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Local Government, Aged, Disability and Home Care (State) Award
  
Date01/20/2023
Volume393
Part5
Page No.1556
DescriptionVSW - Variation following State Wage Case
Publication No.C9601
CategoryAward
Award Code 1925  
Date Posted03/07/2023

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SERIAL C9601

 

Local Government, Aged, Disability and Home Care (State) Award

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Application by NSW Industrial Registrar.

 

(Case No. 241953 of 2022)

 

Before Chief Commissioner Constant

30 August 2022

Commissioner Sloan

 

Commissioner Webster

 

 

VARIATION

 

1.        Delete Part B, of the award published 19 February 2016 (379 I.G. 254) and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

Part B

 

Table 1 - Monetary Rates

 

 

2021 Rate p/week from

08 October 2021

$

Current Rate p/week from

1 September 2022

$

Care Service Employees

 

 

New Entrant

768.85

812.60

Grade 1

897.55

938.84

Grade 2

953.76

997.63

Grade 3

1010.81

1057.31

Grade 4

 

 

- Level 1

1063.59

1112.52

- Level 2

1154.22

1207.31

Grade 5

from

1231.09

1287.72

 

to

1819.09

1902.77

 

1.        Note:  Employees classified and paid as Recreational Activities Officers as at 10 November, 1998 be reclassified in accordance with the new definitions of Care Service Employee.  Employees reclassified at Grade 2 by virtue of the above exercise, shall be paid at Grade 3 from the effective date of this award, and continue to be so paid whilst employed in the provision of recreational activities by their current employer. These employees may be required to perform the duties of a Level 3 Care Services Employee where they have the skill and competence to do so.

 

2.        Note:  Salary Band-Grade 5 - Employers and employees may negotiate a rate within the salary band as shown.  For the purposes of this award, the rate so negotiated shall be deemed to be the employee's award rate of pay.  Salaries in excess of the salary band may also be negotiated between the parties.

 

 

2021 Rate

p/week from

08 October 2021

$

Current Rate

p/week from

1 September 2022

$

Maintenance Supervisors

 

 

Maintenance Supervisor (Otherwise)

1056.08

1104.66

Maintenance Supervisor (Otherwise)

 

 

 - in charge of staff

1078.92

1128.55

Maintenance Supervisor (Tradesperson)

1145.04

1197.71

 

 

 

Catering Officer

 

 

Trainee Catering Officer

 

 

1st year

934.27

977.25

2nd year

951.06

994.81

3rdyear

970.35

1014.99

Assistant Catering Officer

 

 

80-120 beds

979.94

1025.02

120-300 beds

1043.67

1091.68

300-500 beds

1120.01

1171.53

500-1000 beds

1149.73

1202.62

 

 

2021 Rate

p/week from

08 October 2021

$

Current Rate

p/week from

1 September 2022

$

Catering Officer

 

 

80-120 beds

1089.66

1139.78

120-200 beds

1120.01

1171.53

200-300 beds

1149.73

1202.62

300-500 beds

1207.09

1262.62

500-1000 beds

1302.94

1362.88

 

 

 

Diversional Therapist

 

 

1st year of experience

974.73

1019.57

2nd year of experience

1,023.23

1070.30

3rd year of experience

1,071.20

1120.48

4th year of experience

1,119.07

1170.55

5th year of experience and thereafter

1,164.96

1218.55

 

 

 

Dieticians

 

 

1st year of service

1061.19

1110.00

2nd year of service

1107.81

1158.77

3rd year of service

1163.19

1216.70

4th year of service

1223.15

1279.41

5th year of service

1278.65

1337.47

6th year of service

1322.87

1383.72

7th year of service

1356.34

1418.73

 

 

 

Therapists and Social Workers (excluding Diversional Therapists)

 

 

1st year of service

1033.65

1081.20

2nd year of service

1061.19

1110.00

3rd year of service

1107.81

1158.77

4th year of service

1163.19

1216.70

5th year of service

1223.15

1279.41

6th year of service

1278.65

1337.47

7th year of service

1322.87

1383.72

8th year of service & thereafter

1356.34

1418.73

 

