SCHADS Sleepover Allowance Calculator
By CrossVault · Updated
A SCHADS sleepover is paid as a flat allowance — $62.87 per night from 1 July 2026 — on top of ordinary pay for the shifts either side, with any work during the night paid at overtime rates for the total time worked, with a minimum of one hour per sleepover (clause 25.7(e)). This calculator adds a typical roster up over a year; to price one specific night at your exact classification rate, use the per-level calculator on the sleepover rules guide, which also covers what qualifies and the room standard.
Quick Facts
- Sleepover allowance
- $62.87 per night (1 Jul 2026)
- Disturbances
- Overtime rates for total time worked; min. 1 hr per sleepover
- Span
- Continuous 8-hour sleepover period
- Work either side
- Ordinary pay on top of the allowance
- Clause
- 25.7, SCHADS Award MA000100
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Price Your Sleepover Roster
| Sleepover allowances ( nights × $62.87) | |
| Disturbance minimum (1 hr at 150% per disturbed night) |
Disturbed nights are priced at the conservative floor — one hour at 150% per affected night. The one-hour minimum applies once per sleepover on the total time worked, so several short call-outs in a night are added together, and if the total exceeds an hour the actual time is paid. Work during a sleepover can also push a permanent employee past daily limits into higher overtime. Allowance figure from the FWO Pay Guide for MA000100 effective 1 July 2026. General information only, not legal or financial advice.
How Sleepover Pay Works
- The allowance — $62.87 for each night (from 1 July 2026), paid whether or not anything happens. It compensates for sleeping over, not for work.
- Work either side — the shifts immediately before and after are ordinary (or penalty/overtime) hours in their own right, paid on top of the allowance.
- Disturbances — when the employee is required to perform work during the sleepover, that's paid at the applicable overtime rate for the total time worked, with a minimum of one hour per sleepover (clause 25.7(e)); if the work totals more than an hour, the actual duration is paid. Wake-ups recorded in progress notes but never reaching payroll are one of the most common underpayments we find in provider timesheets.
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Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the SCHADS sleepover allowance in 2026?
- $62.87 for each sleepover night, effective 1 July 2026 (FWO Pay Guide for MA000100). It's a flat allowance paid on top of the pay for hours actually worked before, after, or during the night.
- How are disturbances during a sleepover paid?
- Work during a sleepover is paid at the applicable overtime rate for the total time worked, with a minimum payment as for one hour per sleepover (clause 25.7(e)). Several call-outs in one night are added together: three call-outs of 15, 5 and 10 minutes total 30 minutes and are paid as one hour; if the total exceeds an hour, the actual time worked is paid.
- Is a sleepover the same as a night shift?
- No. A night shift is worked time paid at the night-shift premium; a sleepover is a period the employee sleeps at the workplace for a flat allowance, with only disturbances paid as work. A "sleepover" where the employee is actually up working most of the night is likely misclassified — and underpaid.
- Does the casual loading apply to the sleepover allowance?
- The allowance is a flat amount per night set by the award — it isn't an hourly rate, so the 25% casual loading doesn't multiply it. Casuals earn their loading on the worked hours around and during the sleepover.
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