AP806313CRV - National Fast Food Retail Award 2000
PART 5 - WAGES AND RELATED MATTERS
15. CLASSIFICATION - WAGE GROUP
15.1 New South Wales
15.1.1 Adults
The minimum rates of pay shall be the rate of pay prescribed for the wage group in 15.1.2. and 15.2.
Classification |
Group no. | |
(Table 1) | ||
15.1.1(a) |
Shop assistants, demonstrators, employees driving a forklift or using mechanical equipment as required, ticket writers, reserve stock hands, employees delivering goods (other than newspapers and the like) by bicycle or tricycle, employees engaged in the cooking or the preparation of provisions for sale in the shop of the employer, cashiers, employees engaged in the installation (other than installation requiring trade skill) servicing, stocking, collection of money from, and preparation of commodities for sale in automatic vending devices, employees engaged in the pre-packing, weighing, pricing of fruit and/or vegetables on the shop premises. |
1 |
15.1.1(b) |
Shop assistants in charge of a shop or a department in a shop not being a shop assistant temporarily in charge during the absence of persons ordinarily in charge of the shop or department but including employees employed as relieving shop assistants in charge of a shop: |
|
without the duty of buying. |
2 | |
15.1.1(c) |
Employees in charge of a motor and/or horse drawn vehicle selling stock carried on the vehicle products of a kind which usually are sold by confection/take away food shops. |
3 |
15.1.1(d) |
Branch Supervisor |
4 |
15.1.2 Wages - NSW
[15.1.2 varied by PR904817 PR918664 PR932938 substituted PR947611; PR959267 ppc 23Jun05 (from 01Aug05 for Victoria employers bound to apply the terms of this award by PR957912)]
Group no.
Description
Total rate per week
$
1
Shop Assistants, Demonstrators, etc.
542.80
4
Branch Supervisor
553.60
2
Shop Assistants in charge:
(i) without the duty of buying:
in charge of from nil to four assistants;
553.70
in charge of from five to twelve assistants;
562.10
in charge of from thirteen to 25 assistants;
572.70
in charge of over 25 assistants;
580.50
(ii) with the duty of buying:
in charge of from nil to four assistants;
555.20
in charge of from 5 to 12 assistants;
564.50
in charge of from 13 to 25 assistants
576.90
in charge of over 25 assistants.
583.90
3
Employees in charge of vehicle, etc.
560.20
15.1.3 NSW junior employees - junior employees shall receive the percentages as set out below, of the appropriate adult rate prescribed in 15.1.2 of this clause.
Juniors |
Percentage |
Under 16 years of age |
40 |
At 16 years of age |
50 |
At 17 years of age |
60 |
At 18 years of age |
70 |
At 19 years of age |
80 |
At 20 years of age |
90 |
Junior rates shall be calculated to the nearest five cents, any part of five cents not exceeding half of five cents to be disregarded.
15.2 Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland and Australian Capitol Territory
[15.2.1 varied by PR904817 PR918664 PR932938; substituted by PR947611; PR959267 ppc 23Jun05 (from 01Aug05 for Victoria employers bound to apply the terms of this award by PR957912)]
15.2.1 Wages
Classification |
Total rate per week |
$ | |
Retail Food Employee Grade 1 |
543.40 |
Retail Food Employee Grade 2 |
578.20 |
Retail Food Employee Grade 3: |
|
- in charge of 2 or more persons |
595.90 |
- working singly or in charge of one person |
587.50 |
15.2.2 Age based discounted rates
Employees less than twenty years of age employed as a Retail Food Employee Grade 1 are to be paid the percentages as set out below of the adult rate of a Retail Food Employee Grade 1.
Juniors |
Percentage |
Under 17 |
50 |
At 17 |
60 |
At 18 |
70 |
At 19 |
85 |
At 20 |
100 |
Provided that where an employee who has been paid age based discounted rates as a Retail Food Employee Grade 1 performs higher duties as a Retail Food Employee Grade 2 or Grade 3, the employee must be paid full wages when resuming duties as a Retail Food Employee Grade 1, after the period of higher duties.
15.3 Higher duties
Employees engaged for more than two hours during one day or shift on duties carrying a higher rate than their ordinary classification are to be paid the higher rate for such day or shift. If engaged for two hours or less during one day or shift, the employee is to be paid the higher rate for the time worked only.
15.4 Apprenticeship (other than NSW)
[15.4.1 varied by PR904817 PR918664 PR932938; substituted by PR947611; PR959267 ppc 23Jun05 (from 01Aug05 for Victoria employers bound to apply the terms of this award by PR957912)]
15.4.1 Wages
Year of apprenticeship |
Retail Food Employee Grade 2 |
Wage per week |
% |
$ | |
Pre-apprenticeship |
45 |
260.19 |
1st Year |
55 |
318.01 |
2nd Year |
77.5 |
448.11 |
3rd Year |
90 |
520.38 |
15.4.2 The employer may engage pre-apprentices and apprentices under the terms of the regulations or provisions of the appropriate State Training authority or its agent (STA) provided that a person shall not be deemed to be an apprentice until their indenture has been approved by the STA.
15.4.3 The employer shall reimburse an apprentice for all fees and levies relevant to the apprentice training upon satisfactory completion of each year's training and the cost of all tools necessary for carrying out his or her work, except where tools are provided at the employer's expense.
15.4.4 The pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship training program and conditions shall be in accordance with the appropriate STA or its agent.
15.4.5 All other conditions of employment shall be in accordance with this award.
[15.5 varied by PR918664 PR932938; substituted by PR947611; PR959267 ppc 23Jun05 (from 01Aug05 for Victoria employers bound to apply the terms of this award by PR957912)]
15.5.1 The rates of pay in this award include the arbitrated safety net adjustment payable under the Safety Net Review – Wages June 2005 decision (PR002005). 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 prescribed in the award. Such above-award payments include wages payable pursuant to certified agreements, currently operating enterprise flexibility agreements, Australian workplace agreements, award variations 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 National Wage Case principles or under the current Statement of Principles, excepting those resulting from enterprise agreements, are not to be used to offset arbitrated safety net adjustments.
