AwardShift

For bookkeepers with hospitality clients

Find award underpayments in your clients' past pay runs.

See underpayments and overpayments by employee. Check 12 months against Hospitality Industry (General) Award, or go back to 1 July 2023.

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A$990 per business. A$690 through a practice Exact quote before you pay Read-only. No payroll changes Hospitality Industry (General) Award

Sample data Example report

For your client

Example Hotel Pty Ltd

12-month lookback review. 1 July 2025 to 28 June 2026. Hospitality Industry (General) Award, MA000009.

PDF CSV

Underpayments

A$4,812.36

5 employees

Overpayments

A$611.20

2 employees. Shown separately, not netted off.

Pay periods checked

26 of 26

Fortnightly

Not checked

3

Listed below the table

Employee
Periods
Underpayment
Overpayment
Not checked
Award clauses
Alex Example
Food and beverage attendant grade 2, casual
 19 A$1,934.10 A$0 29.2(d), 11.4
Bree Sample
Cook grade 3, full-time
 26 A$1,402.48 A$182.80 28.4 Table 13, 26.4(b)(i)
Chris Demo
Guest service grade 2, part-time
 22 A$866.02 A$0 29.2 Table 14 (7.00 pm to midnight)
Dana Placeholder
Kitchen attendant grade 1, casual
 14 A$0 A$428.40 18.1 Table 3
Eli Testcase
Front office grade 1, casual
 9 — — Not checked — No timesheets supplied. Payslip level only.

Not checked

  • Part-time overtime beyond rostered hours. Roster not supplied. 10.13(b)(iii)
  • Meal allowance conditions. Notice and meals supplied not recorded. 26.4
  • Local and part-day public holidays. Not in the holiday calendar.

Showing 5 of 18 employees.

Findings from your files and the award. Not legal advice or a sign-off on pay.

How it works

Review your client's past pay

Upload files. Get a quote.

  1. 1

    Upload your client's files

    Create an account to upload payroll exports.

  2. 2

    See the exact quote

    Choose 12 months or the extended lookback. Pay once by card.

  3. 3

    Get your client's report

    Findings by employee. Download the PDF or CSV.

For bookkeepers

Review past pay for your clients

Set your own fee

A$690 per lookback review; A$990 for businesses buying direct. You set your fee.

Show each finding

Amounts by employee, with award clauses.

Keep payroll unchanged

Upload exports. AwardShift never writes to payroll.

Check each new pay period

Reuse the review files. A$2 per active employee a month, minimum A$29 per client.

Pricing

Pay once for a lookback review

Lookback review

A$990

per business, paid once

  • 12 months of past pay
  • Back to 1 July 2023: add A$490
  • Includes 50 employees. A$15 per extra employee.
  • Quote before you pay
Start a lookback review

Monthly monitoring

A$3

per active employee a month

  • Minimum A$49 per business a month
  • Monitor each client separately
  • Reuse your review files

14-day trial. Card required. Billed monthly in arrears.

For practices

A$690

per review

  • Extended lookback: add A$340
  • Monitoring: A$2 per active employee a month. Minimum A$29 per client.
  • You set your fee
  • Your firm name on reports
Open a practice account

Employees count if they have a payslip in the review period. Prices in AUD. Full pricing

FAQ

Before you start

  • Payroll access

    Upload exports. AwardShift never changes payroll.

  • Award coverage

    Hospitality Industry (General) Award. Published rates for the period reviewed.

  • What the report means

    Findings, not a sign-off on pay. Not legal advice.

  • Underpayments

    Each finding shows the amount and award clauses. Your client decides what to do.

  • Missing data

    Missing information is listed under Not checked, never as zero.

  • Review period

    12 months, or back to 1 July 2023 with the extended lookback.

  • File retention

    Uploads are deleted after processing. Unpaid reviews are erased after 30 days.

Get your client's lookback review.

Start a lookback review

A$990 per business, or A$690 through a practice. Quote before you pay.