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# Restaurant Award Levels 3 to 6 Rates and Overtime 2026/27

> 2026/27 MA000119 levels-3-to-6 pay rates, overtime, weekend and public-holiday rules, classifications and allowances, and how UpSheets applies them in Xero Payroll.

[All awards](/docs/smart-formulas/award-library/awards/overview) → [Restaurant Award](/docs/smart-formulas/award-library/awards/ria/overview) → Levels 3 to 6

|                          |                                                                       |
| ------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Award**                | [Restaurant Award](/docs/smart-formulas/award-library/awards/ria/overview) |
| **Official name**        | Restaurant Industry Award 2020                                        |
| **Variant**              | Levels 3 to 6                                                         |
| **Rates effective from** | 1 July 2026                                                           |
| **Version**              | 1                                                                     |

UpSheets uses this Smart Formula to turn imported start and finish times into ordinary hours, overtime, weekend, public-holiday and allowance lines ready for Xero Payroll.

Review the [assumptions and limitations](#assumptions-and-limitations) before publishing this formula.

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## What UpSheets Calculates Automatically

* Ordinary hours from imported start and finish times
* Overtime tiers based on hours worked
* Saturday penalty and overtime rates
* Sunday penalty and overtime rates
* Public holiday penalty rates
* Shift gap handling
* Minimum engagement payments
* Automatic allowance calculations where configured

## Pay Rates and Smart Formula Rules

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Full time">
    ### Classification Pay Rates

    | Classification | Code | Classification minimum |
    | -------------- | ---- | ---------------------- |
    | Level 3        | L3   | \$27.97                |
    | Level 4        | L4   | \$29.45                |
    | Level 5        | L5   | \$31.30                |
    | Level 6        | L6   | \$32.13                |

    ### Calculation Rules

    | Rule                      | Conditions                                      | Value                  | Notes |
    | ------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- | ----- |
    | M-F Ordinary              | MON-FRI                                         | Classification minimum | -     |
    | Sat x1.25                 | SAT                                             | x1.25                  | -     |
    | Sun x1.5                  | SUN                                             | x1.5                   | -     |
    | PH x2.25                  | PH                                              | x2.25                  | -     |
    | Sat OT \< 2Hr x1.75       | SAT<br />Hours 11.5-13.5<br />OT 0-2 hours      | x1.75                  | -     |
    | Sat OT > 2Hr x2           | SAT<br />Hours 13.5-24<br />OT 0-10.5 hours     | x2                     | -     |
    | Sun Daily OT x2           | SUN<br />Hours 11.5-24                          | x2                     | -     |
    | M-F OT \< 2Hr x1.5        | MON-FRI<br />Hours 11.5-13.5<br />OT 0-2 hours  | x1.5                   | -     |
    | M-F OT > 2Hr x2           | MON-FRI<br />Hours 13.5-24<br />OT 0-10.5 hours | x2                     | -     |
    | M-Sun OT \< 2Hr x1.5      | EVERY<br />Hours 38-40<br />Weekly              | x1.5                   | -     |
    | M-Sun OT > 2Hr x2         | EVERY<br />Hours 40-168<br />Weekly             | x2                     | -     |
    | PH Weekly OT x2.25        | PH<br />Hours 38-168<br />Weekly                | x2.25                  | -     |
    | Less than 8 Hr Break x1.5 | EVERY                                           | x1.5                   | -     |

    ### Worked Example

    Input: Level 3 full-time employee, Monday 6:00 am–7:30 pm, 13.50 paid hours, with no weekly overtime already accrued.

    | UpSheets output    | Hours | Rate                |
    | ------------------ | ----- | ------------------- |
    | Ordinary hours     | 11.50 | \$27.97             |
    | M-F OT \< 2Hr x1.5 | 2.00  | 1.5 × ordinary rate |

    Why: This variant allows up to 11.50 ordinary hours for this day pattern. The remaining 2.00 hours are assigned to overtime or penalty lines.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Part time">
    ### Classification Pay Rates

    | Classification | Code | Classification minimum |
    | -------------- | ---- | ---------------------- |
    | Level 3        | L3   | \$27.97                |
    | Level 4        | L4   | \$29.45                |
    | Level 5        | L5   | \$31.30                |
    | Level 6        | L6   | \$32.13                |

    ### Calculation Rules

    | Rule                      | Conditions                                      | Value                  | Notes |
    | ------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- | ----- |
    | M-F Ordinary              | MON-FRI                                         | Classification minimum | -     |
    | Sat x1.25                 | SAT                                             | x1.25                  | -     |
    | Sun x1.5                  | SUN                                             | x1.5                   | -     |
    | PH x2.25                  | PH                                              | x2.25                  | -     |
    | Sat OT \< 2Hr x1.75       | SAT<br />Hours 11.5-13.5<br />OT 0-2 hours      | x1.75                  | -     |
    | Sat OT > 2Hr x2           | SAT<br />Hours 13.5-24<br />OT 0-10.5 hours     | x2                     | -     |
    | Sun Daily OT x2           | SUN<br />Hours 11.5-24                          | x2                     | -     |
    | M-F OT \< 2Hr x1.5        | MON-FRI<br />Hours 11.5-13.5<br />OT 0-2 hours  | x1.5                   | -     |
    | M-F OT > 2Hr x2           | MON-FRI<br />Hours 13.5-24<br />OT 0-10.5 hours | x2                     | -     |
    | M-Sun OT \< 2Hr x1.5      | EVERY<br />Hours 38-40<br />Weekly              | x1.5                   | -     |
    | M-Sun OT > 2Hr x2         | EVERY<br />Hours 40-168<br />Weekly             | x2                     | -     |
    | PH Weekly OT x2.25        | PH<br />Hours 38-168<br />Weekly                | x2.25                  | -     |
    | Less than 8 Hr Break x1.5 | EVERY                                           | x1.5                   | -     |

