AN150130 – Retail Industry (South Australia) Award

CLAUSE 5.9 STATE MINIMUM AWARD WAGE

5.9.1 The State Minimum Award Wage

No employee will be paid less than the State Minimum Award Wage.

5.9.2 Amount of State Adult Minimum Award Wage

5.9.2.1 The State Minimum Award Wage for full-time adult employees not covered by clause 5.9.4 (special categories clause), is $484.40 per week.

5.9.2.2 Adults employed under a supported wage clause will continue to be entitled to receive the wage rate determined under that clause. Provided that such employees must not be paid less than the amount determined by applying the percentage in the supported wage clause applicable to the employee concerned to the amount of the minimum award wage specified in clause 5.9.2.1.

5.9.2.3 Adults employed as part-time or casual employees continue to be entitled to receive the wage rate determined under the casual and part-time clauses of the Award. Provided that such employees must not be paid less than pro rata the minimum award wage specified in clause 5.9.2.1 according to the number of hours worked.

5.9.3 How the State Minimum Award Wage applies to juniors

5.9.3.1 The wage rates provided for juniors by this Award continue to apply unless the amount determined under clause 5.9.3.2 is greater.

5.9.3.2 The State minimum award wage for an employee to whom a junior rate of pay applies is determined by applying the percentage in the junior wage rates clause applicable to the employee concerned to the relevant amount in clause 5.9.2

5.9.4 Application of Minimum Wage to special categories of employee

5.9.4.1 Due to the existing applicable award wage rates being greater than the relevant proportionate State minimum award wage, this clause has no application to employees undertaking a National Training Wage Traineeship, an Australian Traineeship, a Career Start Traineeship, a Job skills placement or an apprenticeship.

5.9.4.2 (Leave reserved for other special categories)

5.9.5 Application of State Minimum Award Wage to Award rates calculation

5.9.5.1 The State Minimum Award Wage:

5.9.5.1(a) Applies to all work in ordinary hours

5.9.5.1(b) Applies to the calculation of overtime and all other penalty rates, superannuation, payments during personal leave, long service leave and annual leave, and for all other purposes of this award; and

5.9.5.1(c) Is inclusive of the arbitrated safety net adjustment provided by the State Wage Case July 2005 and all previous safety net and state wage adjustments.