AN150039 – Clerks' (South Australia) Award

SCHEDULE 2. WAGES
OPDATE 15:07:2005 1st pp on or after

This Schedule shall operate from the first full pay period commencing on or after 15th July, 2005.

1.1 RATES OF PAY

1.1.1 The wage relativities in this Award have been established via the structural efficiency and minimum rates adjustment processes in accordance with the September 1989 State Wage Case Decision (Print I. 69 / 1989).

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

1.1.2.1 Service in respect to this schedule means any adult service as a clerk within the industry of clerks. The following minimum rates of pay shall apply:

1.1.3 Adults

	Award Rate Per Week	Casual Hourly Rate
	$	$
Level 1 (as defined)
1st year of service	538.70	17.01
2nd year of service	551.20	17.41
3rd and subsequent years of service	563.70	17.80
Level 2 (as defined)
1st year of service	567.90	17.93
2nd and subsequent years of service	578.20	18.26
Level 3 (as defined)
1st year of service	599.10	18.92
2nd and subsequent years of service	619.90	19.58
Level 4 (as defined)
1st year of service	638.80	20.17
2nd and subsequent years of service	659.60	20.83
Level 5 (as defined)
1st year of service	680.50	21.49
2nd and subsequent years of service	701.40	22.15

1.1.4 Juniors

Level 1 (as defined)

The following rates of pay are based on a percentage of the 1st year of service of the Level 1 rate of pay.

		Award Rate Per Week	Casual Hourly Rate
		$	$
	%
At 16 years and under	50	269.40	8.51
At 17 years of age	60	323.20	10.21
At 18 years of age	70	377.10	11.91
At 19 years of age	80	431.00	13.61
At 20 years of age	90	484.80	15.31

Level 2 (as defined)

The following rates of pay are based on a percentage of the 1st year of service of the Level 2 rate of pay.

		Award Rate Per Week	Casual Hourly Rate
		$	$
	%
At 16 years and under	50	284.00	8.97
At 17 years of age	60	340.70	10.76
At 18 years of age	70	397.50	12.55
At 19 years of age	80	454.30	14.35
At 20 years of age	90	511.10	16.14

1.1.5 In calculating the abovementioned weekly rates, the amount must be taken to the nearest 10 cents, less than 5 cents to be disregarded, 5 cents or more to go to the highest multiple.

1.1.6 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.

1.1.7 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.