MA000157 PR729421

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DETERMINATION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.285—Annual wage review

Annual Wage Review 2020–21
(C2021/1)

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, MEDICAL SCIENTISTS AND SUPPORT SERVICES (VICTORIA) STATE REFERENCE PUBLIC SECTOR MODERN AWARD 2018
[MA000157]


Health and welfare services
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 12.2(a) and inserting the following:

Level	Weekly rate $
Wage/Skill Group 1	845.20
Wage/Skill Group 2	866.00
Wage/Skill Group 3	879.80
Wage/Skill Group 4	887.00
Wage/Skill Group 5	900.80
Wage/Skill Group 6	910.50
Wage/Skill Group 7	925.80
Wage/Skill Group 8	938.30
Wage/Skill Group 9	955.00
Wage/Skill Group 10	991.20
Wage/Skill Group 11	1025.90

2. By deleting the amounts “$5.39” and “$11.12” appearing in clause 12.2(a)(i) and inserting “$5.52” and “$11.40” respectively.

3. By deleting the amounts “$7.81” and “$14.12” appearing in clause 12.2(a)(ii) and inserting “$8.01” and “$14.47” respectively.

4. By deleting the table appearing in clause 12.2(b) and inserting the following:

Grade/ Level	Weekly rate $
Dental technician level I	939.50
Dental technician level II	1021.10
Foreperson dental technician	1130.90
Dental laboratory manager	1250.20

5. By deleting the amounts “$9.06” and “$21.75” appearing in clause 12.2(b)(i) and inserting “$9.29” and “$22.29” respectively.

6. By deleting the table appearing in clause 12.2(d) and inserting the following:

Grade Level	Weekly rate $
Dental nurse level I	929.80
Dental nurse level II	949.60
Dental nurse level III	960.10
Dental nurse level IV	975.30
Deputy superintending dental nurse	1078.70
Advanced dental technician	1120.80

7. By deleting the amounts “$5.54” and “$11.49” appearing in clause 12.2(d)(i) and inserting “$5.68” and “$11.78” respectively.

8. By deleting the table appearing in clause 12.3(b) and inserting the following:

UG1 classifications	Weekly rate $
1st year of experience after qualification	927.70
2nd year of experience after qualification	977.70
3rd year of experience after qualification	1020.60
4th year of experience after qualification	1074.50
5th year of experience after qualification	1115.60
6th year of experience after qualification	1157.00
Grade 2
1st year of experience at this level	1157.00
2nd year of experience at this level	1206.40
3rd year of experience at this level	1254.10
4th year of experience at this level	1306.10
Grade 3
1st year of experience at this level	1363.90
2nd year of experience at this level	1403.30
3rd year of experience at this level	1434.40
4th year of experience at this level	1500.20

9. By deleting the table appearing in clause 12.3(c) and inserting the following:

	Weekly rate $
Deputy chief medical record administrator
Grade 1 as defined	1363.90
Grade 2 as defined	1403.30
Deputy chief G 1 (MIT, NMT & cardiac tech only)
1st year of experience at this level	1363.90
2nd year of experience at this level	1403.30
Deputy chief G 2 (MIT, NMT & cardiac tech only)
1st year of experience at this level	1403.30
2nd year of experience at this level	1434.40
3rd year of experience at this level	1500.20
All other Chief G 1 (except Medical Record Administrator Chief Grade 1, Recreation Therapist, Music Therapist and Research Technologist) and all other Deputy Chief (except Music Therapist, Research Technologist, Medical Librarian and Recreation Therapist)
1st year of experience at this level	1363.90
2nd year of experience at this level	1403.30
3rd year of experience at this level	1434.40
Medical record admin chief G 1 and RTT G 2a
1st year of experience at this level	1363.90
2nd year of experience at this level	1403.30
Medical record administrator chief G 2
1st year of experience at this level	1403.30
2nd year of experience at this level	1434.40
Medical record administrator chief G 3
1st year of experience at this level	1500.20
2nd year of experience at this level	1557.30
RTT grade 2(a)
1st year of experience at this level	1363.90
2nd year of experience at this level	1403.30
RTT grade 2(b)
1st year of experience at this level	1434.40
2nd year of experience at this level	1500.20
RTT grade 2(c)	1557.30
All other Chief G 2 (except Medical Record Administrator, Music Therapist, Research Technologist and Recreation Therapist)
1st year of experience at this level	1500.20
2nd year of experience at this level	1557.30
All chief G 3 (except Medical Record Administrator, Music Therapist, Research Technologist, Medical Librarian, Podiatrist, Medical Photographer/Illustrator and Recreation Therapist)	1659.90
All Chief Grade 4 (except Music Therapist, Research Technologist, Medical Librarian, Podiatrist, Medical Photographer/Illustrator, Recreation Therapist and Medical Record Administrator)	1773.00
All Chief G 5 (except Music Therapist, Research Technologist, Medical Librarian, Podiatrist, Medical Photographer/Illustrator, Nuclear Medicine Technologist, Speech Pathologist, Recreation Therapist, Medical Record Administrator and Orthoptist) and RTT G 4	2058.10
RTT grade 5	2135.10

