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FT01 Baseline 37.5h week Full-time $1,062.87 ✓ Pass FT02 Exact 38h week Full-time $1,062.86 ✓ Pass FT03 Daily overtime tail Full-time $1,251.68 ✓ Pass FT05 Saturday shift Full-time $1,115.99 ✓ Pass FT06 Sunday shift Full-time $1,169.19 ✓ Pass FT07 Evening loading with a meal break Full-time $14.75 ✓ Pass FT10 Public holiday worked Full-time $1,328.56 ✓ Pass FT12 Annual leave day Full-time $1,100.06 ✓ Pass FT13 RDO worked, short Full-time $1,192.16 ✓ Pass FT15 Higher duties 3h Full-time $1,074.11 ✓ Pass FT16 Higher duties 1.5h Full-time $1,065.08 ✓ Pass FT17 No meal break recorded Full-time $1,113.22 ✓ Pass FT18 Late meal break Full-time $1,069.86 ✓ Pass FT21 4×9.5 arrangement Full-time $1,062.86 ✓ Pass FT22 4×9.5 arrangement, 10.5h day Full-time $1,104.82 ✓ Pass FT23 Split shift 3.5h gap Full-time $1,094.10 ✓ Pass FT24 Split shift 2.5h gap Full-time $1,089.24 ✓ Pass FT29 First aid allowance Full-time $1,076.29 ✓ Pass FT31 Fork-lift + Saturday Full-time $1,133.54 ✓ Pass FT32 Six-hour minimum is a warning Full-time $1,062.86 ✓ Pass FT36 Rostered = worked (control) Full-time $1,062.86 ✓ Pass FT39 Six rostered days, all worked Full-time $1,505.42 ✓ Pass FT40 Sent home early, reason not given Full-time $128.66 ✓ Pass FT41 Short of roster, employer ended Full-time $1,062.86 ✓ Pass FT42 Short of roster, employee left Full-time $934.20 ✓ Pass FT43 Late start against roster Full-time $1,048.88 ✓ Pass FT45 Shift ended by employer, overtime later Full-time $1,315.54 ✓ Pass PT01 Baseline 20h Part-time $541.60 ✓ Pass PT02 Short week 15h Part-time $541.60 ✓ Pass PT03 Over agreed hours, no rostered times Part-time $1,090.96 ✓ Pass PT04 Rostered times entered, worked beyond Part-time $582.22 ✓ Pass PT06 Shift outside availability Part-time $694.42 ✓ Pass PT07 Part-timer on unpaid leave Part-time $406.20 ✓ Pass PT10 Sent home — not stated Part-time $460.36 ✓ Pass PT11 Part-timer sent home Part-time $135.40 ✓ Pass PT12 Left early — employee Part-time $460.36 ✓ Pass PT13 Saturday Part-time $575.45 ✓ Pass PT14 Evening band Part-time $547.50 ✓ Pass PT15 First aid, 3 days Part-time $549.67 ✓ Pass PT16 First aid, 5 days, Wed–Tue period Part-time $816.17 ✓ Pass PT19 3h minimum is a warning Part-time $541.60 ✓ Pass CA01 Baseline Casual $1,239.38 ✓ Pass CA03 Five 8h days = 40h Casual $1,348.44 ✓ Pass CA04 Saturday and Sunday Casual $644.48 ✓ Pass CA05 Public holiday worked Casual $495.75 ✓ Pass CA06 Public holiday 1h Casual $132.20 ✓ Pass CA07 1h shift Casual $66.10 ✓ Pass CA08 15 min in evening band Casual $69.05 ✓ Pass CA09 Annual leave row for a casual Casual $0.00 ✓ Pass CA12 No meal break Casual $290.84 ✓ Pass CA14 Under-18 casual, 25h Casual $743.63 ✓ Pass CA15 Under-18 casual, 20h Casual $396.60 ✓ Pass SO02 Ordinary week, ordinary hours ticked only Set-off $267.14 margin ✓ Pass SO03 Ordinary week, all ticked Set-off $267.14 margin ✓ Pass SO04 OT + Saturday, nothing ticked Set-off $1,205.51 owed ✓ Pass SO05 OT + Saturday, ordinary only ticked Set-off $142.65 owed ✓ Pass SO06 OT + Saturday, all ticked Set-off $194.49 margin ✓ Pass SO07 $28 flat, Sunday + OT, all ticked Set-off $138.71 owed ✓ Pass SO08 Annual leave under flat rate Set-off $229.94 margin ✓ Pass SO09 Short