See the wage costbefore the week is worked.

Backfyl costs each shift on your award as you roster: ordinary hours, weekend and evening rates, overtime across the week, and super. Each day’s total runs along the bottom of the grid, and the week’s sits at the top.

In Backfyl WorkforceFrom $2 a person a month

A made-up restaurant's roster for next week: 279 hours cost $9,771 in wages and $1,148 in super, with two cooks flagged for overtime.
A made-up restaurant’s week on the Hospitality Award, with two people heading into overtime.

Set it up once,then roster as usual.

  1. Choose your award.

    The Hospitality Industry (General) Award’s rates are built in. For another award or agreement, enter its pay grades and rules, or fill in Backfyl’s spreadsheet and upload it.

  2. Give each person their level.

    Full time, part time or casual, and their classification under the award.

  3. Roster as usual.

    Each shift is costed as you place it, with overtime counted across the week, and across venues when one business pays everyone.

  4. Fix it before it’s worked.

    The week’s warnings name who goes into overtime and which shifts break the award’s rules, such as rest between shifts.

A made-up staff member's Pay and hours: $1,800 before tax this fortnight, split into ordinary, Saturday and evening amounts.
Staff see their own estimated pay, hidden until they choose to show it.

Each day’s cost,along the bottom.

The people on each day and what they cost, under every column of the grid, so a heavy Saturday is plain before you publish.

The bottom of a made-up restaurant's roster: each day's shift counts, and costs from $1,221 to $2,138.
Monday $1,221 to Sunday $2,138 at a made-up restaurant.

Costed the wayyour award pays.

Public holidays by state
Set each venue’s state, and its public holidays are costed at the holiday rate.
An award per venue
Each venue can be paid under its own award. Hours still count across venues for overtime.
Rates by date
Give a grade its new rate from a date, such as 1 July, without losing the old one.
Pay kept private
Pay setup and costs are for the people the owner gives payroll access.

Part of Backfyl Workforce

The complete rostering platform: the roster, allocations, hours, leave, pay costs and cover in one app. $25 a month for up to 10 people, then $2.50 a person a month, or $2 a person a month paid yearly. Four weeks free, and no lock-in contract.

How each industryuses it.

Works well withthe rest of Backfyl.

Every part shares one roster, one team and one app. Use the parts you need and leave the rest out.

Questionspeople ask first.

Which awards are built in?

The Hospitality Industry (General) Award, with its rates from 1 July 2026. For any other award or agreement, you enter its pay grades and rules, or upload them from Backfyl’s spreadsheet.

Does Backfyl pay our staff?

No. It estimates wage costs as you roster. Approved hours can be sent to Xero payroll, or downloaded for the payroll system you use.

Which plan includes wage costs?

Backfyl Workforce.

Know the week’s wagesbefore you publish it.

Set your team up today. Nothing is charged until day 29, and you can cancel at any time before then.