MA000121  PR714195
FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DETERMINATION


Fair Work Act 2009

s.156—4 yearly review of modern awards

4 yearly review of modern awards
(AM2014/246)

STATE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AWARD 2010
[MA000121]

State and Territory government administration

JUSTICE ROSS, PRESIDENT
DEPUTY PRESIDENT CLANCY
COMMISSIONER BISSETT

MELBOURNE, 25 NOVEMBER 2019

4 yearly review of modern awards – State Government Agencies Award 2010 – modern award varied.

A. Further to the decisions issued by the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission on 24 October 2019 [[2019] FWCFB 7173] and 25 November 2019 [[2019] FWCFB 7854] the State Government Agencies Award 2010 is varied as follows:

1. By deleting all clauses, schedules and appendices.

2. By inserting the clauses and schedules attached.

B. This determination comes into operation from 4 February 2020. In accordance with s.165(3) 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 4 February 2020.

PRESIDENT

Printed by authority of the Commonwealth Government Printer

State Government Agencies Award 2020

Table of Contents

Part 1— Application and Operation of this Award 3
1. Title and commencement 3
2. Definitions 3
3. The National Employment Standards and this award 3
4. Coverage 4
5. Individual flexibility arrangements 6
6. Requests for flexible working arrangements 7
7. Facilitative provisions 8
Part 2— Types of Employment and Classifications 9
8. Types of employment 9
9. Full-time employees 9
10. Part-time employees 10
11. Casual employees 10
12. Classifications 12
Part 3— Hours of Work 14
13. Ordinary hours of work and rostering 14
14. Breaks 14
Part 4— Wages and Allowances 14
15. Minimum rates 14
16. Payment of wages 22
17. Annualised salary arrangements 23
18. Allowances 23
19. Superannuation 25
Part 5— Overtime and Penalty Rates 26
20. Overtime 26
21. Shiftwork rates 29
Part 6— Leave and Public Holidays 30
22. Annual leave 30
23. Personal/carer’s leave and compassionate leave 33
24. Parental leave 33
25. Community service leave 34
26. Unpaid family and domestic violence leave 34
27. Public holidays 34
Part 7— Consultation and Dispute Resolution 34
28. Consultation about major workplace change 34
29. Consultation about changes to rosters or hours of work 35
30. Dispute resolution 36
Part 8— Termination of Employment and Redundancy 37
31. Termination of employment 37
32. Redundancy 38
Schedule A —Position Statements 40
Schedule B —Summary of Hourly Rates of Pay 55
Schedule C —Summary of Monetary Allowances 79
Schedule D —Supported Wage System 80
Schedule E —Agreement to Take Annual Leave in Advance 83
Schedule F —Agreement to Cash Out Annual Leave 84
Schedule G —Agreement for Time Off Instead of Payment for Overtime 85
Schedule H —Part-day Public Holidays 86

Part 1—Application and Operation of this Award

1. Title and commencement

1.1 This award is the State Government Agencies Award 2020.

1.2 This modern award commenced operation on 1 January 2010. The terms of the award have been varied since that date.

1.3 A variation to this award does not affect any right, privilege, obligation or liability that a person acquired, accrued or incurred under the award as it existed prior to that variation.

2. Definitions

In this award, unless the contrary intention appears:

3. The National Employment Standards and this award

3.1 The National Employment Standards (NES) and this award contain the minimum conditions of employment for employees covered by this award.

3.2 Where this award refers to a condition of employment provided for in the NES, the NES definition applies.

3.3 The employer must ensure that copies of the award and the NES are available to all employees to whom they apply, either on a notice board which is conveniently located at or near the workplace or through accessible electronic means.

4. Coverage

4.1 This award covers State public sector employers that are incorporated bodies established for a public purpose by or under a law of a State, by the Governor of a State or by a Minister of the State or a body corporate in which the State has an equal or controlling interest, and their employees in the classifications listed in clause 15Minimum rates, to the exclusion of any other modern award.

4.2 This award does not cover State public service bodies.

4.3 The award does not apply to employers covered by the following awards:

(a) Aged Care Award 2010;

(b) Ambulance and Patient Transport Industry Award 2020;

(c) Building and Construction General On-site Award 2010;

(d) Children’s Services Award 2010;

(e) Coal Export Terminals Award 2020;

(f) Educational Services (Post-Secondary Education) Award 2010;

(g) Educational Services (Schools) General Staff Award 2010;

(h) Educational Services (Teachers) Award 2010;

(i) Electrical Power Industry Award 2020;

(j) Fire Fighting Industry Award 2020;

(k) Fitness Industry Award 2010;

(l) Health Professionals and Support Services Award 2010;

(m) Higher Education Industry—Academic Staff—Award 2010;

(n) Higher Education Industry—General Staff—Award 2010;

(o) Joinery and Building Trades Award 2010;

(p) Labour Market Assistance Industry Award 2010;

(q) Local Government Industry Award 2010;

(r) Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award 2010;

(s) Marine Towage Award 2010;

(t) Medical Practitioners Award 2020;

(u) Nurses Award 2010;

(v) Port Authorities Award 2020;

(w) Ports, Harbours and Enclosed Water Vessels Award 2010;

(x) Rail Industry Award 2010;

(y) Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010;

(z) Stevedoring Industry Award 2010;

(aa) Supported Employment Services Award 2010; and

(bb) Water Industry Award 2020.

4.4 This award covers any employer which supplies labour on an on-hire basis to State public sector employers in respect of on-hire employees in classifications covered by this award, and those on-hire employees, while engaged in the performance of work for a business in that industry. Clause 4.4 operates subject to the exclusions from coverage in this award.

4.5 This award covers employers which provide group training services for trainees to State public sector employers and those trainees engaged by a group training service hosted by a company to perform work at a location where the activities described herein are being performed. Clause 4.5 operates subject to the exclusions from coverage in this award.

4.6 This award does not cover:

(a) employees excluded from award coverage by the Act;

(b) employees who are covered by a modern enterprise award or an enterprise instrument (within the meaning of the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 (Cth)), or employers in relation to those employees; or

(c) employees who are covered by a State reference public sector modern award or a State reference public sector transitional award (within the meaning of the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 (Cth)), or employers in relation to those employees.

4.7 Where an employer is covered by more than one award, an employee of that employer is covered by the award classification which is most appropriate to the work performed by the employee and to the environment in which the employee normally performs the work.

5. Individual flexibility arrangements

5.1 Despite anything else in this award, an employer and an individual employee may agree to vary the application of the terms of this award relating to any of the following in order to meet the genuine needs of both the employee and the employer:

(a) arrangements for when work is performed; or

(b) overtime rates; or

(c) penalty rates; or

(d) allowances; or

(e) annual leave loading.

5.2 An agreement must be one that is genuinely made by the employer and the individual employee without coercion or duress.

5.3 An agreement may only be made after the individual employee has commenced employment with the employer.

5.4 An employer who wishes to initiate the making of an agreement must:

(a) give the employee a written proposal; and

(b) if the employer is aware that the employee has, or reasonably should be aware that the employee may have, limited understanding of written English, take reasonable steps (including providing a translation in an appropriate language) to ensure that the employee understands the proposal.

5.5 An agreement must result in the employee being better off overall at the time the agreement is made than if the agreement had not been made.

5.6 An agreement must do all of the following:

(a) state the names of the employer and the employee; and

(b) identify the award term, or award terms, the application of which is to be varied; and

(c) set out how the application of the award term, or each award term, is varied; and

(d) set out how the agreement results in the employee being better off overall at the time the agreement is made than if the agreement had not been made; and

(e) state the date the agreement is to start.

5.7 An agreement must be:

(a) in writing; and

(b) signed by the employer and the employee and, if the employee is under 18 years of age, by the employee’s parent or guardian.

5.8 Except as provided in clause 5.7(b), an agreement must not require the approval or consent of a person other than the employer and the employee.

5.9 The employer must keep the agreement as a time and wages record and give a copy to the employee.

5.10 The employer and the employee must genuinely agree, without duress or coercion to any variation of an award provided for by an agreement.

5.11 An agreement may be terminated:

(a) at any time, by written agreement between the employer and the employee; or

(b) by the employer or employee giving 13 weeks’ written notice to the other party (reduced to 4 weeks if the agreement was entered into before the first full pay period starting on or after 4 December 2013).

5.12 An agreement terminated as mentioned in clause 5.11(b) ceases to have effect at the end of the period of notice required under that clause.

5.13 The right to make an agreement under clause 5 is additional to, and does not affect, any other term of this award that provides for an agreement between an employer and an individual employee.

6. Requests for flexible working arrangements

6.1 Employee may request change in working arrangements

6.2 Responding to the request

(a) the needs of the employee arising from their circumstances;

(b) the consequences for the employee if changes in working arrangements are not made; and

(c) any reasonable business grounds for refusing the request.

6.3 What the written response must include if the employer refuses the request

(a) Clause 6.3 applies if the employer refuses the request and has not reached an agreement with the employee under clause 6.2.

(b) The written response under section 65(4) must include details of the reasons for the refusal, including the business ground or grounds for the refusal and how the ground or grounds apply.

(c) If the employer and employee could not agree on a change in working arrangements under clause 6.2, then the written response under section 65(4) must:

6.4 What the written response must include if a different change in working arrangements is agreed

6.5 Dispute resolution

7. Facilitative provisions

7.1 A facilitative provision provides that the standard approach in an award provision may be departed from by agreement between an employer and an individual employee, or an employer and the majority of employees in the enterprise or part of the enterprise concerned.

7.2 Facilitative provisions in this award are contained in the following clauses:

Clause

Provision

Agreement between an employer and:

10.2(a)

Working from home—part-time employee

An individual

11.4(a)

Working from home—casual employee

An individual

20.4

Time off instead of payment for overtime

An individual

22.3

Annual leave in advance

An individual

22.4

Cashing out of annual leave

An individual

Part 2—Types of Employment and Classifications

8. Types of employment

8.1 Employees under this award will be employed in one of the following categories:

(a) full-time;

(b) part-time; or

(c) casual.

8.2 Employees may be engaged on a probationary basis.

8.3 Notice of engagement

(a) the category of employment;

(b) whether a probationary period applies and, if so, the duration of the probationary period;

(c) if engaged as a fixed term employee, the specific term of the engagement; and

(d) the instruments governing the employee’s terms and conditions of employment.

9. Full-time employees

A full-time employee is engaged to work 38 hours per week.

10. Part-time employees

10.1 Provisions relating to salary, leave and all other entitlements contained within this award, will apply to part-time employees on a pro rata basis.

10.2 Minimum engagement

(a) where the employee works from home by agreement with the employer; or

(b) in exceptional circumstances.

10.3 Part-time employment must be worked only by agreement between the employee and the employer, where that agreement includes:

(a) an agreed roster specifying the days in each fortnight on which the employee will work, the hours of those days upon which the employee will work, and the number of hours the employee will work on each day worked; and

(b) agreed processes for the variation of hours of work.

