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FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DETERMINATION


Fair Work Act 2009

s.285—Annual wage review

Annual Wage Review 2020–21
(C2021/1)

PRINTING INDUSTRY – HERALD & WEEKLY TIMES – PRODUCTION AWARD 2015
[MA000126]

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

MELBOURNE, 25 JUNE 2021

Annual Wage Review 2020–21.

A. Further to the decision issued by the Expert Panel in the Annual Wage Review
2020–21 on 16 June 2021 [[2021] FWCFB 3500], the above award is varied as follows:

1. By deleting the table appearing in clause 16.1(a) and inserting the following:

Classification

Minimum Weekly Award Rate

 

$

Production Assistant 1

789.40

Production Assistant 2

844.50

Publishing Operator

888.30

Printing Machinist 1

899.50

Pre Press Operator 1

899.50

Printing Machinist 2

936.00

Pre Press Operator 2

936.00

Printing Machinist 3

972.80

Printing Machinist 4

1039.60

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

347.10

382.20

455.30

Plus 1 year out of school

382.20

455.30

529.90

Plus 2 years out of school

455.30

529.90

616.60

Plus 3 years out of school

529.90

616.60

706.00

Plus 4 years out of school

616.60

706.00

 

Plus 5 or more years out of school

706.00

   

(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

347.10

382.20

443.00

Plus 1 year out of school

382.20

443.00

509.60

Plus 2 years out of school

443.00

509.60

597.70

Plus 3 years out of school

509.60

597.70

681.70

Plus 4 years out of school

597.70

681.70

 

Plus 5 or more years out of school

681.70

   

(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

347.10

382.20

443.00

Plus 1 year out of school

382.20

443.00

498.80

Plus 2 years out of school

443.00

498.80

557.30

Plus 3 years out of school

498.80

557.30

620.70

Plus 4 years out of school

557.30

620.70

 

Plus 5 or more years out of school

620.70

   

(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

11.42

12.59

14.99

Plus 1 year out of school

12.59

14.99

17.45

Plus 2 years out of school

14.99

17.45

20.28

Plus 3 years out of school

17.45

20.28

23.22

Plus 4 years out of school

20.28

23.22

 

Plus 5 or more years out of school

23.22

   

(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

11.42

12.59

14.59

Plus 1 year out of school

12.59

14.59

16.77

Plus 2 years out of school

14.59

16.77

19.68

Plus 3 years out of school

16.77

19.68

22.45

Plus 4 years out of school

19.68

22.45

 

Plus 5 or more years out of school

22.45

   

(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

11.42

12.59

14.59

Plus 1 year out of school

12.59

14.59

16.41

Plus 2 years out of school

14.59

16.41

18.33

Plus 3 years out of school

16.41

18.33

20.42

Plus 4 years out of school

18.33

20.42

 

Plus 5 or more years out of school

20.42

   

(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

$

$

11.42

12.59

(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 2021. 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 2021.

PRESIDENT

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