The only payroll built specifically for the
SCHADS Award
From sleepover shifts to broken shifts and allowances, the SCHADS Award is one of the most complex in Australia. Pay Cat automates the interpretation, cuts manual errors, and gets your pay runs done in a fraction of the time.
Sound familiar?
The SCHADS Award. What a nightmare.
But this software helps any business under the SCHADS Award pay their staff accurately and automatically.
Whether you're delivering in-home care, disability support or community services, interpreting the SCHADS Award shouldn't be this complicated. We fix payroll where it actually breaks, in the system, not just the software.
We specialise in helping NDIS providers, community service organisations and care-based businesses cut manual processes and get the SCHADS Award right, without the stress, the spreadsheets or the late nights.
We don't just give you software. We deliver a fully implemented solution, with award interpretation built in and backed by independent review.
Three ways to fix SCHADS payroll, for good
Choose how hands-on you want to be
Done For You
Hand your SCHADS payroll to our Australian team. We handle award interpretation, timesheet review and processing, start to finish.
✓ Local payroll specialists, not a call centre
✓ Full SCHADS award interpretation built in
✓ Timesheet review and processing handled for you
✓ No extra headcount needed
Do It Yourself
Just need the right tools? We configure Pay Cat with SCHADS automation, shift rules and allowances, so you can run payroll in-house with confidence.
✓ SCHADS shift rules and allowances built in
✓ Independently reviewed award template
✓ Easy to run day to day
✓ You stay in control
Help You Learn
Not ready to switch? We've published a free library of SCHADS education: YouTube tutorials, our SCHADS Award eBook, webinars and blog articles written by people who actually read the award.
✓ SCHADS Award eBook, updated for 2026
✓ Industry-leading webinars
✓ YouTube tutorials and easy-to-follow blog articles
How it works
From sign-up to go-live
Sign up
Tell us about your business and your current payroll setup.
Review
Our specialists review your requirements against the SCHADS Award.
Configure
We build and test your SCHADS payroll setup before it goes anywhere near a real pay run.
Go live and train
We support your go-live and train your team to use it with confidence.
Why it matters
What getting SCHADS right actually gets you
Pay your staff accurately
Stay out of the Fair Work Ombudsman's crosshairs
Stop overpaying just to stay safe
Process payroll in a fraction of the time
Scale without payroll holding you back
★★★★★
“I could not imagine going back to manual payroll. What used to take three or four days now takes just 20 minutes.”
Ben Cole, East Coast Support Solutions
Don't take our word for it. Take theirs.
- Pay Cat's SCHADS Award payroll template was independently reviewed to check it interprets the award correctly. Read the report and see for yourself.
Common questions
Before you book a demo
Does Pay Cat handle sleepovers and broken shifts?
Yes, these are exactly the kind of complex SCHADS scenarios our template is built to interpret correctly, including sleepovers, broken shifts, allowances and penalty rates.
What's the difference between Done For You and Do It Yourself?
Done For You means our team runs your payroll end to end. Do It Yourself means we configure Pay Cat for the SCHADS Award and you run it in-house. Both use the same independently reviewed template.
How long does implementation take?
Timelines vary depending on your setup, but most standard implementations take 6 to 10 weeks from payment. That covers a full implementation, including discovery to understand how your business runs and tailoring your file to match your exact pay conditions.
If you're eligible for a microimplementation, you could be up and running in around 3 weeks. These skip the discovery and testing stages because they're closer to a ready-to-go setup, so they suit providers with simpler, more standard requirements.
Need to move faster than that? Chat with our sales team about your timeline and they'll let you know what's possible.
Is the independent review real, or marketing spin?
It's a real, downloadable report. You can read exactly how our SCHADS template was assessed using the download link above.