10.4 The agreed rostered hours will be considered the employee’s ordinary hours.

11. Casual employees

11.1 A casual employee is an employee who is engaged and paid as a casual employee.

11.2 Casual loading

(a) the minimum hourly rate; and

(b) a loading of 25% of the minimum hourly rate,

11.3 The casual loading is paid as compensation for all paid leave other than long service leave, public holidays not worked and to compensate for the nature of casual work.

11.4 Minimum engagement

(a) where the employee works from home by agreement with the employer; or

(b) in exceptional circumstances.

11.5 Except as expressly provided for, all other provisions of this award apply to casual employees.

11.6 Right to request casual conversion

(a) A person engaged by a particular employer as a regular casual employee may request that their employment be converted to full-time or part-time employment.

(b) A regular casual employee is a casual employee who has in the preceding period of 12 months worked a pattern of hours on an ongoing basis which, without significant adjustment, the employee could continue to perform as a full-time employee or part-time employee under the provisions of this award.

(c) A regular casual employee who has worked equivalent full-time hours over the preceding period of 12 months’ casual employment may request to have their employment converted to full-time employment.

(d) A regular casual employee who has worked less than equivalent full-time hours over the preceding period of 12 months’ casual employment may request to have their employment converted to part-time employment consistent with the pattern of hours previously worked.

(e) Any request under clause 11.6 must be in writing and provided to the employer.

(f) Where a regular casual employee seeks to convert to full-time or part-time employment, the employer may agree to or refuse the request, but the request may only be refused on reasonable grounds and after there has been consultation with the employee.

(g) Reasonable grounds for refusal include that:

(h) For any ground of refusal to be reasonable, it must be based on facts which are known or reasonably foreseeable.

(i) Where the employer refuses a regular casual employee’s request to convert, the employer must provide the casual employee with the employer’s reasons for refusal in writing within 21 days of the request being made.

(j) If the employee does not accept the employer’s refusal, this will constitute a dispute that will be dealt with under the dispute resolution procedure in clause 30Dispute resolution. Under that procedure, the employee or the employer may refer the matter to the Fair Work Commission if the dispute cannot be resolved at the workplace level.

(k) Where it is agreed that a casual employee will have their employment converted to full-time or part-time employment as provided for in clause 11.6, the employer and employee must discuss and record in writing:

(l) The conversion will take effect from the start of the next pay cycle following such agreement being reached unless otherwise agreed.

(m) Once a casual employee has converted to full-time or part-time employment, the employee may only revert to casual employment with the written agreement of the employer.

(n) A casual employee must not be engaged and re-engaged (which includes a refusal to re-engage), or have their hours reduced or varied, in order to avoid any right or obligation under clause 11.6.

(o) Nothing in clause 11.6 obliges a regular casual employee to convert to full-time or part-time employment, nor permits an employer to require a regular casual employee to so convert.

(p) Nothing in clause 11.6 requires an employer to increase the hours of a regular casual employee seeking conversion to full-time or part-time employment.

(q) An employer must provide a casual employee, whether a regular casual employee or not, with a copy of the provisions of clause 11.6 within the first 12 months of the employee’s first engagement to perform work. In respect of casual employees already employed as at 1 October 2018, an employer must provide such employees with a copy of the provisions of clause 11.6 by 1 January 2019.

(r) A casual employee’s right to request to convert is not affected if the employer fails to comply with the notice requirements in clause 11.6(q).

12. Classifications

12.1 Classifications under this award are:

(a) Administrative Stream

(b) Technical Stream

(c) Professional Stream

(d) General/Field work stream

12.2 A description of the classifications under this award are set out at Schedule A—Position Statements.

12.3 Notwithstanding the provisions of clause 12, the employer may determine that an employee may commence employment at any level in a grade if suitably qualified and/or experienced.

12.4 Salaries must be paid according to the rates in clause 15Minimum rates or reclassifications of positions will be conducted in accordance with agreed objective criteria as outlined in clause 12.

12.5 Classification method

12.6 Progression within a classification salary range

(a) progressing from one step to the next within each level is not automatic and is dependent on demonstrated acquisition and utilisation of new and enhanced skills; and

(b) provided that an employee will be eligible to progress to the next step after 12 months’ satisfactory occupancy of the current step on the basis of acquiring and utilising skills.

12.7 Progression between classification salary ranges

12.8 Staff appraisal

12.9 Job specification

Part 3—Hours of Work

13. Ordinary hours of work and rostering

13.1 Ordinary hours—employees other than shiftworkers

(a) The ordinary hours of work, for employees other than shiftworkers, must be 38 hours per week.

(b) Ordinary hours are to be worked over 5 days, Monday to Friday, between 7.00 am and 6.30 pm.

13.2 Ordinary hours—shiftworkers

13.3 Actual starting and finishing times are to be arranged by work rules at the workplace.

14. Breaks

14.1 A meal period of at least 20 minutes must be taken not more than 5 hours after the start of work.

14.2 Where work on any day continues beyond the period of normal working hours, a second meal break of at least 20 minutes must be taken if work continues for 2 hours or more after the normal finishing time.

14.3 An employer may stagger the time of taking a meal break to meet operational requirements.

Part 4—Wages and Allowances

15. Minimum rates

15.1 An employer must pay employees the following minimum rates for ordinary hours worked by the employee:

Employee classification

Work value level

Minimum annual rate
(full-time employee)

Minimum weekly rate
(full-time employee)

Minimum hourly rate

   

$

$

$

Administrative Stream

       

Administrative Officer

       

Grade 1

A

40,392

774.11

20.37

Grade 1

B

41,438

794.16

20.90

Grade 1

C

42,485

814.22

21.43

Grade 1

D

43,535

834.35

21.96

Grade 2

A

45,001

862.44

22.70

Grade 2

B

45,861

878.92

23.13

Grade 2

C

46,712

895.23

23.56

Grade 2

D

47,580

911.87

24.00

Grade 3

A

49,483

948.34

24.96

Grade 3

B

50,408

966.07

25.42

Grade 3

C

51,332

983.78

25.89

Grade 3

D

51,902

994.70

26.18

Grade 4

A

53,681

1,028.79

27.07

Grade 4

B

54,608

1,046.56

27.54

Grade 4

C

55,514

1,063.92

28.00

Grade 5

A

57,633

1,104.53

29.07

Grade 5

B

58,430

1,119.81

29.47

Grade 5

C

59,362

1,137.67

29.94

Grade 6

A

61,753

1,183.49

31.14

Grade 6

B

62,928

1,206.01

31.74

Grade 6

C

64,114

1,228.74

32.34

Grade 7

A

67,047

1,284.95

33.81

Grade 7

B

68,207

1,307.18

34.40

Grade 7

C

69,381

1,329.68

34.99

Grade 8

A

74,291

1,423.78

37.47

Grade 8

B

76,333

1,462.92

38.50

Grade 8

C

78,373

1,502.02

39.53

Technical Stream

       

Technical Assistant (TA)

       

TA 1

A

41,958

804.12

21.16

TA 1

B

42,708

818.50

21.54

TA 1

C

43,433

832.39

21.91

TA 1

D

43,659

836.72

22.02

Technical Officer (TO)

       

TO 1

A

45,596

873.85

23.00

TO 1

B

46,381

888.89

23.39

TO 1

C

47,035

901.42

23.72

TO 1

D

47,972

919.38

24.19

TO 1

E

48,229

924.31

24.32

TO 1

F

49,025

939.56

24.73

TO 1

G

49,854

955.45

25.14

TO 1

H

50,560

968.98

25.50

TO 1

I

51,120

979.71

25.78

TO 2

A

51,487

986.75

25.97

TO 2

B

52,496

1,006.08

26.48

TO 2

C

52,895

1,013.73

26.68

TO 3

A

53,818

1,031.42

27.14

TO 3

B

54,583

1,046.08

27.53

TO 3

C

55,810

1,069.60

28.15

TO 4

A

56,764

1,087.88

28.63

TO 4

B

57,441

1,100.85

28.97

TO 4

C

58,675

1,124.50

29.59

TO 5

A

59,693

1,144.01

30.11

TO 5

B

60,807

1,165.36

30.67

TO 6

A

61,993

1,188.09

31.27

TO 6

B

63,174

1,210.73

31.86

TO 7

A

64,576

1,237.60

32.57

TO 7

B

65,758

1,260.25

33.16

Professional Stream

       

Information Technology Officer (ITO)

       

ITO 1

A

48,065

921.16

24.24

ITO 1

B

49,393

946.61

24.91

ITO 1

C

50,739

972.41

25.59

ITO 1

D

51,767

992.11

26.11

ITO 1

E

52,770

1,011.33

26.61

ITO 1

F

54,141

1,037.61

27.31

ITO 1

G

56,140

1,075.92

28.31

ITO 2

A

57,633

1,104.53

29.07

ITO 2

B

58,963

1,130.02

29.74

ITO 2

C

60,427

1,158.08

30.48

ITO 2

D

61,753

1,183.49

31.14

ITO 3

A

64,694

1,239.86

32.63

ITO 3

B

66,448

1,273.47

33.51

ITO 3

C

68,207

1,307.18

34.40

ITO 4

A

72,039

1,380.62

36.33

ITO 4

B

74,291

1,423.78

37.47

ITO 5

A

78,373

1,502.02

39.53

Legal Officer (LO)

       

LO 1

A

48,659

932.55

24.54

LO 1

B

50,334

964.65

25.39

LO 1

C

51,744

991.67

26.10

LO 1

D

53,126

1,018.16

26.79

LO 1

E

54,877

1,051.72

27.68

LO 1

F

56,622

1,085.16

28.56

LO 1

G

58,240

1,116.17

29.37

LO 1

H

59,987

1,149.65

30.25

LO 1

I

61,600

1,180.56

31.07

LO 2

A

64,627

1,238.57

32.59

LO 2

B

65,509

1,255.48

33.04

LO 2

C

66,395

1,272.46

33.49

LO 2

D

67,280

1,289.42

33.93

LO 3

A

71,298

1,366.42

35.96

LO 3

B

72,327

1,386.14

36.48

LO 3

C

73,354

1,405.83

37.00

LO 4

A

77,763

1,490.32

39.22

LO 4

B

79,440

1,522.46

40.06

LO 5

A

82,474

1,580.61

41.60

Engineer/Scientist (ES)

       

ES 1

A

45,559

873.14

22.98

ES 1

B

46,229

885.98

23.32

ES 1

C

47,968

919.30

24.19

ES 1

D

49,142

941.80

24.78

ES 1

E

51,084

979.02

25.76

ES 1

F

53,067

1,017.03

26.76

ES 1

G

54,256

1,039.81

27.36

ES 2

A

56,071

1,074.60

28.28

ES 2

B

57,373

1,099.55

28.94

ES 2

C

58,430

1,119.81

29.47

ES 2

D

59,490

1,140.12

30.00

ES 3

A

61,414

1,177.00

30.97

ES 3

B

62,928

1,206.01

31.74

ES 3

C

63,961

1,225.81

32.26

ES 3

D

65,962

1,264.16

33.27

ES 4

A

68,210

1,307.24

34.40

ES 4

B

69,381

1,329.68

34.99

ES 4

C

71,298

1,366.42

35.96

ES 5

A

74,719

1,431.99

37.68

ES 5

B

76,613

1,468.28

38.64

ES 5

C

78,502

1,504.49

39.59

15.2 General/Field work stream

Name

Work value level

Minimum weekly rate
(full-time employee)

Minimum hourly rate

Minimum casual hourly rate

   

$

$

$

FW 1

1

821.00

21.61

27.01

FW 2

2

838.00

22.05

27.56

FW 3

3

862.50

22.70

28.38

15.3 Higher duties

(a) Where an employee is required to perform all or part of the duties of a position for which a higher rate of a salary is fixed by the award, for at least 5 consecutive working days, the employee must be paid an allowance from the date of assignment calculated in the following manner:

(b) If an employee is promoted whilst performing higher duties, the date from which increments within the next position will apply will be the date the employee started the period of higher duties, whether or not the promotion is to the position in which higher duties were being performed or a position at an equivalent classification to the higher position.

