What is Fair Work compliance and Award interpretation?

Navigating Australia’s Fair Work system can be complex, especially when managing casual or shift-based staff across different industries. Each role, location, and pay rate must comply with the correct Modern Award and classification level, which determine minimum wages, penalties, and entitlements.

— At MyGig, we take care of this for you. —

As the Employer of Record (EOR), MyGig ensures your workforce is paid correctly and in line with Fair Work requirements. Our platform automatically interprets the relevant Modern Award based on each worker’s role, classification, and hours worked, including penalty rates, overtime, allowances, and superannuation.

Award vs Classification

• A Modern Award is a legal document that sets out the minimum pay rates and conditions for specific industries or occupations (for example, the Hospitality Industry (General) Award 2020).
• A classification defines the level or grade within that award based on a worker’s skills, duties, and experience.

Together, they determine what the worker must be paid and what conditions apply from break times to weekend loadings.

Compliance made easy

Manually keeping up with these obligations can be time-consuming and risky.

MyGig’s system automatically updates in line with Fair Work Commission changes and interprets awards in real time, ensuring every shift is billed and paid correctly, removing the guesswork and protecting your business from underpayment risks.

With MyGig, compliance isn’t an extra task: it’s built into the platform and allows you to Work your Way!