MA000152  PR718970
FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DETERMINATION


Fair Work Act 2009

s.285—Annual wage review

Annual Wage Review 2019–20
(C2020/1)

VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS—EARLY CHILDHOOD—AWARD 2016
[MA000152]

Children's 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 A.1 and inserting the following:

Classification

Minimum rate
$

Minimum rate
$

Early Childhood Teacher

Category A

Category B

Sub-division 8

62,170

58,517

Sub-division 7

60,410

56,512

Sub-division 6

58,517

55,333

Sub-division 5

56,512

53,789

Sub-division 4

55,333

52,081

Sub-division 3

53,789

51,406

Sub-division 2

52,081

50,292

Sub-division 1

51,406

49,753

Early Childhood Educator

   

Early Childhood Educator - Level 6

44,707

 

Early Childhood Educator - Level 5

44,381

 

Early Childhood Educator - Level 4

44,077

 

Early Childhood Educator - Level 3

43,747

Certificate 3 or higher

Early Childhood Educator - Level 2

43,408

 

Early Childhood Educator - Level 1

43,053

 

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

C.5 Minimum Wages

C.5.1 Minimum wages for full-time traineeships

(a) Wage Level A

Subject to clause C.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for a trainee undertaking a full-time AQF Certificate Level I–III traineeship whose training package and AQF certificate levels are allocated to Wage Level A by Appendix C1 are:

 

Highest year of schooling completed

 

Year 10

Year 11

Year 12

 

per week

per week

per week

 

$

$

$

School leaver

338.60

372.90

444.20

Plus 1 year out of school

372.90

444.20

517.00

Plus 2 years out of school

444.20

517.00

601.60

Plus 3 years out of school

517.00

601.60

688.80

Plus 4 years out of school

601.60

688.80

 

Plus 5 or more years out of school

688.80

   

(b) Wage Level B

Subject to clause C.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for a trainee undertaking a full-time AQF Certificate Level I–III traineeship whose training package and AQF certificate levels are allocated to Wage Level B by Appendix C1 are:

 

Highest year of schooling completed

 

Year 10

Year 11

Year 12

 

per week

per week

per week

 

$

$

$

School leaver

338.60

372.90

432.20

Plus 1 year out of school

372.90

432.20

497.20

Plus 2 years out of school

432.20

497.20

583.10

Plus 3 years out of school

497.20

583.10

665.10

Plus 4 years out of school

583.10

665.10

 

Plus 5 or more years out of school

665.10

   

(c) Wage Level C

Subject to clause C.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for a trainee undertaking a full-time AQF Certificate Level I–III traineeship whose training package and AQF certificate levels are allocated to Wage Level C by Appendix C1 are:

 

Highest year of schooling completed

 

Year 10

Year 11

Year 12

 

per week

per week

per week

 

$

$

$

School leaver

338.60

372.90

432.20

Plus 1 year out of school

372.90

432.20

486.60

Plus 2 years out of school

432.20

486.60

543.70

Plus 3 years out of school

486.60

543.70

605.60

Plus 4 years out of school

543.70

605.60

 

Plus 5 or more years out of school

605.60

   

(d) AQF Certificate Level IV traineeships

C.5.2 Minimum wages for part-time traineeships

(a) Wage Level A

Subject to clauses C.5.2(f) and C.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for a trainee undertaking a part-time AQF Certificate Level I–III traineeship whose training package and AQF certificate levels are allocated to Wage Level A by Appendix C1 are:

 

Highest year of schooling completed

 

Year 10

Year 11

Year 12

 

per hour

per hour

per hour

 

$

$

$

School leaver

11.14

12.28

14.62

Plus 1 year out of school

12.28

14.62

17.02

Plus 2 years out of school

14.62

17.02

19.79

Plus 3 years out of school

17.02

19.79

22.65

Plus 4 years out of school

19.79

22.65

 

Plus 5 or more years out of school

22.65

   

(b) Wage Level B

Subject to clauses C.5.2(f) and C.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for a trainee undertaking a part-time AQF Certificate Level I–III traineeship whose training package and AQF certificate levels are allocated to Wage Level B by Appendix C1 are:

 

Highest year of schooling completed

 

Year 10

Year 11

Year 12

 

per hour

per hour

per hour

 

$

$

$

School leaver

11.14

12.28

14.23

Plus 1 year out of school

12.28

14.23

16.36

Plus 2 years out of school

14.23

16.36

19.20

Plus 3 years out of school

16.36

19.20

21.90

Plus 4 years out of school

19.20

21.90

 

Plus 5 or more years out of school

21.90

   

(c) Wage Level C

Subject to clauses C.5.2(f) and C.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for a trainee undertaking a part-time AQF Certificate Level I–III traineeship whose training package and AQF certificate levels are allocated to Wage Level C by Appendix C1 are:

 

Highest year of schooling completed

 

Year 10

Year 11

Year 12

 

per hour

per hour

per hour

 

$

$

$

School leaver

11.14

12.28

14.23

Plus 1 year out of school

12.28

14.23

16.01

Plus 2 years out of school

14.23

16.01

17.88

Plus 3 years out of school

16.01

17.88

19.92

Plus 4 years out of school

17.88

19.92

 

Plus 5 or more years out of school

19.92

   

(d) School-based traineeships

Subject to clauses C.5.2(f) and C.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for a trainee undertaking a school-based AQF Certificate Level I–III traineeship whose training package and AQF certificate levels are allocated to Wage Levels A, B or C by Appendix C1 are as follows when the trainee works ordinary hours:

Year of schooling

Year 11 or lower

Year 12

per hour

per hour

$

$

11.14

12.28

(e) AQF Certificate Level IV traineeships

(f) Calculating the actual minimum wage

C.5.3 Other minimum wage provisions

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

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

C.5.4 Default wage rate

The minimum wage for a trainee undertaking an AQF Certificate Level I–III traineeship whose training package and AQF certificate level are not allocated to a wage level by Appendix C1 is the relevant minimum wage under this schedule for a trainee undertaking an AQF Certificate to Level I–III traineeship whose training package and AQF certificate level are allocated to Wage Level B.

B. This determination comes into operation on 1 July 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 July 2020.

PRESIDENT

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