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How to Configure Employment Types

Employment types define the employee classifications your award applies to — for example, Full Time, Part Time, or Casual. Each employment type can have its own pay rules, rates, and allowances.

Where to Find It
  1. Go to Settings > Payroll Rules and scroll to the Pay Rules and Calculations section.
  2. Select or create an award, then open the Employment Types step (Step 2 in the wizard).
What You Will See
  • A list of employment types from your selected template
  • Each type shows its name, a toggle to enable or disable it, and a delete button
  • Hover over a name to reveal an edit icon for renaming
  • A New Employment Type button to add custom types
Managing Employment Types

Rename an Employment Type

You can rename any employment type directly from the list while the award version is in Draft status.

  1. Hover over the employment type name — an edit (pencil) icon appears.
  2. Click the edit icon. The name becomes an editable text field.
  3. Type the new name.
  4. Press Enter or click the tick icon to confirm.
  5. Press Escape or click the X icon to cancel without saving.

Validation rules:

  • The name cannot be blank.
  • The name must be unique — duplicates are not allowed.

While you are editing a name, the delete button and toggle for that row are temporarily disabled.

Enable or Disable a Type

  • Use the toggle on each employment type card to turn it on or off.
  • Disabled types will not be used for pay calculations.

Delete a Type

  • Click the delete icon (trash can) on the employment type card.
  • This removes the type from the award entirely.
Adding a New Employment Type
  1. Click New Employment Type.
  2. Enter a Name for the new type.
  3. Choose one of the following options:
    • Copy from Existing Employment Type — select an existing type to copy its rules and settings. This is useful when types share similar configurations.
    • Start from Blank Employment Type — create a type with no pre-configured rules.
  4. Click Create.
  5. The new type appears in the list and can be configured in the Rules, Payroll Configuration, and Allowances steps.
Validation
  • Name is required — you must enter a name for the new employment type.
  • Name must be unique — you cannot create two employment types with the same name.
Tips
  • Copy from existing saves time when employment types share most of their rules (e.g., Full Time and Part Time may differ only in minimum engagement hours).
  • Rename inline to quickly correct a typo or adjust the name without deleting and re-creating the employment type.
  • Disable rather than delete if you may need the type later — disabled types are preserved but excluded from calculations.
  • Employment type selections carry through to the Rules, Payroll Configuration, Pay Rates, and Allowances steps, where you configure settings per type.
Related Topics
  • How to Create an Award — the step before employment types
  • How to Set Up Payroll Configuration — configure payroll periods and rounding per employment type