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Overtime Pay for Casual Employees Under the Horticulture Award
On 2 April 2019, the Fair Work Commission came together on a decision to change the Horticulture Award. The decision changes the Horticulture Award for casual employees to include ordinary hours of work, a night loading and overtime entitlements. It also clarifies the penalty rate for working on public holidays for casual employees. The changes apply from the first full pay period on or after 15 April 2019.
The ordinary hours of work for casual employees other than shift workers will not exceed 304 ordinary hours averaged over an 8 week period provided that:
Payment for Overtime – Casual Employees
Each hour worked in excess of 12 hours per engagement, 12 hours in a single day or 304 ordinary hours over an eight week period will be paid at a rate of 175% of the employee’s minimum hourly wage for his or her classification (inclusive of the casual loading).
Public Holiday Pay Rate – Casual Employees
All hours worked by a casual employee on a public holiday (both ordinary hours and any overtime) will be paid at a rate of 225% of the employee’s minimum hourly wage for his or her classification (inclusive of the casual loading).