(c) When the number of consecutive working days in terms of clause 15.3(a), is 5 or more, any public holiday(s) or authorised absence within the period or immediately following the period of higher duties will be included for payment when calculating the allowance to be paid.

(d) Where an employee, whilst working in a higher position for which they are entitled to an allowance under clause 15.3, takes annual leave, the higher duties allowance must be paid for the period of leave as follows:

(e) A higher duties allowance will not be paid to:

(f) For the purposes of clause 15.3, the duties of a position means the duties which would usually be performed in the position during the period applicable. The proportion of duties must be detailed by the employer, having due regard to the duty statement of the higher position.

15.4 Supported wage system

15.5 National training wage

(a) Schedule E to the Miscellaneous Award 2010 sets out minimum wage rates and conditions for employees undertaking traineeships.

(b) This award incorporates the terms of Schedule E to the Miscellaneous Award 2010 as at 1 July 2019. Provided that any reference to “this award” in Schedule E to the Miscellaneous Award 2010 is to be read as referring to the State Government Agencies Award 2020 and not the Miscellaneous Award 2010.

16. Payment of wages

NOTE: Regulations 3.33(3) and 3.46(1)(g) of Fair Work Regulations 2009 set out the requirements for pay records and the content of payslips including the requirement to separately identify any allowance paid.

16.1 All salaries must be paid fortnightly and must be paid by direct credit to a bank account, credit union or building society.

16.2 For the purpose of calculating the amount payable fortnightly, the amount will be calculated as follows:

Annual salary

x

14

365.25

1

16.3 In the case of part-time employees, the amount will be calculated as follows:

Fixed hours of duty

x

Annual salary

x

14

Ordinary hours of duty

365.25

1

16.4 Payment on termination of employment

(a) The employer must pay an employee no later than 7 days after the day on which the employee’s employment terminates:

(b) The requirement to pay wages and other amounts under clause 16.4(a) is subject to further order of the Commission and the employer making deductions authorised by this award or the Act.

17. Annualised salary arrangements

Where an annual salary is paid the employer must advise the employee in writing of the annual salary that is payable and which of the provisions of this award will be satisfied by payment of the annual salary.

18. Allowances

NOTE: Regulations 3.33(3) and 3.46(1)(g) of Fair Work Regulations 2009 set out the requirements for pay records and the content of payslips including the requirement to separately identify any allowance paid.

18.1 Employers must pay to an employee the allowances the employee is entitled to under clause 18. See Schedule C—Summary of Monetary Allowances for a summary of monetary allowances and method of adjustment.

18.2 Wage-related allowances

18.3 Expense-related allowances

NOTE: See Schedule C—Summary of Monetary Allowances for a summary of monetary allowances.

19. Superannuation

19.1 Superannuation legislation

(a) Superannuation legislation, including the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 (Cth), the Superannuation Guarantee Charge Act 1992 (Cth), the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (Cth) and the Superannuation (Resolution of Complaints) Act 1993 (Cth), deals with the superannuation rights and obligations of employers and employees. Under superannuation legislation individual employees generally have the opportunity to choose their own superannuation fund. If an employee does not choose a superannuation fund, any superannuation fund nominated in the award covering the employee applies.

(b) The rights and obligations in these clauses supplement those in superannuation legislation.

19.2 Employer contributions

19.3 Voluntary employee contributions

(a) Subject to the governing rules of the relevant superannuation fund, an employee may, in writing, authorise their employer to pay on behalf of the employee a specified amount from the post-taxation wages of the employee into the same superannuation fund as the employer makes the superannuation contributions provided for in clause 19.2.

(b) An employee may adjust the amount the employee has authorised their employer to pay from the wages of the employee from the first of the month following the giving of three months’ written notice to their employer.

(c) The employer must pay the amount authorised under clauses 19.3(a) or 19.3(b) no later than 28 days after the end of the month in which the deduction authorised under clauses 19.3(a) or 19.3(b) was made.

19.4 Superannuation fund

(a) First State Super;

(b) Sunsuper;

(c) VicSuper;

(d) any superannuation fund to which the employer was making superannuation contributions for the benefit of its employees before 12 September 2008, provided the superannuation fund is an eligible choice fund and is a fund that offers a MySuper product or is an exempt public sector superannuation scheme; or

(e) a superannuation fund or scheme which the employee is a defined benefit member of.

Part 5—Overtime and Penalty Rates

20. Overtime

20.1 An employee required to work outside the ordinary hours of work will be entitled to receive an overtime rate or shiftwork rate (or time off) as prescribed.

20.2 An employee in receipt of a salary in excess of that prescribed for an Administrative Officer Grade 6—Level C will not be eligible to receive payment for overtime worked.

20.3 The hourly rate for overtime must not exceed that calculated on an annual salary appropriate to the salary prescribed for an Administrative Officer Grade 4—Level C.

20.4 Time off instead of payment for overtime

(a) An employee and employer may agree in writing to the employee taking time off instead of being paid for a particular amount of overtime that has been worked by the employee.

(b) Any amount of overtime that has been worked by an employee in a particular pay period and that is to be taken as time off instead of the employee being paid for it must be the subject of a separate agreement under clause 20.4.

(c) An agreement must state each of the following:

(d) The period of time off that an employee is entitled to take is the same as the number of overtime hours worked.

(e) Time off must be taken:

(f) If the employee requests at any time, to be paid for overtime covered by an agreement under clause 20.4 but not taken as time off, the employer must pay the employee for the overtime, in the next pay period following the request, at the overtime rate applicable to the overtime when worked.

(g) If time off for overtime that has been worked is not taken within the period of 6 months mentioned in clause 20.4(e), the employer must pay the employee for the overtime, in the next pay period following those 6 months, at the overtime rate applicable to the overtime when worked.

(h) The employer must keep a copy of any agreement under clause 20.4 as an employee record.

(i) An employer must not exert undue influence or undue pressure on an employee in relation to a decision by the employee to make, or not make, an agreement to take time off instead of payment for overtime.

(j) An employee may, under section 65 of the Act, request to take time off, at a time or times specified in the request or to be subsequently agreed by the employer and the employee, instead of being paid for overtime worked by the employee. If the employer agrees to the request then clause 20.4 will apply, including the requirement for separate written agreements under clause 20.4(b) for overtime that has been worked.

(k) If, on the termination of the employee’s employment, time off for overtime worked by the employee to which clause 20.4 applies has not been taken, the employer must pay the employee for the overtime at the overtime rate applicable to the overtime when worked.

20.5 Shift and overtime rates not cumulative

20.6 Payment for overtime—employees other than shiftworkers

For overtime worked

Overtime rate
% of minimum hourly rate

Monday to Saturday outside ordinary hours—first 3 hours

150

Monday to Saturday outside ordinary hours—after 3 hours

200

Sunday

200

Gazetted public holiday—during ordinary hours

150

Gazetted public holiday—in excess of ordinary hours

250

20.7 Payment for overtime—shiftworkers

For overtime worked on

Overtime rate
% of minimum hourly rate

Other than Sunday and public holiday—first 3 hours

150

Other than Sunday and public holiday—after 3 hours

200

Sunday

200

Public holiday

250

21. Shiftwork rates

21.1 Definitions

(a) Afternoon shift, an unbroken period of work finishing after 6.30 pm and at or before midnight

(b) Night shift, an unbroken period of work finishing after midnight and at or before 8.00 am

21.2 Payment for shiftwork, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays

Part 6—Leave and Public Holidays

22. Annual leave

22.1 Annual leave is provided for in the NES.

22.2 Payment for annual leave

(a) In addition to ordinary rates as prescribed in clause 15Minimum rates, a loading of 17.5% of the ordinary rate (excluding overtime and allowances) must be paid for the period of annual leave.

(b) The maximum loading payable must not exceed an amount calculated in respect of an Administrative Officer Grade 7—Level B, at the first day of January of the year in which annual leave is taken.

22.3 Annual leave in advance

(a) An employer and employee may agree in writing to the employee taking a period of paid annual leave before the employee has accrued an entitlement to the leave.

(b) An agreement must:

(c) The employer must keep a copy of any agreement under clause 22.3 as an employee record.

(d) If, on the termination of the employee’s employment, the employee has not accrued an entitlement to all of a period of paid annual leave already taken in accordance with an agreement under clause 22.3, the employer may deduct from any money due to the employee on termination an amount equal to the amount that was paid to the employee in respect of any part of the period of annual leave taken in advance to which an entitlement has not been accrued.

22.4 Cashing out of annual leave

(a) Paid annual leave must not be cashed out except in accordance with an agreement under clause 22.4.

(b) Each cashing out of a particular amount of paid annual leave must be the subject of a separate agreement under clause 22.4.

(c) An employer and an employee may agree in writing to the cashing out of a particular amount of accrued paid annual leave by the employee.

(d) An agreement under clause 22.4 must state:

(e) An agreement under clause 22.4 must be signed by the employer and employee and, if the employee is under 18 years of age, by the employee’s parent or guardian.

(f) The payment must not be less than the amount that would have been payable had the employee taken the leave at the time the payment is made.

(g) An agreement must not result in the employee’s remaining accrued entitlement to paid annual leave being less than 4 weeks.

(h) The maximum amount of accrued paid annual leave that may be cashed out in any period of 12 months is 2 weeks.

(i) The employer must keep a copy of any agreement under clause 22.4 as an employee record.

22.5 Excessive leave accruals: general provision

(a) An employee has an excessive leave accrual if the employee has accrued more than 8 weeks’ paid annual leave.

