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  "slug": "waste-management",
  "code": "MA000043",
  "name": "Waste Management Award 2020",
  "shortLabel": "Waste Management Award",
  "financialYear": "2026-27",
  "effectiveFrom": "2026-07-01",
  "published": "2026-06-24",
  "payGuideUrl": "https://www.fairwork.gov.au/pay-and-wages/minimum-wages/pay-guides",
  "casualLoadingPct": 25,
  "source": "Derived from Fair Work Ombudsman pay guides",
  "disclaimer": "Indicative minimum award rates for general information only, derived from Fair Work Ombudsman pay guides. RosterElf is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the Fair Work Ombudsman. Do not rely on this data for payroll decisions — rates depend on award coverage, enterprise agreements and individual circumstances and change periodically. Always verify against the current Fair Work pay guide before setting or paying wages. Provided without warranty; RosterElf Pty Ltd accepts no liability for reliance on it.",
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      "penaltyOverrides": null
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      "penaltyOverrides": null
    },
    {
      "id": "Level 3",
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      "roles": "Weighbridge operators, trainee drivers up to 14 tonnes, drivers of vehicles up to 4.5 tonnes",
      "weekly": 1180.58,
      "hourlyPermanent": 31.07,
      "hourlyCasual": 38.84,
      "penaltyOverrides": null
    },
    {
      "id": "Level 4",
      "label": "Level 4 – plant to 150 BHP / driver to 14t",
      "roles": "Truck-mounted crane, road sweeper and incinerator operators; earthmoving plant up to 150 BHP; drivers over 4.5 up to 14 tonnes",
      "weekly": 1199.18,
      "hourlyPermanent": 31.56,
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      "penaltyOverrides": null
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      "id": "Level 5",
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      "hourlyPermanent": 31.91,
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      "penaltyOverrides": null
    },
    {
      "id": "Level 6",
      "label": "Level 6 – articulated / over 30t",
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      "hourlyPermanent": 32.66,
      "hourlyCasual": 40.83,
      "penaltyOverrides": null
    },
    {
      "id": "Level 7",
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      "roles": "Driver/instructor, all systems",
      "weekly": 1321.78,
      "hourlyPermanent": 34.79,
      "hourlyCasual": 43.49,
      "penaltyOverrides": null
    },
    {
      "id": "Level 8",
      "label": "Level 8 – intermodal / plant over 150 BHP",
      "roles": "Intermodal and tipping platform operators; earthmoving plant over 150 BHP",
      "weekly": 1381.68,
      "hourlyPermanent": 36.36,
      "hourlyCasual": 45.45,
      "penaltyOverrides": null
    },
    {
      "id": "Level 9",
      "label": "Level 9 – double articulated (B double)",
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      "penaltyOverrides": null
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      "casualMultiplierOrLoading": 1.425
    },
    {
      "id": "night",
      "name": "Night shift (finishes after 12.30am, by 8.30am)",
      "kind": "multiplier",
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      "id": "saturday",
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      "id": "sunday",
      "name": "Sunday",
      "kind": "multiplier",
      "permanentMultiplierOrLoading": 2,
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    {
      "id": "publicholiday",
      "name": "Public holiday",
      "kind": "multiplier",
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    "19": 0.8,
    "20": 1,
    "Under 19": 0.7
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  "allowances": [
    {
      "name": "Industry allowance (all purposes — already in the rates above)",
      "amount": "$3.24 per hour ($122.98 per week)",
      "allPurpose": true
    },
    {
      "name": "Leading hand – in charge of 4–8 employees",
      "amount": "$30.19 per week"
    },
    {
      "name": "Leading hand – in charge of 9–15 employees",
      "amount": "$44.72 per week"
    },
    {
      "name": "Leading hand – in charge of more than 15 employees",
      "amount": "$61.49 per week"
    },
    {
      "name": "First aid allowance",
      "amount": "$5.59 per day"
    },
    {
      "name": "Transport allowance",
      "amount": "$10.64 per day"
    },
    {
      "name": "Boat allowance",
      "amount": "$49.19 per week"
    },
    {
      "name": "Meal allowance – overtime",
      "amount": "$21.82"
    },
    {
      "name": "Transport after overtime",
      "amount": "Employer provides transport home, or pays at the minimum hourly rate for the time reasonably taken to get home"
    }
  ]
}