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Security

Security payroll software.

Security payroll is broken shifts, rotating rosters, night and weekend penalties, and allowances that change by site. In Australia, Project Payroll interprets MA000016 and site agreements from approved roster hours, pays super every run and costs guards to the contract they worked.
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Coverage

What do we interpret for security?

MA000016 Security Services Industry Award — as at August 2026. Agreements are read and built by us, then maintained as rates and increments step.

  • Base hours38.00 hrs @ $27.94 — Security Officer L3$1,061.72
  • Broken shiftInterpreted automatically4 shifts @ $19.60 allowance$78.40
  • Night penaltyInterpreted automatically24.00 hrs @ 130%$871.73
  • SundayInterpreted automatically8.00 hrs @ 175%$391.16
  • Gross$2,403.01

How hours arrive

How do hours reach payroll?

Flow · from Deputy / Roubler / Tanda, no CSV

  1. Step 1

    Timesheets

    Approved on site

  2. Step 2

    Award & EBA

    Interpreting award…

  3. Step 3

    Payroll

    Paid, STP2 filed

  4. Step 4

    Super

    Every pay run

  5. Step 5

    Job costs

    Live to cost codes

See the full integration directory for the exact shape of each connection.

Security payroll questions

Are broken shift allowances applied automatically?

Yes, from the shift pattern rather than a manual note on the timesheet.

Can penalties differ by contract?

Yes, where a site agreement varies the award, we build those rules in.

Do you report labour by contract?

Yes. Every hour carries its contract or cost code through to reporting.

Is support available overnight?

Yes — 24/7 and free, which suits a workforce that is mostly rostered overnight.

Reviewed August 2026. General information, not legal advice.