Labour Market Assistance Award Overtime Rates 2025–26
Rates effective 1 July 2025 · MA000099
Overtime under the Labour Market Assistance Award is paid when you work beyond your ordinary hours. If you regularly work more than 38 hours a week and your pay does not change, overtime is not being calculated.
Overtime thresholds
| Trigger | First 2 hours | After 2 hours |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly (over 38 hours) | ×1.5 | ×2.0 |
| Daily (varies by award) | ×1.5 | ×2.0 |
For a Level 1 full-time worker earning $27.34/hr, the first 2 overtime hours pay $41.01/hr and any hours after that pay $54.68/hr.
Time off in lieu (TOIL)
Some awards allow employers and employees to agree to take time off instead of being paid overtime. TOIL must be agreed in writing and taken at the overtime rate — for example, 1 hour of overtime at time-and-a-half equals 1.5 hours of TOIL. Hour-for-hour TOIL is underpayment.
See also: Penalty rates | Full pay rate tables | Overtime pay guide
Source: Fair Work Ombudsman — overtime. Overtime thresholds and rates are set by the Labour Market Assistance Award and the Fair Work Act 2009.
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