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INRacing Clubs Events Award Pay Calculator
Work out what a raceday roster actually pays — attendant and official grades, Sunday and public-holiday penalties, casual loading and super, calculated the way the Racing Clubs Events Award says.
How the Racing Clubs Events Award is applied
- Minimum rates are set per classification — the calculator uses the adult rates from clause 17.1, current from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026.
- Casuals get a 25% loading on ordinary Monday–Saturday hours, and every employee has a 4-hour minimum engagement — send someone home after 2 hours and you still owe 4.
- There’s no Saturday penalty; Sundays pay 200% and public holidays 250% (minimum 4 hours) — and casuals get those same percentages with no loading added on top.
- Overtime applies beyond 38 weekly hours (or an average of 38 over 4 weeks): 150% for the first 2 hours — not 3 — then 200% (casuals: 175% / 225%).
- Liquor staff sit outside all of this: flat all-inclusive hourly rates per day type, casual only, with their own 4-hour minimum payment.
- Superannuation (12%) applies to ordinary-time earnings, including penalty rates — but not to overtime.
Who the award covers
- Thoroughbred, harness and trotting racing clubs staging race meetings
- Greyhound racing clubs and their event staff
- Racecourse attendants — gate, parking, cloakroom, kennel, turnstile and general attendants
- Raceday officials — judges, clerks of scales and of the course, betting supervisors, racecallers
- Casual bar and liquor staff at race meetings (their own all-inclusive rate stream)
- Labour hire staff placed into racing clubs for event work
Training stables sit under the Horse and Greyhound Training Award, track and ground upkeep under the Racing Industry Ground Maintenance Award, and standalone bars and function venues under the Hospitality Award — check before you classify.
Which level is your team member?
The Racing Clubs Events Award classifies by job title, not competency tests: two four-grade ladders — racecourse attendants and raceday officials — each grade a named list of raceday jobs, plus a separate casual-only stream for bar and liquor staff. Find the job on the list and the grade follows.
| Level | Per hour | Per week (38h) | Typical roles | The test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introductory level | $25.74 | $978.10 | New entrant in training — first 3 months | Someone new to the industry who hasn’t yet demonstrated Grade 1 competencies. Training level for up to 3 months (extendable by agreement to 6). |
| Grade 1 racecourse attendant | $26.44 | $1004.90 | Gate person · Usher · Parking or cloakroom attendant (no cash) · Kennel attendant | The base attendant grade: doors, gates, parking, cleaning, catching pens and general attending — with no cash handling. |
| Grade 2 racecourse attendant | $27.08 | $1029.10 | Ticket seller · EFTPOS operator · Parking/turnstile attendant (handling cash) · Programme seller | Attending plus cash or records: handling money, selling tickets or programmes, raceday office assistance, general administration or sales. |
| Grade 3 racecourse attendant | $27.97 | $1062.90 | Crowd controller · Barrier attendant · Lure driver · Kennel supervisor · Supervisor (1–9 staff) | Skilled raceday work — barriers, swabs, lure driving, greyhound starting — or supervising up to 9 employees. |
| Grade 4 racecourse attendant | $29.45 | $1119.10 | Farrier · Starter · Mobile barrier driver · Supervisor (10+ staff) | The top attendant grade: trade-level raceday roles or supervising 10 or more employees. The award’s “standard rate”. |
| Grade 1 raceday official | $29.45 | $1119.10 | Ground announcer · Bird cage attendant | The first official grade — announcing and enclosure duties. |
| Grade 2 raceday official | $30.38 | $1154.30 | Betting supervisor · Racecourse inspector · Assistant clerk of scales/course · Timekeeper | Officials assisting the conduct of the meeting: betting supervision, identification, timekeeping. |
| Grade 3 raceday official | $31.29 | $1189.20 | Clerk of scales · Clerk of the course · Chief betting supervisor · Assistant judge | Senior officials who carry the meeting: the clerks, chief supervisors and assistant judge. |
| Grade 4 raceday official | $32.13 | $1221.10 | Raceday judge · Raceday racecaller | The top of the ladder: the judge and the racecaller. |
- Each grade is a list of named roles — start with the job title in clauses 13 and 14 rather than reasoning from skill level. An usher is Grade 1; a farrier is Grade 4.
- Cash handling moves the grade: a parking, cloakroom or turnstile attendant handling cash is Grade 2, not Grade 1.
- Supervision has clean break points — in charge of 1–9 employees is Grade 3; 10 or more is Grade 4.
- Bar attendants, cashiers and glass-pickup staff are always casual, on all-inclusive flat rates ($36.49 Mon–Sat, $49.38 Sunday, $61.77 public holidays) — no loading, penalties or leave calculations on top.
Allowances that can apply on top
Base rates and penalties aren’t the whole pay picture. The Racing Clubs Events 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 Racing Clubs Events 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 Racing Clubs Events Award requires:
From the award’s breaks clause (clause 16). Verify the current award text before relying on it.
Calculate a week under the Racing Clubs Events 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, MA000013) — first full pay period on or after that date.
This week’s numbers
Nothing is stored or sent — the maths runs on this page.
Are these the exact legal rates?
The classification minimums are the adult rates from clause 17.1, current at 1 July 2026. Juniors under 19 in non-liquor roles are paid 75% of the introductory rate, and bar staff have their own flat-rate table. Treat the result as a planning number and confirm against the award or your payroll adviser.
How do I pay bar staff at a race meeting?
From a separate, simpler table. Liquor employees — bar attendants, cashiers, glass pickup — are engaged casual-only at all-inclusive rates: $36.49/hour Monday–Saturday, $49.38 Sunday, $61.77 public holidays, each with a 4-hour minimum payment. Those rates already include the casual loading and weekend penalties, so nothing is added on top.
Do casuals get the loading on top of Sunday rates?
No — that’s this award’s quirk. On Sundays and public holidays a casual is paid 200% and 250% of the minimum hourly rate, the same as permanent staff; the 25% loading applies to ordinary Monday–Saturday hours only. The calculator’s Sunday and public-holiday figures follow the award exactly.
Does super apply to penalty rates?
Yes — Sunday and public-holiday penalties on ordinary hours are ordinary-time earnings, so the 12% super guarantee applies. True overtime — which under this award starts at 150% after just 2 hours — is excluded. The calculator applies exactly that split.
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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