WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION. Industrial Relations Act 1979. The Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union, Miscellaneous Workers Division, Western Australian Branch and The Honourable Minister for Community Service and Others. No. 1557 of 1993. Children's Services (Government) Award 1989 No. A 29 of 1985 & PSA A 29A of 1985. CHIEF COMMISSIONER W.S. COLEMAN. 23 September 1994. Order. HAVING heard Ms S. Mayman on behalf of the Applicant and Mr D. Pretsel later Dr G. Sefton and Ms A. Hall on behalf of the Respondents, 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), and noting that an application for the Minimum Rates Adjustment as a consequence of the September 1989 State Wage Decision ([1989] 69 WAIG 2917) has been lodged with the Commission (Application No. 1523 of 1990); That the Children's Services (Government) Award 1989 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 27th day of May, 1994. (Sgd.) W.S. COLEMAN, [L.S.] Chief Commissioner. Schedule. Clause 16.—Salaries and Wages: Delete this clause and insert the following in lieu thereof: 16.—Salaries and Wages. (1) (a) The minimum award rate of wage payable to persons employed pursuant to the following classifications shall be inclusive of a base rate and an Arbitrated Safety Net Adjustment equivalent of $8.00 per week, and operative from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 27 May 1994. (b) Column B will apply to employees of a College who are not ordinarily required to work during term or semester vacations. Such employees will be eligible for payment pursuant to Clause 17.—College Vacations Periods of this Award. Column A will apply to all other employees. Column A Column B Minimum Minimum Award Award Rate Per Rate Per Annum Annum (2) Child Care Workers $ $ 1st year of experience 19,462 18,524 2nd year of experience 21,419 20,388 3rd year of experience 22,501 21,418 4th year of experience 23,580 22,445 5 th year of experience 24,650 23,464 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 74 W.A.I.G. Column A Minimum Award Rate Per Hour Column B Minimum Award Rate Per Hour Child Care Aides 1st year of experience 2nd year of experience 3rd year of experience 4th year of experience and thereafter Junior Child Care Aides Junior Child Care Aides shall be paid the following percentage of the Child Care Aide rate as pre- scribed insubclause (2) of this clause in his/her first year of service under 17 years of age under 18 years of age under 19 years of age at 19 years of age Senior Child Care Worker 1st year of experience 2nd year of experience 3rd year of experience Provided that a Child Care Worker on the 5th year of experience when ap- pointed to a Senior Child Care Worker position shall be paid the 2nd year of experience rate. Provided further that where a Senior Child Care Worker is employed at a Centre which is licensed to care for children between the ages of 0-6 years, a loading of 10% in addition to the rate of salary speci- fied above will be paid. Cook 1st year of experience 2nd year of experience 3rd year of experience 4th year of experience Column A Minimum Award Rate Per Annum 23,809 25,005 26,201 387.90 395.70 403.40 413.60 Column B Minimum Award Rate Per Annum 22,662 23,801 24,940 369.25 376.65 384.00 393.70 (3) (a) The minimum award set out in this clause includes 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 Rate". (b) Consistent with the requirements of the December 1993 State Wage Decision, the ASNA is absorba- ble 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 pay- ment) established through the Minimum Rates Adjustment process. (c) "Overaward Payment" is defined as the amount (whether it be termed "overaward payment", "attendance bonus" or any term whatsoever), which an employee would receive in excess of the "Minimum Award Rate". Provided that such payment shall exclude overtime, shift allowance, penalty rates, disability allowances, fares and travelling time allowances and any other ancillary payments of a like nature prescribed by the award. (4) The annual salary shall be divided by 52.167 for the purposes of adjustment and payment of the weekly salary, by 26.08 for fortnightly salary and by 12 for a monthly salary.