The wage rates at each classification level in clause 17—Minimum wages are minimum entry level rates. Movement between classification levels will be by appointment or promotion to a vacant position, reclassification, or the acquisition of additional skills or competencies in accordance with the requirements for the position as specified in Schedule B—Classification Descriptions and as required by the employer and its business needs. Pay structure conditions While jobs will be designed to fit a career stream, it is recognised that employees will, from time-to-time, be required to perform work at or below the current pay level in other career streams for which they hold the requisite skills. Performance of duties in a higher pay level is obligatory if requisite skills are held. Objective testing of skill acquisition and competency will be a prerequisite for pay progression. This incorporates assessment of employee competency and progress in skills training. Minimum wages [Varied by , , , , , , , , , , , , , ] [Paragraph numbered as 17.1 and varied by from 01Jan10; varied by , , , , , , , , ppc 01Jul18] The minimum wages payable to employees are as follows: Pay Level Technical Grade Administrative Grade Professional/ Manager/ Specialist Grade Operations Grade Minimum weekly wage $ Level 1 Technical Grade 1 Administrative Grade 1 743.20 Level 2 Technical Grade 2 Administrative Grade 2 Operations Grade 2 790.90 Level 3 Technical Grade 3 Administrative Grade 3 Operations Grade 3 837.90 Level 4 Technical Grade 4 Administrative Grade 4 917.20 Level 5 Technical Grade 5 Administrative Grade 5 Professional / Manager / Specialist Grade 5 Operations Grade 5 998.10 Level 6 Technical Grade 6 Administrative Grade 6 Operations Grade 6 1078.80 Level 7 Technical Grade 7 Professional / Manager / Specialist Grade 7 Operations Grade 7 1159.50
If on the instructions of the employer an employee resumes or continues work without having had the 10 consecutive hours off work, the employee will be paid at the relevant overtime rate until released from work for such period. The employee is then entitled to be absent until they have had 10 consecutive hours off work without loss of pay for ordinary working time occurring during the absence. Clauses 25.7(b) and (c) apply in the case of employees when rostered for callout as if eight hours were substituted for 10 hours, when performing other than pre-arranged work. These provisions will apply in the case of shiftworkers as if eight hours were substituted for 10 hours when overtime is worked: for the purpose of changing shift rosters; where a shift is worked by arrangement between the employees themselves; or on a recall or call-out pursuant to clauses 24.3 or 24.4. Overtime and penalty rates [26 varied by ] Overtime Overtime is payable at the following rates: For overtime worked on Overtime rate Monday to Saturday—day workers and non-continuous shiftworkers Time and a half for the first two hours and double time thereafter Monday to Saturday—continuous shiftworkers Double time Sunday Double time Public holiday Double time and a half Day workers who work overtime on a Saturday, a Sunday or a public holiday will receive a minimum payment of three hours on each such occasion. Penalty rates Penalties are payable in respect of ordinary hours at the following rates: Time worked Penalty rate payable in addition to ordinary time rate Afternoon shift (where more than one third of rostered ordinary hours are on afternoon shift) 16% Night shift (where more than one third of rostered ordinary hours are on night shift) 22.5%