work Commission’s national minimum wage increase of 3.5% from its Annual Wage Review 2017-18 decision. It also includes updates to expense-related allowances.

These changes come into effect from the first full pay period on or after 1st July 2018. Please install these updates after you have finalised your last pay run before the first full pay period beginning on or after 1st July 2018.

We created a new Laundry Allowance pay category and rule conditions to reflect the ATO threshold maximum limits for claiming laundry (not dry cleaning) for deductible clothing under the Award. Further information can be found in the Cleaning of Work Clothing section of the following ATO article. We have updated the Payment Classification settings for allowance-based pay categories as per STP requirements.

March 2018

We have fixed any auto-meal break rules so that they do not apply to leave requests. We have also updated the allowance pay categories configuration, for example, changed the needed payment classifications. Lastly, we have created a Kilometre allowance pay categories - above and below the ATO limits

Configuring the pre-built award package

For details on how to install and configure this Pre-built Award Template, please review the detailed help article here. While we make every effort to provide a high-quality service, we do not accept responsibility for, guarantee or warrant the accuracy, completeness or up-to-date nature of the service. Before relying on the information, you should carefully evaluate the accuracy, currency, completeness and relevance for your purposes, and should obtain any appropriate professional advice relevant to their particular circumstances.

Work types

Work types are a description of the kind of shift you are working, and you would 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.

10-hour shift (approved by employee)

Choose this work type when, the employee is rostered for up to 10 hours (rather than the usual eight hours). It only applies to employees employed in early childhood services operating for at least 48 weeks per year.

Annual leave

Choose this work type when annual leave is taken.

Children’s or early childhood service up to 2 hours

Choose this work type when a casual employee in a children’s service or early childhood education service will be paid for a minimum of two hours where they are required to work for up to 2 hours.

Children’s or early childhood service up to 4 hours

Choose this work type when a casual employee in a children’s service or early childhood education service will be paid for a minimum of four hours where they are required to work for more than 2 hours and up to 4 hours.

Compassionate leave taken

Choose this work type when compassionate leave is taken.

Directors Allowance Level 1 (<40 places)

Choose this work type when an employee is appointed as a Director and the number of places in the centre for which they are responsible is up to 39.

Directors Allowance Level 2 (40-59 places)

Choose this work type when an employee is appointed as a Director and the number of places in the centre for which they are responsible is from 40 to 59.

Directors Allowance Level 3 (60+ places)

Choose this work type when an employee is appointed as a Director and the number of places in the centre for which they are responsible is 60 or more.

Educational leader allowance

Choose this work type when an employee is required to discharge the responsibilities of the educational leader under Regulation 118 of the National Regulations. This only applies to teachers in the children’s services and early childhood education industry.

Family and domestic violence leave taken

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

Leadership allowance - Level 1A

Choose this work type when an employer requires a teacher in a school to perform administrative, pastoral care and/or educational leadership duties additional to those usually required of teachers by the employer. The school size will be more than 600 students and they will be responsible for the management of a major department or a pastoral care or educational leadership position of equivalent status.

Leadership allowance - Level 1B

Choose this work type when an employer requires a teacher in a school to perform administrative, pastoral care and/or educational leadership duties additional to those usually required of teachers by the employer. The school size will be between 300 and 600 students and they will be responsible for the management of a major department or a pastoral care or educational leadership position of equivalent status.

Leadership allowance - Level 1C

Choose this work type when an employer requires a teacher in a school to perform administrative, pastoral care and/or educational leadership duties additional to those usually required of teachers by the employer. The school size will be between 100 and 299 students and they will be responsible for the management of a major department or a pastoral care or educational leadership position of equivalent status.

Leadership allowance - Level 2A

Choose this work type when an employer requires a teacher in a school to perform administrative, pastoral care and/or educational leadership duties additional to those usually required of teachers by the employer. The school size will be more than 600 students and they will be leaders for such things as small learning area department heads, have additional responsibilities such as co-ordination of a school publication, sports co-ordinator or similar responsibilities.

Leadership allowance - Leader 2B

Choose this work type when an employer requires a teacher in a school to perform administrative, pastoral care and/or educational leadership duties additional to those usually required of teachers by the employer. The school size will be between 300 and 600 students and they will be leaders for such things as small learning area department heads, have additional responsibilities such as co-ordination of a school publication, sports co-ordinator or similar responsibilities.

Leadership allowance - Level 2C

Choose this work type when an employer requires a teacher in a school to perform administrative, pastoral care and/or educational leadership duties additional to those usually required of teachers by the employer. The school size will be between 100 and 299 students and they will be leaders for such things as small learning area department heads, have additional responsibilities such as co-ordination of a school publication, sports co-ordinator or similar responsibilities.

Leadership allowance - Level 3A

Choose this work type when an employer requires a teacher in a school to perform administrative, pastoral care and/or educational leadership duties additional to those usually required of teachers by the employer. The school size will be more than 600 students and they will be leaders for such things as small learning area department heads, have additional responsibilities such as co-ordination of a school publication, sports co-ordinator or similar responsibilities.

Leadership allowance - Level 3B

Choose this work type when an employer requires a teacher in a school to perform administrative, pastoral care and/or educational leadership duties additional to those usually required of teachers by the employer. The school size will be between 300 and 600 students and they will be leaders for such things as small learning area department heads, have additional responsibilities such as co-ordination of a school publication, sports co-ordinator or similar responsibilities.

Leadership allowance - Level 3C

Choose this work type when an employer requires a teacher in a school to perform administrative, pastoral care and/or educational leadership duties additional to those usually required of teachers by the employer. The school size will be between 100 and 299 students and they will be leaders for such things as small learning area department heads, have additional responsibilities such as co-ordination of a school publication, sports co-ordinator or similar responsibilities.

Long service leave

Choose this work type when long service leave is taken.

Meal break on-site

Choose this work type where a teacher employed in an early childhood service is required to remain on the premises during their meal break. Such a meal break will be paid.

Minimum half-day

Choose this work type when a casual employee employed in a school needs to be paid a minimum of half a day.

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.

Public holiday worked

Use this work type where an employee has worked on a gazetted public holiday.

Time in lieu taken

Choose this work type when time in lieu is taken.

Time off in lieu of overtime

Use this work type when an employee elects to receive time off in lieu rather than be paid for any overtime they are entitled to for this shift. This only applies to employees employed in early childhood services operating for at least 48 weeks per year.

Unpaid leave

Choose this work type when unpaid leave is taken.

Unpaid pandemic leave taken

Choose this work type when unpaid pandemic leave is taken.

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. 1 (one) unit is equivalent to 1 (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. 1 (one) unit is equivalent to 1 (one) kilometre.

Working through a meal break

Choose this work type when an employee is called back to perform any duties within the centre or the break is interrupted for any reason. This only applies to employees employed in early childhood services operating for at least 48 weeks per year.