Compliance Review
Audit payroll compliance at scale.
Upload a CSV of payroll records and the engine evaluates every shift against Modern Award rules — calculating minimum pay, detecting underpayment, flagging risks, and producing a complete compliance analysis.
Batch processing. Compliance scoring. Underpayment quantification. Professional reporting.
Compliance Score
186 compliant · 63 risks · 3,098 violations
Total estimated shortfall: $154,153.71
Employees
85
Award Covered
MA000004
Date Range
1 Jul — 31 Aug 2025
Total Underpayment
$154,153
3,347
Total Rows
186
Compliant
63
Risks
3,098
Likely Underpaid
0
Errors
3,096
Underpaid
Risk Distribution
Violations
Warnings
Why This Matters
Reviewing payroll compliance across thousands of shifts is difficult when award rules vary by classification, day of week, time of day, and employment type. AwardIQ processes entire payroll datasets against the applicable Modern Award rules, quantifies underpayment down to the dollar, and produces professional reports — turning weeks of manual review into minutes.
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Powerful compliance analysis, visualised.
Compliance Audit Dashboard
See the full picture at a glance — compliance score with severity rating, employee count, award coverage, date range, and total underpayment amount. Clickable summary cards let you filter results by status instantly.
- Compliance scoring with Good / Needs Attention / Critical thresholds
- Risk distribution with proportional bars for violations and warnings
- Per-employee summary sorted by highest shortfall impact
Compliance Score
Good1,240
Total
1,078
Compliant
134
Risks
28
Underpaid
Compliance Review Report
Acme Corporation
Batch: 8F2A91C3
Generated: 18 March 2026 at 2:45 pm
142 employees | Award: MA000010 | 1 Jan — 31 Mar 2026
Executive Summary
4,820
Total
4,434
Compliant
298
Risks
88
Underpaid
Total estimated shortfall: $12,847.30
Professional PDF Report
Export a comprehensive multi-page PDF report directly from the dashboard. Includes executive summary with compliance score, outcome and risk charts, key findings, detailed flagged-rows table, per-employee shortfall data, methodology, and limitations sections.
- Professional formatting ready for stakeholders and regulators
- Employee-level shortfall breakdown included
- Methodology and limitations sections for audit trail
AI Compliance Report
Generate professional narrative compliance reports powered by AI. Customise the prompt to control report structure, focus areas, and tone. Regenerate with different instructions until you get exactly what you need — all reports are saved for future retrieval.
- Customisable report structure and focus areas
- AI uses your batch data as evidence — it cannot invent numbers
- Regenerate and refine — all versions saved automatically
Report Instructions
Write a professional compliance review report covering:
1. Executive Summary
2. Scope & Methodology
3. Key Findings
4. Underpayment Analysis
5. Risk Assessment
6. Recommendations
Compliance Review Report
Executive Summary
This compliance review assessed payroll records against the Modern Award MA000004 for the period 1 July 2025 to 31 August 2025. A total of 3,347 records covering 85 employees were examined. The review identified a compliance score of 6%, with 92.5% of records indicating actual pay below the minimum...
Key Findings
The review identified several key compliance issues including widespread underpayment resulting in a total estimated shortfall of $154,153.71...
Classification Resolution
Pay Comparison
$130.07
Actual Pay
$156.24
Award Minimum
-$26.17
Shortfall
Rate Derivation
Rules Considered
Award Rule Traceability
Every calculation is fully transparent. The row detail panel shows structured rate derivation with formula, weekly rate, hourly rate, and source clauses. Rules considered are displayed with applied, skipped, and superseded indicators — so you can see exactly why each pay outcome was reached.
- Step-by-step rate derivation with source clause references
- Applied / skipped / superseded rule indicators
- Structured audit trail with pay components and rounding details
Complete Feature Set
Everything included in Compliance Review.
CSV Upload
Flexible column mapping with alias support for varied payroll exports.
Batch Processing
Async processing with live progress polling and cancel support.
Classification Resolution
Fuzzy matching of classifications to award codes with confidence scores.
Minimum Pay Calculation
Deterministic engine covering ordinary, overtime, penalty, and allowances.
Pay Comparison
Actual vs award minimum with dollar and percentage variance per row.
Timeline Analysis
Weekly hours accumulation, rest between shifts, consecutive days tracking.
Risk Detection
Per-row compliance risk detection — underpayment, missing penalties, overtime violations.
Compliance Score
Batch-level compliance percentage with Good / Needs Attention / Critical thresholds.
Employee Summary
Per-employee breakdown of shifts, risks, violations, and dollar shortfall.
Filterable Results Table
Filter by status, severity, award code, pay comparison, and classification result.
Alternative Award Comparison
Compare a row's pay under different awards on demand.
Ask Why (AI Assistant)
Per-row AI assistant explaining flags, classification, and pay calculations.
CSV & PDF Export
Download full results as CSV or a professional multi-page PDF report.
AI Compliance Report
Interactive AI report writer with customisable prompts and saved history.
Classification Resolution Stats
Batch-level breakdown of exact, resolved, review, and failed classification matches.
Workflow
How teams use Compliance Review.
Upload payroll data
Upload a CSV with flexible column mapping. The engine handles varied payroll export formats.
Review the dashboard
See compliance score, underpayment totals, risk distribution, and per-employee impact at a glance.
Investigate and drill down
Filter results, open row detail panels, trace calculations back to award clauses, and ask the AI assistant.
Export and report
Download CSV data, generate a PDF report, or create an AI-powered compliance narrative.
Turn payroll data into compliance insight.
Upload your payroll records and get a complete compliance analysis — compliance scoring, underpayment quantification, risk detection, and professional reporting.