WA award summaries

Wageline’s WA award summaries outline pay rates, working hours and leave arrangements for specific industries and occupations covered by the most widely used WA state awards.
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State employment laws are changing on 31 January 2025 

See Upcoming changes to state employment laws for details on the changes. 

Many employers and employees in the WA state industrial relations system are covered by WA awards. WA awards are legal documents that set rates of pay and working arrangements in a particular industry or occupation.

Each WA award summary details:

  • what industries and/or occupations the award covers
  • the current pay rates and major allowances
  • working hours
  • leave entitlements, including minimum entitlements from employment laws
  • notice periods and entitlements when employment ends.

Some WA awards contain pay rates that are currently below the State Minimum Wage. The correct rates are published in Wageline’s WA award summaries. 

The page for each WA award summary also includes previous versions of the relevant WA award summary for the past 6 years. These are provided as a resource for employers and employees.  The previous versions contain out-of-date rates of pay.

WA award summaries are only relevant to state system employers and employees

National system employers and employees can get award information from the Fair Work Ombudsman

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Not all WA awards have a Wageline award summary. WA awards are listed on the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission website.

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