week, guarantee top-up uncovered Set-off $212.57 owed ✓ Pass SO10 Flat rate as casual Set-off $1.50 margin ✓ Pass FS01 $2,000, ordinary week, all ticked Fixed salary $937.14 margin ✓ Pass FS02 $1,500, OT + Sunday, all ticked Fixed salary $241.29 margin ✓ Pass FS03 $2,000, nothing ticked Fixed salary $1,062.86 owed ✓ Pass FS04 Annual leave under salary Fixed salary $1,100.06 owed ✓ Pass FS05 Part-time on fixed salary Fixed salary $158.40 margin ✓ Pass FS06 Higher duties under salary Fixed salary $25.89 margin ✓ Pass C24-01 Baseline, all six ticked Clause 24 No shortfall ✓ Pass C24-02 14.5h overtime in a 1-week cycle Clause 24 $117.49 payable ✓ Pass C24-04 Managerial ticked Clause 24 Refused ✓ Pass C24-05 No written agreement Clause 24 Refused ✓ Pass C24-06 Wage below floor Clause 24 Below floor ✓ Pass C24-07 Annualised salary, nothing covered Clause 24 $1,062.86 ✓ Pass C24-10 4-week cycle, 1-week period Clause 24 Not assessed ✓ Pass C24-11 Meal break loading outside the six Clause 24 $29.38 payable ✓ Pass JR01 Age 17, ordinary week Juniors $637.64 ✓ Pass JR02 Age 17, Saturday Juniors $669.56 ✓ Pass JR04 Junior serving alcohol Juniors Adult rate ✓ Pass JR05 Age 19 Juniors $903.26 ✓ Pass JR06 Age 20 Juniors $1,062.86 ✓ Pass JR07 Birthday mid-period, turns 18 Juniors $680.20 ✓ Pass JR08 Office employee, Table 6, age 17 Juniors $690.84 ✓ Pass JR09 Junior with fork-lift allowance Juniors $17.22/h ✓ Pass JR10 Age 17, annual leave Juniors $659.96 ✓ Pass IM01 Australian date order Import Read correctly ✓ Pass IM02 Two-digit year rejected Import Refused ✓ Pass IM03 Negative break and bad time Import Refused ✓ Pass IM04 Year out of range Import Refused ✓ Pass BP01 Four weeks inside 2025-26 Back pay $1,014.60 a week ✓ Pass BP02 Crossing 1 July 2026, weekly Back pay New rate from 6 Jul ✓ Pass BP03 Crossing 1 October 2022 (non-July boundary) Back pay New rate from 3 Oct ✓ Pass BP05 Range starting before February 2021 Back pay 1 refused, 3 priced ✓ Pass BP10 2020-21 period: super proxy Back pay $79.13 / $99.96 ✓ Pass BP15 Fortnightly anchor, periods generated backwards Back pay $2,125.72 ✓ Pass BP21 Typing responsiveness Back pay $21,692.68 ✓ Pass BP25 PT range starting mid-week Back pay $820.16 a week ✓ Pass BP31 Pay type change not modelled Back pay $6,377.16 ✓ Pass BP32 A steady year of back pay Back pay $52,951.10 ✓ Pass BP34 Rate change inside a roster cycle Back pay By period start ✓ Pass BP40 Quarter exceeding the old cap (synthetic) Back pay $7,500 cap ✓ Pass BP50 Australian dates, all ambiguous Back pay Asks first ✓ Pass LIM-1 Part-day public holidays (SA, NT) Known limits — Not covered LIM-2 Enterprise agreements and other awards Known limits — Not covered LIM-3 Interest and time limits on back pay Known limits — Not covered 18 Full-time scenarios are being re-checked after recent fixes. 7 Part-time scenarios are being re-checked after recent fixes. 4 Casual scenarios are being re-checked after recent fixes. 1 Juniors scenarios are being re-checked after recent fixes. 2 Set-off scenarios are being re-checked after recent fixes. 3 Clause 24 scenarios are being re-checked after recent fixes. 37 Back pay scenarios are being re-checked after recent fixes. 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