(b) If an employee has an excessive leave accrual, the employer or the employee may seek to confer with the other and genuinely try to reach agreement on how to reduce or eliminate the excessive leave accrual.

(c) Clause 22.6 sets out how an employer may direct an employee who has an excessive leave accrual to take paid annual leave.

(d) Clause 22.7 sets out how an employee who has an excessive leave accrual may require an employer to grant paid annual leave requested by the employee.

22.6 Excessive leave accruals: direction by employer that leave be taken

(a) If an employer has genuinely tried to reach agreement with an employee under clause 22.5(b) but agreement is not reached (including because the employee refuses to confer), the employer may direct the employee in writing to take one or more periods of paid annual leave.

(b) However, a direction by the employer under clause 22.6(a):

(c) The employee must take paid annual leave in accordance with a direction under clause 22.6(a) that is in effect.

(d) An employee to whom a direction has been given under clause 22.6(a) may request to take a period of paid annual leave as if the direction had not been given.

22.7 Excessive leave accruals: request by employee for leave

(a) If an employee has genuinely tried to reach agreement with an employer under clause 22.5(b) but agreement is not reached (including because the employer refuses to confer), the employee may give a written notice to the employer requesting to take one or more periods of paid annual leave.

(b) However, an employee may only give a notice to the employer under clause 22.7(a) if:

(c) A notice given by an employee under clause 22.7(a) must not:

(d) An employee is not entitled to request by a notice under clause 22.7(a) more than 4 weeks’ paid annual leave in any period of 12 months.

(e) The employer must grant paid annual leave requested by a notice under clause 22.7(a).

23. Personal/carer’s leave and compassionate leave

Personal/carer’s leave and compassionate leave are provided for in the NES.

24. Parental leave

24.1 Parental leave is provided for in the NES.

24.2 The NES is supplemented by maintaining an entitlement to payment, in relation to maternity leave, adoption leave or paternity leave for employees in the classifications under this award of employees who were entitled to payment for maternity leave, paternity leave or adoption leave in accordance with the terms of an award made under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth):

(a) that would have applied to the employee immediately prior to 1 January 2010, if the employee had at that time been in their current circumstances of employment and no agreement made under the Act had applied to the employee; and

(b) that would have entitled the employee to paid maternity leave, paternity leave or adoption leave.

25. Community service leave

Community service leave is provided for in the NES.

26. Unpaid family and domestic violence leave

Unpaid family and domestic violence leave is provided for in the NES.

NOTE 1: Information concerning an employee’s experience of family and domestic violence is sensitive and if mishandled can have adverse consequences for the employee. Employers should consult with such employees regarding the handling of this information.

NOTE 2: Depending upon the circumstances, evidence that would satisfy a reasonable person of the employee’s need to take family and domestic violence leave may include a document issued by the police service, a court or family violence support service, or a statutory declaration.

27. Public holidays

27.1 Public holiday entitlements are provided for in the NES.

27.2 Part-day public holiday

Part 7—Consultation and Dispute Resolution

28. Consultation about major workplace change

28.1 If an employer makes a definite decision to make major changes in production, program, organisation, structure or technology that are likely to have significant effects on employees, the employer must:

(a) give notice of the changes to all employees who may be affected by them and their representatives (if any); and

(b) discuss with affected employees and their representatives (if any):

(c) commence discussions as soon as practicable after a definite decision has been made.

28.2 For the purposes of the discussion under clause 28.1(b), the employer must give in writing to the affected employees and their representatives (if any) all relevant information about the changes including:

(a) their nature; and

(b) their expected effect on employees; and

(c) any other matters likely to affect employees.

28.3 Clause 28.2 does not require an employer to disclose any confidential information if its disclosure would be contrary to the employer’s interests.

28.4 The employer must promptly consider any matters raised by the employees or their representatives about the changes in the course of the discussion under clause 28.1(b).

28.5 In clause 28 significant effects, on employees, includes any of the following:

(a) termination of employment; or

(b) major changes in the composition, operation or size of the employer’s workforce or in the skills required; or

(c) loss of, or reduction in, job or promotion opportunities; or

(d) loss of, or reduction in, job tenure; or

(e) alteration of hours of work; or

(f) the need for employees to be retrained or transferred to other work or locations; or

(g) job restructuring.

28.6 Where this award makes provision for alteration of any of the matters defined at clause 28.5, such alteration is taken not to have significant effect.

29. Consultation about changes to rosters or hours of work

29.1 Clause 29 applies if an employer proposes to change the regular roster or ordinary hours of work of an employee, other than an employee whose working hours are irregular, sporadic or unpredictable.

29.2 The employer must consult with any employees affected by the proposed change and their representatives (if any).

29.3 For the purpose of the consultation, the employer must:

(a) provide to the employees and representatives mentioned in clause 29.2 information about the proposed change (for example, information about the nature of the change and when it is to begin); and

(b) invite the employees to give their views about the impact of the proposed change on them (including any impact on their family or caring responsibilities) and also invite their representative (if any) to give their views about that impact.

29.4 The employer must consider any views given under clause 29.3(b).

29.5 Clause 29 is to be read in conjunction with any other provisions of this award concerning the scheduling of work or the giving of notice.

30. Dispute resolution

30.1 Clause 30 sets out the procedures to be followed if a dispute arises about a matter under this award or in relation to the NES.

30.2 The parties to the dispute must first try to resolve the dispute at the workplace through discussion between the employee or employees concerned and the relevant supervisor.

30.3 If the dispute is not resolved through discussion as mentioned in clause 30.2, the parties to the dispute must then try to resolve it in a timely manner at the workplace through discussion between the employee or employees concerned and more senior levels of management, as appropriate.

30.4 If the dispute is unable to be resolved at the workplace and all appropriate steps have been taken under clauses 30.2 and 30.3, a party to the dispute may refer it to the Fair Work Commission.

30.5 The parties may agree on the process to be followed by the Fair Work Commission in dealing with the dispute, including mediation, conciliation and consent arbitration.

30.6 If the dispute remains unresolved, the Fair Work Commission may use any method of dispute resolution that it is permitted by the Act to use and that it considers appropriate for resolving the dispute.

30.7 A party to the dispute may appoint a person, organisation or association to support and/or represent them in any discussion or process under clause 30.

30.8 While procedures are being followed under clause 30 in relation to a dispute:

(a) work must continue in accordance with this award and the Act; and

(b) an employee must not unreasonably fail to comply with any direction given by the employer about performing work, whether at the same or another workplace, that is safe and appropriate for the employee to perform.

30.9 Clause 30.8 is subject to any applicable work health and safety legislation.

30.10 Dispute resolution training leave

(a) To assist in the resolution of disputes at a workplace, an employee appointed to represent the employees will be granted leave to attend short courses conducted by a recognised training provider which are specifically directed towards effective dispute resolution.

(b) The grant of leave will be subject to the operating requirements of the agency.

(c) The specific training course will be agreed between the employer and the individual employee.

(d) An employee granted leave of absence under clause 30.10 will not suffer any loss of pay.

Part 8—Termination of Employment and Redundancy

31. Termination of employment

NOTE: The NES sets out requirements for notice of termination by an employer. See sections 117 and 123 of the Act.

31.1 Notice of termination by an employee

(a) Clause 31.1 applies to all employees except those identified in sections 123(1) and 123(3) of the Act.

(b) An employee must give the employer notice of termination in accordance with Table 1—Period of notice of at least the period specified in column 2 according to the period of continuous service of the employee specified in column 1.

(c) In clause 31.1(b) continuous service has the same meaning as in section 117 of the Act.

(d) If an employee who is at least 18 years old does not give the period of notice required under clause 31.1(b), then the employer may deduct from wages due to the employee under this award an amount that is no more than one week’s wages for the employee.

(e) If the employer has agreed to a shorter period of notice than that required under clause 31.1(b), then no deduction can be made under clause 31.1(d).

(f) Any deduction made under clause 31.1(d) must not be unreasonable in the circumstances.

31.2 Job search entitlement

(a) Where an employer has given notice of termination to an employee, the employee must be allowed time off without loss of pay of up to one day for the purpose of seeking other employment.

(b) The time off under clause 31.2 is to be taken at times that are convenient to the employee after consultation with the employer.

32. Redundancy

NOTE: Redundancy pay is provided for in the NES. See sections 119 to 123 of the Act.

32.1 Transfer to lower paid duties on redundancy

(a) Clause 32.1 applies if, because of redundancy, an employee is transferred to new duties to which a lower ordinary rate of pay applies.

(b) The employer may:

(c) If the employer acts as mentioned in clause 32.1(b)(ii), the employee is entitled to a payment of an amount equal to the difference between the ordinary rate of pay of the employee (inclusive of all-purpose allowances, shift rates and penalty rates applicable to ordinary hours) for the hours of work the employee would have worked in the first role, and the ordinary rate of pay (also inclusive of all-purpose allowances, shift rates and penalty rates applicable to ordinary hours) of the employee in the second role for the period for which notice was not given.

32.2 Employee leaving during redundancy notice period

(a) An employee given notice of termination in circumstances of redundancy may terminate their employment during the minimum period of notice prescribed by section 117(3) of the Act.

(b) The employee is entitled to receive the benefits and payments they would have received under clause 32 or under sections 119 to 123 of the Act had they remained in employment until the expiry of the notice.

(c) However, the employee is not entitled to be paid for any part of the period of notice remaining after the employee ceased to be employed.

32.3 Job search entitlement

(a) Where an employer has given notice of termination to an employee in circumstances of redundancy, the employee must be allowed time off without loss of pay of up to one day each week of the minimum period of notice prescribed by section 117(3) of the Act for the purpose of seeking other employment.

(b) If an employee is allowed time off without loss of pay of more than one day under clause 32.3(a), the employee must, at the request of the employer, produce proof of attendance at an interview.

(c) A statutory declaration is sufficient for the purpose of clause 32.3(b).

(d) An employee who fails to produce proof when required under clause 32.3(b) is not entitled to be paid for the time off.

(e) This entitlement applies instead of clause 31.2.