    ### Worked Example

    Input: Level 3 part-time employee, Monday 6:00 am–7:30 pm, 13.50 paid hours, with no weekly overtime already accrued.

    | UpSheets output    | Hours | Rate                |
    | ------------------ | ----- | ------------------- |
    | Ordinary hours     | 11.50 | \$27.97             |
    | M-F OT \< 2Hr x1.5 | 2.00  | 1.5 × ordinary rate |

    Why: This variant allows up to 11.50 ordinary hours for this day pattern. The remaining 2.00 hours are assigned to overtime or penalty lines.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Casual">
    ### Classification Pay Rates

    | Classification | Code | Casual classification minimum (includes 25% loading) |
    | -------------- | ---- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
    | Level 3        | L3   | \$34.96                                              |
    | Level 4        | L4   | \$36.81                                              |
    | Level 5        | L5   | \$39.13                                              |
    | Level 6        | L6   | \$40.16                                              |

    ### Calculation Rules

    | Rule                        | Conditions                                  | Value                  | Notes |
    | --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- | ----- |
    | M-F Ordinary                | MON-FRI                                     | Classification minimum | -     |
    | Sat x1.2                    | SAT                                         | x1.2                   | -     |
    | Sun x1.4                    | SUN                                         | x1.4                   | -     |
    | PH x2                       | PH                                          | x2                     | -     |
    | Sat OT \< 2Hr x1.4          | SAT<br />Hours 12-14<br />OT 0-2 hours      | x1.4                   | -     |
    | Sat OT > 2Hr x1.6           | SAT<br />Hours 14-24<br />OT 0-10 hours     | x1.6                   | -     |
    | Sun Daily OT x1.6           | SUN<br />Hours 12-24                        | x1.6                   | -     |
    | M-F OT \< 2Hr x1.2          | MON-FRI<br />Hours 12-14<br />OT 0-2 hours  | x1.2                   | -     |
    | M-F OT > 2Hr x1.6           | MON-FRI<br />Hours 14-24<br />OT 0-10 hours | x1.6                   | -     |
    | M-Sun OT \< 2Hr x1.2        | EVERY<br />Hours 38-40<br />Weekly          | x1.2                   | -     |
    | M-Sun OT > 2Hr x1.6         | EVERY<br />Hours 40-168<br />Weekly         | x1.6                   | -     |
    | PH Weekly OT x2             | PH<br />Hours 38-168<br />Weekly            | x2                     | -     |
    | Less than 8 Hr Break x1.2   | EVERY                                       | x1.2                   | -     |
    | Sat Min Engagement Sat x1.2 | SAT<br />OT 0-2 hours                       | x1.2                   | -     |
    | Sun Min Engagement Sun x1.4 | SUN<br />OT 0-2 hours                       | x1.4                   | -     |
    | M-F Min Engagement M-F x1   | MON-FRI<br />OT 0-2 hours                   | x1                     | -     |
    | PH Min Engagement PH x2     | PH<br />OT 0-2 hours                        | x2                     | -     |

    ### Worked Example

    Input: Level 3 casual employee, Monday 6:00 am–8:00 pm, 14.00 paid hours, with no weekly overtime already accrued.

    | UpSheets output    | Hours | Rate                |
    | ------------------ | ----- | ------------------- |
    | Ordinary hours     | 12.00 | \$34.96             |
    | M-F OT \< 2Hr x1.2 | 2.00  | 1.2 × ordinary rate |

    Why: This variant allows up to 12.00 ordinary hours for this day pattern. The remaining 2.00 hours are assigned to overtime or penalty lines.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## What Requires Customer Configuration

* **Variant assignment:** Choose the Smart Formula variant that matches each employee's work pattern.
* **Classification selection:** Assign the correct classification level for each employee.
* **Public holidays:** Configure public holidays for your organisation so public-holiday rules apply on the correct dates.

This variant includes 7 manual allowances that must be entered separately when they apply. See [Manual Allowances](#manual-allowances) for amounts and conditions.

