Allied health assistant Pay Rates FAQs

  • Why is there a lower pay rate for sessions under 2 hour long?

    We’ve created a new minimum pay rate for sessions under 2 hours long as you’ll be paid for a minimum of 2 hours whenever you’re engaged by a client from July 1st 2022. Since the minimum session time for most clients is 1.5 hours, many client will opt for 1.5-hour sessions and not 2-hour sessions. [...]

  • How can I view my payslips?

    You will receive a link to join YourPay by MYOB. It stores your 5 most recent payslips. Please do not use this app to put in your hours.

  • Do I get a break for long shifts?

    If you work in excess of 5 hours, you will be entitled to an unpaid meal break of 30 minutes.

  • Do I get leave entitlements?

    As your employment is on a casual basis, you are not entitled to paid annual leave, personal/carer’s leave and compassionate leave. You are, however, entitled to unpaid compassionate leave in accordance with the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (“FWA”).

  • Do I need to work on Public holidays?

    You are entitled to reasonably seek a day off on a public holiday in the State or Territory in which you are employed. If you are required to work and choose to accept a shift on a Public Holiday, you will be compensated in accordance with the applicable award (if any).

  • Who decides how much allied health assistants get paid?

    FairWork is a government organisation that decides the minimum standards for employees. When creating jobs, all employers must comply with the rules FairWork sets out. Fora's allied health assistants (AHAs) fall under the Social Community Home and Disability Services (SHADS) Award. Any changes that occur to this award will affect Fora and our AHAs.

  • What is the pay cycle? When will I be paid?

    Payroll is every fortnight. To be paid correctly and for your client to be invoiced accurately, please ensure you log your assist after your session or within 24 hours. If you have any questions about logging your assist, please email us at info@foratherapy.com or call us on 1800 921 422.

  • How come I haven’t been paid for my sessions?

    Your sessions may not have been logged before the cut-off day for payroll. This means that you will be paid for these sessions in the next pay period.

  • I realised I logged my session incorrectly. Who should I speak with?

    Please call us on 1800 921 422 as soon as possible so we can fix the error that was logged.

  • What are the minimum session durations?

    Fora has a 1.5 hour minimum session time for all sessions, except public holidays which have a 2-hour minimum. Client's utilising Core Support funding have a 2-hour minimum for all sessions.

  • How many hours do I need to work per week?

    The number of hours you’re likely to work depends on each individual client. Clients typically have a 1.5-hour minimum session time, and some have a 2-hour minimum. Please ask us if you're not sure what your client has. So if you are working with 1 client, your minimum hours per week would be 1.5 or [...]

  • Who employs the allied health assistants?

    All the allied health assistants working for Fora are directly employed by Fora Pty Ltd. This allows us to ensure our allied health assistants are covered by the appropriate insurances, and are entitled to fair wages and benefits. We do not hire independent contractors.

  • Who covers an allied health assistant’s insurance?

    Fora provides comprehensive insurance cover for our allied health assistants. Every allied health assistant is covered by Public Liability, Professional Indemnity and Worker's Compensation insurance.