MA000022
MA000022: cleaning services payroll rules
MA000022 covers commercial cleaning, with early morning and night shift loadings, broken shift allowances, special task allowances and minimum engagement periods. Project Payroll interprets it from approved roster hours and costs crews to each cleaning contract.
Clause by clause
What the award says, and what we do with it
Classifications
- What it does
- Levels 1–3
- How we apply it
- Mapped per worker
Shift loadings
- What it does
- Early morning, afternoon, night
- How we apply it
- Interpreted from actual shift times
Broken shifts
- What it does
- Allowance per broken shift
- How we apply it
- Detected from the shift pattern
Special task allowances
- What it does
- Toilet cleaning, heights and similar
- How we apply it
- Applied from the task flags on the roster
Minimum engagement
- What it does
- Two or three hours by employment type
- How we apply it
- Applied where hours fall short
MA000022 questions
Are minimum engagements enforced?
Yes, by employment type, which prevents short-shift underpayments.
Can labour be costed per contract?
Yes, per contract or site code.
How is casual loading applied with penalties?
As the award requires, automatically.
Is super paid each run?
Yes, under payday super.
Reviewed August 2026. General information about MA000022, not legal advice — always check the current award text and your agreement.