MA000078  PR729337
FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DETERMINATION


Fair Work Act 2009

s.285—Annual wage review

Annual Wage Review 2020–21
(C2021/1)

BOOK INDUSTRY AWARD 2020
[MA000078]

Publishing industry

JUSTICE ROSS, PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT CATANZARITI
DEPUTY PRESIDENT ASBURY
COMMISSIONER HAMPTON
MR FERGUSON
PROFESSOR WOODEN
MS LABINE-ROMAIN

MELBOURNE, 25 JUNE 2021

Annual Wage Review 2020–21.

A. Further to the decision issued by the Expert Panel in the Annual Wage Review
2020–21 on 16 June 2021 [[2021] FWCFB 3500], the above award is varied as follows:

1. By deleting the table appearing in clause 14 and inserting the following:

Employee classification

Minimum weekly rate
(full-time employee)

Minimum hourly rate

 

$

$

Editors

   

Level 1—upon commencement

938.90

24.71

Level 1—after 6 months

998.00

26.26

Level 2—Grade 1

1050.50

27.64

Level 2—Grade 2

1076.70

28.33

Level 2—Grade 3

1129.60

29.73

Level 2—Grade 4

1189.00

31.29

Level 3—Grade 1

1245.50

32.78

Level 3—Grade 2

1302.30

34.27

Level 3—Grade 3

1450.50

38.17

Publicists

   

Grade 1

1013.80

26.68

Grade 2

1075.10

28.29

Grade 3

1148.80

30.23

Grade 4

1208.90

31.81

Grade 5

1352.90

35.60

Grade 6

1502.90

39.55

Grade 7

1652.60

43.49

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

Employee classification

Ordinary hours

First 8 hours of overtime

After 8 hours of overtime

 

% of minimum hourly rate

 

100%

150%

200%

 

$

$

$

Editors

     

Level 1—upon commencement

24.71

37.07

49.42

Level 1—after 6 months

26.26

39.39

52.52

Level 2—Grade 1

27.64

41.46

55.28

Level 2—Grade 2

28.33

42.50

56.66

Level 2—Grade 3

29.73

44.60

59.46

Level 2—Grade 4

31.29

46.94

62.58

Level 3—Grade 1

32.78

49.17

65.56

Level 3—Grade 2

34.27

51.41

68.54

Level 3—Grade 3

38.17

N/A

N/A

Publicists

     

Grade 1

26.68

40.02

53.36

Grade 2

28.29

42.44

56.58

Grade 3

30.23

45.35

60.46

Grade 4

31.81

47.72

63.62

Grade 5

35.60

53.40

71.20

Grade 6

39.55

N/A

N/A

Grade 7

43.49

N/A

N/A

3. By deleting the table appearing in clause B.2 and inserting the following:

Employee classification

Ordinary hours

 

% of minimum hourly rate

 

125%

 

$

Editors

 

Level 1—upon commencement

30.89

Level 1—after 6 months

32.83

Level 2—Grade 1

34.55

Level 2—Grade 2

35.41

Level 2—Grade 3

37.16

Level 2—Grade 4

39.11

Level 3—Grade 1

40.98

Level 3—Grade 2

42.84

Level 3—Grade 3

47.71

Publicists

 

Grade 1

33.35

Grade 2

35.36

Grade 3

37.79

Grade 4

39.76

Grade 5

44.50

Grade 6

49.44

Grade 7

54.36

B. This determination comes into operation on 1 July 2021. In accordance with s.286(5) of the Fair Work Act 2009 this determination does not take effect in relation to a particular employee until the start of the employee’s first full pay period that starts on or after 1 July 2021.

PRESIDENT

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