MA000025
MA000025: electrical contracting payroll rules
15 minutes, your EBA, no sales script.
Clause by clause
What the award says, and what to check
Setting this up for your crews? Read how construction payroll software works in Employment Hero, how Crew Time construction timesheets capture the hours, and what Employment Hero for construction needs set up first.
Grades 1-10
- What it does
- Licence and experience based rates
- Setup considerations
- Mapped per worker, maintained as licences progress
Tool allowance
- What it does
- Weekly amount for tradespeople
- Setup considerations
- Review per week worked
Travel time & fares
- What it does
- Time and cost of travel to job
- Setup considerations
- Check travel time and fares rules in Employment Hero against the job locations on the timesheet
Distant work
- What it does
- Living away and accommodation
- Setup considerations
- Configure distant-work treatment in Employment Hero and check the project's setting
Overtime & callout
- What it does
- Penalties and minimum engagement
- Setup considerations
- Review against actual hours, including minimum callout periods
Employment Hero construction setup
Set this award up properly in Employment Hero
Employment Hero's award interpretation applies the rules once your award is set up right. We can build your classifications, rates, allowances and RDO rules in Employment Hero and test the setup with your payroll team. Crew Time supplies approved crew timesheets. Employment Hero interprets the rules, and you run the pay there.
We're an independent add-on, not an official Employment Hero partner.
MA000025 questions
Are apprentices handled?
Our consulting helps review and rebuild the relevant Employment Hero configuration. Your payroll team checks the award or agreement and runs payroll there. Crew Time supplies approved timesheets.Custom quote, book a call
How is travel time paid?
As the award prescribes for the job's distance band, applied from the timesheet rather than estimated.
Do you handle service and project work together?
Yes. A worker can move between service calls and project work in the same week.
Are vehicle allowances costed to jobs?
Crew Time keeps hours against jobs and cost codes. Check vehicle allowance costing separately in your Employment Hero setup.
Reviewed August 2026. General information about MA000025, not legal advice, always check the current award text and your agreement.