 

 

Apprentices

 

 

Apprentice Cook

 

 

1st year

606.47

634.37

2nd year

833.93

872.29

3rd year

         934.99

978.00

Apprentice Gardener

 

 

1st year

505.41

528.66

2nd year

606.47

634.37

3rd year

808.69

845.89

4th year

909.76

951.61

 

 

 

Homecare Employees

 

 

Homecare Employee

 

 

Grade 1

902.67

944.19

Grade 2

946.99

990.55

Grade 3

1012.69

1059.27

 

2021 Rate

p/week from

08 October 2021

$

Current Rate

p/week from

1 September 2022

$

Live-in Homecarers

 

 

Grade 1

Daily Rate

234.77

245.57

Grade 2

Daily Rate

265.12

277.32

Grade 3

Daily Rate

307.36

321.50

 

 

 

Clerical & Administrative Employees

 

 

Juniors

 

 

At 16 years of age and under

491.02

513.61

At 17 years of age

556.41

582.00

At 18 years of age

637.96

667.31

At 19 years of age

719.00

752.07

At 20 years of age

792.74

829.21

Adults

 

 

Grade 1

968.68

1013.24

Grade 2

1026.25

1073.46

Grade 3

1075.89

1125.38

Grade 4

1134.61

1186.80

Grade 5

1185.82

1240.37

 

Note 1:  Any employee paid on a classification/grade carrying a higher wage rate as at 10 November, 1998 shall have the difference between the higher rate and the new agreed grade/rate preserved whilst remaining to undertake the duties associated with the classification held prior to the date referred to above.

 

Note 2:  Clerks who are paid at a grade above that of Grade 5 as at 10 November, 1998 shall have the difference between that grade, inclusive of the 1998 State Wage Case Increase, and the new agreed grade preserved whilst employed in a clerical position with their current employer.

 

Table 2 - Allowances

 

Item No.

Clause

No.

Brief Description

 

2021 Rate

from 08 October

2021

$

Current Rate from

1 September

2022

$

1

6(xi)(c)

Broken Shift

per shift

11.45

11.98

2

8(iii)(a)

Overtime - Breakfast *

per meal

14.08

14.73

3

8(iii)(b)

Overtime - Luncheon *

per meal

18.19

19.03

4

8(iii)(c)

Overtime - Evening Meal *

per meal

26.57

27.79

5

9(iii)(b)

Overtime - recall use of own vehicle

per km

0.40

0.42

 

 

*

 

 

 

6

9(iii)(c)

On Call Allowance

per day

18.66

19.52

 

13(i)

 

(24 hrs)

 

 

7

13(ii)

Climatic & Isolation Allowance

per/week

7.42

7.76

8

15(i)(a)

Climatic & Isolation Allowance

per week

14.03

14.68

9

15(i)(b)

Cleaning/Scraping Work - Confined

per hour

0.70

0.73

 

 

Space

 

 

 

10

9(iii)(c)

Cleaning Scraping Work -

per hour

1.12

1.17

 

 

Boiler/Flue

 

 

 

11

15(iii)

Linen Handling - Nauseous Nature

per hour

0.36

0.38

12

15(v)

Use of own vehicle

per week

0.80

0.84

13

15(ix)

Laundry & Dry Cleaning certificate

per week

12.34

12.91

 

 

Allowance

 

 

 

14

26(ii)

Leading Hand Allowance - in charge

per week

30.37

31.77

 

 

2-5 employees

 

 

 

15

26(ii)

Leading Hand Allowance - in charge

per week

43.44

45.44

 

 

6-10 employees

 

 

 

26

26(ii)

Leading Hand Allowance - in charge

per week

54.86

57.38

 

 

11-15 employees

 

 

 

17

26(ii)

Leading Hand Allowance - in charge

per week

66.98

70.06

 

 

16-19 employees

 

 

 

18

28(i)(c)

