MA000078  PR740762
FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DETERMINATION


Fair Work Act 2009

s.285—Annual wage review

Annual Wage Review 2021–22
(C2022/1)

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, 28 JUNE 2022

Annual Wage Review 2021–22.

A. Further to the decision issued by the Expert Panel in the Annual Wage Review  2021–22 on 15 June 2022 [[2022] 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

982.10

25.84

Level 1—after 6 months

1043.90

27.47

Level 2—Grade 1

1098.80

28.92

Level 2—Grade 2

1126.20

29.64

Level 2—Grade 3

1181.60

31.09

Level 2—Grade 4

1243.70

32.73

Level 3—Grade 1

1302.80

34.28

Level 3—Grade 2

1362.20

35.85

Level 3—Grade 3

1517.20

39.93

Publicists

   

Grade 1

1060.40

27.91

Grade 2

1124.60

29.59

Grade 3

1201.60

31.62

Grade 4

1264.50

33.28

Grade 5

1415.10

37.24

Grade 6

1572.00

41.37

Grade 7

1728.60

45.49

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

25.84

38.76

51.68

Level 1—after 6 months

27.47

41.21

54.94

Level 2—Grade 1

28.92

43.38

57.84

Level 2—Grade 2

29.64

44.46

59.28

Level 2—Grade 3

31.09

46.64

62.18

Level 2—Grade 4

32.73

49.10

65.46

Level 3—Grade 1

34.28

51.42

68.56

Level 3—Grade 2

35.85

53.78

71.70

Level 3—Grade 3

39.93

N/A

N/A

Publicists

     

Grade 1

27.91

41.87

55.82

Grade 2

29.59

44.39

59.18

Grade 3

31.62

47.43

63.24

Grade 4

33.28

49.92

66.56

Grade 5

37.24

55.86

74.48

Grade 6

41.37

N/A

N/A

Grade 7

45.49

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

32.30

Level 1—after 6 months

34.34

Level 2—Grade 1

36.15

Level 2—Grade 2

37.05

Level 2—Grade 3

38.86

Level 2—Grade 4

40.91

Level 3—Grade 1

42.85

Level 3—Grade 2

44.81

Level 3—Grade 3

49.91

Publicists

 

Grade 1

34.89

Grade 2

36.99

Grade 3

39.53

Grade 4

41.60

Grade 5

46.55

Grade 6

51.71

Grade 7

56.86

B. This determination comes into operation on 1 July 2022. 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 2022.

PRESIDENT

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