Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009
Item 6, Sch. 5—Modern awards review

Modern Awards Review 2012—Apprentices, Trainees and Juniors
(AM2012/135)

HAIR AND BEAUTY INDUSTRY AWARD 2010
[MA000005]

Transitional review of modern awards - apprentices, trainees and junior rates - common matters - consequential variations.

A. Further to the decision of 22 August 2013 1 and pursuant to Item 6, Schedule 5 of the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009, the Hair and Beauty Industry Award 20102 is varied as follows:

1. By inserting the following definition in clause 3.1 in alphabetical order:

adult apprentice means an apprentice who is 21 years of age or over at the commencement of their apprenticeship

2. By deleting clause 19.1 and inserting the following:

19.1 Minimum rates for hairdressing apprentices

(a) The minimum award rates of pay for hairdressing apprentices who commenced before 1 January 2014 are:

(b) The minimum award rates for hairdressing apprentices who commenced on or after 1 January 2014 are:

(i) From 1 January 2014

Year of apprenticeship	% of standard rate for apprentices who have not completed year 12	% of standard rate for apprentices who have completed year 12
1st year - first 3 months	40	40
1st year - thereafter	50	50
2nd year	60	60
3rd year	77	77
4th year (if applicable)	90	90

(ii) From the first pay period commencing on or after 1 January 2015

Year of apprenticeship	% of standard rate for apprentices who have not completed year 12	% of standard rate for apprentices who have completed year 12
1st year	50	55
2nd year	60	65
3rd year	77	77
4th year (if applicable)	90	90

3. By deleting clause 19.2 and inserting the following:

19.2 Minimum rates for beauty therapy apprentices

(a) The minimum award rates of pay for beauty therapy apprentices who commenced before 1 January 2014 are:

(b) The minimum award rates for beauty therapy apprentices who commenced on or after 1 January 2014 are:

(i) From 1 January 2014

Year of apprenticeship	% of standard rate for apprentices who have not completed year 12	% of standard rate for apprentices who have completed year 12
1st year	50	50
2nd year	60	65
3rd year	80	80
4th year (if applicable)	90	90

(ii) From the first pay period commencing on or after 1 January 2015

Year of apprenticeship	% of standard rate for apprentices who have not completed year 12	% of standard rate for apprentices who have completed year 12
1st year	50	55
2nd year	60	65
3rd year	80	80
4th year	90	90

4. By deleting clause 19.3 and inserting the following:

19.3 Minimum rates for pre-apprentices

(a) The minimum award rates of pay for pre-apprentices who commenced before 1 January 2014 are:

(b) The minimum award rates of pay for pre-apprentices who commenced on or after 1 January 2014 are:

(i) From 1 January 2014

Year of apprenticeship	% of standard rate for apprentices who have not completed year 12	% of standard rate for apprentices who have completed year 12
1st six months	50	50
Next six months	55	55
Next six months	60	60
Next 12 months	77	77

(ii) From the first pay period commencing on or after 1 January 2015

Year of apprenticeship	% of standard rate for apprentices who have not completed year 12	% of standard rate for apprentices who have completed year 12
1st six months	50	55
Next six months	55	55
Next six months	60	65
Next 12 months	77	77

5. By renumbering clauses 19.4 and 19.5 as 19.5 and 19.6 respectively.

6. By inserting a new clause 19.4 as follows:

19.4 Adult apprentices

(a) The minimum award rates of pay for adult apprentices who commenced on or after 1 January 2014 and are in the first year of their apprenticeship are 80% of the minimum wage for a Hair and Beauty Employee Level 3 in clause 17, or the rate prescribed by clause 19.1, 19.2 or 19.3 for the relevant year of the apprenticeship, whichever is the greater.

(b) The minimum rate for an adult apprentice who commenced on or after 1 January 2014 and is in the second and subsequent years of their apprenticeship must be the rate for the lowest adult classification in clause 17-Minimum weekly wages, or the rate prescribed by clause 19.1, 19.2 or 19.3 for the relevant year of the apprenticeship, whichever is the greater.

(c) A person employed by an employer under this award immediately prior to entering into a training agreement as an adult apprentice with that employer must not suffer a reduction in their minimum wage by virtue of entering into the training agreement, provided that the person has been an employee in that enterprise for at least six months as a full-time employee or twelve months as a part-time or regular and systematic casual employee immediately prior to commencing the apprenticeship. For the purpose only of fixing a minimum wage, the adult apprentice must continue to receive the minimum wage that applies to the classification specified in clause 17 in which the adult apprentice was engaged immediately prior to entering into the training agreement.”

7. By deleting clause E.8 and inserting the following:

E.8 School-based apprentices progress through the relevant wage scale at the rate of 12 months progression for each two years of employment as an apprentice or at the rate of competency-based progression if provided for in this award.

8. By deleting clause E.9 and inserting the following:

E.9 The apprentice wage scales are based on a standard full-time apprenticeship of four years (unless the apprenticeship is of three years duration) or stages of competency based progression (if provided for in this award). The rate of progression reflects the average rate of skill acquisition expected from the typical combination of work and training for a school-based apprentice undertaking the applicable apprenticeship.

9. By deleting clause E.10 and inserting the following:

E.10 If an apprentice converts from school-based to full-time, the successful completion of competencies (if provided for in this award) and all time spent as a full-time apprentice will count for the purposes of progression through the relevant wage scale in addition to the progression achieved as a school-based apprentice.”

10. By updating all cross-references accordingly.

B. This determination comes into operation on the first full pay period commencing on or after 1 January 2014.

SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT

 1   [2013] FWCFB 5411.

 2   MA000005.

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