Schedule A—Position Statements
A.1 Administrative Officer
A.1.1 Administrative Officer Grade 1

A.1.2 Administrative Officer Grade 2

A.1.3 Administrative Officer Grade 3

A.1.4 Administrative Officer Grade 4

A.1.5 Administrative Officer Grade 5

A.1.6 Administrative Officer Grade 6

A.1.7 Administrative Officer Grade 7

A.1.8 Administrative Office Grade 8

A.2 Technical Stream
A.2.1 Technical Assistants

A.2.2 Technical Officer Grade 1

A.2.3 Technical Officer Grade 2

A.2.4 Technical Officer Grade 3

A.2.5 Technical Officer Grade 4

A.2.6 Technical Officer Grade 5

A.2.7 Technical Officer Grade 6

A.2.8 Technical Officer Grade 7

A.3 Professional Officers
A.3.1 Professional Officer Grade 1

A.3.2 Professional Officer Grade 2

A.3.3 Professional Officer Grade 3

A.3.4 Professional Officer Grade 4

A.3.5 Professional Officer Grade 5

A.4 General/Field Work Worker
A.4.1 General/Field Work Worker level 1 (FW 1)

A.4.2 General/Field Worker level 2 (FW 2)

A.4.3 General/Field Worker level 3 (FW 3)

Schedule B
—Summary of Hourly Rates of Pay
B.1 Full-time and part-time employees
B.1.1 Full-time and part-time employees other than shiftworkers—ordinary and penalty rates

Employee classification

Work value level

Ordinary hours

Public holidays

   

% of minimum hourly rate

   

100%

150%

   

$

$

Administrative Stream

     

Administrative Officer

     

Grade 1

A

20.37

30.56

Grade 1

B

20.90

31.35

Grade 1

C

21.43

32.15

Grade 1

D

21.96

32.94

Grade 2

A

22.70

34.05

Grade 2

B

23.13

34.70

Grade 2

C

23.56

35.34

Grade 2

D

24.00

36.00

Grade 3

A

24.96

37.44

Grade 3

B

25.42

38.13

Grade 3

C

25.89

38.84

Grade 3

D

26.18

39.27

Grade 4

A

27.07

40.61

Grade 4

B

27.54

41.31

Grade 4

C

28.00

42.00

Grade 5

A

29.07

43.61

Grade 5

B

29.47

44.21

Grade 5

C

29.94

44.91

Grade 6

A

31.14

46.71

Grade 6

B

31.74

47.61

Grade 6

C

32.34

48.51

Grade 7

A

33.81

50.72

Grade 7

B

34.40

51.60

Grade 7

C

34.99

52.49

Grade 8

A

37.47

56.21

Grade 8

B

38.50

57.75

Grade 8

C

39.53

59.30

Technical Stream

     

Technical Assistant (TA)

     

TA 1

A

21.16

31.74

TA 1

B

21.54

32.31

TA 1

C

21.91

32.87

TA 1

D

22.02

33.03

Technical Officer (TO)

     

TO 1

A

23.00

34.50

TO 1

B

23.39

35.09

TO 1

C

23.72

35.58

TO 1

D

24.19

36.29

TO 1

E

24.32

36.48

TO 1

F

24.73

37.10

TO 1

G

25.14

37.71

TO 1

H

25.50

38.25

TO 1

I

25.78

38.67

TO 2

A

25.97

38.96

TO 2

B

26.48

39.72

TO 2

C

26.68

40.02

TO 3

A

27.14

40.71

TO 3

B

27.53

41.30

TO 3

C

28.15

42.23

TO 4

A

28.63

42.95

TO 4

B

28.97

43.46

TO 4

C

29.59

44.39

TO 5

A

30.11

45.17

TO 5

B

30.67

46.01

TO 6

A

31.27

46.91

TO 6

B

31.86

47.79

TO 7

A

32.57

48.86

TO 7

B

33.16

49.74

Professional Stream

     

Information Technology Officer (ITO)

     

ITO 1

A

24.24

36.36

ITO 1

B

24.91

37.37

ITO 1

C

25.59

38.39

ITO 1

D

26.11

39.17

ITO 1

E

26.61

39.92

ITO 1

F

27.31

40.97

ITO 1

G

28.31

42.47

ITO 2

A

29.07

43.61

ITO 2

B

29.74

44.61

ITO 2

C

30.48

45.72

ITO 2

D

31.14

46.71

ITO 3

A

32.63

48.95

ITO 3

B

33.51

50.27

ITO 3

C

34.40

51.60

ITO 4

A

36.33

54.50

ITO 4

B

37.47

56.21

ITO 5

A

39.53

59.30

Legal Officer (LO)

     

LO 1

A

24.54

36.81

LO 1

B

25.39

38.09

LO 1

C

26.10

39.15

LO 1

D

26.79

40.19

LO 1

E

27.68

41.52

LO 1

F

28.56

42.84

LO 1

G

29.37

44.06

LO 1

H

30.25

45.38

LO 1

I

31.07

46.61

LO 2

A

32.59

48.89

LO 2

B

33.04

49.56

LO 2

C

33.49

50.24

LO 2

D

33.93

50.90

LO 3

A

35.96

53.94

LO 3

B

36.48

54.72

LO 3

C

37.00

55.50

LO 4

A

39.22

58.83

LO 4

B

40.06

60.09

LO 5

A

41.60

62.40

Engineer/Scientist (ES)

     

ES 1

A

22.98

34.47

ES 1

B

23.32

34.98

ES 1

C

24.19

36.29

ES 1

D

24.78

37.17

ES 1

E

25.76

38.64

ES 1

F

26.76

40.14

ES 1

G

27.36

41.04

ES 2

A

28.28

42.42

ES 2

B

28.94

43.41

ES 2

C

29.47

44.21

ES 2

D

30.00

45.00

ES 3

A

30.97

46.46

ES 3

B

31.74

47.61

ES 3

C

32.26

48.39

ES 3

D

33.27

49.91

ES 4

A

34.40

51.60

ES 4

B

34.99

52.49

ES 4

C

35.96

53.94

ES 5

A

37.68

56.52

ES 5

B

38.64

57.96

ES 5

C

39.59

59.39

B.1.2 Full-time and part-time shiftworkers—ordinary and penalty rates

Employee classification

Work value level

Ordinary hours

Afternoon & rotating night

Non-rotating night

Saturday

Sunday

Public holiday

   

% of minimum hourly rate

   

100%

115%

130%

150%

200%

250%

   

$

$

$

$

$

$

Administrative Stream

             

Administrative Officer

             

Grade 1

A

20.37

23.43

26.48

30.56

40.74

50.93

Grade 1

B

20.90

24.04

27.17

31.35

41.80

52.25

Grade 1

C

21.43

24.64

27.86

32.15

42.86

53.58

Grade 1

D

21.96

25.25

28.55

32.94

43.92

54.90

Grade 2

A

22.70

26.11

29.51

34.05

45.40

56.75

Grade 2

B

23.13

26.60

30.07

34.70

46.26

57.83

Grade 2

C

23.56

27.09

30.63

35.34

47.12

58.90

Grade 2

D

24.00

27.60

31.20

36.00

48.00

60.00

Grade 3

A

24.96

28.70

32.45

37.44

49.92

62.40

Grade 3

B

25.42

29.23

33.05

38.13

50.84

63.55

Grade 3

C

25.89

29.77

33.66

38.84

51.78

64.73

Grade 3

D

26.18

30.11

34.03

39.27

52.36

65.45

Grade 4

A

27.07

31.13

35.19

40.61

54.14

67.68

Grade 4

B

27.54

31.67

35.80

41.31

55.08

68.85

Grade 4

C

28.00

32.20

36.40

42.00

56.00

70.00

Grade 5

A

29.07

33.43

37.79

43.61

58.14

72.68

Grade 5

B

29.47

33.89

38.31

44.21

58.94

73.68

Grade 5

C

29.94

34.43

38.92

44.91

59.88

74.85

Grade 6

A

31.14

35.81

40.48

46.71

62.28

77.85

Grade 6

B

31.74

36.50

41.26

47.61

63.48

79.35

Grade 6

C

32.34

37.19

42.04

48.51

64.68

80.85

Grade 7

A

33.81

38.88

43.95

50.72

67.62

84.53

Grade 7

B

34.40

39.56

44.72

51.60

68.80

86.00

Grade 7

C

34.99

40.24

45.49

52.49

69.98

87.48

Grade 8

A

37.47

43.09

48.71

56.21

74.94

93.68

Grade 8

B

38.50

44.28

50.05

57.75

77.00

96.25

Grade 8

C

39.53

45.46

51.39

59.30

79.06

98.83

Technical Stream

             

Technical Assistant (TA)

             

TA 1

A

21.16

24.33

27.51

31.74

42.32

52.90

TA 1

B

21.54

24.77

28.00

32.31

43.08

53.85

TA 1

C

21.91

25.20

28.48

32.87

43.82

54.78

TA 1

D

22.02

25.32

28.63

33.03

44.04

55.05

Technical Officer (TO)

             

TO 1

A

23.00

26.45

29.90

34.50

46.00

57.50

TO 1

B

23.39

26.90

30.41

35.09

46.78

58.48

TO 1

C

23.72

27.28

30.84

35.58

47.44

59.30

TO 1

D

24.19

27.82

31.45

36.29

48.38

60.48

TO 1

E

24.32

27.97

31.62

36.48

48.64

60.80

TO 1

F

24.73

28.44

32.15

37.10

49.46

61.83

TO 1

G

25.14

28.91

32.68

37.71

50.28

62.85

TO 1

H

25.50

29.33

33.15

38.25

51.00

63.75

TO 1

I

25.78

29.65

33.51

38.67

51.56

64.45

TO 2

A

25.97

29.87

33.76

38.96

51.94

64.93

TO 2

B

26.48

30.45

34.42

39.72

52.96

66.20

TO 2

C

26.68

30.68

34.68

40.02

53.36

66.70

TO 3

A

27.14

31.21

35.28

40.71

54.28

67.85

TO 3

B

27.53

31.66

35.79

41.30

55.06

68.83

TO 3

C

28.15

32.37

36.60

42.23

56.30

70.38

TO 4

A

28.63

32.92

37.22

42.95

57.26

71.58

TO 4

B

28.97

33.32

37.66

43.46

57.94

72.43

TO 4

C

29.59

34.03

38.47

44.39

59.18

73.98

TO 5

A

30.11

34.63

39.14

45.17

60.22

75.28

TO 5

B

30.67

35.27

39.87

46.01

61.34

76.68

TO 6

A

31.27

35.96

40.65

46.91

62.54

78.18

TO 6

B

31.86

36.64

41.42

47.79

63.72

79.65

TO 7

A

32.57

37.46

42.34

48.86

65.14

81.43

TO 7

B

33.16

38.13

43.11

49.74

66.32

82.90

Professional Stream

             

Information Technology Officer (ITO)

             

ITO 1

A

24.24

27.88

31.51

36.36

48.48

60.60

ITO 1

B

24.91

28.65

32.38

37.37

49.82

62.28

ITO 1

C

25.59

29.43

33.27

38.39

51.18

63.98

ITO 1

D

26.11

30.03

33.94

39.17

52.22

65.28

ITO 1

E

26.61

30.60

34.59

39.92

53.22

66.53

ITO 1

F

27.31

31.41

35.50

40.97

54.62

68.28

ITO 1

G

28.31

32.56

36.80

42.47

56.62

70.78

ITO 2

A

29.07

33.43

37.79

43.61

58.14

72.68

ITO 2

B

29.74

34.20

38.66

44.61

59.48

74.35

ITO 2

C

30.48

35.05

39.62

45.72

60.96

76.20

ITO 2

D

31.14

35.81

40.48

46.71

62.28

77.85

ITO 3

A

32.63

37.52

42.42

48.95

65.26

81.58

ITO 3

B

33.51

38.54

43.56

50.27

67.02

83.78

ITO 3

C

34.40

39.56

44.72

51.60

68.80

86.00

ITO 4

A

36.33

41.78

47.23

54.50

72.66

90.83

ITO 4

B

37.47

43.09

48.71

56.21

74.94

93.68

ITO 5

A

39.53

45.46

51.39

59.30

79.06

98.83

Legal Officer (LO)

