SCHADS Award Resources

Specific rules for workers in women's refuges, homeless shelters, and crisis housing. 24/7 roster rules.

Current pay rates for Disability Support Workers under the SCHADS Award, effective 1 July 2026. Casual, permanent, and overtime rates explained.

Pay guide for Family Support Workers, caseworkers, and counseling staff under SCHADS.

Current pay rates for Home Care employees levels 1-5. Travel allowances, broken shift rules, and casual rates.

How pay point progression works under the SCHADS Award: the 12-month rule (clause 13.3), the 1,976-hour rule for part-timers, degree entry points, progression vs reclassification, and what each step is worth at the 1 July 2026 rates.

Current SCHADS Award pay rates effective 1 July 2026. Free calculator plus complete rate tables for every classification: SACS, home care, disability, aged care and crisis accommodation — full-time, part-time and casual, with weekend and shift penalties.

SCHADS Award Level 2 (SACS) pay rates from 1 July 2026: hourly rates for every pay point, casual rates with 25% loading, weekend penalty rates and annual salary — plus who should be classified at Level 2.

SCHADS Award Level 3 (SACS) pay rates from 1 July 2026: hourly rates for every pay point, casual rates with 25% loading, weekend penalty rates and annual salary — plus who should be classified at Level 3.

SCHADS Award Level 4 (SACS) pay rates from 1 July 2026: hourly rates for every pay point, casual rates with 25% loading, weekend penalty rates and annual salary — plus who should be classified at Level 4.

SCHADS Award Level 5 (SACS) pay rates from 1 July 2026: hourly rates for every pay point, casual rates with 25% loading, weekend penalty rates and annual salary — plus who should be classified at Level 5.

SCHADS Award Level 6 (SACS) pay rates from 1 July 2026: hourly rates for every pay point, casual rates with 25% loading, weekend penalty rates and annual salary — plus who should be classified at Level 6.

SCHADS Award Level 7 (SACS) pay rates from 1 July 2026: hourly rates for every pay point, casual rates with 25% loading, weekend penalty rates and annual salary — plus who should be classified at Level 7.

SCHADS Award Level 8 (SACS) pay rates from 1 July 2026: hourly rates for every pay point, casual rates with 25% loading, weekend penalty rates and annual salary — plus who should be classified at Level 8.

Estimate your organisation's annual SCHADS underpayment exposure from missed broken shift allowances, unpaid sleepover disturbances, minimum payment shortfalls and pay point lag — priced at the 1 July 2026 award rates, with every assumption adjustable.

SCHADS weekend penalty rates explained plainly: is Saturday time and a half, are Sunday rates double time, plus casual loadings and worked examples.

The SACS stream covers the majority of non-home-care disability and community work. Current rates table.

Pay rates for Youth Workers in residential care, outreach, and community support. Classification levels and shift penalties.

Every SCHADS Award allowance in one table at current 1 July 2026 rates: sleepover, broken shift, vehicle/km, on-call, meal, first aid, uniform, laundry and more — plus who gets each one and the payroll mistakes that cause underpayments.

Did you know you can be paid for a split shift? Understand the Broken Shift Allowance, rates, and rules for multiple breaks.

How casual loading works in the SCHADS Award. When does it apply? Does it stack with overtime and weekend penalties?

The SCHADS first aid allowance explained: $21.43 per week for full-time employees from 1 July 2026, $0.56 per hour pro rata for part-time and casuals — who qualifies under clause 20.6, the home care difference, and the payroll mistakes to avoid.

Higher duties under SCHADS clause 30 is not a fixed allowance — it is pay at the higher classification rate. Home care workers qualify the same day; everyone else after 5 consecutive days.

How the SCHADS uniform allowance ($1.26/shift or $6.41/week), laundry allowance ($0.33/shift or $1.53/week) and special clothing reimbursement work under clauses 20.2, 20.3 and 20.4.

The SCHADS overtime meal allowance is $17.30 under clause 20.5 — paid when staff work overtime, with a second $17.30 once overtime exceeds four hours. Not the same as an unpaid meal break.

Being on call? Understand the daily allowance rates, minimum payment periods, and rules for responding to calls under SCHADS clause 25.10.

Free SCHADS sleepover calculator — price the flat allowance plus any call-to-duty disturbance pay. Plus the full rules: allowance rates, adjacency requirements, and waking-up-during-a-sleepover pay.

Searching for a split shift allowance under SCHADS? There isn't one - the equivalent is the broken shift allowance (cl 25.6). See rates, rules and worked examples.

Current Vehicle Allowance rates under SCHADS. When to claim kilometers, transporting clients vs traveling between clients, and the cl.20.7(a) minimum rate.