The FWA launched with enforcement powers. For variable-hours workers, flat-rating at 12.07% has been legally wrong since 2020. bookd. calculates the correct 52-week rolling average on every run — automatically.
For variable-hours workers — zero-hours, split shifts, weekend-only staff — the 52-week rolling average has been mandatory since 2020. Most hospitality operators are still flat-rating because it's simpler and their payroll provider never automated the alternative.
A percentage of pay in the period. Simple to calculate. Wrong for variable-hours workers. Underpays workers who had lower earnings in some weeks. Creates backpay liability. Fails FWA scrutiny.
Average of the last 52 weeks of actual pay. Accounts for variable earnings correctly. Includes overtime, commission, and irregular pay. FWA compliant. Documented and evidenced per worker per run.
Variable hours, split shifts, zero-hours contracts, seasonal staff. bookd. handles all of it correctly — and documents every decision.
No manual calculation. No approximation. The true rolling average computed per worker on every run. Documented and locked in the audit pack.
Which calculation method was applied, the resulting entitlement, and the pay history used — all recorded in the audit pack for every worker, every run.
If the FWA visits, the evidence pack is already built. Timestamped, immutable, exportable. Your compliance record for every worker going back through every run.
Split shifts, tronc, service charge — all checked against NMW thresholds. A kill-switch prevents submission if any worker falls below the minimum.
Different contracts at different sites, different pay rates, different shift patterns. bookd. handles the complexity so you don't have to manage it in a spreadsheet.
You don't run the payroll. bookd. runs it. Mark and the bookd. engine handle the calculation, compliance, and submission. You get the result and the evidence.
Free 20-minute call. Mark will review your current payroll method, calculate your exposure, and tell you what it would take to be fully FWA compliant from the next run.