Investigation Tools
Understand why payroll outcomes occurred.
Investigate calculations and trace results back to the award rules that produced them.
Explain calculations. Trace rule application. Investigate flagged outcomes.
Shift Outcome
Explanation
The employee worked ordinary hours on Saturday under the applicable award conditions. A 25% penalty loading was applied to all hours.
Supporting Context
Base rate
$23.38/hr
Penalty
+25%
Classification
Level 2
Why This Matters
Payroll outcomes can be difficult to explain when multiple rules interact across shift timing, classification, and employment conditions. AwardIQ helps teams understand why a result occurred and where it came from.
Capabilities
What you can do.
Trace outcomes to rules
See which provisions influenced the calculation.
Explain flagged scenarios
Understand why a result was highlighted for review.
Review rule interactions
See how multiple conditions affected the outcome.
Support internal and external review
Use clear explanations when responding to questions from managers, auditors, or advisors.
Workflow
How teams use Investigation Tools.
Open the payroll outcome
Select the shift or flagged result being reviewed.
Review the explanation
See the pay component, rule trigger, and linked clause context.
Respond with confidence
Use the explanation to support internal review or further investigation.
Explain payroll results with confidence.
Use Investigation Tools to understand how award logic produced a payroll outcome.