## Manual Allowances

| Allowance                        | Conditions | Value   | Notes |
| -------------------------------- | ---------- | ------- | ----- |
| Clothing Tool Allowance Max Week | Manual     | \$9.94  | -     |
| Clothing Tool Allowance Per Day  | Manual     | \$2.03  | -     |
| M-F 10pm-Midnight Penalty        | Manual     | \$2.95  | -     |
| M-F Midnight-6am Penalty         | Manual     | \$4.42  | -     |
| Meal Allowance OT 2+ Hours       | Manual     | \$17.42 | -     |
| Meal Allowance OT Not Required   | Manual     | \$17.42 | -     |
| Split Shift Allowance            | Manual     | \$5.60  | -     |

## How to Use This Rule Set in UpSheets

1. Copy the **Restaurant Award** rule set from the Award Library and select the **Levels 3 to 6** variant during review.
2. Assign the correct classification and employment type to each employee using this variant.
3. Simulate representative shifts, then publish and assign the rule set to affected employees.

## Assumptions and Limitations

### Assumptions

* Clause 24.2 Monday to Friday evening additives (10:00 pm to midnight and midnight to 6:00 am) are MAPD wage-allowance amounts and are published as MANUAL allowances rather than auto hour bands.
* Saturday and Sunday ordinary penalties follow Schedule B / Table 8 (Saturday 125%; Sunday 150% for full-time and part-time).
* Casual Saturday is 150% of the minimum (loaded-base multiple 1.2).
* Casual Sunday is 150% for Introductory to Level 2 (1.2) and 175% for Levels 3 to 6 (1.4).
* Public holidays are 225% full-time/part-time and 250% casual (loaded-base 2.0).
* Daily overtime uses the clause 15.1 11.5-hour ordinary cap for full-time/part-time and the clause 11.2 12-hour cap for casuals, with Table 7 day-scoped tiers (Mon-Fri 150%/200%, Saturday 175%/200%, Sunday 200%).
* Weekly overtime after 38 hours uses EVERY first-2 / after-2 tiers at the Monday-Friday Table 7 rates (150%/200%; casual 1.2/1.6), so Saturday weekly hours in the first 2 OT hours may be paid at 150% rather than 175%, and Sunday weekly hours in that band may be paid at 150% rather than 200%; Saturday/Sunday daily OT tiers remain day-correct.
* Public holiday weekly OT stays at 225%/200%.
* CASUAL base rates already include the 25% loading; casual MULTIPLE lines use award%/1.25 against that loaded base.
* Clause 23.2 rest after overtime is a single 8-hour GAP at a flat first-2-hours overtime multiple (150% / casual 1.2) rather than Deputy's split first-2/after-2 GAP windows.
* Rostered-day-off overtime and the clause 23.1(e) 4-hour RDO minimum require roster metadata and are excluded.

### Not Supported by This Rule Set

* Apprentice classifications and apprentice rates <Tooltip headline="Clauses 12, 18.3, Schedule B.3" tip="Excluded from this adult rule set"><Icon icon="bookmark" size={14} /></Tooltip>
* Averaging ordinary hours over roster cycles longer than one week <Tooltip headline="Clauses 9, 15" tip="Weekly OT uses a simple 38-hour week trigger"><Icon icon="bookmark" size={14} /></Tooltip>
* Clause 15.1(e) 10-hour break between ordinary days <Tooltip headline="Clause 15.1(e)" tip="Rostering obligation / without-loss release; overtime-rate GAP is modeled from clause 23.2 (8 hours after overtime) only"><Icon icon="bookmark" size={14} /></Tooltip>
* Delayed meal break penalties <Tooltip headline="Clause 16" tip="Requires meal-break timing metadata not available in timesheet processing"><Icon icon="bookmark" size={14} /></Tooltip>
* Junior employee classifications and junior penalty tables <Tooltip headline="Clauses 18.2, Schedule B.2" tip="Excluded from this adult Introductory to Level 6 rule set"><Icon icon="bookmark" size={14} /></Tooltip>
* Public holiday substitution by agreement <Tooltip headline="Clause 30.2" tip="Calendar/metadata dependent; not auto-detected"><Icon icon="bookmark" size={14} /></Tooltip>
* Rostered day off overtime and 4-hour RDO minimum payment <Tooltip headline="Clauses 23.1(d), 23.1(e)" tip="Requires rostered-day-off metadata not available in timesheet processing"><Icon icon="bookmark" size={14} /></Tooltip>
* Supported wage system <Tooltip headline="Clause Schedule E" tip="Excluded from this adult rule set"><Icon icon="bookmark" size={14} /></Tooltip>
* Time off instead of payment for overtime <Tooltip headline="Clause 23.5" tip="Not modeled"><Icon icon="bookmark" size={14} /></Tooltip>

<Note>
  Need one of these scenarios? Contact us to discuss your requirements. Some may be supported through configuration, a custom Smart Formula, or an extension to the Award Library.
</Note>

<Info>This is general information about how UpSheets has configured this award rule set. It is not legal or payroll advice. You are responsible for ensuring your employees are paid correctly.</Info>

## Official sources

* Award text: [Fair Work Commission - MA000119](https://awards.fairwork.gov.au/MA000119.html)
* Pay rates and allowances: [Fair Work pay guides](https://www.fairwork.gov.au/pay-and-wages/minimum-wages/pay-guides)

## Other Restaurant Award Variants

* [Intro / Level 1 / Level 2](/docs/smart-formulas/award-library/awards/ria/2026-07-01/intro-level-1-level-2)