WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION. Industrial Relations Act 1979. The Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers’ Union, Miscellaneous Workers’ Division, Western Australian Branch and Mr P. S. Adams and Others. No. 311 of 1996. Animal Welfare Industry Award. No. 8 of 1968. COMMISSIONER R.H. GIFFORD. 11 June 1996. Order. HAVING heard Mr D. Kelly on behalf of the Applicant and Ms J. Dowling on behalf of the Respondents, and by consent, the Commission, pursuant to the powers conferred on it under the Industrial Relations Act, 1979, hereby orders: THAT the Animal Welfare Industry Award, 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 31st day of May 1996. (Sgd.) R. H. GIFFORD, [L.S.] Commissioner. ——— Schedule. Clause 19.—Rates of Pay. Delete this clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: 19.—RATES OF PAY The minimum weekly rate of wage per week payable to an employee covered by this award shall include the base rate plus the arbitrated safety net adjustments expressed hereunder: Base Arbitrated Minimum Rate Safety Net Rate Adjustments 1, 2 and 3 $ $ $ (1) Veterinary Nurse (as defined) On completion of training and on registration 294.10 24.00 318.10 After one year of service and thereafter 359.40 24.00 383.40 (2) Trainee Veterinary Nurse (as defined) (a) In the first year of approved course—for work other than the prescribed minimum number of hours of supervised practical experience as set down in the approved course. Adult Trainee Veterinary Nurse 318.50 24.00 342.50 Junior Trainee Veterinary Nurses shall receive the prescribed percentage of the Animal Attendants’ rate per week. Base Arbitrated Minimum Rate Safety Net Rate Adjustments 1, 2 and 3 $ $ $ Under 17 years of age 50% 17 to 18 years of age 60% 18 to 19 years of age 70% 19 to 20 years of age 80% 20 to 21 years of age 90% (b) In the second year of approved course Trainee Veterinary Nurses shall receive 65% of the rate prescribed for Veterinary Nurses after three years of service. Provided that a Trainee Veterinary Nurse in the 2nd year of an approved course shall receive wages not less than he/she would have received in paragraph (a) of subclause (2) of this clause. Base Arbitrated Minimum Rate Safety Net Rate Adjustments 1, 2 and 3 $ $ $ (3) Inspector 359.30 24.00 383.30 (4) Animal Attendant 318.50 24.00 342.50 (5) All other directly employed in the care of animals and including Kennel Hand and Food Preparer 311.60 24.00 335.60 (6) Junior Employees Junior employees shall receive the prescribed percentage of the ‘All others’ minimum rate prescribed in subclause (5) of this clause per week. Under 17 years of age 50% 17 to 18 years of age 60% 18 to 19 years of age 70% 19 to 20 years of age 80% 20 to 21 years of age 90% (7) An employee placed in charge of three or more other employees shall be paid an amount of $16.20 per week in addition to his/her ordinary rate of pay. (8) Where an employee is required to carry out the ordinary hours of duty per day in more than one shift an allowance of $1.49 per day shall be paid. (9) The rates of pay in this award include three arbitrated safety net adjustments totalling $24.00 per week available under the Arbitrated Safety Net Adjustment Principle pursuant to either the December 1993 State Wage Decision, 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 1 November 1991 pursuant to enterprise agreements or consent awards or award variations to give effect to enterprise agreements, insofar as that wage increase or part of it has not previously been used to offset an arbitrated safety net adjustment. Increases made under previous State Wage Case Principles or under the current Statement of Principles, excepting those resulting from enterprise agreement, are not to be used to offset arbitrated safety net adjustments. BAKERS’ (COUNTRY) AWARD. No. R18 of 1977.