             

LO 1

A

24.54

28.22

31.90

36.81

49.08

61.35

LO 1

B

25.39

29.20

33.01

38.09

50.78

63.48

LO 1

C

26.10

30.02

33.93

39.15

52.20

65.25

LO 1

D

26.79

30.81

34.83

40.19

53.58

66.98

LO 1

E

27.68

31.83

35.98

41.52

55.36

69.20

LO 1

F

28.56

32.84

37.13

42.84

57.12

71.40

LO 1

G

29.37

33.78

38.18

44.06

58.74

73.43

LO 1

H

30.25

34.79

39.33

45.38

60.50

75.63

LO 1

I

31.07

35.73

40.39

46.61

62.14

77.68

LO 2

A

32.59

37.48

42.37

48.89

65.18

81.48

LO 2

B

33.04

38.00

42.95

49.56

66.08

82.60

LO 2

C

33.49

38.51

43.54

50.24

66.98

83.73

LO 2

D

33.93

39.02

44.11

50.90

67.86

84.83

LO 3

A

35.96

41.35

46.75

53.94

71.92

89.90

LO 3

B

36.48

41.95

47.42

54.72

72.96

91.20

LO 3

C

37.00

42.55

48.10

55.50

74.00

92.50

LO 4

A

39.22

45.10

50.99

58.83

78.44

98.05

LO 4

B

40.06

46.07

52.08

60.09

80.12

100.15

LO 5

A

41.60

47.84

54.08

62.40

83.20

104.00

Engineer/
Scientist (ES)

             

ES 1

A

22.98

26.43

29.87

34.47

45.96

57.45

ES 1

B

23.32

26.82

30.32

34.98

46.64

58.30

ES 1

C

24.19

27.82

31.45

36.29

48.38

60.48

ES 1

D

24.78

28.50

32.21

37.17

49.56

61.95

ES 1

E

25.76

29.62

33.49

38.64

51.52

64.40

ES 1

F

26.76

30.77

34.79

40.14

53.52

66.90

ES 1

G

27.36

31.46

35.57

41.04

54.72

68.40

ES 2

A

28.28

32.52

36.76

42.42

56.56

70.70

ES 2

B

28.94

33.28

37.62

43.41

57.88

72.35

ES 2

C

29.47

33.89

38.31

44.21

58.94

73.68

ES 2

D

30.00

34.50

39.00

45.00

60.00

75.00

ES 3

A

30.97

35.62

40.26

46.46

61.94

77.43

ES 3

B

31.74

36.50

41.26

47.61

63.48

79.35

ES 3

C

32.26

37.10

41.94

48.39

64.52

80.65

ES 3

D

33.27

38.26

43.25

49.91

66.54

83.18

ES 4

A

34.40

39.56

44.72

51.60

68.80

86.00

ES 4

B

34.99

40.24

45.49

52.49

69.98

87.48

ES 4

C

35.96

41.35

46.75

53.94

71.92

89.90

ES 5

A

37.68

43.33

48.98

56.52

75.36

94.20

ES 5

B

38.64

44.44

50.23

57.96

77.28

96.60

ES 5

C

39.59

45.53

51.47

59.39

79.18

98.98

B.1.3 Full-time and part-time employees—overtime rates

Employee classification

Work value level

Monday to Saturday

Sunday

Public holidays

First 3 hours

After 3 hours

In excess of ordinary hours

   

% of minimum hourly rate

   

150%

200%

200%

250%

   

$

$

$

$

Administrative Stream

         

Administrative Officer

         

Grade 1

A

30.56

40.74

40.74

50.93

Grade 1

B

31.35

41.80

41.80

52.25

Grade 1

C

32.15

42.86

42.86

53.58

Grade 1

D

32.94

43.92

43.92

54.90

Grade 2

A

34.05

45.40

45.40

56.75

Grade 2

B

34.70

46.26

46.26

57.83

Grade 2

C

35.34

47.12

47.12

58.90

Grade 2

D

36.00

48.00

48.00

60.00

Grade 3

A

37.44

49.92

49.92

62.40

Grade 3

B

38.13

50.84

50.84

63.55

Grade 3

C

38.84

51.78

51.78

64.73

Grade 3

D

39.27

52.36

52.36

65.45

Grade 4

A

40.61

54.14

54.14

67.68

Grade 4

B

41.31

55.08

55.08

68.85

Grade 4

C

42.00

56.00

56.00

70.00

Grade 51

A

42.00

56.00

56.00

70.00

Grade 51

B

42.00

56.00

56.00

70.00

Grade 51

C

42.00

56.00

56.00

70.00

Grade 61

A

42.00

56.00

56.00

70.00

Grade 61

B

42.00

56.00

56.00

70.00

Grade 61

C

42.00

56.00

56.00

70.00

Grade 72

A

Grade 72

B

Grade 72

C

Grade 82

A

Grade 82

B

Grade 82

C

Technical Stream

         

Technical Assistant (TA)

         

TA 1

A

31.74

42.32

42.32

52.90

TA 1

B

32.31

43.08

43.08

53.85

TA 1

C

32.87

43.82

43.82

54.78

TA 1

D

33.03

44.04

44.04

55.05

Technical Officer (TO)

         

TO 1

A

34.50

46.00

46.00

57.50

TO 1

B

35.09

46.78

46.78

58.48

TO 1

C

35.58

47.44

47.44

59.30

TO 1

D

36.29

48.38

48.38

60.48

TO 1

E

36.48

48.64

48.64

60.80

TO 1

F

37.10

49.46

49.46

61.83

TO 1

G

37.71

50.28

50.28

62.85

TO 1

H

38.25

51.00

51.00

63.75

TO 1

I

38.67

51.56

51.56

64.45

TO 2

A

38.96

51.94

51.94

64.93

TO 2

B

39.72

52.96

52.96

66.20

TO 2

C

40.02

53.36

53.36

66.70

TO 3

A

40.71

54.28

54.28

67.85

TO 3

B

41.30

55.06

55.06

68.83

TO 31

C

42.00

56.00

56.00

70.00

TO 41

A

42.00

56.00

56.00

70.00

TO 41

B

42.00

56.00

56.00

70.00

TO 41

C

42.00

56.00

56.00

70.00

TO 51

A

42.00

56.00

56.00

70.00

TO 51

B

42.00

56.00

56.00

70.00

TO 61

A

42.00

56.00

56.00

70.00

TO 61

B

42.00

56.00

56.00

70.00

TO 72

A

TO 72

B

Professional Stream

         

Information Technology Officer (ITO)

         

ITO 1

A

36.36

48.48

48.48

60.60

ITO 1

B

37.37

49.82

49.82

62.28

ITO 1

C

38.39

51.18

51.18

63.98

ITO 1

D

39.17

52.22

52.22

65.28

ITO 1

E

39.92

53.22

53.22

66.53

ITO 1

F

40.97

54.62

54.62

68.28

ITO 11

G

42.00

56.00

56.00

70.00

ITO 21

A

42.00

56.00

56.00

70.00

ITO 21

B

42.00

56.00

56.00

70.00

ITO 21

C

42.00

56.00

56.00

70.00

ITO 21

D

42.00

56.00

56.00

70.00

ITO 32

A

-

-

-

-

ITO 32

B

-

-

-

-

ITO 32

C

-

-

-

-

ITO 42

A

-

-

-

-

ITO 42

B

-

-

-

-

ITO 52

A

-

-

-

-

Legal Officer (LO)

         

LO 1

A

36.81

49.08

49.08

61.35

LO 1

B

38.09

50.78

50.78

63.48

LO 1

C

39.15

52.20

52.20

65.25

LO 1

D

40.19

53.58

53.58

66.98

LO 1

E

41.52

55.36

55.36

69.20

LO 11

F

42.00

56.00

56.00

70.00

LO 11

G

42.00

56.00

56.00

70.00

LO 11

H

42.00

56.00

56.00

70.00

LO 11

I

42.00

56.00

56.00

70.00

LO 22

A

-

-

-

-

LO 22

B

-

-

-

-

LO 22

C

-

-

-

-

LO 22

D

-

-

-

-

LO 32

A

-

-

-

-

LO 32

B

-

-

-

-

LO 32

C

-

-

-

-

LO 42

A

-

-

-

-

LO 42

B

-

-

-

-

LO 52

A

-

-

-

-

Engineer/Scientist (ES)

         

ES 1

A

34.47

45.96

45.96

57.45

ES 1

B

34.98

46.64

46.64

58.30

ES 1

C

36.29

48.38

48.38

60.48

ES 1

D

37.17

49.56

49.56

61.95

ES 1

E

38.64

51.52

51.52

64.40

ES 1

F

40.14

53.52

53.52

66.90

ES 1

G

41.04

54.72

54.72

68.40

ES 21

A

42.00

56.00

56.00

70.00

ES 21

B

42.00

56.00

56.00

70.00

ES 21

C

42.00

56.00

56.00

70.00

ES 21

D

42.00

56.00

56.00

70.00

ES 31

A

42.00

56.00

56.00

70.00

ES 31

B

42.00

56.00

56.00

70.00

ES 31

C

42.00

56.00

56.00

70.00

ES 32

D

-

-

-

-

ES 42

A

-

-

-

-

ES 42

B

-

-

-

-

ES 42

C

-

-

-

-

ES 52

A

-

-

-

-

ES 52

B

-

-

-

-

ES 52

C

-

-

-

-

1 The hourly rate for overtime must not exceed that calculated on an annual salary appropriate to the salary prescribed for an Administrative Officer Grade 4—Level C (see clause 20.3)

2 An employee in receipt of a salary in excess of that prescribed for an Administrative Officer Grade 6—Level C will not be eligible for overtime worked (see clause 20.2)

B.1.4 Full-time and part-time employees—other than shiftworkers—ordinary and penalty rates

Employee classification

Ordinary hours

Public holidays

 

% of minimum hourly rate

 

100%

150%

 

$

$

General/Field work stream

   

FW 1

21.61

32.42

FW 2

22.05

33.08

FW 3

22.70

34.05

B.2 Casual employees
B.2.1 Casual employees other than shiftworkers—ordinary and penalty rates

 

Work value level

Ordinary hours

Public holidays

   

% of minimum hourly rate

   

125%

175%

   

