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.
Official Fair Work rates. This award’s minimum pay rates are synced directly from the Fair Work Commission’s Modern Awards Pay Database and updated automatically when the Commission changes them - including the annual wage review - so payroll always uses the current legal minimums without a manual update.
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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