MA000010  PR606334
FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DETERMINATION


Fair Work Act 2009

s.285—Annual wage review

Annual Wage Review 2017–18
(C2018/1)

MANUFACTURING AND ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES AND OCCUPATIONS AWARD 2010
[MA000010]

Manufacturing and associated industries

JUSTICE ROSS, PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT HATCHER
DEPUTY PRESIDENT ASBURY
COMMISSIONER HAMPTON
MR COLE
PROFESSOR RICHARDSON
MR GIBBS

MELBOURNE, 20 JUNE 2018

Annual Wage Review 2017–18.

A. Further to the decision issued by the Expert Panel in the Annual Wage Review
2017–18 on 1 June 2018 [[2018] FWCFB 3500], the above award is varied as follows:

1. By deleting the table appearing in clause 24.1(a) and inserting the following:

Classification level

Minimum weekly wage

Minimum hourly wage

 

$

$

C14

719.20

18.93

C13

739.90

19.47

C12

768.30

20.22

C11

794.70

20.91

C10

837.40

22.04

C9

863.60

22.73

C8

889.90

23.42

C7

913.70

24.04

C6

960.00

25.26

C5

979.60

25.78

C4

1005.90

26.47

C3

1058.60

27.86

C2(a)

1085.00

28.55

C2(b)

1132.40

29.80

2. By deleting the table appearing in clause 25.1 and inserting the following:

Relevant attribute of the person at the time of entering into a training agreement
as an apprentice

         

Stage of apprentice-ship

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Completed
Year 10 or less

Completed
Year 11

Completed
Year 12

Adult
(i.e. 21 years of age or over)

 

Minimum weekly wage

Minimum hourly wage

Minimum weekly wage

Minimum hourly wage

Minimum weekly wage

Minimum hourly wage

Minimum weekly wage

Minimum hourly wage

 

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

Stage 1

351.71

9.26

404.28

10.64

423.90

11.16

634.70

16.70

Stage 2

460.57

12.12

460.57

12.12

493.30

12.98

719.20

18.93

Stage 3

628.05

16.53

628.05

16.53

628.05

16.53

739.90

19.47

Stage 4

736.91

19.39

736.91

19.39

768.30

20.22

768.30

20.22

3. By deleting the table appearing in clause 25.6 and inserting the following:

 

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Stage of apprentice-ship

Has not completed Year 12

Has completed year 12

Adult apprentice

% of C10

Min weekly wage

Hourly rate

% of C10 or classification

Min weekly wage

Hourly rate

% of C10 or classification

Min weekly wage

Hourly rate

   

$

$

 

$

$

 

$

$

1

50

418.70

11.02

55

460.57

12.12

80

669.92

17.63

2

60

502.44

13.22

65

544.31

14.32

C14

719.20

18.93

3

75

628.05

16.53

75

628.05

16.53

C13

739.90

19.47

4

88

736.91

19.39

C12

768.30

20.22

C12

768.30

20.22

4. By deleting the table appearing in clause 28.1(b)(i) and inserting the following:

School leaver

% of C10 level

Completed Year 10 or less

% of C10 level

Completed Year 11

% of C10 level

Completed Year 12

   

Minimum weekly wage

 

Minimum weekly wage

 

Minimum weekly wage

   

$

 

$

 

$

Plus 1 year

54.5

456.38

63.1

528.40

73.5

615.49

Plus 2 years

63.1

528.40

73.5

615.49

85.3

714.30

Plus 3 years

73.5

615.49

85.3

714.30

100

837.40

Plus 4 years

85.3

714.30

100

837.40

   

Plus 5 years

100

837.40

       

5. By deleting the table appearing in clause 28.1(b)(ii) and inserting the following:

School leaver

% of C11 level

Completed Year 10 or less

% of C11 level

Completed Year 11

% of C11 level

Completed Year 12

   

Minimum weekly wage

 

Minimum weekly wage

 

Minimum weekly wage

   

$

 

$

 

$

Plus 1 year

57.9

460.13

64.8

514.97

74.5

592.05

Plus 2 years

64.8

514.97

74.5

592.05

87.2

692.98

Plus 3 years

74.5

592.05

87.2

692.98

100

794.70

Plus 4 years

87.2

692.98

100

794.70

   

Plus 5 years

100

794.70

       

6. By deleting the table appearing in clause 28.1(b)(iii) and inserting the following:

School leaver

% of C12 level

Completed Year 10 or less

% of C12 level

Completed Year 11

% of C12 level

Completed Year 12

   

Minimum weekly wage

 

Minimum weekly wage

 

Minimum weekly wage

   

$

 

$

 

$

Plus 1 year

60.3

463.28

63.5

487.87

71.7

550.87

Plus 2 years

63.5

487.87

71.7

550.87

80.2

616.18

Plus 3 years

71.7

550.87

80.2

616.18

100

768.30

Plus 4 years

80.2

616.18

100

768.30

   

Plus 5 years

100

768.30

       

7. By deleting clause D.5 and inserting the following:

D.5 Minimum Wages

D.5.1 Minimum wages for full-time traineeships

(a) Wage Level A

Subject to clause D.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for a trainee undertaking a full-time AQF Certificate Level I–III traineeship whose training package and AQF certificate levels are allocated to Wage Level A by Appendix D1 are:

 

Highest year of schooling completed

 

