Award | Triggers

This article explains how to configure Award Triggers in Easy Employer, including setup, trigger types, conditions, outcomes, and maintenance. Award Triggers provide flexible control over when specific allowances or codes apply.

Contents

• Overview
• Award trigger sections
  • Trigger name and type
  • Scoping
  • Targets
  • Criteria
  • Outcome
• Add an award trigger
• Maintain award triggers
  • Edit an award trigger
  • Delete an award trigger
• Videos
  • Adding a unit allowance
  • Adding a daily allowance

Related Articles

• Award | Pay groups

Overview

The Award Triggers feature replaces the previous Allowance system in awards. It provides more flexible options for triggering codes or interpretations based on criteria such as per hour, per shift, per day, or per interpretation period.

Important: Award Triggers are not enabled by default. Please contact the Easy Employer Support Team to have this feature enabled for your account.

Award trigger sections

Each award trigger is broken into five key sections:

Trigger name and type

• Trigger name: The display name for this trigger
• Export code: The code this trigger will use in exports
• Trigger type: Choose when the trigger activates:
  • Per Hour
  • Per Shift
  • Per Day
  • Per Week
  • Per Pay
  • Unit
  • Code
  • Interpretation Period

Scoping

• Award: The award(s) this trigger applies to
• Pay groups: Tick the pay groups within the award

Targets

• Shift types: Select the affected shift types
• Limit to roles: Optional — restrict to selected roles
• Excluded roles: Optional — prevent selected roles from receiving this trigger

Criteria

• Included / excluded interpretation periods
• Trigger applies to: whole shift, standard hours, overtime, etc.
• Minimum / maximum paid shift duration
• Minimum / maximum time between shifts
• Require previous shift: same day or previous day
• Only apply if no break (optional)
• Minimum daily hours
• Apply to selected days and/or public holidays
• Day determination:
  • Start of shift
  • As each hour falls
  • End of shift
• Apply during any time or defined ranges

Outcome

• Apply a code or interpretation period when triggered
• Duration type: whole shift, part of shift, start/end day hours
• Hours type: whole/part or standard hours
• Units per trigger, min/max quantity, apply per week/pay period
• Advanced options:
  • Skip role overrides
  • Restrict required hours
  • Nullify worked hours
  • Apply to nearby shifts (within X minutes)

Add an award trigger

1. Go to Organisation Awards
2. Select the desired award
3. Scroll to the Award triggers section
4. Click Add
5. Complete all five sections
6. Click Save

Maintain award triggers

You can edit or delete any trigger at any time.

Edit an award trigger

1. Find the trigger in the list
2. Click Edit
3. Make your changes
4. Click Save

Delete an award trigger

1. Find the trigger
2. Click Delete
3. Click Yes to confirm

Important: Deletions cannot be undone — you must recreate the trigger manually.

Videos

Adding a unit allowance

This video shows how to configure a unit-based allowance trigger.

Adding a daily allowance

This video shows how to configure a daily-based allowance trigger.