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Payroll shouldn't slow down a fast business

Written by Jessica Sawyer | Jul 31, 2026, 5:15:54 AM

The Fast Food Industry Award is now available in PaySauce Australia.

The fast food industry moves quickly.

Whether you're managing the lunch rush, filling last-minute shifts, onboarding new employees or preparing for a busy weekend, there's always something demanding your attention.

The last thing you need is spending hours working through award rules just to run payroll.

That's why we've added support for the Fast Food Industry Award in PaySauce Australia.

Designed for fast-moving businesses, our latest award interpretation helps automate many of the complex payroll calculations required under the award, making payday faster, simpler and more accurate.

Why payroll can be complicated in fast food

The Fast Food Industry Award covers much more than just hourly pay rates.

Depending on your employees and the hours they work, you may also need to consider:

  • Employee classifications
  • Junior pay rates
  • Casual loadings
  • Penalty rates
  • Overtime
  • Meal and rest breaks
  • Public holidays
  • Allowances
  • Superannuation and leave entitlements

For businesses with rotating rosters, casual teams and changing shift patterns, manually applying these rules every pay run can quickly become time-consuming and increase the risk of payroll mistakes.

How PaySauce helps

Instead of manually calculating award conditions each pay cycle, PaySauce helps automate many of the calculations for you.

With the Fast Food Industry Award built into the platform, PaySauce can help businesses:

  • Apply the correct employee classification and pay rates.
  • Calculate junior rates based on employee age.
  • Automatically apply casual loadings.
  • Calculate overtime based on award rules.
  • Apply evening, weekend and public holiday penalty rates.
  • Manage allowances, leave and superannuation within the same payroll system.
  • Run payroll from one simple, mobile-first platform.

Rather than checking award tables every pay run, you can spend more time focusing on your customers and your team.

Built for the way fast food businesses work

Fast food businesses need payroll software that can keep up.

From quick-service restaurants and takeaway stores to cafés and franchise groups, payroll needs to work around constantly changing rosters, casual employees and busy trading periods.

That's exactly why we've built support for the Fast Food Industry Award.

Whether you're paying five employees or five hundred, PaySauce helps simplify payroll while supporting the award rules your business relies on.

Looking for another award?

The Fast Food Industry Award is one of a growing number of awards supported by PaySauce Australia.

If your business operates under a different award, explore our supported industries and award interpretations to see how PaySauce can help simplify your payroll.

 
Ready to see it in action?

If you're paying employees under the Fast Food Industry Award, we'd love to show you how PaySauce works.

Book a personalised demo with one of our team and see how easy payroll can be.