10. By deleting the table appearing in clause 12.3(d) and inserting the following:

	Weekly rate $
Grade 1 qualified
1st year of experience after qualification	842.10
2nd year of experience after qualification	874.40
3rd year of experience after qualification	903.80
4th year of experience after qualification	925.00
5th year of experience after qualification	948.80
6th year of experience after qualification	972.90
7th year of experience after qualification	996.70
8th year of experience after qualification	1020.60
Grade 2
1st year of experience at this level	1020.60
2nd year of experience at this level	1052.40
3rd year of experience at this level	1084.00
4th year of experience at this level	1114.30
Medical technician/renal dialysis technician
1st year of experience	842.10
2nd year of experience	874.40
3rd year of experience	886.10
4th year of experience	897.90
5th year of experience	914.60
6th year of experience	932.40

11. By deleting the table appearing in clause 12.3(e) and inserting the following:

	Weekly rate $
Child psychotherapy Level 1
1st year of experience	919.80
2nd year of experience	954.10
3rd year of experience	995.40
4th year of experience	1034.80
5th year of experience	1076.60
6th year of experience	1115.80
7th year of experience	1160.20
Child psychotherapy Level 2
1st year of experience	1220.60
2nd year of experience	1234.50
3rd year of experience	1280.00
4th year of experience	1313.20
Child psychotherapy Level 3
1st year of experience	1371.10
2nd year of experience	1412.50
3rd year of experience	1455.20
Child psychotherapy Level 4
1st year of experience	1503.20
2nd year of experience	1549.70
3rd year of experience	1611.40

12. By deleting the table appearing in clause 12.3(f) and inserting the following:

	Weekly rate $
Unqualified
1st year of experience	840.10
2nd year of experience	868.50
3rd year of experience and thereafter	899.50
Qualified welfare worker class I
1st year of experience	827.00
2nd year of experience	866.80
3rd year of experience	882.30
4th year of experience	906.80
5th year of experience	927.70
6th year of experience	957.70
7th year of experience and thereafter	978.00
Class II
1st year of experience	927.70
2nd year of experience	957.70
3rd year of experience	977.30
4th year of experience and thereafter	1009.30
Class III
1st year of experience	1009.30
2nd year of experience	1038.90
3rd year of experience and thereafter	1063.30
Class IV
1st year of experience	1087.00
2nd year of experience	1113.90
3rd year of experience	1136.30

13. By deleting the table appearing in clause 12.3(g) and inserting the following:

	Weekly rate $
Community development workers Class I
1st year of experience	888.20
2nd year of experience	915.20
3rd year of experience	945.20
4th year of experience	974.80
Class II(a)
1st year of experience	915.20
2nd year of experience	945.20
3rd year of experience	974.80
4th year of experience	1004.80
5th year of experience	1037.50
6th year of experience	1069.10
7th year of experience	1082.80
8th year of experience	1127.90
9th year of experience	1159.70
10th year of experience	1188.40
Class II(b)
1st year of experience	1127.90
2nd year of experience	1159.70
3rd year of experience	1188.40
4th year of experience	1220.10
5th year of experience	1249.70
6th year of experience	1281.60
Class III
1st year of experience	1220.10
2nd year of experience	1249.70
3rd year of experience and thereafter	1281.60