Uniform Allowance *

per week

7.23

7.56

19

28(i)(d)

Special Type Shoes Allowance *

per week

2.22

2.32

20

28(i)(e)

Cardigan or Jumper Allowance *

per week

2.15

2.25

21

28(i)(f)

Laundry Allowance - Uniform *

per week

5.97

6.24

22

29(ii)(d)

Sleepover Allowance

per shift

54.23

56.72

23

39(vi)

Apprentice - TAFE Examination

per week

11.45

11.98

 

 

Allowance

 

 

 

 

Note: Allowances marked * did not increase by CPI (June 2019 until June 2020 -0.3%)

 

2.        Delete subclause A.4 of Schedule A, Training Wages and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

A.4      Minimum Wages

 

A.4.1  Minimum wages for full-time traineeships

 

(a)       Wage Level A

 

Subject to clause A5.3 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 Schedule B are:

 

 

Highest year of schooling completed

Year 10

per week from

08 October 2021

$

Year 11

per week from

08 October 2021

$

Year 12

per week from

08 October 2021

$

School leaver

357.62

394.24

473.28

Plus 1 year out of school

394.24

473.28

550.99

Plus 2 years out of school

473.28

550.99

640.37

Plus 3 years out of school

550.99

640.37

731.73

Plus 4 years out of school

640.37

731.73

731.73

Plus 5 or more years out of school

731.73

731.73

731.73

 

Highest year of schooling completed

Year 10

per week

1 September 2022

$

Year 11

per week

1 September 2022

$

Year 12

per week

1 September 2022

School leaver

374.07

412.38

495.05

Plus 1 year out of school

412.38

495.05

576.34

Plus 2 years out of school

495.05

576.34

669.83

Plus 3 years out of school

576.34

669.83

765.39

Plus 4 years out of school

669.83

765.39

765.39

Plus 5 or more years out of school

765.39

765.39

765.39

 

A.4.2  Minimum wages for part-time traineeships

 

(a)       Wage Level A

 

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 B are:

 

 

Highest Year of Schooling completed

Year 10

Per hour

from 08 October 2021

Year 11

Per hour

from 08 October 2021

Year 12

Per hour

from 08 October 2021

$

$

$

School Leaver

11.78

12.97

15.56

Plus 1 year out of school

12.96

15.56

18.07

Plus 2 years

15.56

18.07

18.07

Plus 3 years

18.07

21.08

24.06

Plus 4 years

21.08

24.06

24.06

Plus 5 years or more

24.06

24.06

24.06

 

Highest Year of Schooling completed

Year 10

Per hour

1 September 2022

$

Year 11

Per hour

1 September 2022

$

Year 12

Per hour

1 September 2022

$

School Leaver

12.32

13.57

16.28

Plus 1 year out of school

13.56

16.28

18.90

Plus 2 years

16.28

18.90

18.90

Plus 3 years

18.90

22.05

25.17

Plus 4 years

22.05

25.17

25.17

Plus 5 years or more

25.17

25.17

25.17

 

(b)       School-based traineeships

 

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 A by Schedule B are as follows when the trainee works ordinary hours:

 

Year of Schooling

Year 11

Rate from

08 October 2021

$

Year 12

Rate from

08 October 2021

$

Year 11

Rate from

1 September 2022

$

Year 12

Rate from

1 September 2022

$

School based Traineeships Wage Level A

11.78

12.97

12.32

 

13.57

 

Schedule B: Allocation of Traineeships to Wage Levels

 

The wage levels applying to training packages and their AQF certificate levels are:

 

Wage Level A

 

 

 

Training package

AQF certificate level

Business Services

I

 

II

 

III

 

IV

 

 

Community Services

II

 

III

 

IV

 

3.        This variation shall take effect from the first full pay period commencing on and from 1 September 2022.

 

 

 

N. CONSTANT, Chief Commissioner

D. SLOAN, Commissioner

J. WEBSTER, Commissioner

 

 

____________________

 

 

Printed by the authority of the Industrial Registrar.

 

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