DETERMINATION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.285—Annual wage review

Annual Wage Review 2016–17
(C2017/1)

PRINTING INDUSTRY—HERALD & WEEKLY TIMES—PRODUCTION AWARD 2015
[MA000126]


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JUSTICE ROSS, PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT HATCHER DEPUTY PRESIDENT ASBURY COMMISSIONER HAMPTON MR COLE PROFESSOR RICHARDSON MR GIBBS	MELBOURNE, 21 JUNE 2017

Annual Wage Review 2016–17.

A. Further to the decision issued by the Expert Panel in the Annual Wage Review
2016–17 on 6 June 2017 [[2017] FWCFB 3500], the above award is varied as follows:

1. By deleting the table appearing in clause 16.1(a) and inserting the following:

Classification	Minimum Weekly Award Rate
	$
Production Assistant 1	710.00
Production Assistant 2	759.50
Publishing Operator	798.90
Printing Machinist 1	809.10
Pre Press Operator 1	809.10
Printing Machinist 2	841.90
Pre Press Operator 2	841.90
Printing Machinist 3	875.00
Printing Machinist 4	935.10

2. By deleting clause C.5 and inserting the following:

C.5 Minimum Wages

C.5.1 Minimum wages for full-time traineeships

(a) Wage Level A

Subject to clause C.5.2 and C.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for a trainee undertaking a full-time or part-time AQF Certificate Level I–III traineeship whose training package and AQF certificate levels are allocated to Wage Level A by clause C.7 are:


	Highest year of schooling completed
	Year 10		Year 11		Year 12
	Full-time weekly	Part-time hourly	Full-time weekly	Part-time hourly	Full-time weekly	Part-time hourly
	$	$	$	$	$	$
School leaver	312.20	10.27	343.80	11.32	409.60	13.48
Plus 1 year out of school	343.80	11.32	409.60	13.48	476.60	15.69
Plus 2 years out of school	409.60	13.48	476.60	15.69	554.70	18.24
Plus 3 years out of school	476.60	15.69	554.70	18.24	635.10	20.88
Plus 4 years out of school	554.70	18.24	635.10	20.88
Plus 5 or more years out of school	635.10	20.88

(b) Wage Level B


	Highest year of schooling completed
	Year 10		Year 11		Year 12
	Full-time weekly	Part-time hourly	Full-time weekly	Part-time hourly	Full-time weekly	Part-time hourly
	$	$	$	$	$	$
School leaver	312.20	10.27	343.80	11.32	398.50	13.12
Plus 1 year out of school	343.80	11.32	398.50	13.12	458.40	15.08
Plus 2 years out of school	398.50	13.12	458.40	15.08	537.60	17.70
Plus 3 years out of school	458.40	15.08	537.60	17.70	613.20	20.18
Plus 4 years out of school	537.60	17.70	613.20	20.18
Plus 5 or more years out of school	613.20	20.18

(c) Wage Level C

Subject to clause D.5.2 and D.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for a trainee undertaking a full-time or part-time AQF Certificate Level I–III traineeship whose training package and AQF certificate levels are allocated to Wage Level A by clause C.7 are:


	Highest year of schooling completed
	Year 10		Year 11		Year 12
	Full-time weekly	Part-time hourly	Full-time weekly	Part-time hourly	Full-time weekly	Part-time hourly
	$	$	$	$	$	$
School leaver	312.20	10.27	343.80	11.32	398.50	13.12
Plus 1 year out of school	343.80	11.32	398.50	13.12	448.60	14.75
Plus 2 years out of school	398.50	13.12	448.60	14.75	501.20	16.48
Plus 3 years out of school	448.60	14.75	501.20	16.48	558.40	18.37
Plus 4 years out of school	501.20	16.48	558.40	18.37
Plus 5 or more years out of school	558.40	18.37

(d) AQF Certificate Level IV traineeships

(i) Subject to clause C.5.2 and C.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for a trainee undertaking a traineeship are the minimum wages for the relevant Level III traineeship with the addition of 3.8% to those minimum wages.

(ii) Subject to clause C.5.2 and C.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for an adult trainee undertaking an AQF Certificate Level IV traineeship are as follows, provided that the relevant wage level is that for the relevant AQF Certificate Level III traineeship:


Wage level	First year of traineeship		Second and subsequent years of traineeship
	Full-time weekly	Part-time hourly	Full-time weekly	Part-time hourly
	$	$	$	$
Wage Level A	659.60	21.69	685.10	22.54
Wage Level B	636.30	20.91	660.80	21.72
Wage Level C	579.10	19.05	601.00	19.78

(e) School-based traineeships

Subject to clauses C.5.2 and C.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum hourly wages for a trainee undertaking a school-based Wage Levels A or B traineeship are as follows when the trainee works ordinary hours:


Year of schooling
Year 11 or lower	Year 12
per hour	per hour
$	$
10.27	11.32

B. This determination comes into operation from 1 July 2017. In accordance with s.166(5) of the Fair Work Act 2009 this determination does not take effect until the start of the first full pay period that starts on or after 1 July 2017.

PRESIDENT

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