RURAL TRAINEESHIPS (STATE) AWARD
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by The
Australian Workers' Union, New South Wales Branch, industrial organisation of
employees.
(No. IRC 5766 of 2004)
Before Commissioner
Ritchie
|
8 October 2004
|
VARIATION
1. Delete
subclause (g) of clause 9, Wages, of the award published 16 June 2000 (316.
I.G. 605) and insert in lieu thereof the following:
(g) The rates of pay
in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case 2004.
These adjustments may be offset against:
(i) any
equivalent overaward payments, and/or
(ii) award wage
increases since 29 May 1991 other than safety net, State Wage Case, and minimum
rates adjustments.
2. Delete
paragraph (ii) of subclause (h) of the said clause 9, and insert in lieu
thereof the following:
(ii) Wage Rates
for Certificate IV Traineeships
(a) Trainees
undertaking an AQF IV traineeship shall receive the relevant weekly wage rate
for AQF III trainees at Industry/Skill Levels A,B, or C as applicable with the
addition of 3.8 per cent of that wage rate.
(b) An adult
trainee who is undertaking a traineeship for an AQF IV qualification shall
receive the following weekly wage as applicable based on the allocation of AQF
III qualifications:
Industry/Skill Level
|
First Year of
Traineeship
|
Second Year of
Traineeship
|
|
$
|
$
|
Industry/Skill Level A
|
456.00
|
473.00
|
Industry/Skill Level B
|
437.00
|
454.00
|
Industry/Skill Level C
|
390.00
|
405.00
|
3. Delete
subclauses (e) and (f) of the said clause 9, and insert in lieu thereof the
following:
(e)
Table 1 - Weekly
Rates - Industry/Skill Level A
Where the accredited training course and work performed are
for the purpose of generating skills which have been defined for work at Skill
Level A.
|
Highest year of
schooling completed
|
|
Year 10
|
Year 11
|
Year 12
|
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
School Leaver
|
215.00
|
235.00
|
284.00
|
Plus 1 year out of school
|
235.00
|
284.00
|
330.00
|
Plus 2 years
|
284.00
|
330.00
|
384.00
|
Plus 3 years
|
330.00
|
384.00
|
439.00
|
Plus 4 years
|
384.00
|
439.00
|
439.00
|
Plus 5 years or more
|
439.00
|
439.00
|
439.00
|
The average proportion of time spent in Structured Training
which has been taken into account in setting the above rates is 20 per cent.
Table 2 - Weekly
Rates - Industry/Skill Level B
Where the accredited training course and work performed are
for the purpose of generating skills which have been defined for work at Skill
Level B.
|
Highest year of
schooling completed
|
|
Year 10
|
Year 11
|
Year 12
|
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
School Leaver
|
215.00
|
235.00
|
274.00
|
Plus 1 year out of school
|
235.00
|
274.00
|
315.00
|
Plus 2 years
|
274.00
|
315.00
|
370.00
|
Plus 3 years
|
315.00
|
370.00
|
421.00
|
Plus 4 years
|
370.00
|
421.00
|
421.00
|
Plus 5 years or more
|
421.00
|
421.00
|
421.00
|
The average proportion of time spent in structured training
which has been taken into account in setting the above rates is 20 per cent.
Table 3 - Weekly
Rates - Industry/Skill Level C
Where the accredited training course and work performed are
for the purpose of generating skills which have been defined for work at Skill
Level C.
|
Highest year of
schooling completed
|
|
Year 10
|
Year 11
|
Year 12
|
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
School Leaver
|
215.00
|
235.00
|
268.00
|
Plus 1 year out of school
|
235.00
|
268.00
|
301.00
|
Plus 2 years
|
268.00
|
301.00
|
337.00
|
Plus 3 years
|
301.00
|
337.00
|
376.00
|
Plus 4 years
|
337.00
|
376.00
|
376.00
|
Plus 5 years or more
|
376.00
|
376.00
|
376.00
|
The average proportion of time spent in structured training
which has been taken into account in setting the above rates is 20 per cent.
(f) School-Based
Traineeships
|
Year of Schooling
|
|
Year 11
|
Year12
|
|
$
|
$
|
School based Traineeships Skill Levels A, B and C
|
215.00
|
235.00
|
The average proportion of time spent in structured training
which has been taken into account in setting the above rates is 20 per cent.
4. Delete Tables
1 and 2 of subclause (b), of clause 10, Part Time Traineeships, and insert in
lieu thereof the following:
Table 1 - Hourly
Rates for Trainees who Have Left School
Skill Level A
|
Year10
|
Year11
|
Year 12
|
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
School leaver
|
7.07
|
7.73
|
9.34
|
Plus 1 year after leaving school
|
7.73
|
9.34
|
10.86
|
Plus 2 years
|
9.34
|
10.86
|
12.63
|
Plus 3 years
|
10.86
|
12.63
|
14.44
|
Plus 4 years
|
12.63
|
14.44
|
14.44
|
Plus 5 years or more
|
14.44
|
14.44
|
14.44
|
Skill Level B
|
|
|
|
School leaver
|
7.07
|
7.73
|
9.01
|
Plus 1 year after leaving school
|
7.73
|
9.01
|
10.36
|
Plus 2 years
|
9.01
|
10.36
|
12.17
|
Plus 3 years
|
10.36
|
12.17
|
13.85
|
Plus 4 years
|
12.17
|
13.85
|
13.85
|
Plus 5 years or more
|
13.85
|
13.85
|
13.85
|
Skill Level C
|
|
|
|
School leaver
|
7.07
|
7.73
|
8.82
|
Plus 1 year after leaving school
|
7.73
|
8.82
|
9.90
|
Plus 2 years
|
8.82
|
9.90
|
11.09
|
Plus 3 years
|
9.90
|
11.09
|
12.37
|
Plus 5 years or more
|
12.37
|
12.37
|
12.37
|
Table 2 - Hourly
Rates for School-Based Traineeships
|
Year of Schooling
|
|
Year 11
|
Year 12
|
|
$
|
$
|
Skills levels A, B and C
|
7.07
|
7.73
|
20% loading
|
8.48
|
9.28
|
5. This variation
shall take effect from the first full pay period to commence on or after 1
December 2004.
D. W. RITCHIE, Commissioner.
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Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.