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FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DETERMINATION


Fair Work Act 2009

s.285—Annual wage review

Annual Wage Review 2021–22
(C2022/1)

METROPOLITAN NEWSPAPERS (SOUTH AUSTRALIA AND TASMANIA) PRINTING AWARD 2015
[MA000130]

Graphic arts

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

MELBOURNE, 28 JUNE 2022

Annual Wage Review 2021–22.

A. Further to the decision issued by the Expert Panel in the Annual Wage Review 2021–22 on 15 June 2022 [[2022] FWCFB 3500], the above award is varied as follows:

1. By deleting the table appearing in clause 20.1 and inserting the following:

Classification

Relativity

Minimum weekly award rate

 

%

$

Production assistant 1

85

852.00

Production assistant 2

92.5

894.00

Publishing operator

98.5

929.20

Printing machinist 1

100

940.90

Pre press operator 1

100

940.90

Printing machinist 2

105

970.40

Pre press operator 2

105

970.40

Printing machinist 3

110

999.60

Printing machinist 4

120

1053.50

2. By deleting the table appearing in clause 20.2(a) and inserting the following:

Classification

Relativity

Award rate

 

%

$

Senior technician

117.4

1040.60

Technician

111.6

1006.70

Tradesmen

100

940.90

Hobart Only

100

940.90

Printing electrician

   

Printing engineer

   

Printing machinist

   

Motor mechanic

   

Adelaide and Hobart

100

940.90

Maintenance tradesperson

   

Compositor / Ad builder

   

Counter stacker operator

86.2

858.70

Motor driver

86.2

858.70

Under wrapper / Wire tyer operator

85

852.00

Marker and/or Label hand

85

852.00

Fork-lift or Crane driver (Adelaide and Hobart)

85

852.00

Proof readers assistant

84

846.40

Other publishing duties not otherwise specified

84

846.40

Not otherwise specified

80

823.60

3. By deleting the amount “$1.20” appearing in clause 21.7(c) and inserting “$1.26”.

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

E.5 Minimum Wages

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

363.40

400.10

475.90

Plus 1 year out of school

400.10

475.90

553.90

Plus 2 years out of school

475.90

553.90

644.50

Plus 3 years out of school

553.90

644.50

738.00

Plus 4 years out of school

644.50

738.00

 

Plus 5 or more years out of school

738.00

   

(b) Wage Level B

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 B by Appendix E1 are:

 

Highest year of schooling completed

 

Year 10

Year 11

Year 12

 

per week

per week

per week

 

$

$

$

School leaver

363.40

400.10

463.80

Plus 1 year out of school

400.10

463.80

533.50

Plus 2 years out of school

463.80

533.50

625.80

Plus 3 years out of school

533.50

625.80

713.70

Plus 4 years out of school

625.80

713.70

 

Plus 5 or more years out of school

713.70

   

(c) Wage Level C

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 C by Appendix E1 are:

 

Highest year of schooling completed

 

Year 10

Year 11

Year 12

 

per week

per week

per week

 

$

$

$

School leaver

363.40

400.10

463.80

Plus 1 year out of school

400.10

463.80

524.50

Plus 2 years out of school

463.80

524.50

586.00

Plus 3 years out of school

524.50

586.00

652.70

Plus 4 years out of school

586.00

652.70

 

Plus 5 or more years out of school

652.70

   

(d) AQF Certificate Level IV traineeships

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

11.95

13.16

15.65

Plus 1 year out of school

13.16

15.65

18.22

Plus 2 years out of school

15.65

18.22

21.20

Plus 3 years out of school

18.22

21.20

24.28

Plus 4 years out of school

21.20

24.28

 

Plus 5 or more years out of school

24.28

   

(b) Wage Level B

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 B by Appendix E1 are:

 

Highest year of schooling completed

 

Year 10

Year 11

Year 12

 

per hour

per hour

per hour

 

$

$

$

School leaver

11.95

13.16

15.26

Plus 1 year out of school

13.16

15.26

17.55

Plus 2 years out of school

15.26

17.55

20.59

Plus 3 years out of school

17.55

20.59

23.48

Plus 4 years out of school

20.59

23.48

 

Plus 5 or more years out of school

23.48

   

(c) Wage Level C

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 C by Appendix E1 are:

 

Highest year of schooling completed

 

Year 10

Year 11

Year 12

 

per hour

per hour

per hour

 

$

$

$

School leaver

11.95

13.16

15.26

Plus 1 year out of school

13.16

15.26

17.25

Plus 2 years out of school

15.26

17.25

19.28

Plus 3 years out of school

17.25

19.28

21.47

Plus 4 years out of school

19.28

21.47

 

Plus 5 or more years out of school

21.47

   

(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

$

$

11.95

13.16

(e) AQF Certificate Level IV traineeships

(f) Calculating the actual minimum wage

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 2022. 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 2022.

PRESIDENT

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