MA000157  PR740846
FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DETERMINATION


Fair Work Act 2009

s.285—Annual wage review

Annual Wage Review 2021–22
(C2022/1)

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, 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 12.2(a) and inserting the following:

Level

Weekly rate
$

Wage/Skill Group 1

885.20

Wage/Skill Group 2

906.00

Wage/Skill Group 3

920.30

Wage/Skill Group 4

927.80

Wage/Skill Group 5

942.20

Wage/Skill Group 6

952.40

Wage/Skill Group 7

968.40

Wage/Skill Group 8

981.50

Wage/Skill Group 9

998.90

Wage/Skill Group 10

1036.80

Wage/Skill Group 11

1073.10

2. By deleting the amounts “$5.52” and “$11.40” appearing in clause 12.2(a)(i) and inserting “$5.77” and “$11.92” respectively.

3. By deleting the amounts “$8.01” and “$14.47” appearing in clause 12.2(a)(ii) and inserting “$8.37” and “$15.17” respectively.

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

Grade/ Level

Weekly rate
$

Dental technician level I

982.70

Dental technician level II

1068.10

Foreperson dental technician

1182.90

Dental laboratory manager

1307.70

5. By deleting the amounts “$9.29” and “$22.29” appearing in clause 12.2(b)(i) and inserting “$9.73” and “$23.33” respectively.

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

Grade Level

Weekly rate
$

Dental nurse level I

972.60

Dental nurse level II

993.30

Dental nurse level III

1004.30

Dental nurse level IV

1020.20

Deputy superintending dental nurse

1128.30

Advanced dental technician

1172.40

7. By deleting the amounts “$5.68” and “$11.78” appearing in clause 12.2(d)(i) and inserting “$5.94” and “$12.32” 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

970.40

2nd year of experience after qualification

1022.70

3rd year of experience after qualification

1067.50

4th year of experience after qualification

1123.90

5th year of experience after qualification

1166.90

6th year of experience after qualification

1210.20

Grade 2

 

1st year of experience at this level

1210.20

2nd year of experience at this level

1261.90

3rd year of experience at this level

1311.80

4th year of experience at this level

1366.20

Grade 3

 

1st year of experience at this level

1426.60

2nd year of experience at this level

1467.90

3rd year of experience at this level

1500.40

4th year of experience at this level

1569.20

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

1426.60

Grade 2 as defined

1467.90

Deputy chief G 1 (MIT, NMT & cardiac tech only)

 

1st year of experience at this level

1426.60

2nd year of experience at this level

1467.90

Deputy chief G 2 (MIT, NMT & cardiac tech only)

 

1st year of experience at this level

1467.90

2nd year of experience at this level

1500.40

3rd year of experience at this level

1569.20

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

1426.60

2nd year of experience at this level

1467.90

3rd year of experience at this level

1500.40

Medical record admin chief G 1 and RTT G 2a

 

1st year of experience at this level

1426.60

2nd year of experience at this level

1467.90

Medical record administrator chief G 2

 

1st year of experience at this level

1467.90

2nd year of experience at this level

1500.40

Medical record administrator chief G 3

 

1st year of experience at this level

1569.20

2nd year of experience at this level

1628.90

RTT grade 2(a)

 

1st year of experience at this level

1426.60

2nd year of experience at this level

1467.90

RTT grade 2(b)

 

1st year of experience at this level

1500.40

2nd year of experience at this level

1569.20

RTT grade 2(c)

1628.90

All other Chief G 2 (except Medical Record Administrator, Music Therapist, Research Technologist and Recreation Therapist)

 

1st year of experience at this level

1569.20

2nd year of experience at this level

1628.90

All chief G 3 (except Medical Record Administrator, Music Therapist, Research Technologist, Medical Librarian, Podiatrist, Medical Photographer/Illustrator and Recreation Therapist)

1736.30

All Chief Grade 4 (except Music Therapist, Research Technologist, Medical Librarian, Podiatrist, Medical Photographer/Illustrator, Recreation Therapist and Medical Record Administrator)

1854.60

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

2152.80

RTT grade 5

2233.30

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

882.10

2nd year of experience after qualification

914.60

3rd year of experience after qualification

945.40

4th year of experience after qualification

967.60

5th year of experience after qualification

992.40

6th year of experience after qualification

1017.70

7th year of experience after qualification

1042.50

8th year of experience after qualification

1067.50

Grade 2

 

1st year of experience at this level

1067.50

2nd year of experience at this level

1100.80

3rd year of experience at this level

1133.90

4th year of experience at this level

1165.60

Medical technician/renal dialysis technician

 

1st year of experience

882.10

2nd year of experience

914.60

3rd year of experience

926.90

4th year of experience

939.20

5th year of experience

956.70

6th year of experience

975.30

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

962.10

2nd year of experience

998.00

3rd year of experience

1041.20

4th year of experience

1082.40

5th year of experience

1126.10

6th year of experience

1167.10

7th year of experience

1213.60

Child psychotherapy Level 2

 

1st year of experience

1276.70

2nd year of experience

1291.30

3rd year of experience

1338.90

4th year of experience

1373.60

Child psychotherapy Level 3

 

1st year of experience

1434.20

2nd year of experience

1477.50

3rd year of experience

1522.10

Child psychotherapy Level 4

 

1st year of experience

1572.30

2nd year of experience

1621.00

3rd year of experience

1685.50

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

 

Weekly rate
$

Unqualified

 

1st year of experience

880.10

2nd year of experience

908.50

3rd year of experience and thereafter

940.90

Qualified welfare worker class I

 

1st year of experience

867.00

2nd year of experience

906.80

3rd year of experience

922.90

4th year of experience

948.50

5th year of experience

970.40

6th year of experience

1001.80

7th year of experience and thereafter

1023.00

Class II

 

