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INPremixed Concrete Award Pay Calculator
Work out what a week under the Premixed Concrete Award actually pays — the right classification level, shift loadings and public holiday rates, casual loading and super, calculated the way the award says.
How the Premixed Concrete Award is applied
- Minimum rates are set per classification level (clause 16.1) — the calculator uses the adult rates current from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026, with Level 3 as the award’s designated standard rate.
- Casuals get a 25% loading on the ordinary hourly rate, with a 3-hour minimum engagement per day.
- This award pays afternoon and night shift loadings (115%, rising to 130% for permanent night shift) rather than weekend penalty rates — Saturday and Sunday work for day workers is overtime, not a penalty-rated ordinary bucket, and the two don’t stack (clause 21.2).
- Overtime runs 150% for the first 2 hours then 200% Monday to Friday (casuals: 175%/225%); Saturday and Sunday overtime carry a 4-hour minimum payment even if the person is released early.
- Public holidays are paid at 250% (275% casual) whether the hours are ordinary or overtime — one of the few awards where the rate doesn’t change between the two.
- Superannuation (12%) applies to ordinary-time earnings, including the all-purpose industry and leading hand allowances and shift loadings — but not to overtime.
Who the award covers
- Manufacture of premixed concrete — cement, aggregate and water mixed for delivery ready for use
- Batching, allocating, testing and dispatch roles at premixed concrete plants
- Front end loader drivers and plant servicing/maintenance staff at those plants
- Delivery vehicle operations connected to premixed concrete dispatch
- On-hire and group training employees in the premixed concrete industry
On-site building, engineering and civil construction work is covered by the Building and Construction General On-site Award, not this one — and concrete products (finished articles like pipes and pavers) sit under the separate Concrete Products Award.
Which level is your team member?
The Premixed Concrete Award runs a single five-level ladder built around batching and dispatch skill. Level 3 — full batch plant operation — is the award’s own designated standard rate, so it’s worth confirming first even before you classify a specific role.
| Level | Per hour | Per week (38h) | Typical roles | The test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | $26.96 | $1024.68 | Trainee batcher, allocator, tester or plant assistant | No industry skills yet; training toward batcher, allocator, tester or plant assistant duties. Capped at 6 months. |
| Level 2 | $27.28 | $1036.98 | Materials handler · Front end loader driver · Plant servicing hand | Materials handling, labouring, cleaning, casual batching plant operation, front end loader driving, and/or plant servicing and basic maintenance. |
| Level 3 | $28.07 | $1066.98 | Batch plant operator (incl. computerised) · Concrete tester | All Level 2 duties, plus operating the batch plant — including computerised batching requiring keyboard use — as the primary task, or testing/sampling concrete on-site or in the laboratory. The award’s standard rate. |
| Level 4 | $28.81 | $1094.98 | Batching and dispatch operator | All Level 3 duties, with batching and dispatching as the primary task. |
| Level 5 | $30.29 | $1151.18 | Plant supervisor — staffing, ordering, credit or fleet decisions | All Level 4 duties, plus in charge of a plant and regularly performing 2 or more of: setting start/finish times, ordering materials or arranging maintenance, extending credit, or ensuring truck availability. |
- Level 1 is capped at 6 months and describes someone with no industry skills yet — anyone doing real batching or testing work has moved past it.
- The Level 2-to-3 jump is about primary task: Level 2 operates the batch plant casually alongside other duties; Level 3 does it as the main job, including computerised batching.
- Level 5 is defined by supervisory judgment calls (staffing, ordering, credit, fleet availability) — two or more of these, regularly, not just occasional cover.
- Delivery vehicle supervisors count toward the leading hand allowance’s employee tally, not just on-site staff — useful when sizing a dispatch team.
Allowances that can apply on top
Base rates and penalties aren’t the whole pay picture. The Premixed Concrete Award adds allowances for particular duties and situations — being the designated first aid officer, working overtime without notice, using your own car. They’re small lines individually, but they’re legal entitlements and they add up. The common ones (1 July 2026 amounts):
The calculator below doesn’t include allowances — add the ones that apply to your team on top of the result. The full list lives in the award’s allowances clause.
Break entitlements under the Premixed Concrete Award
Breaks are part of the award too — and missed or worked-through breaks usually carry a penalty rate, so they belong in the roster, not just the tea room. Here’s what the Premixed Concrete Award requires:
From the award’s breaks clause. Verify the current award text before relying on it.
Calculate a week under the Premixed Concrete Award
Enter the week as it’s actually rostered. Weekend, evening and public-holiday hours are paid at the award’s penalty rates; anything beyond 38 hours is priced as overtime; super is applied to ordinary-time earnings only.
Rates current as of 1 July 2026 (adult minimums, MA000057) — first full pay period on or after that date.
This week’s numbers
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Are these the exact legal rates?
The classification minimums are the adult rates from clause 16.1, current at 1 July 2026, with Level 3 as the award’s designated standard rate. Treat the result as a planning figure and confirm against the award or your payroll adviser before running payroll.
Why doesn’t the calculator have a Saturday or Sunday penalty bucket?
Because this award treats weekend work by day workers as overtime, not a penalty-rated ordinary bucket — and clause 21.2 says the two don’t stack. Weekend hours are covered in the overtime tiers, with a 4-hour minimum payment for Saturday and Sunday call-ins. Shiftworkers get weekend and public holiday treatment through the shift-loading and public-holiday rates instead.
What’s the difference between a night shift and a permanent night shift?
An ordinary night shift (finishing after midnight, at or before 8am) attracts 115% (140% casual). If someone is rostered on night shift permanently rather than rotating through it, the loading steps up to 130% (155% casual) — it’s a meaningfully better rate, so check the roster pattern before you classify someone as "night shift" generically.
Does super apply to shift loadings and allowances?
Yes — shift loadings and the all-purpose industry and leading hand allowances are ordinary-time earnings, so the 12% super guarantee applies. True overtime remains excluded, exactly as the calculator applies it.
This is a general calculator, not legal advice. It applies the award’s published adult minimums to the hours you enter — it can’t see your enterprise agreement, allowances or individual arrangements, and junior, apprentice and shiftwork rates differ. Always confirm pay against the award, your agreement or your adviser. If you believe something here is materially wrong or out of date, please contact us — we’ll review it promptly.
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