Sporting Organisations Award
Covers national, state and local sporting associations, clubs and similar bodies - applies to coaches and clerical / administrative staff. 10 classifications across two streams - Coaching (Grades 1-4) and Clerical and Administrative (Grades 1-6). Standard rate is Clerical and Administrative Grade 2. Excludes CEOs, second / third-tier management (CFO, State Coach above award level), AFL / VFL coaches whose coaching is not their principal source of income, and racing club employees.
Fully built. Rates, allowances, penalties and any required apprentice / junior rates are all wired to the rate resolver and have been verified against the consolidated award text and the latest pay guide.
What's built
- All 4 coaching grades and 6 clerical / administrative grades at the July 2025 figures.
- Junior rates: under-18 (70%), 18 (80%), 19 (90%), 20 adult - with the 18+ with 12 months continuous employment uplift to full adult rate per cl. 15.1(b)(ii) / 15.2(b)(ii).
- Casual loading 25% per cl. 11.2 - NOT paid on OT (cl. 11.3).
- 2-hour casual minimum engagement (cl. 11.5).
Known limitations
No outstanding gaps at this revision - re-verify on the next Fair Work pay-guide release.
Setup & special instructions
- There are no apprentices in this award - the National Training Wage (cl. 15.4) refers to Schedule E of MA000104 (Miscellaneous Award).
- Coaches and clerical / admin staff use different rate scales - assign each employee to the right stream before pay run.
- • Sporting organisations
- • Sports coaching
- • Sports administration
The consolidated award text is the authoritative source. Always confirm specific obligations against the award itself - Mployr's implementation status reflects what we've seeded; it does not replace legal advice.
Want to see this award running on your data?
We can demo a pay run on the sporting organisations award using sample employees in a sandbox tenant - including any of the special-instruction steps above so you can see exactly what your team's day-to-day looks like.
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