When does the clothing and equipment allowance apply under SCHADS?

It applies when an employer does not provide the required uniform. It is paid per shift or per week, whichever amount is smaller.

What is the SCHADS laundry allowance?

Employees receive a laundry allowance if the employer provides uniforms but does not launder them. It is paid based on the smaller of the shift or weekly amount.

Do part time and casual employees receive the first aid allowance?

Yes. Part time and casual employees receive 44 cents per hour up to a maximum of $16.80 per week if they are required to perform first aid duties.

What triggers the SCHADS meal allowance?

It applies when an employee works overtime and the employer does not provide a suitable meal.

How is the SCHADS on call allowance calculated?

It is calculated as a percentage of the standard rate. The rate is 2 percent for weekdays and 3.96 percent for weekends and public holidays.

How to Use Retrospective Timesheets on the Employment Hero App

Name: SCHADS Allowances Explained: The 7 Allowances You Must Pay Under the SCHADS Award
Uploaded: 2023-01-01
Duration: 3 min 40 s
Description: A clear walkthrough of the seven allowances in the SCHADS Award, including conditions, rates and common errors to watch for.

How to Use Retrospective Timesheets on the Employment Hero App

Introduction

This video explains how the Employment Hero app simplifies time sheeting and HR processes for staff and managers. It demonstrates how employees can complete retrospective timesheets by selecting work types, locations, and entering start, break, and end times, with optional comments for approval. Managers can approve timesheets through the app or a browser, reducing the need for multiple systems. The video also covers limitations, including the inability to use multiple shift conditions, live clocking, or certain rostering features. While the app is easy to deploy and user-friendly, some advanced SCHADS award or payroll setups may require alternative tools like Work Zone.

Key Takeaways

Employment Hero app allows staff to submit retrospective timesheets with basic work type, location, and timing details.
Managers can approve timesheets through a single app or browser.
The app does not currently support multiple shift conditions or live clocking.
Limited rostering features: staff cannot set unavailability or initiate shift swaps; supervisors can manage these on their behalf.
Advantages: simple user interface, easy deployment, timesheets can be created anywhere, single app for employees.
Consider alternative tools like Work Zone for complex SCHADS awards or advanced payroll and rostering needs.

Transcript

Introduction

Let's face it, not all employees are great at juggling multiple systems and apps—looking at you, Jane. That's where the Employment Hero app comes in, offering a simple time sheeting solution. When paired with the Employment Hero HR system, staff only need to monitor and use one app rather than two, making life for Jane a lot simpler.

Retrospective Timesheets

Right now, retrospective time sheeting is the only option available in the Employment Hero app, but it's a good one. Staff simply choose a work type, a location, and enter some basic start and break time details to complete their timesheet for the day. They can optionally also add a comment, which will appear on the timesheet when being approved—let's keep it professional, guys.

Manager Approval

Managers approve their employees’ timesheets through either a browser or the Employment Hero app. Once again, approving is a simple process and requires only a single app download for the manager to approve—just in case there's a Jane in your management team too.

Shift Conditions

However, some Modern Awards and complex payroll setups require something called a shift condition. A shift condition is a multi-select item that lets us provide context about what was done on a shift. For example, I may fill out a timesheet where, for this shift, I was in charge of five employees and I was a first aid officer. In this example, I would use a shift condition to select both “first aid officer” and “in charge of two to five employees.”

Currently, Employment Hero doesn't allow for multiple shift conditions. This is something you need to consider if you want alternative clocking options.

Rostering Limitations

It's also worth noting that the Employment Hero app doesn't currently support all rostering features. Notably, if you're going to use rostering, the Employment Hero app does not allow staff to set their own unavailability. Supervisors can, however, perform this on their behalf. Staff also can't initiate a shift swap from the Employment Hero app. If you intend on taking advantage of these features, you should consider using Work Zone, which we'll discuss in the next video.

Advantages and Drawbacks

In summary, the Employment Hero app's advantages are that it's easy to deploy, it has a simple user interface, timesheets can be created from anywhere, you can enter a restricted list of work types and locations, and it's a single app for your employees to download.

The drawbacks of this option are that it supports retrospective timesheets only (no live clocking), it doesn't support multiple work type selection or shift conditions, and it has limited rostering features—no support for shift swaps or unavailability.

Conclusion

As always, you can chat with our team to see which solution will fit your needs best. We are the experts, after all. For more information, visit pat.com. I've been Ben. Thanks for watching.