SCHADS Payroll

SCHADS award pay, calculated automatically

CareIQ reads each completed shift and applies the right SCHADS penalty rates, overtime, allowances and break rules - then turns it into a timesheet ready for Xero. No more spreadsheets, no more guesswork.

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Manual SCHADS vs CareIQ

The SCHADS Award has afternoon, night, weekend and public holiday penalties, overtime thresholds and allowances. Getting it wrong by hand is how providers end up underpaying staff or facing a Fair Work back-pay claim.

Spreadsheet payroll

  • Penalty rates worked out by hand, shift by shift
  • Overtime thresholds easy to miss
  • Allowances and breaks forgotten
  • Underpayment and Fair Work exposure
  • Hours of admin every pay run
  • Re-keyed into accounting software

CareIQ SCHADS engine

  • Correct penalty applied per shift automatically
  • Weekly overtime split to the award rule
  • Allowances, breaks and super handled for you
  • Built to the current MA000100 rates
  • Timesheets generated from completed shifts
  • One-click export to Xero

Everything the SCHADS Award throws at you - handled

The pay engine behind CareIQ rostering, so the hours your staff actually worked become an accurate, compliant pay run.

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Penalty rates

Afternoon, night, Saturday, Sunday and public holiday penalties applied automatically - the highest single rate wins, never stacked incorrectly.

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Weekly overtime

Hours over 38 a week auto-split into the first two at time-and-a-half and the rest at double time, per the award.

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Travel & mileage

Approved travel between shifts becomes paid travel time, with mileage reimbursed at the SCHADS per-kilometre rate.

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Breaks & allowances

Unpaid meal breaks deducted, missed-break penalties added, and first aid allowance and superannuation shown on every timesheet.

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Public holidays

Set your state holidays once and CareIQ applies the right public holiday penalty wherever a shift lands on one.

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Xero export

Approve timesheets and export straight to Xero with your earnings rates mapped - no double entry.

Get SCHADS right, every pay run

CareIQ payroll comes with rostering, clinical notes, NDIS invoicing and secure team chat in one platform. 2-month free trial, no credit card, no lock-in contracts.

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