How FairShield works
From upload to Code Compliance Certificate in 48 hours. Five simple steps to protect your business from criminal wage theft prosecution.
Select Your Award
Select Your Award
Choose from all 121 Modern Awards in our comprehensive database. Not sure which award applies? Our guided selector asks a few questions about your industry and employees to find the right one.
- Browse or search all 121 Modern Awards
- Guided award finder for unsure employers
- Covers every industry in Australia
- Supports multiple awards per business
Upload Your Payroll Data
Upload Your Payroll Data
Export a CSV from your payroll system and upload it. Our AI-powered parser automatically detects the format, maps columns, and validates the data. No manual formatting required.
- Auto-detects Xero, MYOB, Employment Hero, KeyPay, Deputy formats
- Accepts any generic CSV with standard payroll fields
- Automatic column mapping with confirmation step
- Data validation before processing begins
AI-Powered Analysis
AI-Powered Analysis
Our compliance engine checks every single pay record against the applicable award. Base rates, penalty rates, overtime, casual loading, allowances, public holidays, minimum engagement periods -- everything.
- Every record checked against applicable award rates
- 6-year retrospective lookback with interest calculations
- Checks base rates, penalties, overtime, loadings, allowances
- Identifies exact clause references for each finding
Review Findings
Review Findings
Get a clear, structured report showing exactly where you are compliant and where issues exist. Every finding includes the applicable award clause, the expected rate, the rate paid, and the dollar difference.
- Compliance score out of 100
- Issue-by-issue breakdown with clause references
- Categorised by severity: compliant, minor, major, critical
- Employee-by-employee and period-by-period views
Get Your Certificate
Get Your Certificate
Download your Code Compliance Certificate and Findings & Remediation Schedule. The certificate provides documented evidence that you have taken reasonable steps to comply with the Voluntary Small Business Wage Compliance Code.
- Code Compliance Certificate (PDF)
- Findings & Remediation Schedule with dollar amounts
- Actionable remediation steps for your bookkeeper
- Evidence of reasonable steps for FWO defence
What's in the report?
Your Code Compliance Report is a comprehensive document designed to satisfy the requirements of the Voluntary Small Business Wage Compliance Code.
Executive Summary
Overall compliance score, total exposure, and key risk areas at a glance.
Code Compliance Certificate
Formal certificate documenting that you have undertaken a compliance check under the Voluntary Small Business Wage Compliance Code.
Compliance Scorecard
Score out of 100 across categories: base rates, penalty rates, overtime, public holidays, casual loading, allowances, and more.
Findings Schedule
Every non-compliant record listed with employee name, work date, award clause, expected amount, actual amount, and dollar difference.
Remediation Plan
Prioritised action items for your bookkeeper or payroll provider, including total back-pay amounts per employee with interest calculations at 8.35%.
Risk Assessment
Categorisation of findings by severity (Critical, Major, Minor) with recommendations for ongoing compliance.
How long does it take?
5 minutes
To select your award, upload your payroll CSV, and confirm the column mappings. Our parser auto-detects most formats.
24-48 hours
For our compliance engine to analyse every record, check against the applicable award, and generate your full report with interest calculations.
Instant download
Once processing completes, you get an email notification and can download your Code Compliance Certificate and full report immediately.
What payroll systems are supported?
We support all major Australian payroll platforms. Just export your payroll data as CSV and upload it -- our AI parser handles the rest.
Xero
Standard payroll export CSV
MYOB
AccountRight & Essentials exports
Employment Hero
Payroll data export
KeyPay
Standard reporting CSV
Deputy
Timesheet & payroll export
Generic CSV
Any system with standard payroll fields
Don't see your system? Any payroll software that exports to CSV will work. Contact us if you need help with your specific format.
What if I have multiple awards?
Many businesses have employees covered by different Modern Awards -- for example, a restaurant might have staff under both the Hospitality Industry Award and the Restaurant Industry Award, plus cleaners under the Cleaning Services Award.
FairShield handles this seamlessly. You can tag each employee (or group of employees) with their applicable award, and our engine will check each one against the correct set of rates and conditions.
- Assign different awards to different employees
- Each employee checked against their specific award
- Combined report with per-award breakdowns
- Supports all 121 Modern Awards
Example: Cafe with 8 staff
All 8 employees checked against their specific award, one combined report.
Security & privacy
Your payroll data is sensitive. We treat it that way.
Encrypted in transit
All data transfers use TLS 1.3 encryption. Your payroll data is never sent unencrypted.
Encrypted at rest
AES-256 encryption for all stored data. Even our own engineers cannot read your raw payroll records.
Australian servers
All data is processed and stored on servers located in Australia. Your data never leaves Australian jurisdiction.
Auto-deleted
Raw payroll data is automatically deleted after 90 days. Reports are retained for your records, but source data is purged.
Ready to check your compliance?
It takes 5 minutes to upload. You'll have your Code Compliance Certificate within 48 hours. Start protecting your business today.