Cemetery Industry Award
Covers the cemetery industry — operation of cemeteries, crematoria and memorial parks, including grave digging, interment, cremation, grounds maintenance, administration and crematorium operation. 6 classifications, single sector, standard rate Cemetery Employee Class 4.
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 6 cl. 14.1 classifications at the July 2025 figures.
- Junior rates: 16 (50%), 17 (60%), 18 (70%), 19 (90%), 20+ adult.
- 4-year apprentice rates anchored to Class 4: pre-2014 (47.5 / 60 / 75 / 95%), post-2014 with Y12 split, plus adult-apprentice rules per cl. 14.3.
- Casual loading 25% per cl. 10.1(b) paid in lieu of leave / excluded entitlements.
Known limitations
No outstanding gaps at this revision — re-verify on the next Fair Work pay-guide release.
Setup & special instructions
- There is no specified casual minimum engagement in this award — applies the seeder default (typically 2 hours).
- • Cemetery industry
- • Crematoria
- • Memorial parks
- • Grave digging
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 cemetery industry 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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