Year 10

Year 11

Year 12

 

per week

per week

per week

 

$

$

$

School leaver

323.10

355.80

423.90

Plus 1 year out of school

355.80

423.90

493.30

Plus 2 years out of school

423.90

493.30

574.10

Plus 3 years out of school

493.30

574.10

657.30

Plus 4 years out of school

574.10

657.30

 

Plus 5 or more years out of school

657.30

   

(b) Wage Level B

Subject to clause D.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for a trainee undertaking a full-time AQF Certificate Level I–III traineeship whose training package and AQF certificate levels are allocated to Wage Level B by Appendix D1 are:

 

Highest year of schooling completed

 

Year 10

Year 11

Year 12

 

per week

per week

per week

 

$

$

$

School leaver

323.10

355.80

412.40

Plus 1 year out of school

355.80

412.40

474.40

Plus 2 years out of school

412.40

474.40

556.40

Plus 3 years out of school

474.40

556.40

634.70

Plus 4 years out of school

556.40

634.70

 

Plus 5 or more years out of school

634.70

   

(c) Wage Level C

Subject to clause D.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for a trainee undertaking a full-time AQF Certificate Level I–III traineeship whose training package and AQF certificate levels are allocated to Wage Level C by Appendix D1 are:

 

Highest year of schooling completed

 

Year 10

Year 11

Year 12

 

per week

per week

per week

 

$

$

$

School leaver

323.10

355.80

412.40

Plus 1 year out of school

355.80

412.40

464.30

Plus 2 years out of school

412.40

464.30

518.70

Plus 3 years out of school

464.30

518.70

577.90

Plus 4 years out of school

518.70

577.90

 

Plus 5 or more years out of school

577.90

   

(d) AQF Certificate Level IV traineeships

D.5.2 Minimum wages for part-time traineeships

(a) Wage Level A

Subject to clauses D.5.2(f) and D.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for a trainee undertaking a part-time AQF Certificate Level I–III traineeship whose training package and AQF certificate levels are allocated to Wage Level A by Appendix D1 are:

 

Highest year of schooling completed

 

Year 10

Year 11

Year 12

 

per hour

per hour

per hour

 

$

$

$

School leaver

10.63

11.72

13.95

Plus 1 year out of school

11.72

13.95

16.24

Plus 2 years out of school

13.95

16.24

18.88

Plus 3 years out of school

16.24

18.88

21.61

Plus 4 years out of school

18.88

21.61

 

Plus 5 or more years out of school

21.61

   

(b) Wage Level B

Subject to clauses D.5.2(f) and D.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for a trainee undertaking a part-time AQF Certificate Level I–III traineeship whose training package and AQF certificate levels are allocated to Wage Level B by Appendix D1 are:

 

Highest year of schooling completed

 

Year 10

Year 11

Year 12

 

per hour

per hour

per hour

 

$

$

$

School leaver

10.63

11.72

13.58

Plus 1 year out of school

11.72

13.58

15.61

Plus 2 years out of school

13.58

15.61

18.32

Plus 3 years out of school

15.61

18.32

20.89

Plus 4 years out of school

18.32

20.89

 

Plus 5 or more years out of school

20.89

   

(c) Wage Level C

Subject to clauses D.5.2(f) and D.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for a trainee undertaking a part-time AQF Certificate Level I–III traineeship whose training package and AQF certificate levels are allocated to Wage Level C by Appendix D1 are:

 

Highest year of schooling completed

 

Year 10

Year 11

Year 12

 

per hour

per hour

per hour

 

$

$

$

School leaver

10.63

11.72

13.58

Plus 1 year out of school

11.72

13.58

15.27

Plus 2 years out of school

13.58

15.27

17.06

Plus 3 years out of school

15.27

17.06

19.01

Plus 4 years out of school

17.06

19.01

 

Plus 5 or more years out of school

19.01

   

(d) School-based traineeships

Subject to clauses D.5.2(f) and D.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for a trainee undertaking a school-based AQF Certificate Level I–III traineeship whose training package and AQF certificate levels are allocated to Wage Levels A, B or C by Appendix D1 are as follows when the trainee works ordinary hours:

Year of schooling

Year 11 or lower

Year 12

per hour

per hour

$

$

10.63

11.72

(e) AQF Certificate Level IV traineeships

(f) Calculating the actual minimum wage

D.5.3 Other minimum wage provisions

(a) An employee who was employed by an employer immediately prior to becoming a trainee with that employer must not suffer a reduction in their minimum wage per week or per hour by virtue of becoming a trainee. Casual loadings will be disregarded when determining whether the employee has suffered a reduction in their minimum wage.

(b) If a qualification is converted from an AQF Certificate Level II to an AQF Certificate Level III traineeship, or from an AQF Certificate Level III to an AQF Certificate Level IV traineeship, then the trainee must be paid the next highest minimum wage provided in this schedule, where a higher minimum wage is provided for the new AQF certificate level.

D.5.4 Default wage rate

The minimum wage for a trainee undertaking an AQF Certificate Level I–III traineeship whose training package and AQF certificate level are not allocated to a wage level by Appendix D1 is the relevant minimum wage under this schedule for a trainee undertaking an AQF Certificate to Level I–III traineeship whose training package and AQF certificate level are allocated to Wage Level B.

B. This determination comes into operation from 1 July 2018. 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 2018.

PRESIDENT

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