Disclaimer: This article is Urhere's plain-language interpretation of how this award is applied in the urhere platform. It is provided as general information only and is not legal advice. Award entitlements can change and can depend on your specific circumstances. You should refer to the current award on the Fair Work Ombudsman website and seek your own professional or legal advice before relying on it.
The Fast Food Industry Award covers employers and employees in the fast food industry — businesses that mainly sell food and drink for immediate consumption, take-away or delivery. In urhere, this award comes as four ready-to-use pay templates, split by classification level (Level 1 vs Levels 2 & 3) and by employment type (full-time/part-time vs casual). Pick the template that matches the employee, and urhere applies the right penalties, overtime and public holiday pay automatically.
How rates work in urhere: each employee has a base hourly rate that matches their classification level. The pay templates below apply penalties and overtime as a percentage of that base rate, so you only need to keep each person's base rate up to date. For casual employees, the 25% casual loading is already included in their base rate, so the percentages shown for casual templates already sit on top of that loaded rate. All examples use a base rate of $30.00/hour purely to illustrate the maths.
Why two levels? Level 1 and Levels 2 & 3 are separated into their own templates because their Sunday rate is different. Everything else is the same.
Pay templates in this award
Pay template | Who it's for |
Fast Food Level 1 — Full-time / Part-time | Permanent Level 1 employees |
Fast Food Levels 2 & 3 — Full-time / Part-time | Permanent Level 2 and Level 3 employees |
Fast Food Level 1 — Casual | Casual Level 1 employees |
Fast Food Levels 2 & 3 — Casual | Casual Level 2 and Level 3 employees |
Full-time / Part-time templates
Ordinary hours
When | Rate | Example (base $30/hr) |
Monday–Friday, 6:00am–10:00pm | 100% | $30.00/hr |
Monday–Friday, 10:00pm–midnight (late night) | 110% | $33.00/hr |
Monday–Friday, midnight–6:00am (early morning) | 115% | $34.50/hr |
Weekend and public holiday rates
When | Level 1 | Levels 2 & 3 |
Saturday | 125% | 125% |
Sunday | 125% | 150% |
Public holiday | 225% | 225% |
Overtime
When | First 2 hours | After that |
Monday–Saturday (after 11 hours in a day, or 38 hours in a week) | 150% | 200% |
Sunday | 200% | 200% |
Public holiday | 250% | 250% |
Minimum shift length
A minimum of 3 hours applies to each engagement (Monday–Sunday and public holidays).
Casual templates
Casual employees include the 25% casual loading in their base rate. The percentages below are applied to that loaded rate.
Ordinary hours
When | Rate |
Monday–Friday, 6:00am–10:00pm | 100% |
Monday–Friday, 10:00pm–midnight (late night) | 108% |
Monday–Friday, midnight–6:00am (early morning) | 112% |
Weekend and public holiday rates
When | Level 1 | Levels 2 & 3 |
Saturday | 120% | 120% |
Sunday | 120% | 140% |
Public holiday | 200% | 200% |
Overtime
When | First 2 hours | After that |
Monday–Saturday (after 11 hours in a day, or 38 hours in a week) | 140% | 180% |
Sunday | 180% | 180% |
Public holiday | 220% | 220% |
Minimum shift length
A minimum of 3 hours applies to each engagement (Monday–Sunday and public holidays).
What's not included
Junior rates (employees under 21) — set the correct junior base rate on the employee record; the penalties above then apply to that rate.
Shiftwork loadings and allowances (meal, laundry, etc.) are handled separately.
Rates current as at 1 July 2026. Penalty and overtime percentages follow the Fair Work MA000003 pay guide.