Hydrocarbons Field Geologists Award
Occupational award covering offshore mudloggers / data engineers in oil-and-gas exploration. Distinctive 4-component pay structure, 12-hour × 164-day work pattern, excess-attendance threshold, split annual-leave rate, BSc qualification rate variant, and cl 12.3 absorption of weekend/PH/disability into base rates. All classification rates, daily rig allowances, hourly rig allowances, casual hourly rates, excess-attendance amounts cross-checked line-by-line - zero drift on any figure.
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.
Rates maintained manually. The Fair Work pay database doesn’t publish this award’s rates as standard hourly figures, so we maintain them by hand from the consolidated award and review them at each wage review.
What's built
- All classification rates verified at 1 July 2025 figures - zero drift.
- 4-component pay structure: base + daily rig + hourly rig + casual hourly variant (D1).
- 12-hour × 164-day work pattern (D2) with excess-attendance threshold and rate (D3).
- Split annual leave rate (D4): different rate basis on/off rig.
- BSc qualification rate variant (D5).
- Cl 12.3 absorption - weekend/PH/disability ABSORBED into base rates (D6); resolver must NOT apply Sat/Sun/PH penalty on top.
Known limitations
- Cl 12.3 absorption (D6) requires resolver awareness - do NOT compound weekend/PH/disability penalties on top of the absorbed base rate.
- 12-hour × 164-day work pattern (D2) is a per-employee schedule - captured via configuration; engine must validate roster against pattern.
Setup & special instructions
- Cl 12.3 base rates ABSORB weekend, public holiday and disability allowances. Do NOT add Sat/Sun/PH penalty multipliers on top - those are already in the rate.
- 12-hour days × 164-day work pattern is the standard rig roster - different from typical 38hr/wk model.
- Cl 11.4 only references 'adequate breaks' - award is silent on rest period and meal break specifics. Do NOT enforce 10-hour rest period as if it were genuine (this is fabricated in some seeders - distinct from MA000024 where 10hr rest is genuine cl 16.4).
- BSc qualification rate variant applies where employee holds the relevant degree.
- Excess-attendance threshold and rate apply when actual rig days exceed 164/year.
- • Hydrocarbons
- • Oil and gas exploration
- • Mudloggers
- • Data engineers (offshore)
- • Field geologists
- • Offshore drilling
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.
Want to see this award running on your data?
We can demo a pay run on the hydrocarbons field geologists 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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