Effortlessly run a BOOT for every shift of every employee

As the end of the financial year passes, one of the most important compliance questions organisations should be asking is:

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Are our employees still better off overall?

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For every employee covered by an Enterprise Agreement or on an annualised salary, who would otherwise be paid under award conditions, it is a legal requirement that their overall remuneration is better.

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Challenges in conducting the Better Off Overall Test can lead to some businesses overlooking the process altogether.

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Common Challenges with Manual BOOT Processes

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Despite the clear importance of a BOOT, many payroll and HR teams still rely heavily on manual processes. These typically involve:

• Exporting payroll data into spreadsheets,
• Manually applying complex pay rules and award conditions,
• Cross-checking entitlements using formulas that haven’t been standardised.
  
  

This approach is time-consuming, resource-intensive, and highly prone to human error. With the volume and complexity of both payroll data, and agreement rules, it’s easy to miss hidden risks. 

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Why Just After EOFY is the Ideal Time to Run a BOOT

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The start of the new financial year is the perfect moment to take stock. But a thorough BOOT should:

• Measure using payroll data for every employee, across the entire financial year
• Check if enterprise agreements still benefit the employee
• Confirm salaried employees remained better off than under the award,
• Spot any anomalies in how pay was applied across the year.
  
  

Running a BOOT should give you a clear view of where things stand, so you can enter the new financial year with confidence.

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The Benefits of Early Risk Identification

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Identifying pay risks early is critical to: 

• Avoid costly, time-consuming remediation projects, 
• Demonstrate a proactive approach to compliance,
• Prioritise the wellbeing of your employees

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A robust BOOT process not only protects your organisation but also boosts your employees’ confidence that they are being paid fairly.

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How to Run BOOTs Faster with PaidRight’s Platform 

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PaidRight’s platform is built for speed and accuracy. By automating 95% of the calculation process, we eliminate the inefficiencies of manual work and allow teams to focus on analysing and fixing any variance in pay, not validating spreadsheets. 

Here’s what makes our approach different:

1. A built-in data schema with automated transformation tools instantly standardises the format and structure of payroll data, removing the need for manual processing.

2. Pre-built, modern Award & EA logic – Our system includes out-the-box award/ EA rules, eliminating the need to build them from scratch. The rules can be quickly configured to match your organisations’ individual clause interpretation

3. 85+ out of the box variance checks – Automatically identifies and flags discrepancies, meaning no validation of results, just understanding where variance occurred. 

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What This Means for Your Business

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Switching from manual, spreadsheet-based BOOT processes to an automated, technology-driven approach means:

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• Saving time and freeing up your team to focus on other work,
• Minimising human error, 
• Being audit-ready at any time with comprehensive records and reports. 

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Begin the New Financial Year with Confidence 

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With EOFY behind you, now is the perfect time to review BOOT compliance, before the new rates take effect. A well-timed BOOT using ALL of last year’s payroll data gives you clarity, control, and the confidence that your payroll is in good shape.

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With PaidRight, you can run a faster, more thorough BOOT, with far less risk of compliance breaches being missed. It’s a smarter way to meet your obligations, stay audit-ready, and give your payroll compliance team their time back.