WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION. Industrial Relations Act 1979. The Civil Service Association of Western Australia Incorporated and Disability Services Commission. No. P 34 of 1998. Government Officers (Social Trainers) Award 1988. No. PSA A 20 of 1985. 7 August 1998. Order. HAVING heard Mr M.F. Sims as agent for the Applicant and Ms N.M. Aitken as agent for the Respondent, and by consent, the Commission, pursuant to the powers conferred on it under the Industrial Relations Act, 1979, hereby orders— THAT the Government Officers (Social Trainers) Award 1988 be varied in accordance with the following Schedule and that such variation shall have effect from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after the date hereof. (Sgd.) G.L. FIELDING, [L.S.] Senior Commissioner/ Public Service Arbitrator. Schedule. 1. 1B.—Minimum Adult Award Wage.—Delete this clause and insert in lieu thereof the following— 1B.—MINIMUM ADULT AWARD WAGE (1) No adult employee shall be paid less than the Mini- mum Adult Wage unless otherwise provided by this clause. (2) The Minimum Adult Award Wage for full time adult employees is $373.40 per week payable from the be- ginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 27 July 1998. (3) The Minimum Adult Award Wage of $373.40 per week is deemed to include all arbitrated safety net adjustments from State Wage Case decisions to June 1998, including the arbitrated safety net adjustments of $14.00, $12.00 or $10.00 per week as the case may be, from Matter No 757 of 1998. (4) Unless otherwise provided in this clause adults em- ployed as casual or part time employees shall not be paid less than pro rata the Minimum Adult Award Wage according to the hours worked. (5) Juniors shall be paid no less than the wage deter- mined by applying the percentage prescribed in the junior rates provision of the Minimum Adult Award Wage of $373.40. (6) (a) The Minimum Adult Award Wage shall not apply to apprentices, employees engaged on Traineeships or Jobskills placements, or to other categories of employees who by prescrip- tion are paid less than the minimum award rate. (b) Liberty to apply is reserved in relation to any special categories of employees not included here or otherwise in relation to the application of the Minimum Adult Award Wage. (7) Subject to this clause the Minimum Adult Award Wage shall— (a) apply to all work in ordinary hours (b) apply to the calculation of overtime and all other penalty rates, superannuation, payments during sick leave, long service leave and an- nual leave and for all other purposes of this award. (8) (a) The rates of pay in this award include the mini- mum weekly wage for adult employees payable under the June 1998 State Wage Case Decision. Any increase arising from the inser- tion of the adult minimum wage will be offset against any equivalent amount in rates of pay received by employees whose wages and con- ditions of employment are regulated by this award which are above the wage rates pre- scribed in the award. Such above award payments include wages payable pursuant to enterprise agreements, consent awards or award variations to give effect to enterprise agreements and over award agreements. Ab- sorption which is contrary to the terms of an agreement is not required. (b) Increases under previous State Wage Case Principles or under the current Statement of Principles, excepting those resulting from en- terprise agreements, are not to be used to offset the adult minimum wage. 2. Schedule B—Clause 22.—Overtime: Delete Part I—Out of Hours Contact and insert in lieu thereof the following— PART I—OUT OF HOURS CONTACT (Operative from 1st pay period on or after 7/8/98) Standby $5.57 per hour On Call $2.78 per hour Availability $1.39 per hour 3. Schedule G—Clause 28.—Shiftwork Allowances: Delete this schedule and insert in lieu thereof the following— SCHEDULE G—CLAUSE 28.—SHIFTWORK ALLOWANCES For each afternoon or night shift worked—$12.86. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 3479 78 W.A.I.G. HOSPITAL SALARIED OFFICERS’ AWARD 1968. No. 39 of 1968.