14. By deleting the table appearing in clause 12.3(h) and inserting the following:

	Weekly rate $
Grade 1 qualified
On commencement/appointment	1124.30
2nd year of experience after qualification	1142.50
3rd year of experience after qualification	1162.60
4th year of experience after qualification	1207.20
5th year of experience after qualification	1228.20
6th year of experience after qualification	1248.80
Grade 2
1st year of experience at this level	1305.00
2nd year of experience at this level	1331.40
3rd year of experience at this level	1357.90
Grade 3 senior clinician
1st year of experience at this level	1423.50
2nd year of experience at this level	1449.20
3rd year of experience at this level	1475.50
Grade 4 principal
1st year of experience at this level	1585.30
2nd year of experience at this level	1630.80
3rd year of experience at this level	1676.30

15. By deleting the table appearing in clause 12.4(b) and inserting the following:

	Weekly rate $
Grade I
1st year of experience after qualification	904.80
2nd year of experience after qualification	954.80
3rd year of experience after qualification	997.50
4th year of experience after qualification	1051.40
5th year of experience after qualification	1092.50
6th year of experience after qualification and thereafter	1134.10
Grade II
On appointment	1134.10
2nd year after appointment	1183.40
3rd year after appointment	1231.10
4th year after appointment and thereafter	1283.00
Grade III
On appointment	1340.70
2nd year after appointment	1380.50
3rd year after appointment	1411.20
4th year after appointment and thereafter	1477.10

16. By deleting the table appearing in clause 12.4(c) and inserting the following:

	Weekly rate $
Grade 1
1st year of experience after qualification	904.80
2nd year of experience after qualification	954.80
3rd year of experience after qualification	997.50
4th year of experience after qualification	1051.40
5th year of experience after qualification	1092.50
6th year of experience after qualification and thereafter	1134.10
Grade 2
1st year of experience after certification	1183.40
2nd year of experience after certification	1231.10
3rd year of experience after certification	1283.00
4th year of experience after certification	1340.70
5th year of experience after certification	1380.50
6th year of experience after certification	1411.20
7th year of experience after certification and thereafter	1477.10
Grade 3
On appointment	1534.20
2nd year after appointment	1604.30
3rd year after appointment and thereafter	1702.00

17. By deleting the table appearing in clause 12.4(d) and inserting the following:

	Weekly rate $
Grade 1
1st year of experience after qualification	916.00
2nd year of experience after qualification	942.40
3rd year of experience after qualification	983.00
4th year of experience after qualification	1030.40
5th year of experience after qualification	1085.40
6th year of experience after qualification and thereafter	1137.30
Grade 2
1st year	1170.20
2nd year	1201.50
3rd year	1232.70
4th year and thereafter	1263.60
Grade 3
1st year	1307.10
2nd year	1345.30
3rd year	1383.20
4th year and thereafter	1419.20
Grade 4
1st year	1492.60
2nd year	1536.90
3rd year	1581.20
4th year and thereafter	1625.40

18. By deleting the table appearing in clause 12.4(e) and inserting the following:

	Weekly rate $
Grade I
1st year of experience after qualification	904.80
2nd year of experience after qualification	954.80
3rd year of experience after qualification	997.50
4th year of experience after qualification	1051.40
5th year of experience after qualification	1092.50
6th year of experience after qualification and thereafter	1134.10
Grade II
On appointment	1134.10
2nd year after appointment	1183.40
3rd year after appointment	1231.10
4th year after appointment and thereafter	1283.00
Grade III
On appointment	1340.70
2nd year after appointment	1380.50
3rd year after appointment	1411.20
4th year after appointment and thereafter	1477.10
Grade IV
On appointment and during 2nd year after appointment	1534.20
During 3rd and 4th years after appointment	1604.30
Thereafter	1702.00
Grade V	2051.50
Principal Scientist	1908.20
Deputy Director (Scientist)	1908.20
Director (Scientist)	2112.10

