AN140052 – Cafe Restaurant and Catering Award - State (Excluding South-East Queensland) 2003.

5.2 CLASSIFICATIONS AND WAGE RATES

5.2.1 Adult employees

The minimum rates of wages payable to the following classes of employees in the Southern Division (Eastern District) shall be:

Classification		Excess Payment	Total Wage Rate
		Per Week	Per Week
			As from 1/9/05
		$	$
1.	Kitchenhand	6.00	490.40
2.	Bar Attendant		500.30
	Drink Waiter/Waitress		500.30
	Food Waiter/Waitress		500.30
	Receptionist		500.30
	Cashier		500.30
	Singlehand Cook	2.10	502.10
	Other Cook		500.30
3.			507.60
4.	Head Waiter		520.00
5.	Qualified Cook		530.20
6.	Second Cook		541.60
7.	Chef or Chief Cook		557.40
Persons not otherwise provided for			490.40
Introductory Level			484.40

The rates of pay in this Award are intended to include the arbitrated wage adjustment payable under the 1 September 2005 Declaration of General Ruling and earlier Safety Net Adjustments and arbitrated wage adjustments. [Disputed cases are to be referred to the Vice President.] This arbitrated wage adjustment may be offset against any equivalent amount in rates of pay received by employees whose wages and conditions of employment are regulated by this Award which are above the wage rates prescribed in the Award. Such payments include wages payable pursuant to certified agreements, currently operating enterprise flexibility agreements, Queensland workplace agreements, award amendments to give effect to enterprise agreements and overaward arrangements. Absorption which is contrary to the terms of an agreement is not required.

Increases made under previous State Wage Cases or under the current Statement of Policy, excepting those resulting from enterprise agreements, are not to be used to offset arbitrated wage adjustments.

5.2.2 Junior rates

The minimum rates of wages payable to Junior Employees as defined shall be calculated as follows:

	Of the Minimum
	Adult Rate for the
	Respective Division
	and/or District
	%
Under 17 years of age	55
17 and under 18 years of age	65
18 and under 19 years of age	75
19 and under 20 years of age	85

And thereafter at the appropriate rate prescribed for adults in the class of work being performed.

(a) Junior rates shall be calculated in multiples of 10 cents with any result of 5 cents or more being taken to the next highest 10 cent multiple.

(b) Any employee aged 18 or 19 years who is engaged to dispense and/or mix and/or sell alcoholic beverages shall be paid at a minimum rate of $447.30 per week in the case of full-time employees and in the case of casual and part-time employees at the appropriate hourly rate on the weekly rate in clause 5.2.1.