Childcare Modern Award determination made easy
Ensure your centre stays ahead of the curve with Childcare Modern Award Determination. Launching with coverage for Early Childhood Education and Care providers you can automate wage calculations, interpret complex Award conditions, and protect your business from unintentional underpayment.
Benefits
We’ve cracked the Awards.
EdWards delivers accurate, automated award interpretation and real-time payroll compliance
Transparent and User-friendly
Say goodbye to award mix-ups and underpayments. Provide transparent, accurate pay breakdowns for every educator and staff.
Reduce risk
Eliminate underpayment fines per breach. Nudges are in place for when staff entitlements need changing. Stay audit-ready at all times.
Time-saver
Stop manual award research and spreadsheet work. Integrations to payroll are available to stop double entry of the same data.
Scalable
Add new rooms, sites or casual hires without worrying about complex entitlements.
See the Big Picture
We’re launching with a sharp focus on the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) sector, where award rules are among the most nuanced and misapplied. But EdWard isn’t built for one industry – it’s built for all industries where Modern Awards apply.
Stay in touch whilst we expand across other sectors and add more modern awards for your business to navigate.
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Award Interpretation for Multiple Childcare Awards
Automatic classification under multiple Modern Day Awards covering the Early Childhood Education and Care sector, including Level 2–7 pay rate overrides.
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OOSH & First-Aid Allowance Automation
Auto-calculate after-hours and first-aid loadings for educators below Level 3.
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Educational Leader Pro Rata Support
Accurate weekly allowance calculations based on days acting as Educational Leader.
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Automated Compliance Nudging
Notifications for entitlement reviews, ensuring timely updates to classifications, pay rates, and allowances in line with modern award requirements.
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Time and Attendance Capability
Accurately calculate entitlements and build rosters that fully reflect modern award requirements.
Specs
Why Choose EdWard?
EdWard is a next-generation platform built to decode Australia’s most complex workplace compliance frameworks – starting with Modern Award interpretation and accurate pay rate and allowance calculations.
Compliance & Risk Management
Avoid costly underpayments, audits, and reputational risks. EdWard ensures you comply with the Fair Work Ombudsman and National Quality Framework expectations.
Our Vision
To create a world where no organisation is held back by complexity in workforce regulation – where people get paid fairly, and businesses can operate with clarity, accuracy, and trust.
Courtenay Hollis
EdWard CEO
Map Your Success
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Get Started
With our intuitive setup, you’re navigating the modern award selection based on intuitive questions about your employees in minutes.
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Customise and Configure
Tailor EdWard to your employee specific requirements – classification, experience and allowances. Deliver up-to-date, accurate determinations for every staff member, with proactive nudging when entitlements need review or change.
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Grow Your Business
Make informed decisions with ease to exceed your hiring goals and support business growth. Seamless integrations to payroll enhance payroll accuracy, while time and attendance features allow for rostering capabilities that aligns to your staff awards.
Connect with us
EdWard is planned to expand to other sectors after launch.
Schedule a quick call to learn how EdWard can help with your business today.