Casuals get different pay rates depending on when they work.

To calculate pay rates for casuals including weekend, public holiday and overtime rates use our Pay and Conditions Tool.

Ordinary hours

Monday to Friday

Casuals get paid their minimum hourly rate plus 25% casual loading for ordinary hours worked between 7am and 9pm.

Casuals get paid 150% of the minimum hourly rate for ordinary hours worked before 7am and after 9pm. They don’t get paid casual loading for these hours.

Saturday

Casuals get paid 158% of the minimum hourly rate for ordinary hours worked between 7am and 6pm. This includes their casual loading.

This rate was phased in between 3 November 2021 and 31 December 2023 as follows:

Casuals get paid 150% of their minimum hourly rate for hours worked before 7am and after 6pm on Saturdays.

They don’t get paid casual loading for these hours.

Example

Aaron is a casual Level 3 hairdresser.

He worked between 9am and 5pm on a Saturday in June 2022.

Aaron was paid 143% of the minimum hourly rate for the hours he worked.

Sunday

Casuals get paid 225% of their minimum hourly rate for ordinary hours worked at any time on Sunday. This rate includes their casual loading.

This rate was phased in as follows:

Public holiday work

Casuals get paid 250% of the minimum hourly rate for all hours worked on public holidays.

Casuals don’t get paid casual loading on a public holiday.

Overtime

Casuals get overtime when they work:

• more than 38 ordinary hours per week, or more than 38 hours per week averaged over a roster cycle
• more than 10.5 hours per day.

Overtime rates for casuals include their casual loading.

Monday to Saturday

For overtime worked at any time Monday to Saturday, casuals get paid:

• 175% of the minimum hourly rate for the first 3 hours
• 225% of the minimum hourly rate after 3 hours.

Sunday

For overtime worked at any time on Sunday, casuals get paid 225% of their minimum hourly rate.

This rate was phased in over time as follows: