Penalty rates only apply to general staff.

This means that academic teachers, teachers and tutors/instructors don’t get paid penalty rates.

Who is a general staff member?

General staff members are employees employed to do work other than as an academic teacher, a teacher or tutor/instructor, and includes employees doing:

• clerical or administrative work
• professional work
• technical work.

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