GRAPHIC ARTS, PRINTING AND PUBLISHING AWARD 2010

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TRANSITIONAL WAGE RATES – Graphic Arts General Award 2000 to Graphic Arts, Printing and Publishing Award 2010

GRAPHIC ARTS, PRINTING AND PUBLISHING AWARD 2010

FOR

CONSTITUTIONAL

CORPORATIONS

ONLY

WAGE RATES SCHEDULE for employers and employees previously covered by the Graphic Arts General Award

2000.

Adult Employees:

Classification New minimum rate of pay per week*

from 1 July 2012 $

New minimum rate of pay per hour from 1 July 2012

$

Level 1 606.40 15.96

Level 2 624.00 16.42

Level 3 647.97 17.05

Level 4 670.17 17.64

Level 5 706.10 18.58

Level 6 728.30 19.17

Level 7 750.30 19.74

Level 8 770.44 20.27

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Junior Employees:

Junior artist and/or designer (including junior commercial artist)

Classification New minimum rate of pay per week

from 1 July 2012 $

$

Under 17 years 251.33 6.61

Between 17 and 18 years 318.35 8.38

Other juniors not being an apprentice/trainee

from 1 July 2012 $

$

Under 16 years 187.20 4.93

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Junior Employees:

Junior keyboard operator/assembler

from 1 July 2012 $

$

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Apprentices:

Other than adult apprentices

from 1 July 2012 $

$

First year 335.40 8.83

Second year 423.66 11.15

Third year 511.92 13.47

Fourth year 617.82 16.26

Adult apprentices

from 1 July 2012 $

$

First year 579.00 15.24

Second year 614.31 16.17

Third year 649.61 17.10

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Apprentices:

School-based apprentices

The relevant minimum wages for full-time junior and adult apprentices, calculated hourly, will apply to school-based apprentices for total hours worked including time deemed to be spent in off-the-job training. The wages for training time may be averaged over the semester or year. School-based apprentices progress through the relevant wage scale at the rate of 12 months progression for each two years of employment as an apprentice.

Proficiency Payments:

Applicable to junior apprentices only

Should the apprentice attain a standard approved by a State or Territory accredited training provider, they shall receive in addition to the prescribed weekly wage:

(1) For the course requirement passed at that standard $6.07 per week (17¢ increase) (2) For the second course requirement passed at that standard $12.14 per week (34¢ increase) (3) For the third course requirement passed at that standard $18.22 per week (52¢ increase) Payable on and from the beginning of the first pay period commencing in January following the examination.

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Traineeships:

Full-time traineeships – Wage Level “B”

Level New minimum rate of pay per week

from 1 July 2012 $

$ School leaver Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 272.40 299.72 347.90 7.17 7.89 9.16

Plus 1 year out of school

Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 299.72 347.90 400.10 7.89 9.16 10.53

Plus 2 years

Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 347.90 400.10 469.20 9.16 10.53 12.35

Plus 3 years

Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 400.10 469.20 535.20 10.53 12.35 14.08

Plus 4 years

Year 10 Year 11 469.20 535.20 12.35 14.08

Plus 5 years or more

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Traineeships:

Part-time traineeships – Wage Level “B”

Level New minimum rate of pay per hour

from 1 July 2012 $ School leaver Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 8.96 9.87 11.45 Plus 1 year out of school

Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 9.87 11.45 13.16 Plus 2 years

Year 10 Year 11

15.44 17.61 Plus 5 years or more

Year 10 17.61

Where the approved training for a part-time traineeship is undertaken solely on-the-job or partly on-the-job and partly off-the-job, the relevant minimum wage minus 20% applies to each ordinary hour worked by the trainee.

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Traineeships:

School based traineeships – Wage Level “B”

Year of schooling New minimum rate of pay per hour

from 1 July 2012 $

Year 11 or longer Year 12

8.96 9.87

Loading * 23%

* By agreement, school based trainees may be paid an additional loading (subject to transitional provisions) in lieu of annual leave, personal leave and paid absence on public holidays – Schedule E.6.1 Graphic Arts Printing and Publishing Award 2010.

A trainee undertaking a school-based traineeship may, with the agreement of the trainee, be paid an additional loading of 25% on all ordinary hours worked instead of paid annual leave, paid personal/carer’s leave and paid absence on public holidays, provided that where the trainee works on a public holiday then the public holiday provisions of the award will apply.

AQF Certificate Level IV traineeships – Wage Level “B”

Years of traineeship New minimum rate of pay per hour

from 1 July 2012 $

First year

Second year and subsequent

16.96 17.62

The minimum wages for a trainee undertaking a time AQF Certificate Level IV traineeship are the minimum wages for the relevant part-time AQF Certificate Level III traineeship with the addition of 3.8% to those minimum wages, subject to E.5.2(f) and E.5.3 – Schedule E.5.2(e)(i).

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Allowances:

Visual display terminal allowance: $35.31 per week ($1.00 increase)

Inserting allowance: $21.18 per week (59¢ increase)

First aid allowance: $14.33 per week (40¢ increase)

Meal allowance: $13.00 per meal (35¢ increase)

District allowances:

The following district allowances shall be paid to adult employees:-

(a) Northern Territory $16.60 per week (no change) North of the 20th parallel of south latitude

$6.78 per week (no change) South of the 20th parallel of south latitude

Apprentices, Junior Artist and/or Designers (including Junior Commercial Artists and non apprenticed juniors) shall be paid the same percentages of district allowances as are fixed for their normal weekly wages.

Part-time employees shall receive district allowances on a pro rata basis. Casual employees shall receive 1/38th of the appropriate district allowance.

No district allowance shall be payable during any period of annual leave or other leave.

Casuals:

Casual loading: 25%

A casual employee working ordinary time must be paid the appropriate hourly rate for the work being performed plus the casual loading.

GRAPHIC ARTS, PRINTING AND PUBLISHING AWARD 2010