Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2007C00183:clause:3_552
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2007C00183
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 3 cl 552
Character Range: 1202675–1203927

552  Pay for school‑based apprentices

Rate of pay is an hourly rate for work on‑the‑job

 (1) The rate of pay for a school‑based apprentice is an hourly rate paid only for hours worked on‑the‑job and calculated using the formula:
where:

full‑time first‑year apprentice hourly rate means:
 (a) the hourly rate of pay specified, in the applicable wage instrument, for a full‑time first‑year apprentice doing the same kind of work, in the same location and for the same employer as the school‑based apprentice; or
 (b) if the rate of pay specified in the applicable wage instrument is not an hourly rate—that rate converted into an hourly rate.

This section does not limit pay

 (2) To avoid doubt, this section does not operate to prevent the school‑based apprentice from receiving a rate of pay more generous than the rate calculated in accordance with subsection (1).

School‑based apprentices not covered by this section

 (3) This section does not apply to a school‑based apprentice if:
 (a) a wage instrument covers the work of the school‑based apprentice; and
 (b) the wage instrument specifies the rate of pay for the school‑based apprentice; and
 (c) the wage instrument does so by making specific provision for school‑based apprentices.