Book Industry Award
Covers the book industry - receipt, perusal, editing and preparation of manuscripts and other material for publication in book form, plus book publicity work. 16 classifications across two streams (editorial and publicists). Standard rate is Level 3 Grade 1 (editorial). Some classifications (Editorial L3 G3, Publicist Grades 6 and 7) are EXEMPT from hours-of-work and meal-break provisions.
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 16 cl. 14 classifications across both streams at the July 2025 figures.
- Hours-of-work setup with cycle options (38h each week / 19 days in 28 / 10 days in 14 / 38h spread across 4 days in 5).
- Span Mon-Fri only - no Saturday or Sunday in span.
- Casual 25% loading with 3-hour minimum engagement; PT 4-hour minimum per day.
Known limitations
No outstanding gaps at this revision - re-verify on the next Fair Work pay-guide release.
Setup & special instructions
- Editorial Level 3 - Grade 3 (Senior editor), Publicist Grade 6 and Publicist Grade 7 are EXEMPT from hours-of-work AND meal-break provisions - entitled instead to 2 days off per week.
- Cycle options on FT employees include the 19-days-in-28-day pattern (40 / 40 / 40 / 32) and the 10-days-in-14-day pattern (42 / 34) - confirm which cycle each employee runs.
- • Book industry
- • Editorial
- • Book publicity
- • Manuscript preparation
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 book 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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