DETERMINATION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.285—Annual wage review

Annual Wage Review 2014–15
(C2015/1)

METROPOLITAN NEWSPAPERS (SOUTH AUSTRALIA AND TASMANIA) PRINTING AWARD 2015

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JUSTICE ROSS, PRESIDENT SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT WATSON SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT HARRISON COMMISSIONER HAMPTON MR COLE PROFESSOR RICHARDSON MR GIBBS	MELBOURNE, 18 JUNE 2015

Annual Wage Review 2014–15.

A. Further to the decision issued by the Expert Panel in the Annual Wage Review 2014-15 on 2 June 2015 [[2015] FWCFB 3500], the above award is varied as follows:

1. By deleting the table appearing in clause 20.1 and inserting the following:

Classification	Relativity	Minimum weekly award rate
	%	$
Production assistant 1	85	690.40
Production assistant 2	92.5	726.20
Publishing operator	98.5	755.30
Printing machinist 1	100	764.90
Pre press operator 1	100	764.90
Printing machinist 2	105	788.80
Pre press operator 2	105	788.80
Printing machinist 3	110	812.50
Printing machinist 4	120	856.40

2. By deleting the table appearing in clause 20.2(a) and inserting the following:

Classification		Relativity	Award rate
		%	$
Senior technician		117.4	845.80
Technician		111.6	818.30
Tradesmen		100	764.90
Hobart Only		100	764.90
	Printing electrician
	Printing engineer
	Printing machinist
	Motor mechanic
Adelaide and Hobart		100	764.90
	Maintenance tradesperson
	Compositor / Ad builder
Counter stacker operator		86.2	696.10
Motor driver		86.2	696.10
Under wrapper / Wire tyer operator		85	690.40
Marker and/or Label hand		85	690.40
Fork-lift or Crane driver (Adelaide and Hobart)		85	690.40
Proof readers assistant		84	685.60
Other publishing duties not otherwise specified		84	685.60
Not otherwise specified		80	666.30

3. By deleting “in amount of $1.00” appearing in clause 21.7(c) and inserting “an amount of $1.03”.

4. By deleting clause E.5 and inserting the following:

E.5 Minimum Wages

E.5.1 Minimum wages for full-time traineeships

(a) Wage Level A

Subject to clause E.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for a trainee undertaking a full-time AQF Certificate Level I–III traineeship whose training package and AQF certificate levels are allocated to Wage Level A by Appendix E1 are:


	Highest year of schooling completed
	Year 10	Year 11	Year 12
	per week	per week	per week
	$	$	$
School leaver	295.10	325.00	387.20
Plus 1 year out of school	325.00	387.20	450.60
Plus 2 years out of school	387.20	450.60	524.40
Plus 3 years out of school	450.60	524.40	600.40
Plus 4 years out of school	524.40	600.40
Plus 5 or more years out of school	600.40

(b) Wage Level B


	Highest year of schooling completed
	Year 10	Year 11	Year 12
	per week	Per week	per week
	$	$	$
School leaver	295.10	325.00	376.80
Plus 1 year out of school	325.00	376.80	433.40
Plus 2 years out of school	376.80	433.40	508.20
Plus 3 years out of school	433.40	508.20	579.70
Plus 4 years out of school	508.20	579.70
Plus 5 or more years out of school	579.70

(c) Wage Level C


	Highest year of schooling completed
	Year 10	Year 11	Year 12
	per week	per week	per week
	$	$	$
School leaver	295.10	325.00	376.80
Plus 1 year out of school	325.00	376.80	424.10
Plus 2 years out of school	376.80	424.10	473.80
Plus 3 years out of school	424.10	473.80	527.90
Plus 4 years out of school	473.80	527.90
Plus 5 or more years out of school	527.90

(d) AQF Certificate Level IV traineeships

(i) Subject to clause E.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for a trainee undertaking a full-time AQF Certificate Level IV traineeship are the minimum wages for the relevant full-time AQF Certificate Level III traineeship with the addition of 3.8% to those minimum wages.

