MA000108  PR718926
FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DETERMINATION


Fair Work Act 2009

s.285—Annual wage review

Annual Wage Review 2019–20
(C2020/1)

PROFESSIONAL DIVING INDUSTRY (INDUSTRIAL) AWARD 2020
[MA000108]

Diving services

JUSTICE ROSS, PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT CATANZARITI
DEPUTY PRESIDENT ASBURY
COMMISSIONER HAMPTON
MR FERGUSON
PROFESSOR WOODEN
MS LABINE-ROMAIN

MELBOURNE, 26 JUNE 2020

Annual Wage Review 2019–20.

A. Further to the decision issued by the majority of the Expert Panel in the Annual Wage Review 2019–20 on 19 June 2020 [[2020] FWCFB 3500], the above award is varied as follows:

1. By deleting the table appearing in clause 27.1 and inserting the following:

Employee classification

Minimum weekly rate
(full-time employee)

Minimum hourly rate

 

$

$

Diving Supervisor

1421.30

37.40

Hyperbaric Welder

1102.80

29.02

Diver

1054.20

27.74

Diver’s Attendant

866.80

22.81

2. By deleting the amounts “$4.46” and “$1.35” appearing in clause 29.2(a) and inserting “$4.53” and “$1.37” respectively.

3. By deleting the amount “$67.45” appearing in clause 29.2(b) and inserting “$68.63”.

4. By deleting the amount “$5.08” appearing in clause 29.2(c)(ii) and inserting “$5.17”.

5. By deleting the amount “$3.42” appearing in clause 29.2(c)(iii) and inserting “$3.48”.

6. By deleting the table appearing in clause 32.1(a) and inserting the following:

 

Full-time employees

Employee classification

Minimum weekly rate
(full-time employee)

Aggregate weekly factor (percentage of minimum weekly rate)

Total weekly rate (minimum weekly rate plus aggregate weekly factor)

 

$

%

$

Diving Superintendent

1158.60

117

2514.16

Diving Supervisor

1082.70

116

2338.63

Supervisor (ADS Operations)

1082.70

116

2338.63

Hyperbaric Welder

1045.10

116

2257.42

Life Support Technician

990.80

114

2120.31

Senior Operator (OMB Operations)

990.80

114

2120.31

Systems Maintenance Technician

927.70

113

1976.00

Diver

872.00

111

1839.92

Operator (ADS Operations)

872.00

111

1839.92

Diver’s Attendant

758.50

108

1577.68

7. By deleting the amount “$68.56” appearing in clause 34.2(a)(i) and inserting “$69.76”.

8. By deleting the amount “$81.33” appearing in clause 34.2(a)(ii) and inserting “$82.75”.

9. By deleting the amounts “$4.03”, “$1.20”, “$60.00” and “$300.00” appearing in clause 34.2(b)(i) and inserting “$4.10”, “$1.22”, “$61.00” and “$305.00” respectively.

10. By deleting the amounts “$1.97”, “$0.60” and “$150.00” appearing in clause 34.2(b)(ii) and inserting “$2.01”, “$0.61” and “$152.50” respectively.

11. By deleting the amount “$60.33” appearing in clause 34.2(c) and inserting “$61.39”.

12. By deleting the amount “$4.97” appearing in clause 34.2(d)(ii) and inserting “$5.06”.

13. By deleting the amount “$3.34” appearing in clause 34.2(d)(iii) and inserting “$3.40”.

14. By deleting the table appearing in clause B.1.1 and inserting the following:

 

Ordinary hours

Public holiday

 

% of minimum hourly rate

 

100%

250%

 

$

$

Diving Supervisor

37.40

93.50

Hyperbaric Welder

29.02

72.55

Diver

27.74

69.35

Diver’s Attendant

22.81

57.03

15. By deleting the table appearing in clause B.1.2 and inserting the following:

 

Monday to Saturday–first 2 hours

Monday to Saturday–after 2 hours

Sunday–all day

Public holiday

 

% of minimum hourly rate

 

150%

200%

200%

250%

 

$

$

$

$

Diving Supervisor

56.10

74.80

74.80

93.50

Hyperbaric Welder

43.53

58.04

58.04

72.55

Diver

41.61

55.48

55.48

69.35

Diver’s Attendant

34.22

45.62

45.62

57.03

16. By deleting the table appearing in clause B.2.2 and inserting the following:

 

