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Pay audits

Build trust, transparency, and compliance into your payroll practices.

Worried about wage compliance, pay equity, or underpayment risk? A proactive pay audit is the best way to stay compliant, demonstrate good faith, and protect your business.

We conduct detailed, independent pay audits that give you peace of mind, protect your reputation, and ensure your workforce is paid correctly. With increased scrutiny from regulators, unions, and employees, pay compliance has never been more important.

Pay audit service

Our pay audit services

We can help you with:

  • Audit of base pay, overtime, allowances, penalty rates, and entitlements
  • Comparison against applicable modern awards or enterprise agreements
  • Classification review and award mapping
  • Gender pay gap analysis
  • Backpay calculations and correction advice
  • Recommendations for ongoing payroll compliance
  • Training or system improvement suggestions

 

Contact our team

Transparent and affordable pricing

Members: $260 per hour* (excl. GST)

Non-members: $325 per hour* (excl. GST)

*Additional travel and onsite costs may apply. Online sessions via Microsoft Teams are available.

Why choose our pay audit services

  • Trusted advisors in pay compliance: Our specialists have deep expertise in wage compliance, award interpretation, and pay equity. We understand the complexity of the Fair Work system and translate it into clear, practical guidance for employers.
  • Tailored to your business: No two workplaces are the same. We customise our audit scope and reporting to suit your industry, size, workforce, and payroll systems.
  • We’re independent and not-for-profit: We exist to provide practical, affordable support to Queensland businesses.

What do our workplace pay audits involve?

Our Workplace Pay audits involve detailed, independent pay audits that give you peace of mind, protect your reputation, and ensure your workforce is paid correctly:

01

Thorough, independent audits

We assess payroll systems, timesheets, contracts, and pay rates

02

Award interpretation accuracy

We apply the correct award classifications and penalty rates

03

Clear reporting and actionable insights

You receive a summary of risks and compliance gaps, with practical recommendations

04

Remediation and strategy

If underpayments are found, we help you correct them with transparency and fairness

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Meet our workplace and HR experts

Ezra Pyers

Ezra Pyers

Workplace Relations Manager

Bachelor in Behaviour Sciences in Psychology, and a Masters in Human Resources Management, Ezra specialises in award interpretation, enterprise bargaining and workplace investigations.

Maria Bouliopoulos

Maria Boulio

Workplace Relations Consultant

Maria holds a Bachelor of Business with a major in Employment Relations & HR Management. She is dedicated to delivering thorough HR compliance assessments to ensure businesses meet their regulatory obligations.

Chloe Boike

Chloe Boike

Workplace Relations Consultant

With a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Business Management (majoring in Human Resources), Chloe specialises in developing company policies and procedures, and Enterprise Bargaining Agreements.

Melissa Inglis

Melissa Inglis

Workplace Relations Consultant

Bachelor of Arts, and a Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management. Melissa specialises in workplace management, pay and policy compliance.

Contact our HR and industrial relations team

Call: 1800 663 471
Email: [email protected]

Helpful resources and templates

Same job, same pay for host businesses guide
Business record keeping and pay slips fact sheet
Wage theft fact sheet