Modern Award guides
The awards behind every shift.
Australia runs on 121 Modern Awards, and getting the right one wrong is how underpayment happens. MyGig’s award engine interprets them shift by shift, clause cited. These guides explain the awards our clients touch most, in plain English.
MA000084Storage Services AwardWarehousing, storage, wholesale, and distribution operations: the award behind most DC and 3PL shift work, from pick-pack to warehouse forklift operation.Read the guide →MA000004Retail AwardRetail businesses selling goods to the public: shop floors, checkouts, stockrooms, and retail supervision, from single stores to national chains.Read the guide →MA000009Hospitality AwardHotels, pubs, motels, casinos, catering businesses, and most bars and cafés. Standalone restaurants have their own award (Restaurant Industry Award), as do registered clubs.Read the guide →MA000002Clerks AwardClerical and administrative work in the private sector across industries: an occupation-based award that follows the work, not the industry.Read the guide →MA000022Cleaning AwardContract and commercial cleaning services: offices, venues, and facilities cleaned by cleaning businesses or on-hire cleaning staff.Read the guide →MA000038Road Transport AwardRoad freight transport and the distribution operations tied to it: drivers, yard staff, and distribution-facility employees in transport-driven businesses.Read the guide →MA000003Fast Food AwardFast food and takeaway outlets: quick-service restaurants, takeaway counters, and food-court outlets where food is sold to take away or eat in casual settings.Read the guide →MA000119Restaurant AwardRestaurants, cafés serving meals prepared on the premises, and their catering operations, distinct from pubs/hotels (Hospitality Award) and takeaway outlets (Fast Food Award).Read the guide →MA000020Building & Construction AwardOn-site building, civil, and engineering construction work, from general labouring to trades, with industry-specific allowances that materially change effective rates.Read the guide →MA000010Manufacturing AwardManufacturing, engineering, and associated production and technical occupations: the "C-scale" classification structure many other instruments reference.Read the guide →MA000028Horticulture AwardPlanting, cultivating, harvesting, and packing horticultural crops: farms, orchards, and nurseries, including seasonal picking and packing work.Read the guide →MA000080Amusement & Events AwardAmusement parks, events, exhibitions, festivals, and recreation and leisure services: the award behind much of the event-day casual workforce.Read the guide →MA000058Clubs AwardRegistered and licensed clubs (RSL, sporting, social, and community clubs) and their hospitality-style operations: bars, gaming, functions, and kitchens inside clubs.Read the guide →MA000104Miscellaneous AwardThe safety-net award for employees not covered by any other modern award but working in occupations traditionally covered by awards: the catch-all that closes coverage gaps.Read the guide →
Looking for an award that isn’t here yet? The full list of all 121 modern awards lives at fairwork.gov.au, and more MyGig guides are on the way. For exact current rates, always use the official pay guide linked inside each guide, or post a shift and see the all-in estimate with current rates applied.
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