Penalty rates and overtime only apply to general staff.
This means that academic teachers, teachers and tutors/instructors don’t get these entitlements.
For more information on how casual teachers or tutors/instructors are paid, see Rates for a casual teacher or tutor/instructor in the Educational Services (Post Secondary) Award
Who is a general staff member?
General staff members are employees employed to do work other than as an academic teacher, a teacher or tutor/instructor, and includes employees doing:
- clerical or administrative work
- professional work
- technical work.
What to do next
- Use our Pay and Conditions Tool to calculate pay rates, allowances and penalty rates (including overtime).
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- Get help with pay.
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