What are Penalty Rates?
Penalty rates are special wage rates that are payable to an employee for working on the weekend and / or on a Public Holiday. Whether penalty rates are payable, and the level of penalty rates payable, depend on the Modern Award that applies to the particular employee.
For example, a Modern Award may establish the following penalty rates for work on a weekend and / or Public Holiday:
| Saturday Work |
150% |
| Sunday Work |
200% |
| Public Holiday Work |
250% |
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