For AU small businesses on Retail, Hospitality, Fast Food, Cleaning or SCHADS awards
Check your team's pay rates against the current award minimums.
In minutes, from the official Fair Work data. Pick your award and classification, enter what you pay, and see instantly whether it clears the current minimum, with the clause and the last few years of history.
Free to check. No signup for your first check.
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- Thu9:00-17:00Level 2 PT$28.18
- Fri12:00-20:00Level 1 Casual$31.95
- Sat9:00-17:00Level 1 Casual$32.40
1 item flagged for review against the new 1 July minimums
- National Minimum Wage from 1 July
- $26.44/hr
- National Minimum Wage from 1 July
- Casual NMW floor incl. 25% loading
- $33.05/hr
- Casual NMW floor incl. 25% loading
- New minimums apply from the first full pay period on or after this date
- 1 July
- New minimums apply from the first full pay period on or after this date
Source: Fair Work Commission Annual Wage Review 2026.
The FWO calculator looks up one rate. AwardGuard checks your whole team and tells you when it changes.
The risk is rarely the one rate you look up. It is the junior classification that moved up a level, or the casual whose new floor is higher than what your payroll template still says.
AwardGuard checks each classification you pay against the current minimum from the official Fair Work data, and tells you the moment those minimums change.
How it works
- 1
Pick your award and classification.
Choose from the five launch awards, then your exact classification from the live Fair Work list, grouped by clause so adult and junior are clear.
- 2
Enter the hourly rate you pay.
One rate per role on Free (one role at a time). Sign in free, then run up to five checks per month.
- 3
See instantly if it clears the minimum.
Green if you are at or above, amber with the exact shortfall and clause if you are below, plus the last few years of the minimum.
What each check shows you
- Your rate compared against the current award minimum, per role
- The exact shortfall in dollars per hour when you are below
- The award clause behind the minimum, so you can verify it
- The last few years of the minimum, so you can see the trend
- Up to three roles free, saved workplaces and alerts on Pro
Who it's for
Small businesses on the General Retail, Hospitality, Fast Food, Cleaning or SCHADS awards who want to check adult base rates against the current minimums.
Not yet
Casual loading, penalty rates, junior and apprentice percentages, and roster upload are coming in v2. On a different award? Email us first and we'll tell you honestly if we can help.
Official Fair Work data
Every figure comes from the Fair Work Commission Modern Award Pay Database, with its effective date shown.
No signup to try
Check your first rate without an account or a card. Create a free account only when you want to save it.
The clause, every time
Results cite the award clause behind each minimum, so you can verify it against the source yourself.
Your data stays minimal
We store only the classification and the rate a check needs. No sensitive personal information, nothing shared.
Free
Sign in, then check
- 5 checks per month (free account)
- 1 saved workplace and role
- Current minimum, shortfall and clause
$29 AUD/mo
AwardGuard Pro
- Unlimited checks, roles and workplaces
- Re-check your whole team in one click
- 90-day check history and CSV export
- Alerts when rates change (coming soon)
Questions
Where does the data come from?
Is this legal advice?
Why not just use the free FWO calculator?
What is free and what is Pro?
Which awards do you cover?
Is my data safe?
Check a rate in the next two minutes.
Pick your award, choose your classification, enter what you pay, and see instantly whether it clears the current minimum. Free account: 5 checks per month.
Prefer a checklist? Grab the free one.
A one-page rate-change checklist for your industry, covering what changed this year and what to check before your next pay run.