(ii) Subject to clause E.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for an adult trainee undertaking a full-time AQF Certificate Level IV traineeship are as follows, provided that the relevant wage level is that for the relevant AQF Certificate Level III traineeship:

Wage level	First year of traineeship	Second and subsequent years of traineeship
	per week	per week
	$	$
Wage Level A	623.50	647.70
Wage Level B	601.60	624.70
Wage Level C	547.50	568.20

E.5.2 Minimum wages for part-time traineeships

(a) Wage Level A

Subject to clauses E.5.2(f) and E.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for a trainee undertaking a part-time AQF Certificate Level I–III traineeship whose training package and AQF certificate levels are allocated to Wage Level A by Appendix E1 are:


	Highest year of schooling completed
	Year 10	Year 11	Year 12
	per hour	per hour	per hour
	$	$	$
School leaver	9.71	10.70	12.74
Plus 1 year out of school	10.70	12.74	14.83
Plus 2 years out of school	12.74	14.83	17.25
Plus 3 years out of school	14.83	17.25	19.74
Plus 4 years out of school	17.25	19.74
Plus 5 or more years out of school	19.74

(b) Wage Level B


	Highest year of schooling completed
	Year 10	Year 11	Year 12
	per hour	per hour	per hour
	$	$	$
School leaver	9.71	10.70	12.40
Plus 1 year out of school	10.70	12.40	14.26
Plus 2 years out of school	12.40	14.26	16.73
Plus 3 years out of school	14.26	16.73	19.08
Plus 4 years out of school	16.73	19.08
Plus 5 or more years out of school	19.08

(c) Wage Level C


	Highest year of schooling completed
	Year 10	Year 11	Year 12
	per hour	per hour	per hour
	$	$	$
School leaver	9.71	10.70	12.40
Plus 1 year out of school	10.70	12.40	13.95
Plus 2 years out of school	12.40	13.95	15.58
Plus 3 years out of school	13.95	15.58	17.36
Plus 4 years out of school	15.58	17.36
Plus 5 or more years out of school	17.36

(d) School-based traineeships

Subject to clauses E.5.2(f) and E.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for a trainee undertaking a school-based AQF Certificate Level I–III traineeship whose training package and AQF certificate levels are allocated to Wage Levels A, B or C by Appendix E1 are as follows when the trainee works ordinary hours:


Year of schooling
Year 11 or lower	Year 12
per hour	per hour
$	$
9.71	10.70

(e) AQF Certificate Level IV traineeships

(i) Subject to clauses E.5.2(f) and E.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for a trainee undertaking a part-time AQF Certificate Level IV traineeship are the minimum wages for the relevant part-time AQF Certificate Level III traineeship with the addition of 3.8% to those minimum wages.

(ii) Subject to clauses E.5.2(f) and E.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for an adult trainee undertaking a part-time AQF Certificate Level IV traineeship are as follows, provided that the relevant wage level is that for the relevant AQF Certificate Level III traineeship:

Wage level	First year of traineeship	Second and subsequent years of traineeship
	per hour	per hour
	$	$
Wage Level A	20.51	21.31
Wage Level B	19.77	20.54
Wage Level C	18.01	18.70

(f) Calculating the actual minimum wage

(i) Where the full-time ordinary hours of work are not 38 or an average of 38 per week, the appropriate hourly minimum wage is obtained by multiplying the relevant minimum wage in clauses E.5.2(a)–(e) of this schedule by 38 and then dividing the figure obtained by the full-time ordinary hours of work per week.

(ii) Where the approved training for a part-time traineeship is provided fully off-the-job by a registered training organisation, for example at school or at TAFE, the relevant minimum wage in clauses E.5.2(a)–(e) of this schedule applies to each ordinary hour worked by the trainee.

(iii) Where the approved training for a part-time traineeship is undertaken solely on-the-job or partly on-the-job and partly off-the-job, the relevant minimum wage in clauses E.5.2(a)–(e) of this schedule minus 20% applies to each ordinary hour worked by the trainee.

E.5.3 Other minimum wage provisions

(a) An employee who was employed by an employer immediately prior to becoming a trainee with that employer must not suffer a reduction in their minimum wage per week or per hour by virtue of becoming a trainee. Casual loadings will be disregarded when determining whether the employee has suffered a reduction in their minimum wage.

(b) If a qualification is converted from an AQF Certificate Level II to an AQF Certificate Level III traineeship, or from an AQF Certificate Level III to an AQF Certificate Level IV traineeship, then the trainee must be paid the next highest minimum wage provided in this schedule, where a higher minimum wage is provided for the new AQF certificate level.

E.5.4 Default wage rate

The minimum wage for a trainee undertaking an AQF Certificate Level I–III traineeship whose training package and AQF certificate level are not allocated to a wage level by Appendix E1 is the relevant minimum wage under this schedule for a trainee undertaking an AQF Certificate to Level I–III traineeship whose training package and AQF certificate level are allocated to Wage Level B.

B. This determination comes into operation from 1 July 2015. In accordance with s.166(5) of the Fair Work Act 2009 this determination does not take effect until the start of the first full pay period that starts on or after 1 July 2015.

SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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