$

$

Administrative Stream

     

Administrative Officer

     

Grade 1

A

25.46

35.65

Grade 1

B

26.13

36.58

Grade 1

C

26.79

37.50

Grade 1

D

27.45

38.43

Grade 2

A

28.38

39.73

Grade 2

B

28.91

40.48

Grade 2

C

29.45

41.23

Grade 2

D

30.00

42.00

Grade 3

A

31.20

43.68

Grade 3

B

31.78

44.49

Grade 3

C

32.36

45.31

Grade 3

D

32.73

45.82

Grade 4

A

33.84

47.37

Grade 4

B

34.43

48.20

Grade 4

C

35.00

49.00

Grade 5

A

36.34

50.87

Grade 5

B

36.84

51.57

Grade 5

C

37.43

52.40

Grade 6

A

38.93

54.50

Grade 6

B

39.68

55.55

Grade 6

C

40.43

56.60

Grade 7

A

42.26

59.17

Grade 7

B

43.00

60.20

Grade 7

C

43.74

61.23

Grade 8

A

46.84

65.57

Grade 8

B

48.13

67.38

Grade 8

C

49.41

69.18

Technical Stream

     

Technical Assistant (TA)

     

TA 1

A

26.45

37.03

TA 1

B

26.93

37.70

TA 1

C

27.39

38.34

TA 1

D

27.53

38.54

Technical Officer (TO)

     

TO 1

A

28.75

40.25

TO 1

B

29.24

40.93

TO 1

C

29.65

41.51

TO 1

D

30.24

42.33

TO 1

E

30.40

42.56

TO 1

F

30.91

43.28

TO 1

G

31.43

44.00

TO 1

H

31.88

44.63

TO 1

I

32.23

45.12

TO 2

A

32.46

45.45

TO 2

B

33.10

46.34

TO 2

C

33.35

46.69

TO 3

A

33.93

47.50

TO 3

B

34.41

48.18

TO 3

C

35.19

49.26

TO 4

A

35.79

50.10

TO 4

B

36.21

50.70

TO 4

C

36.99

51.78

TO 5

A

37.64

52.69

TO 5

B

38.34

53.67

TO 6

A

39.09

54.72

TO 6

B

39.83

55.76

TO 7

A

40.71

57.00

TO 7

B

41.45

58.03

Professional Stream

     

Information Technology Officer (ITO)

     

ITO 1

A

30.30

42.42

ITO 1

B

31.14

43.59

ITO 1

C

31.99

44.78

ITO 1

D

32.64

45.69

ITO 1

E

33.26

46.57

ITO 1

F

34.14

47.79

ITO 1

G

35.39

49.54

ITO 2

A

36.34

50.87

ITO 2

B

37.18

52.05

ITO 2

C

38.10

53.34

ITO 2

D

38.93

54.50

ITO 3

A

40.79

57.10

ITO 3

B

41.89

58.64

ITO 3

C

43.00

60.20

ITO 4

A

45.41

63.58

ITO 4

B

46.84

65.57

ITO 5

A

49.41

69.18

Legal Officer (LO)

     

LO 1

A

30.68

42.95

LO 1

B

31.74

44.43

LO 1

C

32.63

45.68

LO 1

D

33.49

46.88

LO 1

E

34.60

48.44

LO 1

F

35.70

49.98

LO 1

G

36.71

51.40

LO 1

H

37.81

52.94

LO 1

I

38.84

54.37

LO 2

A

40.74

57.03

LO 2

B

41.30

57.82

LO 2

C

41.86

58.61

LO 2

D

42.41

59.38

LO 3

A

44.95

62.93

LO 3

B

45.60

63.84

LO 3

C

46.25

64.75

LO 4

A

49.03

68.64

LO 4

B

50.08

70.11

LO 5

A

52.00

72.80

Engineer/Scientist (ES)

     

ES 1

A

28.73

40.22

ES 1

B

29.15

40.81

ES 1

C

30.24

42.33

ES 1

D

30.98

43.37

ES 1

E

32.20

45.08

ES 1

F

33.45

46.83

ES 1

G

34.20

47.88

ES 2

A

35.35

49.49

ES 2

B

36.18

50.65

ES 2

C

36.84

51.57

ES 2

D

37.50

52.50

ES 3

A

38.71

54.20

ES 3

B

39.68

55.55

ES 3

C

40.33

56.46

ES 3

D

41.59

58.22

ES 4

A

43.00

60.20

ES 4

B

43.74

61.23

ES 4

C

44.95

62.93

ES 5

A

47.10

65.94

ES 5

B

48.30

67.62

ES 5

C

49.49

69.28

B.2.2 Casual shiftworkers—ordinary and penalty rates

 

Work value level

Ordinary hours

Afternoon & rotating night

Non-rotating night

Saturday

Sunday

Public holiday

   

% of minimum hourly rate

   

125%

140%

155%

175%

225%

275%

   

$

$

$

$

$

$

Administrative Stream

             

Administrative Officer

             

Grade 1

A

25.46

28.52

31.57

35.65

45.83

56.02

Grade 1

B

26.13

29.26

32.40

36.58

47.03

57.48

Grade 1

C

26.79

30.00

33.22

37.50

48.22

58.93

Grade 1

D

27.45

30.74

34.04

38.43

49.41

60.39

Grade 2

A

28.38

31.78

35.19

39.73

51.08

62.43

Grade 2

B

28.91

32.38

35.85

40.48

52.04

63.61

Grade 2

C

29.45

32.98

36.52

41.23

53.01

64.79

Grade 2

D

30.00

33.60

37.20

42.00

54.00

66.00

Grade 3

A

31.20

34.94

38.69

43.68

56.16

68.64

Grade 3

B

31.78

35.59

39.40

44.49

57.20

69.91

Grade 3

C

32.36

36.25

40.13

45.31

58.25

71.20

Grade 3

D

32.73

36.65

40.58

45.82

58.91

72.00

Grade 4

A

33.84

37.90

41.96

47.37

60.91

74.44

Grade 4

B

34.43

38.56

42.69

48.20

61.97

75.74

Grade 4

C

35.00

39.20

43.40

49.00

63.00

77.00

Grade 5

A

36.34

40.70

45.06

50.87

65.41

79.94

Grade 5

B

36.84

41.26

45.68

51.57

66.31

81.04

Grade 5

C

37.43

41.92

46.41

52.40

67.37

82.34

Grade 6

A

38.93

43.60

48.27

54.50

70.07

85.64

Grade 6

B

39.68

44.44

49.20

55.55

71.42

87.29

Grade 6

C

40.43

45.28

50.13

56.60

72.77

88.94

Grade 7

A

42.26

47.33

52.41

59.17

76.07

92.98

Grade 7

B

43.00

48.16

53.32

60.20

77.40

94.60

Grade 7

C

43.74

48.99

54.23

61.23

78.73

96.22

Grade 8

A

46.84

52.46

58.08

65.57

84.31

103.04

Grade 8

B

48.13

53.90

59.68

67.38

86.63

105.88

Grade 8

C

49.41

55.34

61.27

69.18

88.94

108.71

Technical Stream

             

Technical Assistant (TA)

             

TA 1

A

26.45

29.62

32.80

37.03

47.61

58.19

TA 1

B

26.93

30.16

33.39

37.70

48.47

59.24

TA 1

C

27.39

30.67

33.96

38.34

49.30

60.25

TA 1

D

27.53

30.83

34.13

38.54

49.55

60.56

Technical Officer (TO)

             

TO 1

A

28.75

32.20

35.65

40.25

51.75

63.25

TO 1

B

29.24

32.75

36.25

40.93

52.63

64.32

TO 1

C

29.65

33.21

36.77

41.51

53.37

65.23

TO 1

D

30.24

33.87

37.49

42.33

54.43

66.52

TO 1

E

30.40

34.05

37.70

42.56

54.72

66.88

TO 1

F

30.91

34.62

38.33

43.28

55.64

68.01

TO 1

G

31.43

35.20

38.97

44.00

56.57

69.14

TO 1

H

31.88

35.70

39.53

44.63

57.38

70.13

TO 1

I

32.23

36.09

39.96

45.12

58.01

70.90

TO 2

A

32.46

36.36

40.25

45.45

58.43

71.42

TO 2

B

33.10

37.07

41.04

46.34

59.58

72.82

TO 2

C

33.35

37.35

41.35

46.69

60.03

73.37

TO 3

A

33.93

38.00

42.07

47.50

61.07

74.64

TO 3

B

34.41

38.54

42.67

48.18

61.94

75.71

TO 3

C

35.19

39.41

43.63

49.26

63.34

77.41

TO 4

A

35.79

40.08

44.38

50.10

64.42

78.73

TO 4

B

36.21

40.56

44.90

50.70

65.18

79.67

TO 4

C

36.99

41.43

45.86

51.78

66.58

81.37

TO 5

A

37.64

42.15

46.67

52.69

67.75

82.80

TO 5

B

38.34

42.94

47.54

53.67

69.01

84.34

TO 6

A

39.09

43.78

48.47

54.72

70.36

85.99

TO 6

B

39.83

44.60

49.38

55.76

71.69

87.62

TO 7

A

40.71

45.60

50.48

57.00

73.28

89.57

TO 7

B

41.45

46.42

51.40

58.03

74.61

91.19

Professional Stream

             

Information Technology Officer (ITO)

             

ITO 1

A

30.30

33.94

37.57

42.42

54.54

66.66

ITO 1

B

31.14

34.87

38.61

43.59

56.05

68.50

ITO 1

C

31.99

35.83

39.66

44.78

57.58

70.37

ITO 1

D

32.64

36.55

40.47

45.69

58.75

71.80

ITO 1

E

33.26

37.25

41.25

46.57

59.87

73.18

ITO 1

F

34.14

38.23

42.33

47.79

61.45

75.10

ITO 1

G

35.39

39.63

43.88

49.54

63.70

77.85

ITO 2

A

36.34

40.70

45.06

50.87

65.41

79.94

ITO 2

B

37.18

41.64

46.10

52.05

66.92

81.79

ITO 2

C

38.10

42.67

47.24

53.34

68.58

83.82

ITO 2

D

38.93

43.60

48.27

54.50

70.07

85.64

ITO 3

A

40.79

45.68

50.58

57.10

73.42

89.73

ITO 3

B

41.89

46.91

51.94

58.64

75.40

92.15

ITO 3

C

43.00

48.16

53.32

60.20

77.40

94.60

ITO 4

A

45.41

50.86

56.31

63.58

81.74

99.91

ITO 4

B

46.84

52.46

58.08

65.57

84.31

103.04

ITO 5

A

49.41

55.34

61.27

69.18

88.94

108.71

Legal Officer (LO)

             

