When the EBA type "Modern Award" is selected, by default shifts are either:

This section allows you to add additional shift types:

By default, if a shift is not on Saturday, Sunday, or a Public Holiday, and it starts within the day timeframe, it will be assigned the day shift type.

The day shift type uses three different day rates:

The rate paid depends on the hourly limits set for the day.

You can customise when a different rate is applied by setting the 'Day ordinary hours limit' and the 'Day overtime hours limit'.

Note: When a 'Day shift' payroll shift type is assigned, it will only use Day payable hours, even if a shift starts in the Day timeframe and finishes in the Night timeframe.

Day payable hours = Day Ordinary, Day Overtime, and Day Extra Overtime.

By default, if a shift does not fall on Saturday, Sunday, or a Public Holiday, and it starts within the afternoon timeframe, it will be assigned the afternoon payroll shift type.

The afternoon shift uses two different payable hours:

The specific payable hours used will depend on the hourly limit for that day.

To customise when a different payable hour is applied, set the Afternoon Ordinary Hours Limit.

Note: When the afternoon payroll shift type is assigned, only the afternoon payable hours will be used, even if the shift starts in the afternoon timeframe and finishes in the night timeframe.

Afternoon payable hours include Afternoon Ordinary and Afternoon Overtime.

By default, shifts that start within the night timeframe on weekdays (not Saturday, Sunday, or a Public Holiday) are assigned the Night shift type.

The Night shift type uses three different rates:

The rate paid depends on the hourly limits set for the night.

To customise when a different rate applies, set the 'Night ordinary hours limit' and 'Night overtime hours limit'.

Note: When a 'Night shift' payroll shift type is assigned, it will only use Night payable hours, even if a shift starts in the Night timeframe and finishes in the Day timeframe.

Night payable hours = Night Ordinary, Night Overtime, and Night Extra Overtime.

Shifts with the same EBA within a pay period where five consecutive afternoon shifts are worked will be classified as the 'Consecutive Afternoon' payroll shift type.

Hours are recorded under 'Consecutive Afternoon Ordinary' until the 'Afternoon Ordinary hrs limit' is reached. Any hours beyond that limit will be categorised as 'Consecutive Afternoon Overtime'.

Saturday, Sunday, or Public Holiday payroll shift types count as part of the five consecutive afternoons but will maintain their respective payroll shift types.

Shifts with the same EBA within a pay period where five consecutive night shifts are worked will be classified as the 'Consecutive Night' payroll shift type.

Hours are allocated to 'Consecutive Night Ordinary' until the 'Night Ordinary hrs limit' is reached. Any hours beyond this limit will be recorded as 'Consecutive Night Overtime'.

Saturday, Sunday, or Public Holiday payroll shift types are included in the five consecutive nights but will retain their own distinct payroll shift type.

When a shift falls on Saturday, it will be assigned the Saturday shift type.

This is determined by the day of the week and does not take into account the "Week Breakdown" selection.

The Saturday shift type uses two different day rates:

The rate paid depends on the hourly limit for that day.

Set the 'Day overtime hours limit' to customise when a different rate is paid.

When a shift falls on Sunday, it will be assigned the Sunday shift type - this is determined by the day of the week.

The Sunday shift type uses one day rate:

Public holidays are defined by Traffio.

You can find a list of public holidays under your depot:

Public holidays are assigned based on the state defined in the depot. A shift is automatically assigned a public holiday shift when it matches a date in the public holiday list of the booking depot.

Currently, you must have the 'Public Holiday' toggle turned on in the Payable Hours & Allowances Display Columns section.

All hours of the shift will be paid at the 'Public Holiday' rate, regardless of whether they occur during the day or night timeframe.

Shifts will be paid as follows:

When enabled, the afternoon payroll shift type is based on the shift's END time.

When disabled, it’s based on the shift's START time.

For example, if the afternoon timeframe is 10:00-20:00 and your shift is from 09:00-13:00, enabling this setting would assign the 'afternoon' payroll shift type because the end time falls within the afternoon timeframe.

When enabled, the night payroll shift type is based on the shift's END time.

When disabled, it’s based on the shift's START time.

For example, if the night timeframe is 20:00-06:00 and your shift is from 19:00-02:00, enabling this setting would assign the 'night' payroll shift type because the end time falls within the night timeframe.

When selected, 'Early Morning' shifts will be paid at the 'Day Overtime' rate from the time set in 'Early Morning shift start' to the time set in 'Day start'.

Note: The 'Early Morning shift end' field is disabled because it uses the 'Day start' time.

If the shift extends beyond this timeframe, it will follow the day shift timeframe and hour limits to allocate the relevant day rate.

A 'Double Time Override' shift will not be selected automatically.

If enabled, you can manually set the shift to the 'Double Time Override' payroll shift type in the pay run.

When the 'Double Time Override' payroll shift type is selected, all shift hours will be paid at the 'Day Extra Overtime' rate.

Note: Night payable hours are not used

A 'Call Back' shift will not be selected automatically.

If enabled, you can manually set the shift to the 'Call Back' payroll shift type in the pay run.

When the 'Call Back' payroll shift type is selected, hours will be allocated to 'Day Overtime' until the limit set in "Limit of 'Overtime' hours" is reached. Any remaining hours will then be placed into 'Day Extra Overtime'.

A call back occurs when an employee is called back to work after already finishing for the day.

Note: Night payable hours are not used

A 'Don't Deduct Break from Night Shifts' shift will not be selected automatically.

When enabled, this will ensure that breaks are not deducted from a 'night shift'.

If the shift is considered a 'night' shift (usually from 6 pm to 6 am), no break deduction (e.g., 0.5 hours) will apply.

For example, on a day shift, working 6 hours would mean 5.5 hours of pay. On a night shift, you get the full 6 hours of pay.

If the settings allow a mix of night and day shifts, the break will be deducted only from the day part of the shift.

But, if the rule is set to "If you start a shift at night, it's always considered night," then no break will be deducted, as the entire shift is treated as night hours.

A 'Don't Deduct Break from Afternoon Shifts' shift will not be selected automatically.

When enabled, this will ensure that breaks are not deducted from an 'afternoon shift'.

If the shift is considered an 'afternoon' shift, no break deduction (e.g., 0.5 hours) will apply.