Fire Fighting Industry Award
Covers both public-sector (state / government fire services) and private-sector (industrial site, airport) firefighters. Two sectors with substantially different rate structures — public-sector rates INCLUDE baked-in shift loading and average 40-hour loading per the pay-guide note. Standard rate is Private Sector Qualified Firefighter.
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 9 public-sector classifications (with baked-in loadings) and 8 private-sector classifications at the 6 February 2026 figures.
- Recruit OT exception per Schedule A footnote 4 — 200% of total hourly ($50.50).
- Public-sector annual leave 65.06 days (cl. 24.3).
- Public-sector ordinary hours split — rostered 42h vs averaged 40h.
- Private-sector shiftworker OT corrected to 2.6 (200% × ordinary, cl. 22.3).
- Public-sector OT multipliers (181% / 226%) calculated relative to the loaded base rate to match the pay-guide hourly OT amounts.
- Paid meal break / rest break / crib / shower / retention min / recall min / TOIL / termination notice tiers wired in.
Known limitations
- Known design issue: the seeder bakes shift + 40hr loadings into base_weekly_rate for the public sector (now correct for QF+ and Recruit), but the data model is non-orthogonal. Audit recommends storing minimum + loading allowances separately in a future iteration.
Setup & special instructions
- Each employee must be assigned a sector — public_sector or private_sector — they're substantially different rate structures.
- Public-sector rates ALREADY INCLUDE shift loading and average 40-hour loading. Don't add a shift loading on top.
- Public-sector OT multipliers (181% / 226%) are calculated against the LOADED base rate (not the unloaded minimum). The resolver applies loaded × 1.81 to match the pay-guide hourly OT figures.
- Recruit OT is a special case — 200% of total hourly ($50.50) per Schedule A footnote 4, not the standard public-sector multiplier.
- • Fire fighting
- • Firefighters
- • Public fire services
- • Industrial firefighters
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 fire fighting 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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