LO 1

A

30.68

34.36

38.04

42.95

55.22

67.49

LO 1

B

31.74

35.55

39.35

44.43

57.13

69.82

LO 1

C

32.63

36.54

40.46

45.68

58.73

71.78

LO 1

D

33.49

37.51

41.52

46.88

60.28

73.67

LO 1

E

34.60

38.75

42.90

48.44

62.28

76.12

LO 1

F

35.70

39.98

44.27

49.98

64.26

78.54

LO 1

G

36.71

41.12

45.52

51.40

66.08

80.77

LO 1

H

37.81

42.35

46.89

52.94

68.06

83.19

LO 1

I

38.84

43.50

48.16

54.37

69.91

85.44

LO 2

A

40.74

45.63

50.51

57.03

73.33

89.62

LO 2

B

41.30

46.26

51.21

57.82

74.34

90.86

LO 2

C

41.86

46.89

51.91

58.61

75.35

92.10

LO 2

D

42.41

47.50

52.59

59.38

76.34

93.31

LO 3

A

44.95

50.34

55.74

62.93

80.91

98.89

LO 3

B

45.60

51.07

56.54

63.84

82.08

100.32

LO 3

C

46.25

51.80

57.35

64.75

83.25

101.75

LO 4

A

49.03

54.91

60.79

68.64

88.25

107.86

LO 4

B

50.08

56.08

62.09

70.11

90.14

110.17

LO 5

A

52.00

58.24

64.48

72.80

93.60

114.40

Engineer/Scientist (ES)

             

ES 1

A

28.73

32.17

35.62

40.22

51.71

63.20

ES 1

B

29.15

32.65

36.15

40.81

52.47

64.13

ES 1

C

30.24

33.87

37.49

42.33

54.43

66.52

ES 1

D

30.98

34.69

38.41

43.37

55.76

68.15

ES 1

E

32.20

36.06

39.93

45.08

57.96

70.84

ES 1

F

33.45

37.46

41.48

46.83

60.21

73.59

ES 1

G

34.20

38.30

42.41

47.88

61.56

75.24

ES 2

A

35.35

39.59

43.83

49.49

63.63

77.77

ES 2

B

36.18

40.52

44.86

50.65

65.12

79.59

ES 2

C

36.84

41.26

45.68

51.57

66.31

81.04

ES 2

D

37.50

42.00

46.50

52.50

67.50

82.50

ES 3

A

38.71

43.36

48.00

54.20

69.68

85.17

ES 3

B

39.68

44.44

49.20

55.55

71.42

87.29

ES 3

C

40.33

45.16

50.00

56.46

72.59

88.72

ES 3

D

41.59

46.58

51.57

58.22

74.86

91.49

ES 4

A

43.00

48.16

53.32

60.20

77.40

94.60

ES 4

B

43.74

48.99

54.23

61.23

78.73

96.22

ES 4

C

44.95

50.34

55.74

62.93

80.91

98.89

ES 5

A

47.10

52.75

58.40

65.94

84.78

103.62

ES 5

B

48.30

54.10

59.89

67.62

86.94

106.26

ES 5

C

49.49

55.43

61.36

69.28

89.08

108.87

B.2.3 Casual employees—other than shiftworkers—ordinary and penalty rates

 

Ordinary hours

Public holidays

 

% of minimum hourly rate

 

125%

175%

General/Field work stream

$

$

FW 1

27.01

37.82

FW 2

27.56

38.59

FW 3

28.38

39.73

   

Schedule C—Summary of Monetary Allowances

See clause 18Allowances for full details of allowances payable under this award.

C.1 Wage-related allowances
C.1.1 The wage-related allowances in this award are based on the standard rate as defined in clause 2Definitions as the minimum annual rate for an Administrative Officer Grade 2 work value level A in clause 15Minimum rates = $45,001

Allowance

Clause

% of standard rate

$

Payable

First aid allowance

18.2(a)

1.41

634.51

per annum

C.1.2 Adjustment of wage-related allowances

C.2 Expense-related allowances
C.2.1 The following expense-related allowances will be payable to employees in accordance with clause 18.3:

Allowance

Clause

$

Payable

Overtime meal allowance

18.3(b)

18.15

per occasion

Use of private motor vehicle

18.3(c)

0.78

per km

C.2.2 Adjustment of expense-related allowances

   

Schedule D—Supported Wage System
D.1 This schedule defines the conditions which will apply to employees who because of the effects of a disability are eligible for a supported wage under the terms of this award.
D.2 In this schedule:

D.3 Eligibility criteria
D.3.1 Employees covered by this schedule will be those who are unable to perform the range of duties to the competence level required within the class of work for which the employee is engaged under this award, because of the effects of a disability on their productive capacity and who meet the impairment criteria for receipt of a disability support pension.
D.3.2 This schedule does not apply to any existing employee who has a claim against the employer which is subject to the provisions of workers compensation legislation or any provision of this award relating to the rehabilitation of employees who are injured in the course of their employment.
D.4 Supported wage rates
D.4.1 Employees to whom this schedule applies will be paid the applicable percentage of the relevant minimum wage according to the following schedule:

Assessed capacity (clause D.5)
%

Relevant minimum wage
%

10

10

20

20

30

30

40

40

50

50

60

60

70

70

80

80

90

90

D.4.2 Provided that the minimum amount payable must be not less than $87 per week.
D.4.3 Where an employee’s assessed capacity is 10%, they must receive a high degree of assistance and support.
D.5 Assessment of capacity
D.5.1 For the purpose of establishing the percentage of the relevant minimum wage, the productive capacity of the employee will be assessed in accordance with the SWS by an approved assessor, having consulted the employer and employee and, if the employee so desires, a union which the employee is eligible to join.
D.5.2 All assessments made under this schedule must be documented in an SWS wage assessment agreement, and retained by the employer as a time and wages record in accordance with the Act.
D.6 Lodgement of SWS wage assessment agreement
D.6.1 All SWS wage assessment agreements under the conditions of this schedule, including the appropriate percentage of the relevant minimum wage to be paid to the employee, must be lodged by the employer with the Fair Work Commission.
D.6.2 All SWS wage assessment agreements must be agreed and signed by the employee and employer parties to the assessment. Where a union which has an interest in the award is not a party to the assessment, the assessment will be referred by the Fair Work Commission to the union by certified mail and the agreement will take effect unless an objection is notified to the Fair Work Commission within 10 working days.
D.7 Review of assessment

The assessment of the applicable percentage should be subject to annual or more frequent review on the basis of a reasonable request for such a review. The process of review must be in accordance with the procedures for assessing capacity under the SWS.

D.8 Other terms and conditions of employment

Where an assessment has been made, the applicable percentage will apply to the relevant minimum wage only. Employees covered by the provisions of this schedule will be entitled to the same terms and conditions of employment as other workers covered by this award on a pro rata basis.

D.9 Workplace adjustment

An employer wishing to employ a person under the provisions of this schedule must take reasonable steps to make changes in the workplace to enhance the employee’s capacity to do the job. Changes may involve re-design of job duties, working time arrangements and work organisation in consultation with other workers in the area.

D.10 Trial period
D.10.1 In order for an adequate assessment of the employee’s capacity to be made, an employer may employ a person under the provisions of this schedule for a trial period not exceeding 12 weeks, except that in some cases additional work adjustment time (not exceeding 4 weeks) may be needed.
D.10.2 During that trial period the assessment of capacity will be undertaken and the percentage of the relevant minimum wage for a continuing employment relationship will be determined.
D.10.3 The minimum amount payable to the employee during the trial period must be no less than $87 per week.
D.10.4 Work trials should include induction or training as appropriate to the job being trialled.
D.10.5 Where the employer and employee wish to establish a continuing employment relationship following the completion of the trial period, a further contract of employment will be entered into based on the outcome of assessment under clause D.5.

Schedule E—Agreement to Take Annual Leave in Advance
Link to PDF copy of Agreement to Take Annual Leave in Advance.

Name of employee: _____________________________________________

Name of employer: _____________________________________________

The employer and employee agree that the employee will take a period of paid annual leave before the employee has accrued an entitlement to the leave:

The amount of leave to be taken in advance is: ____ hours/days

The leave in advance will commence on: ___/___/20___

Signature of employee: ________________________________________

Date signed: ___/___/20___

Name of employer representative: ________________________________________

Signature of employer representative: ________________________________________

Date signed: ___/___/20___

[If the employee is under 18 years of age - include:]

I agree that:

if, on termination of the employee’s employment, the employee has not accrued an entitlement to all of a period of paid annual leave already taken under this agreement, then the employer may deduct from any money due to the employee on termination an amount equal to the amount that was paid to the employee in respect of any part of the period of annual leave taken in advance to which an entitlement has not been accrued.

Name of parent/guardian: ________________________________________

Signature of parent/guardian: ________________________________________

Date signed: ___/___/20___

   

Schedule F—Agreement to Cash Out Annual Leave
Link to PDF copy of Agreement to Cash Out Annual Leave.

Name of employee: _____________________________________________

Name of employer: _____________________________________________

The employer and employee agree to the employee cashing out a particular amount of the employee’s accrued paid annual leave:

The amount of leave to be cashed out is: ____ hours/days

The payment to be made to the employee for the leave is: $_______ subject to deduction of income tax/after deduction of income tax (strike out where not applicable)

The payment will be made to the employee on: ___/___/20___

Signature of employee: ________________________________________

Date signed: ___/___/20___

Name of employer representative: ________________________________________

Signature of employer representative: ________________________________________

Date signed: ___/___/20___

Include if the employee is under 18 years of age:

Name of parent/guardian: ________________________________________

Signature of parent/guardian: ________________________________________

Date signed: ___/___/20___

   

Schedule G—Agreement for Time Off Instead of Payment for Overtime
Link to PDF copy of Agreement for Time Off Instead of Payment for Overtime.

Name of employee: _____________________________________________

Name of employer: _____________________________________________

The employer and employee agree that the employee may take time off instead of being paid for the following amount of overtime that has been worked by the employee:

Date and time overtime started: ___/___/20___ ____ am/pm

Date and time overtime ended: ___/___/20___ ____ am/pm

Amount of overtime worked: _______ hours and ______ minutes

The employer and employee further agree that, if requested by the employee at any time, the employer must pay the employee for overtime covered by this agreement but not taken as time off. Payment must be made at the overtime rate applying to the overtime when worked and must be made in the next pay period following the request.

Signature of employee: ________________________________________

Date signed: ___/___/20___

Name of employer representative: ________________________________________

Signature of employer representative: ________________________________________

Date signed: ___/___/20___

Schedule H—Part-day Public Holidays
H.1 This schedule operates where this award otherwise contains provisions dealing with public holidays that supplement the NES.
H.2 Where a part-day public holiday is declared or prescribed between 7.00 pm and midnight on Christmas Eve (24 December in each year) or New Year’s Eve (31 December in each year) the following will apply on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve and will override any provision in this award relating to public holidays to the extent of the inconsistency:

H.3 This schedule is not intended to detract from or supplement the NES.