AN150038 – Clerks (Retail Industry) Award

SCHEDULE 2 - WAGE RATES
OPDATE 15:07:2005 1st pp on or after

The wages in this Schedule shall operate on and from the first full pay period commencing on or after 15 July, 2005.

CLAUSE S2.1 RATES OF PAY

S2.1.1 The wage relativities in this Award have been established via the structural efficiency and minimum rates adjustment process in accordance with the September 1989 State Wage Case Decision [Print I.69/1998].

S2.1.2 The following provisions will apply in calculating years of adult service for the purpose of this Schedule.

S2.1.2.1 Service in respect to this Schedule, means any adult service as a clerk within the industry of clerks.

S2.1.3 The following minimum rates of pay will apply:

S2.1.3.1 Adult Employees

	Award rate per week
	$
Class 1
1st year of service	543.40
2nd year of service	553.70
3rd and subsequent year of service	564.10
Class 2
1st year of service	567.90
2nd and subsequent year of service	578.20
Class 3
1st year of service	599.10
2nd and subsequent year of service	619.90
Class 4
1st year of service	630.40
2nd and subsequent year of service	651.30
Class 5
1st year of service	669.20
2nd and subsequent year of service	690.10

S2.1.3.2 Junior Employees

The rates of pay below are based on a percentage of the base rate for an adult Clerical Officer Class 1 in the 1st year of adult service.

	%	Award rate per week
		$
16 years of age and under	(50%)	271.70
17 years of age	(60%)	326.00
18 years of age	(70%)	380.40
19 years of age	(80%)	434.70
20 years of age	(90%)	489.10

S2.1.3.3 Junior Employees

The rates of pay below are based on a percentage of the base rate for an adult Clerical Officer Class 2 in the 1st year of adult service.

	%	Award rate per week
		$
16 years of age and under	(50%)	284.00
17 years of age	(60%)	340.70
18 years of age	(70%)	397.50
19 years of age	(80%)	454.30
20 years of age	(90%)	511.10

S2.1.4 In calculating the Award rates per week in subclause S2.1.3 the amount will be taken to the nearest 10 cents less than 5 cents to be disregarded, 5 cents or more go to the highest multiple.

CLAUSE S2.2 ABSORPTION OF SAFETY NET ADJUSTMENTS

S2.2.1 The rates of pay in this award include the arbitrated safety net adjustment payable under the State Wage Case July 2005. This arbitrated safety net 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 above award payments include wages payable pursuant to enterprise agreements, certified agreements, currently operating enterprise flexibility agreements, Australian workplace agreements, award variations to give effect to enterprise agreements and over award arrangements. Absorption which is contrary to the terms of an agreement is not required.

Increases made under previous State Wage Case principles or under the current Declaration, excepting those resulting from enterprise agreements, or award variations to give effect to enterprise agreements, are not to be used to offset arbitrated safety net adjustments.

S2.2.2 The rates of pay in this award also contain safety net wage adjustments as determined by previous State Wage Case decisions. The absorption arrangements applying in relation to those adjustments continue to apply.