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can anyone help me with trying to calculate my rate today.. if im a 17yr old casual (normal rate 12.5961) what would my rate have been today? cause its not 2.5x exactly is it?
 

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can anyone help me with trying to calculate my rate today.. if im a 17yr old casual (normal rate 12.5961) what would my rate have been today? cause its not 2.5x exactly is it?
PPT wage x 2.5 x hrs worked

What state are you in? Try and find your Part time/full time wage for 17 year old in your state, then you're set
 

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PPT wage x 2.5 x hrs worked

What state are you in? Try and find your Part time/full time wage for 17 year old in your state, then you're set
oh righty so its the part time wage that gets multiplied! thanks :D
 

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hmm doesnt seem to be working...
Im in WA and our store does not normally open on Sundays.

my normal rate is 12.5961 and on sundays i am paid 23.0929...

from the EBA i am getting a full time wage of 664.8
so then part time wage = 664.8 / 38 = 17.4947
junior rate = 17.4947 * 0.6 = 10.4968 (which when multiplied by 1.2 gives the correct casual rate so we are good there )...

but then when i multiply 10.4968 by 1.5 (sunday rate) i get 15.7453 (and multiplied by 1.2 for casual) gives 18.89 which is wrong!

HELP! i cant see whats wrong
 

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hmm doesnt seem to be working...
Im in WA and our store does not normally open on Sundays.

my normal rate is 12.5961 and on sundays i am paid 23.0929...

from the EBA i am getting a full time wage of 664.8
so then part time wage = 664.8 / 38 = 17.4947
junior rate = 17.4947 * 0.6 = 10.4968 (which when multiplied by 1.2 gives the correct casual rate so we are good there )...

but then when i multiply 10.4968 by 1.5 (sunday rate) i get 15.7453 (and multiplied by 1.2 for casual) gives 18.89 which is wrong!

HELP! i cant see whats wrong
$23 on Sundays? No way, can't be? That looks more like the 2.5x wage, you sure?
For sunday, it should be: ppt x 1.7 x hrs worked
 
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can anyone help me with trying to calculate my rate today.. if im a 17yr old casual (normal rate 12.5961) what would my rate have been today? cause its not 2.5x exactly is it?
on your payslip, see the rate next to SAL (its towards the bottom on the right hand side), its 2.7 times that rate.

I'm in WA, and my old sunday rate was around 18ish (though I get paid more coz I'm in a tourist district). So its def not 23.
 

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Yeah, check the EBA for public holiday rates, because some states are 2.7, some are 2.5. Here in Vic, we are paid 2.5 (but we have high casual rates to start with).
Your wage sounds a little to high tbh, the Grade 2 wage for a 17 year old is 12.70 here in Vic, grade 5 even less ($11 something), so are you positive?
 

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$23 on Sundays? No way, can't be? That looks more like the 2.5x wage, you sure?
For sunday, it should be: ppt x 1.7 x hrs worked
ok well on my payslip it goes like this:

DESCRIPTION_______HOURS_______RATE
2T OT220%W _______5.22 ________23.0929 (the 5 hours i worked on a sunday)
3A CAS ORD_________ 6.50________12.5961 (my normal rate)
 
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ok well on my payslip it goes like this:

DESCRIPTION HOURS RATE
2T OT220%W 5.22 23.0929 (the 5 hours i worked on a sunday)
3A CAS ORD 6.50 12.5961 (my normal rate)
Yeah that sunday shift is over time (note the OT before 220), basically being paid at 220%. What's the part time wage located next to SAL as babikakez outlined earlier out of curiosity.
 

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Yeah that sunday shift is over time (note the OT before 220), basically being paid at 220%. What's the part time wage located next to SAL as babikakez outlined earlier out of curiosity.
10.4968... why on earth is it overtime though.... i cant get overtime can i cause im casual??
 

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PPT Wage - $10.4968
Casual Wage - $12.59
Casual Wage Sunday - $17.844
Casual Wage Pub Hol (2.5) - $26.242
Casual Wage Pub Hol (2.7) - $28.341

Just to sum up.
 
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you may have been paid wrong there, haha. check your payslip again the next sunday you work and see if its the same.

and casuals can get overtime, if their shifts go over a certain amount of hours or if they work over 38 hours (though some stores still wont pay this - ie mine)
 

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PPT Wage - $10.4968
Casual Wage - $12.59
Casual Wage Sunday - $17.844
Casual Wage Pub Hol (2.5) - $26.242
Casual Wage Pub Hol (2.7) - $28.341

Just to sum up.
cool thanks even though i dont seem to fit into any of these categories hahaha.
so i get 2.2x on a sunday... cant wait to see what i got today $$$$$ :D :D
 
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fair enough then, as your store isn't in tourist precinct that may very well be the correct rate.

see, staff in my store/area are payed a higher rate all year round (even though we're in the same state) because we're expected to do more extended trade. so that could be why we're being payed different penalty rates.
 

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ok thanks for helping me with that babikakez and imathew :D will just have to wait till next week to see what the rate was...
work 10 hours on 'X' rate today :D gonna be uber rich next week :spin:
 

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