AP789529CRV - Metal, Engineering and Associated Industries Award 1998
4.1 Trainee Engineer
An employee engaged as a trainee engineer and pursuing a part-time course approved by the employer leading to qualification as an engineering graduate or diplomate, shall be paid at the rate of the appropriate percentage in 4.3.1 hereof of the total rate of a level C6 employee in subclause 5.1.1 of Part I of this Award.
4.2 Trainee Scientists
An employee engaged as a trainee scientist and pursuing a part-time course approved by the employer leading to qualification as a science graduate or diplomate, shall be paid at the rate of the appropriate percentage in 4.3.1 hereof of the total rate of a level C6 employee in subclause 5.1.1 of Part 1 of this Award.
4.3 Salary Level
4.3.1
[Pt VI:4.3.1 substituted by R7072 S6784 PR905113 PR918228 PR932048; PR947308; PR959867 ppc 07Jun05]
Age
% of C6 level
Rate per week
Rate per hour
%
$
$
17 years and under
52
353.90
9.31
18 years
62
421.90
11.10
19 years
75
510.40
13.43
20 years
88
598.80
15.76
21 years
91.5
622.70
16.39
22 years and over
97
660.10
17.37
4.3.2 In accordance with the decision of the Commission issued in transcript on 4 November 1997, the wage rates in the table above incorporate four phased adjustments which will increase the wage rates so that they are expressed as a percentage of the base rate, supplementary payment and safety net adjustment for the relevant classification. Any increase in wage rates resulting from these adjustments may be offset to the extent of any existing overaward payment.
4.3.3 Any Party to this Part may make application prior to the operative date of a phased adjustment to allow the Commission to hear argument regarding any economic impediment to the phased adjustment taking place.
NB. The annual salary shall be calculated to the nearest $1.00. Weekly rates shall be calculated by dividing the annual salary by 52.14 and the result expressed to the nearest five cents. The hourly rates shall be calculated by dividing the weekly rates by 38.
4.4 Arbitrated safety net adjustment
[Pt VI:4.4 substituted by S6784 PR918228 PR932048 PR947308; PR959867 ppc 07Jun05]
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 rates 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.
4.5 Minimum Rates Only
The salaries prescribed by 4.3.1 of this Part are the minimum amounts payable. The assessment of salaries above these minimum shall be at the discretion of the employer.
