AN170042 – Hairdressing, Health and Beauty Industry Award

2. WAGE RATES

(a) Hairdressing

(i) An employee shall be paid the weekly wage rate assigned to the job classification as set out below.

	Base Rate Relativity	Base Rate	Safety Net Adjustment	Weekly Wage Rate
	%	$	$	$
Salon Assistant	85	354.60	159.00	513.60
Salon Co-ordinator	92	384.10	159.00	543.10
Hairdresser Level 1	100	417.20	161.00	578.20
Hairdresser Level 2	105	438.10	161.00	599.10
Hairdresser Level 3	110	458.90	161.00	619.90

(ii) Trainee Hairdresser

(1) A Trainee hairdresser is a person undergoing an apprenticeship under a training agreement in accordance with the requirements of the Vocational Education and Training Act 1994.

(2) A Trainee hairdresser will be paid a percentage of the weekly wage rate of a Hairdresser Level 1 prescribed under Clause 2 – Wage Rates, subclause (a) – Hairdressing, of this Part.

Period of Training	%
First Year	42
Second Year	55
Third Year	75
Fourth Year	90

(3) The weekly wage rates will be calculated to the nearest 10 cents.

(4) Equipment allowances prescribed in Clause 8 – Allowances, subclause (a) – Equipment Allowance, of this Part, shall be paid to Trainee Hairdressers where tools are not provided by the employer.

(iii) Juniors

(1) Junior Salon Co-ordinators will be paid a percentage of the weekly wage rate for a Salon Co-ordinator prescribed in Clause 2 – Wage rates, subclause (a) – Hairdressing, of this Part, based on the age of the employee.

Age	%
Under 17 years of age	54
17 years of age	60
18 years of age	73
19 years of age	86
20 years of age	90

(2) Junior Salon Assistants will be paid a percentage of the weekly wage rate for a Salon Assistant prescribed in Clause 2 – Wage Rates, subclause (a) – Hairdressing, of this Part, based on the age of the employee.

Age	%
Under 17 years of age	54
17 years of age	60
18 years of age	73
19 years of age	86
20 years of age	90

(3) Wage rates will be calculated to the nearest 10 cents.

(b) Health and Beauty

(i) An employee shall be paid the weekly wage rate assigned to the job classification as set out below.

	Base Rate Relativity	Base Rate	Safety Net Adjustment	Weekly Wage Rate
	%	$	$	$
Beauty Consultant	85	354.60	159.00	513.60
Salon Co-ordinator	92	384.10	159.00	543.10
Beautician	100	417.20	161.00	578.20
Beauty Therapist Level 1	105	438.10	161.00	599.10
Beauty Therapist Level 2	110	458.90	161.00	619.90

(ii) Trainee Beauty Therapist

(1) A Trainee Beauty Therapist is a person undergoing an apprenticeship under a training agreement in accordance with the requirements of the Vocational Education and Training Act 1994.

(2) A Trainee Beauty Therapist will be paid a percentage of the weekly wage rate of a Beautician prescribed under Clause 2 – Wage Rates, subclause (b) – Health and Beauty, of this Part, according to the following schedule:

Period of Training	%
First year	42
Second year	55
Third year	75
Fourth year	90

(3) The weekly wage rates will be calculated to the nearest 10 cents.

(4) Equipment allowances prescribed in Clause 8 – Allowances, subclause (a) – Equipment Allowance, of this Part, shall be paid to Trainee Beauty Therapists where tools are not provided by the employer.

(5) The proportionate number of trainees that may be employed, the conditions of traineeship, shall be as prescribed by the Tasmanian State Training Authority.

(iii) Juniors

(1) Junior Salon Co-ordinators will be paid a percentage of the weekly wage rate for a Salon Co-ordinator prescribed in Clause 2 – Wage rates, subclause (b) – Health and Beauty, of this Part, based on the age of the employee.

Age	%
Under 17 years of age	54
17 years of age	60
18 years of age	73
19 years of age	86
20 years of age	90

(2) Wage rates will be calculated to the nearest 10 cents.