WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION. Industrial Relations Act 1979. The Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union, Miscellaneous Workers Division, Western Australian Branch and Ministry of Education. No. 1553 of 1993. Child Care Workers (Education Department) Award No.A20/1984. CHIEF COMMISSIONER W.S. COLEMAN. 14 August 1995. Order. HAVING heard Ms S.M. Mayman on behalf of the Applicant and Mr J. Ayling on behalf of the Respondent the Commis- sion, and being satisfied that this application for an $8.00 per week wage increase is consistent with the Arbitrated Safety Net Adjustment Principle pursuant to the December 1993 State Wage Principles ([1994] 74 WAIG 198); NOW therefore, the Commission, pursuant to the powers conferred on it under the Industrial Relations Act, 1979 hereby orders— THAT the Child Care Workers (Education Department) Award No.A20/1984 be varied in accordance with the following Schedule and that such variation shall have effect from the beginning of the first pay period com- mencing on or after the 21 September 1994. (Sgd.) W.S. COLEMAN, [L.S] Chief Commissioner. Schedule. Clause 14.—Salaries—Delete the preamble and subclause (1) of this clause and insert the following in lieu thereof. (l)(a) The total minimum rate of wage payable shall in- clude an $8.00 per week arbitrated safety net adjust- ment, shall be as follows: Base Arbitrated Minimum Rate Safety Net Award Adjustment Wage $ $ $ 1st year of employment 19,045.00 417.00 19,462.00 2nd year of employment 21,002.00 417.00 21,419.00 3rd year of employment 22,084.00 417.00 22,501.00 4th year of employment 23,163.00 417.00 23,580.00 5th year of employment 24,233.00 417.00 24,650.00 (b) The minimum award wage set out in this clause in- cludes an Arbitrated Safety Net Adjustment (ASNA) of $8.00 per week available in accordance with the December 1993 State Wage Decision, and is included to produce the new "Minimum Award Wage". (c) Consistent with the requirements of the December 1993 State Wage Decision, the ASNA is absorbable to the extent of any equivalent amount in rates of pay (whether award, or overaward or enterprise agreement) in excess of the relevant minimum rates (classification rate and supplementary payment) es- 75 W.A.I.G. tablished through the Minimum Rates Adjustment process. (d) "Overaward Payment" is defined as the amount (whether it be termed "overaward payment", "attend- ance bonus" or any term whatsoever), which an employee would receive in excess of the "Minimum Award Wage". Provided that such payment shall exclude overtime, shift allowance, penalty rates, dis- ability allowances, fares and travelling time allow- ances and any other ancillary payments of a like nature prescribed by the award. HOSPITAL LAUNDRY AND LINEN SERVICE (SALARIED OFFICERS) AWARD, 1980. No. R 36 of 1978.