Rostering • Regulated by Fair Work Commission (FWC)
Minimum Engagement Period (SCHADS)
Definition: The statutory rule requiring part-time and casual social and community care employees to be engaged and paid for a minimum of 2 consecutive hours per shift.
Regulatory Impact & Compliance Overview
Following Fair Work Commission award variations, disability support workers and home care employees cannot be rostered for 30-minute or 1-hour standalone shifts; they must receive at least 2 hours of paid time per shift or per portion of a broken shift.
Governing Authority
Enforced by Fair Work Commission (FWC) in Australia. Compliance with these standards is legally required for all licensed and participating care providers.
Automated Compliance
How AsanWork Enforces Minimum Engagement Period (SCHADS)
AsanWork builds compliance directly into daily scheduling workflows. Hard compliance stops prevent un-vetted, un-screened, or non-credentialed staff from receiving shift allocations, ensuring 100% audit readiness.
Related Australia Healthcare Terms
Regulation
AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency)
The national agency responsible for regulating and registering healthcare practitioners (nurses, midwives, doctors, allied health) across Australia.
Fair Work Modern Award
Aged Care Award 2010
The modern award establishing minimum terms, conditions, and wage rates for employees working in residential aged care facilities across Australia.
Rostering & Pay
Broken Shift (SCHADS Clause 25.6)
A shift divided into up to two parts within a single day (with an unpaid gap in between) within a maximum spread of 12 hours.
Fair Work Award
Casual Loading (25%)
An additional 25% paid on top of the base modern award hourly rate to casual care employees in lieu of paid annual leave and sick leave.