Market and Social Research Award
Covers qualitative and quantitative market and social research — gathering, recording and analysing data related to governments, markets, business consultancy, consumers or competitors. 12 classifications, single sector, single rate per role (no levels or pay points). Standard rate is Market Research Interviewer.
Fully built. Rates, allowances, penalties and any required apprentice / junior rates are all wired to the rate resolver and have been verified against the consolidated award text and the latest pay guide.
What's built
- All 12 cl. 14.1 classifications at the July 2025 figures.
- Allowances: motor vehicle ($0.98/km, employee's own) and damage / theft of personal effects (max $501.20 per claim).
- Reimbursement-only entries documented for expenses, relocation and telephone allowances (cl. 16.4-16.6).
- Hours-of-work setup: 38h/wk averaged over 7/14/21/28-day cycles, Mon-Sun span, daily 8am-8pm span, max 12h/day, min 3h FT/PT engagement.
- Casual carve-out — not required to work midnight-8am or >8h/day against their wishes (cl. 13.5).
- Travel time includes home-to-site less 1 hour (cl. 13.6).
Known limitations
No outstanding gaps at this revision — re-verify on the next Fair Work pay-guide release.
Setup & special instructions
- No juniors and no apprentices — this is an adult-only structure. National Training Wage (MA000104 Schedule E) is available for trainees.
- Casual loading is 25% paid in lieu of annual / personal leave / notice / redundancy (cl. 11.2(b)) — and is NOT paid on overtime (cl. 11.2(c)).
- There are no tool / clothing / laundry / meal-OT / first-aid / leading-hand allowances — only the vehicle and personal-effects allowances above.
- • Market research
- • Social research
- • Survey interviewing
- • Data analysis
The consolidated award text is the authoritative source. Always confirm specific obligations against the award itself — Mployr's implementation status reflects what we've seeded; it does not replace legal advice.
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We can demo a pay run on the market & social research award using sample employees in a sandbox tenant — including any of the special-instruction steps above so you can see exactly what your team's day-to-day looks like.
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