AN120118 – Charitable, Aged and Disability Care Services (State) Award
(i) Contracted Apprentice means an employee who is serving a period of training under a training contract for the purpose of rendering him/her fit to be a qualified worker in the industry. Apprentices may be contracted to an organisation as Cooks or Gardeners.
(ii) Apprenticeship means an apprenticeship established under Division 3 of Part 2 of the Apprenticeship and Traineeship Act 2001.
(iii) The minimum rates of wages for apprentice cooks shall be the following percentages of the rate applicable to the classification of Care Service Employee Grade 3 as varied from time to time:
First year |
60% |
Second year |
82.5% |
Third year |
92.5%. |
(iv) The minimum rates of wages for apprentice gardeners shall be the following percentages of the rate applicable for the classification of a Care Service Employee Grade 3 as varied from time to time:
First year |
50% |
Second year |
60% |
Third year |
80% |
Fourth year |
90%. |
(v) Apprentices attending college for training shall be entitled to fares to and from home to college.
(vi) An apprentice who obtains and hands to his/her employer a certificate or statement of having passed his/her first year technical college examination and in respect of whom a satisfactory report as to conduct, punctuality and progress is furnished shall be paid an allowance of the amount in Item 23 of Table 2 of Part B, Monetary Rates per week in addition to the rates prescribed in the ensuing twelve months, plus an additional allowance of the amount in Item 23 of Table 2, Part B, Monetary Rates per week if he/she passes each subsequent year.
(vii) The ordinary hours of work for apprentices shall be as prescribed in clause 7-Hours. No apprentice shall be permitted or required to perform work, which would prevent the apprentice from attending classes at TAFE.