19. By deleting the table appearing in clause 12.4(f) and inserting the following:

	Weekly rate $
Grade I
First year of experience after registration	954.80
Second year	997.50
Third year	1051.40
Fourth year	1092.50
Fifth year and thereafter	1134.10
Pharmacist grade 2
On appointment	1134.10
Second year	1183.40
Third year	1231.10
Fourth year and thereafter	1283.00
Pharmacist In Charge
On appointment	1340.70
2nd year	1380.50
3rd year and thereafter	1411.20
Group 2	1505.90
Group 1B	1534.20
Group 1A	1604.30

20. By deleting the table appearing in clause 12.4(g) and inserting the following:

	Weekly rate $
Grade I
1st year	892.20
2nd year	926.00
3rd year	966.90
4th year	1005.70
5th year	1047.20
6th year	1086.00
7th year	1130.00
Grade II
1st year	1189.70
2nd year	1219.10
3rd year	1248.70
4th year	1282.10
Grade III
1st year	1339.10
2nd year	1384.10
3rd year	1422.40
Grade IV
1st year	1480.00
2nd year	1526.50
3rd year	1588.40

21. By deleting the table appearing in clause 13.8(b) and inserting the following:

	Per week $
In their second year	8.45
In their third year	29.34
In their fourth year	50.57

22. By deleting the table appearing in clause 13.8(c) and inserting the following:

	Per week $
In their first year	83.08
In their second year	105.97
In their third year	129.08
In their fourth year	153.19

23. By deleting clause E.5 and inserting the following:

E.5.1 Minimum wages for full-time traineeships

(a) Wage Level A

Subject to clause E.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 E1 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


	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


	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

(i) Subject to clause E.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for a trainee undertaking a full-time AQF Certificate Level IV traineeship are the minimum wages for the relevant full-time AQF Certificate Level III traineeship with the addition of 3.8% to those minimum wages.
(ii) Subject to clause E.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for an adult trainee undertaking a full-time AQF Certificate Level IV traineeship are as follows, provided that the relevant wage level is that for the relevant AQF Certificate Level III traineeship:

Wage level	First year of traineeship	Second and subsequent years of traineeship
	per week	per week
	$	$
Wage Level A	733.40	761.80
Wage Level B	707.60	734.60
Wage Level C	643.90	668.20

E.5.2 Minimum wages for part-time traineeships

(a) Wage Level A

Subject to clauses E.5.2(f) and E.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 E1 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


	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


	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 E.5.2(f) and E.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 E1 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

(i) Subject to clauses E.5.2(f) and E.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for a trainee undertaking a part-time AQF Certificate Level IV traineeship are the minimum wages for the relevant part-time AQF Certificate Level III traineeship with the addition of 3.8% to those minimum wages.
(ii) Subject to clauses E.5.2(f) and E.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for an adult trainee undertaking a part-time AQF Certificate Level IV traineeship are as follows, provided that the relevant wage level is that for the relevant AQF Certificate Level III traineeship:

Wage level	First year of traineeship	Second and subsequent years of traineeship
	per hour	per hour
	$	$
Wage Level A	24.11	25.06
Wage Level B	23.25	24.15
Wage Level C	21.19	21.99

(f) Calculating the actual minimum wage

(i) Where the full-time ordinary hours of work are not 38 or an average of 38 per week, the appropriate hourly minimum wage is obtained by multiplying the relevant minimum wage in clauses E.5.2(a)–(e) of this schedule by 38 and then dividing the figure obtained by the full-time ordinary hours of work per week.
(ii) Where the approved training for a part-time traineeship is provided fully off-the-job by a registered training organisation, for example at school or at TAFE, the relevant minimum wage in clauses E.5.2(a)–(e) of this schedule applies to each ordinary hour worked by the trainee.
(iii) Where the approved training for a part-time traineeship is undertaken solely on-the-job or partly on-the-job and partly off-the-job, the relevant minimum wage in clauses E.5.2(a)–(e) of this schedule minus 20% applies to each ordinary hour worked by the trainee.

E.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.

E.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 E1 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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