1st year of experience

970.40

2nd year of experience

1001.80

3rd year of experience

1022.30

4th year of experience and thereafter

1055.70

Class III

 

1st year of experience

1055.70

2nd year of experience

1086.70

3rd year of experience and thereafter

1112.20

Class IV

 

1st year of experience

1137.00

2nd year of experience

1165.10

3rd year of experience

1188.60

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

929.10

2nd year of experience

957.30

3rd year of experience

988.70

4th year of experience

1019.60

Class II(a)

 

1st year of experience

957.30

2nd year of experience

988.70

3rd year of experience

1019.60

4th year of experience

1051.00

5th year of experience

1085.20

6th year of experience

1118.30

7th year of experience

1132.60

8th year of experience

1179.80

9th year of experience

1213.00

10th year of experience

1243.10

Class II(b)

 

1st year of experience

1179.80

2nd year of experience

1213.00

3rd year of experience

1243.10

4th year of experience

1276.20

5th year of experience

1307.20

6th year of experience

1340.60

Class III

 

1st year of experience

1276.20

2nd year of experience

1307.20

3rd year of experience and thereafter

1340.60

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

 

Weekly rate
$

Grade 1 qualified

 

On commencement/appointment

1176.00

2nd year of experience after qualification

1195.10

3rd year of experience after qualification

1216.10

4th year of experience after qualification

1262.70

5th year of experience after qualification

1284.70

6th year of experience after qualification

1306.20

Grade 2

 

1st year of experience at this level

1365.00

2nd year of experience at this level

1392.60

3rd year of experience at this level

1420.40

Grade 3 senior clinician

 

1st year of experience at this level

1489.00

2nd year of experience at this level

1515.90

3rd year of experience at this level

1543.40

Grade 4 principal

 

1st year of experience at this level

1658.20

2nd year of experience at this level

1705.80

3rd year of experience at this level

1753.40

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

946.40

2nd year of experience after qualification

998.70

3rd year of experience after qualification

1043.40

4th year of experience after qualification

1099.80

5th year of experience after qualification

1142.80

6th year of experience after qualification and thereafter

1186.30

Grade II

 

On appointment

1186.30

2nd year after appointment

1237.80

3rd year after appointment

1287.70

4th year after appointment and thereafter

1342.00

Grade III

 

On appointment

1402.40

2nd year after appointment

1444.00

3rd year after appointment

1476.10

4th year after appointment and thereafter

1545.00

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

946.40

2nd year of experience after qualification

998.70

3rd year of experience after qualification

1043.40

4th year of experience after qualification

1099.80

5th year of experience after qualification

1142.80

6th year of experience after qualification and thereafter

1186.30

Grade 2

 

1st year of experience after certification

1237.80

2nd year of experience after certification

1287.70

3rd year of experience after certification

1342.00

4th year of experience after certification

1402.40

5th year of experience after certification

1444.00

6th year of experience after certification

1476.10

7th year of experience after certification and thereafter

1545.00

Grade 3

 

On appointment

1604.80

2nd year after appointment

1678.10

3rd year after appointment and thereafter

1780.30

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

958.10

2nd year of experience after qualification

985.80

3rd year of experience after qualification

1028.20

4th year of experience after qualification

1077.80

5th year of experience after qualification

1135.30

6th year of experience after qualification and thereafter

1189.60

Grade 2

 

1st year

1224.00

2nd year

1256.80

3rd year

1289.40

4th year and thereafter

1321.70

Grade 3

 

1st year

1367.20

2nd year

1407.20

3rd year

1446.80

4th year and thereafter

1484.50

Grade 4

 

1st year

1561.30

2nd year

1607.60

3rd year

1653.90

4th year and thereafter

1700.20

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

946.40

2nd year of experience after qualification

998.70

3rd year of experience after qualification

1043.40

4th year of experience after qualification

1099.80

5th year of experience after qualification

1142.80

6th year of experience after qualification and thereafter

1186.30

Grade II

 

On appointment

1186.30

2nd year after appointment

1237.80

3rd year after appointment

1287.70

4th year after appointment and thereafter

1342.00

Grade III

 

On appointment

1402.40

2nd year after appointment

1444.00

3rd year after appointment

1476.10

4th year after appointment and thereafter

1545.00

Grade IV

 

On appointment and during 2nd year after appointment

1604.80

During 3rd and 4th years after appointment

1678.10

Thereafter

1780.30

Grade V

2145.90

Principal Scientist

1996.00

Deputy Director (Scientist)

1996.00

Director (Scientist)

2209.30

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

998.70

Second year

1043.40

Third year

1099.80

Fourth year

1142.80

Fifth year and thereafter

1186.30

Pharmacist grade 2

 

On appointment

1186.30

Second year

1237.80

Third year

1287.70

Fourth year and thereafter

1342.00

Pharmacist In Charge

 

On appointment

1402.40

2nd year

1444.00

3rd year and thereafter

1476.10

Group 2

1575.20

Group 1B

1604.80

Group 1A

1678.10

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

 

Weekly rate
$

Grade I

 

1st year

933.20

2nd year

968.60

3rd year

1011.40

4th year

1052.00

5th year

1095.40

6th year

1136.00

7th year

1182.00

Grade II

 

1st year

1244.40

2nd year

1275.20

3rd year

1306.10

4th year

1341.10

Grade III

 

1st year

1400.70

2nd year

1447.80

3rd year

1487.80

Grade IV

 

1st year

1548.10

2nd year

1596.70

3rd year

1661.50

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

 

Per week
$

In their second year

8.84

In their third year

30.69

In their fourth year

52.90

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

 

Per week
$

In their first year

86.90

In their second year

110.84

In their third year

135.02

In their fourth year

160.24

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

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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