Payslip Template for Hospitality Staff

Award pay rates for 2026–27

Rates apply from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026. The casual column is the hourly rate plus the 25% casual loading, rounded to the cent. Adult rates; juniors get a percentage of these, except staff serving alcohol, who are paid the adult rate (clause 13.5).

Penalty rates and overtime

Percentages of the minimum hourly rate. The casual percentages include the 25% casual loading, so weekend hours are paid at that rate instead of the casual rate. The evening amounts are set in the award and change each July; check the Fair Work pay guide for the current figures.

What goes on a hospitality payslip

Every Australian payslip needs the items Fair Work lists, from the employer's ABN to the super fund (see the payslip template for the full list). Loadings, penalty rates and allowances must each be shown separately, so in this industry that means:

• Casual loading: 25% on top of the hourly rate for ordinary hours (clause 11.1), as its own line.
• Weekend and public holiday hours: Each as its own line with the hours and the rate, such as "Sunday hours: 8 × $47.39".
• Evening and late-night work: The flat extra amount per hour for weekday work after 7 pm, with the hours it applies to.
• Allowances: Split shift, laundry (when staff wash their own special clothing), meal allowance with overtime, tool allowance for cooks who supply their own knives, and first aid, each on its own line.
• Missed meal break: When there's no unpaid meal break in a shift over 6 hours, an extra 50% of the ordinary rate is paid from the 6-hour mark until a break is given or the shift ends (clause 16.6). Show it as its own line.
• Overtime: On its own line with the hours and the rate. Name it "Overtime" so the generator leaves it out of super.

Sample hospitality payslip

Casual food and beverage attendant grade 2 paid fortnightly: 30 weekday hours, 8 hours on a Saturday and 8 on a Sunday. Pay date 30 October 2026.

The weekend rates already include the casual loading, so the loading line covers the weekday hours only. Weekend penalty rates are ordinary time earnings, so super is 12% of the whole amount. Worked out by this generator on the 2026–27 tax rates, with the tax-free threshold claimed and no study loan; the ATO's withholding tables round differently, so payroll software can differ by a few dollars.

Paying hospitality staff: the rules

• Casual staff are paid at the end of each engagement unless weekly or fortnightly pay has been agreed (clause 11.5).
• Casuals are engaged and paid for at least 2 hours each time they come in (clause 11.3). Part-time staff work at least 8 hours a week and 3 hours on any day they work (clauses 10.2 and 15.2).
• Payslips go out within one working day of pay day, and records are kept for 7 years.

Which award applies?

The Hospitality Industry (General) Award covers hotels, pubs, motels, resorts, function venues and similar businesses. Cafés and restaurants are usually under the Restaurant Industry Award 2020 (MA000119), takeaway shops under the Fast Food Industry Award, and licensed clubs under the Registered and Licensed Clubs Award, each with its own penalty rates. The payslip rules are the same for all of them.

What the generator doesn't do

• The generator doesn't know the award, so it doesn't check rates or add penalties for you. Enter the award rate as the hourly rate and add penalty hours and allowances as earnings lines.
• Super is 12% of gross pay, leaving out lines with "overtime" in their name.
• Tips given to staff by customers aren't wages from the employer and don't go on the payslip.
• Leave balances aren't shown (they are optional), and it doesn't lodge Single Touch Payroll reports or pay super.

Hospitality payslip FAQ