Ordinary hours

Public holiday

 

% of casual hourly rate

 

100%

250%

 

$

$

Diving Supervisor

46.75

116.88

Hyperbaric Welder

36.28

90.70

Diver

34.68

86.70

Diver’s Attendant

28.51

71.28

17. By deleting the table appearing in clause B.3.1 and inserting the following:

 

Total hourly rate

Total monthly rate1

 

$

$

Diving Superintendent

66.16

10,936.60

Diving Supervisor

61.54

10,173.04

Supervisor (ADS Operations)

61.54

10,173.04

Hyperbaric Welder

59.41

9819.78

Life Support Technician

55.80

9223.35

Senior Operator (OMB Operations)

55.80

9223.35

Systems Maintenance Technician

52.00

8595.60

Diver

48.42

8003.65

Operator (ADS Operations)

48.42

8003.65

Diver’s Attendant

41.52

6862.91

18. By deleting the table appearing in clause B.4.1 and inserting the following:

 

Casual ordinary rate

 

$

Diving Superintendent

38.11

Diving Supervisor

35.61

Supervisor (ADS Operations)

35.61

Hyperbaric Welder

34.38

Life Support Technician

32.59

Senior Operator (OMB Operations)

32.59

Systems Maintenance Technician

30.51

Diver

28.69

Operator (ADS Operations)

28.69

Diver’s Attendant

24.95

19. By deleting the amount “$1036.10” appearing in clause C.1.1 and inserting “$1054.20”.

20. By deleting the table appearing in clause C.1.1 and inserting the following:

Allowance

Clause

% of standard rate

$

Payable

Diving allowance—Per metre; OR

29.2(a)(i)

0.43

4.53

per metre

Diving allowance—Per foot of water or equivalent pressure

29.2(a)(i)

0.13

1.37

per foot of water or equivalent pressure

Non-destructive testing allowance

29.2(b)

6.51

68.63

per day

Hyperbaric welding allowance

29.2(c)(ii)

0.49

5.17

per linear millimetre

Hyperbaric welding allowance—weld which requires repair

29.2(c)(iii)

0.33

3.48

per linear millimetre

21. By deleting the amount “$857.00” appearing in clause C.3.1 and inserting “$872.00”.

22. By deleting the table appearing in clause C.3.1 and inserting the following:

Allowance

Clause

% of standard rate

$

Payable

Disability allowance—Full-time/part-time employees

34.2(a)(i)

8.0

69.76

per on-duty day

Disability allowance—Casual employees

34.2(a)(ii)

9.49

82.75

per on-duty day

Diving allowance—other than ADS Operations—Per metre; OR

34.2(b)(i)

0.47

4.10

per metre

Diving allowance—other than ADS Operations—Per foot or equivalent pressure

34.2(b)(i)

0.14

1.22

per foot or equivalent pressure

Diving allowance—other than ADS Operations—Minimum payment—50 x Diving allowance per foot; OR

34.2(b)(i)

 

61.00

per 12 hour period

Diving allowance—other than ADS Operations—Minimum payment using saturation techniques—250 x Diving allowance per foot

34.2(b)(i)

 

305.00

per 12 hour period

Diving allowance—ADS Operations—Per metre; OR

34.2(b)(ii)

0.23

2.01

per metre

Diving allowance—ADS Operations—Per foot

34.2(b)(ii)

0.07

0.61

per foot

Diving allowance—ADS Operations—Minimum payment—250 x Diving allowance per foot

34.2(b)(ii)

 

152.50

per 12 hour period

Non-destructive testing allowance

34.2(c)

7.04

61.39

per day

Hyperbaric welding allowance

34.2(d)(ii)

0.58

5.06

per linear millimetre

Hyperbaric welding allowance—weld which requires repair

34.2(d)(iii)

0.39

3.40

per linear millimetre

B. This determination comes into operation on 1 November 2020. In accordance with s.286(5) of the Fair Work Act 2009 this determination does not take effect in relation to a particular employee until the start of the employee’s first full pay period that starts on or after 1 November 2020.

PRESIDENT

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