AN120020 – Animal Welfare, Institutional (State) Award
(i) Adult Employees - Subject to the provisions of subclause (ii) of this clause, the minimum rate of pay shall be as set out in Table 1- Wages, of Part B, Monetary Rates.
(ii) Leading Hands - An employee appointed by the employer as a leading hand in charge of other employees shall, in addition to the rates of pay prescribed in subclause (i) of this clause, be paid an amount of not less than that set out in Item 1 of Table 2- Other Rates and Allowances, of Part B.
(iii) Junior Employees - Junior employees shall be paid the appropriate adult rate of pay; provided that the minimum rates for juniors employed at animal shelters shall be the percentages of the adult rate for Animal Attendant as set out in the said Table 1, calculated to the nearest 10 cents. Junior employees so employed by the Society shall not exceed the proportion of four juniors for six adults, or fraction thereof.
(iv) First-Aid - Where an employee is a qualified first-aid attendant and is employed to carry out the duties of such, the employee shall be paid an additional amount of not less than that set out in Item 2 of Table 2, of Part B.
(v) The rates of pay in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case 2005. These adjustments may be offset against:
(i) any equivalent overaward payments; and/or
(ii) award wage increases since 29 May 1991 other than safety net, State Wage Case and minimum rates adjustments.
