Managing SCHADS Award compliance is complex—but it doesn’t have to be. NDIS business owners and care providers can now automate their entire payroll process with ShiftCare and Pay Cat’s new full integration.
Here’s how it works:
Pay Cat's payroll software has the SCHADS Award provisions built directly into the system, ensuring full compliance with every payroll run.
Automatic timesheet exports and imports from ShiftCare into Pay Cat, eliminating manual data entry and reducing errors.
Review and approve timesheets in ShiftCare, then let Pay Cat automatically interpret the data and generate accurate, compliant payslips.
Pay Cat handles all SCHADS shift types, allowances, and provisions, automatically applying the correct rates based on ShiftCare data.
Our award interpretation and payroll processes have been independently verified by industry experts, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
See the details of the verification.
Managing SCHADS payroll manually is time-consuming and prone to errors. That’s why NDIS business owners and care providers trust Pay Cat and ShiftCare’s full integration to automate award interpretation and eliminate double-handling of payroll data.
✅ One timesheet for billing & payroll – ShiftCare’s timesheets sync directly with Pay Cat, removing the need for manual data entry.
✅ Automatic SCHADS award interpretation – No more manual calculations—penalty rates, overtime, and allowances are applied instantly and accurately.
✅ Error-free payroll in less time – Reduce admin workload and ensure every pay run is 100% compliant.
With Pay Cat and ShiftCare, you can spend less time on payroll and more time focusing on care—without the risk of underpayments, errors, or compliance headaches.
Roster Creation with ShiftCare
Begin by effortlessly creating and managing rosters within ShiftCare. Select clients, assign care types that align with NDIS pricing, and choose shift types corresponding to Pay Cat work types. This encompasses everything from standard work to specialised shifts like sleepovers, guaranteeing that all aspects of care are taken into account. Publish your rosters and seamlessly notify employees through instant updates.
Simple Timesheet Management and Approval
After shifts are completed, employees can clock in and out, add mileage, and input essential details directly within ShiftCare. Managers then review and approve timesheets, which are crucial for payroll and also become part of the billing under the NDIS scheme. The timesheets will then flow from ShiftCare to Pay Cat with the click of a button. This streamlined approval process ensures accuracy and compliance.
Running a Pay Run (No more manual importing & exporting)
Running a Pay Run is as simple as selecting 'New Pay Run'. This will include timesheets from the selected pay period. Review & approve before finalising the payroll. You then can download an ABA file for batch payments to employees.
Automated Payroll Processing with SCHADS Award Interpretation
In Pay Cat, initiate a pay run that automatically interprets timesheets based on the SCHADS Award. This advanced interpretation covers various shift types and allowances, providing accurate, award-compliant pay outcomes for every employee. The process includes a detailed breakdown of how each shift is interpreted, offering transparency and traceability back to the award clauses.
Ongoing Support and Resources
Throughout each step, receive ongoing support and access to resources that guide you through the Pay Cat and ShiftCare ecosystems.
Our process has been independently reviewed by legal teams, ensuring reliable and compliant interpretations of the SCHADS Award.
Pay Cat’s payroll system automatically interprets the SCHADS Award, applying penalty rates, overtime, and allowances in real-time—so every payroll run is accurate and fully compliant.
Stay protected from underpayment claims and Fair Work penalties. Our integration ensures award updates are applied automatically, so you’re always in line with SCHADS requirements.
ShiftCare’s timesheets sync directly with Pay Cat payroll—no manual file transfers, no double data entry. Broken shifts, travel time, and sleepover calculations are done for you, cutting hours off payroll processing.
Your priority is providing quality care to your clients. Let Pay Cat and ShiftCare handle payroll, compliance, and award interpretation—so you can focus on what truly matters.
From roster creation to payroll processing, ShiftCare and Pay Cat work together to ensure SCHADS compliance at every step—without the stress or manual effort.
✅ Automated payroll interpretation – No more second-guessing penalty rates, allowances, or sleepovers.
✅ Seamless integration – Timesheets sync automatically, eliminating errors and duplicate entries.
✅ Save hours every pay run – Focus on delivering quality care while we handle compliance.
Book a free demo today and discover how our integration can cut payroll processing time, reduce errors, and keep your business compliant.
We know that the product is only as good as the implementation process. That’s why we’ve worked hard to make sure this integration is seamless, easy to get up and running, and designed to cause minimal disruption time to your business.
The process looks a bit like this:
That's it! ShiftCare will now send timesheet data to Pay Cat after each shift is completed. Pay Cat validates the information, applies the SCHADS rules, and generates a compliant pay run. You can review and approve with confidence.
Yes we can! Our SCHADS template is an industry-first and the ONLY 100% compliant cloud payroll solution that guarantees accurate interpretation of the SCHADS award.
Read: Our independently reviewed report of our SCHADS payroll solution.
You never have to worry about changes and updates to the SCHADS award. Our team ensures that everything is up-to-date and you don’t have to do anything.
Yes you certainly can. When you finalise a pay run it will generate the ABA file which you can submit to your bank as a batch payment. Have a look here to see how you can upload the file to your bank.
It certainly does! Pay Cat is built on Employment Hero Payroll so the integration is the same.
Yes, km allowance will flow through from ShiftCare to Pay Cat.
Pay Cat has a variety of reporting for payroll, employee data, timesheets and tax alongside the ability to create a custom payroll report to contain whatever information you need.