WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION. Industrial Relations Act 1979. The Civil Service Association of Western Australia Incorporated and Insurance Commission of Western Australia. No. P 28 of 1998. Government Officers (State Government Insurance Commission) Award, 1987. No. PSA A 21 of 1986. 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 (State Government In- surance Commission) Award, 1987 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. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 78 W.A.I.G. 3526 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. Clause 18.—Salary Classifications: Delete subclause (1) of this clause and insert in lieu thereof the following— (1) Subject to the provisions of subclause (2) of this clause the annual salaries applicable to officers not covered by Clause 19.—Salaries—Specified Callings, of this award shall be— 1998 Arbitrated Salary Per Safety Net Total Salary Level Annum Adjustment Per Annum $ $ $ Level 1 Under 17 years 11,609 375 11,984 1998 Arbitrated Salary Per Safety Net Total Salary Level Annum Adjustment Per Annum $ $ $ 17 years 13,479 437 13,918 18 years 15,636 511 16,147 19 years 18,017 592 18,609 20 years 20,169 665 20,834 1.1 22,104 730 22,834 1.2 22,756 730 23,486 1.3 23,407 730 24,137 1.4 24,054 730 24,784 1.5 24,705 730 25,435 1.6 25,356 730 26,086 1.7 26,105 730 26,835 1.8 26,623 730 27,353 1.9 27,389 730 28,119 Level 2 2.1 28,306 730 29,036 2.2 29,009 626 29,635 2.3 29,748 626 30,374 2.4 30,529 626 31,155 2.5 31,346 626 31,972 Level 3 3.1 32,469 626 33,095 3.2 33,344 626 33,970 3.3 34,246 626 34,872 3.4 35,172 626 35,798 Level 4 4.1 36,442 626 37,068 4.2 37,437 522 37,959 4.3 38,461 522 38,983 Level 5 5.1 40,433 522 40,955 5.2 41,766 522 42,288 5.3 43,151 522 43,673 5.4 44,588 522 45,110 Level 6 6.1 46,899 522 47,421 6.2 48,470 522 48,992 6.3 50,096 522 50,618 6.4 51,832 522 52,354 Level 7 7.1 54,494 522 55,016 7.2 56,336 522 56,858 7.3 58,340 522 58,862 Level 8 8.1 61,597 522 62,119 8.2 63,930 522 64,452 8.3 66,823 522 67,345 Level 9 9.1 70,436 522 70,958 9.2 72,877 522 73,399 9.3 75,661 522 76,183 Class 1 79,871 522 80,393 Class 2 84,081 522 84,603 Class 3 88,289 522 88,811 Class 4 92,499 522 93,021 3. Clause 19—Salary Specified Callings: Delete subclause (1) of this clause and insert in lieu thereof the following— (1) Officers, who possess a relevant tertiary level quali- fication, or equivalent determined by the employer, and who are employed in the callings of Agricultural Scientist, Architect, Dental Officer, Educational Officer, Engineer, Forestry Officer, Geologist, Laboratory Technologist, Land Surveyor, Legal Officer, Librarian, Medical Officer, Planning Officer, Probation and Parole Officer, Psychiatrist, Clinical Psychologist, Psychologist, Quantity Surveyor, Scientific Officer, Social Worker, Superintendent of Education, Therapist (Occupational, Physio or WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 3527 78 W.A.I.G. Speech), Veterinary Scientist, or any other profes- sional calling determined by the employer, shall be entitled to annual salaries as follows— Salary Per Arbitrated Total Salary Level Annum Safety Net Per Annum $ $ $ Level 2/4 1st year 28,306 730 29,306 2nd year 29,748 626 30,374 3rd year 31,346 626 31,972 4th year 33,344 626 33,970 5th year 36,442 626 37,068 6th year 38,461 522 38,983 Level 5 1st year 40,433 522 40,955 2nd year 41,766 522 42,288 3rd year 43,151 522 43,673 4th year 44,588 522 45,110 Level 6 1st year 46,899 522 47,421 2nd year 48,470 522 48,992 3rd year 50,096 522 50,618 4th year 51,832 522 52,354 Level 7 1st year 54,494 522 55,016 2nd year 56,336 522 56,858 3rd year 58,340 522 58,862 Level 8 1st year 61,597 522 62,119 2nd year 63,930 522 64,452 3rd year 66,823 522 67,345 Level 9 1st year 70,436 522 70,958 2nd year 72,877 522 73,399 3rd year 75,661 522 76,183 Class 1 79,871 522 80,393 Class 2 84,081 522 84,603 Class 3 88,289 522 88,811 Class 4 92,499 522 93,021 4. Clause 19A.—Arbitrated Safety Net Adjustment: Delete this clause and insert the following in lieu thereof— 19A.—ARBITRATED SAFETY NET ADJUSTMENT The rates of pay in this award include three arbitrated safety net adjustments totalling $24.00 per week avail- able under the Arbitrated Safety Net Adjustment Principles pursuant to either the December 1993 State Wage Deci- sion, the December 1994 State Wage Decision and the March 1996 State Wage Decision. The first, second and third $8.00 per week arbitrated safety net adjustments may be offset to the extent of any wage increase payable since November 1, 1991 pursuant to enterprise agreements or consent awards or award variations to give effect to en- terprise agreements, insofar as that wage increase, or part of it, has not previously been used to offset an arbitrated safety net adjustment. The rates of pay in this award also include the $10.00 per week arbitrated safety net adjustment payable from the beginning of the first pay period on or after 14th day of November 1997. The arbitrated safety net adjustment shall be offset against any equivalent amount in rates of pay received by employees since 1 November 1991 whose wages and conditions are regulated by this award and which are above the wage rates prescribed in it, provided that the above award payments include wages payable under an enterprise agreement in which absorption is not contrary to the terms of the enterprise agreement. Furthermore, the rates of pay in this award include the arbitrated safety net adjustment payable under the June 1998 State Wage Case Decision. This safety net adjust- ment shall be offset against any equivalent amount in rates of pay received by employees whose wages and condi- tions of employment are regulated by this award which are above the wage rates prescribed in this award. Such above award payments include wages payable pursuant to enterprise agreements, consent awards or award varia- tions to give effect to enterprise agreements and over award agreements. Absorption which is contrary to the terms of an agreement is not required. Increases made under previous State Wage Case Prin- ciples or under the current Statement of Principles, excepting those resulting from enterprise agreement, are not to be used to offset arbitrated safety net adjustments. HEALTH ATTENDANTS AWARD 1979.