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Electrical Power Ops Award Penalty Rates 2025–26

Rates effective 1 July 2025 · MA000088

Penalty rates are higher pay rates for working at particular times — weekends, public holidays, evenings, and late nights. These multipliers are applied to your base hourly rate under the Electrical Power Ops Award.

Penalty rate multipliers

DayFT/PTCasual
Monday – Friday×1.00×1.00
Saturday×2.00×1.75
Sunday×2.00×2.25
Public Holiday×2.50×2.75

Casual multipliers are applied to the casual base rate (which already includes the 25% loading).

Tip: Sunday shifts are the most commonly underpaid across most awards. If you regularly work weekends, use our calculator to check your pay is correct.

See also: Pay rates | Overtime | Casual employees

Source: Fair Work Commission pay guide for MA000088, effective 1 July 2025.

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