Industrial

Information Bulletin

QUEENSLAND &

VICTORIAN MEMBERS

JUNE 2010

REGISTERED & LICENSED CLUBS AWARD 2010

VARIATIONS

2010 Annual Minimum Wage Review

Fair Work Australia has handed down two decisions which are to apply to the R&LCA from the first of July. All other provisions applied from 1 January 2010.

On the 3rd of June 2010 the Minimum Panel of FWA handed down its first Annual Wage adjustments to Modernised Awards. $26 per week, Fair Work has an establish calculation formula for annual amounts for the Modernised Award rates. See details below.

Award Variation

On the 17th of June 2010 Vice President Watson of Fair Work, varied the R&LC Award to remove ambiguity and to correct accidental omissions from the award. The Final Draft Order represented an agreed position following the three separate applications filed with FWA (CMAA, LHMU National Office & ClubsAUST)

Variation to Management Provisions.

  1. By deleting clause 17.3 (a) and inserting the following;

(b)  Managerial classifications – levels 7 - 13 inclusive in clause 17.2

(i)  Subject to the requirements of the National Employment Standards (NES) the provisions of clauses

18(h) - Higher duties,

18.3 Broken Shifts

26 - Ordinary hours of work and rostering (other than subclause 26.8 - Special provisions for accrued rostered days off - club managers)

27 - Recall to duty-club managers,

28 - Overtime, and

29 - Penalty rates (other than penalty rate provisions relating to Public holidays (see clause 29)

will not apply to a manager receiving a salary of 20% in excess of the minimum annual salary rates for the appropriate classification prescribed in Schedule C-Classification Definitions.

(ii)  Subject to the requirements of the National Employment Standards (NES), the provisions of clauses

18(a) - Meal allowance,

18(c) - Uniforms - club managers,

18(d) - Vehicle allowance,

18(h) - Higher duties,

18.3 Broken Shifts

26 - Ordinary hours of work and rostering,

27 - Recall to duty-club managers,

28 - Overtime,

29 - Penalty rates,

34.3 - Public holidays - Additional arrangements for full-time employee,

will not apply to a manager receiving a salary of 50% in excess of the minimum annual salary rates for the appropriate classification prescribed in Schedule C-Classification Definitions.

(iii)  To avoid doubt, where a club manager is not paid in accordance with either paragraph (i) or (ii) above, the club manager will be entitled to the benefits of all relevant provisions of this Award.

2. By including a new Clause for Management Trainees – 17.9

3. By including a transitional clause for the application of the additional Rostered day off for managers to apply to other States other than NSW and the ACT from 1 January 2013.

Variation to Club Employee Provisions.

1.  Inclusions of Classifications and Wage levels for Bingo Callers, Child Care Workers and Leisure attendants.

2.  Additional duties and responsibilities of a Level 5 – grade 5, Classifications and Wage levels.

Full details of the Minimum rate and variation will be available on the FAIR WORK AUSTRALIA’S web site. www.fwa.gov.au

It is also advised to check the modernised award section from time to time as changes are made from time to time without notification.

2010 Annual Minimum Wage Review

From the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2010

Classification level / Min/rate / + 20% / + 50%
$ / $ / $
Level A / 38,710.86 / 46,453.03 / 58,066.29
Level B / 40,348.14 / 48,417.76 / 60,522.21
Level C / 40,880.00 / 49,056.00 / 61,320.00
Level D / 42,381.71 / 50,858.05 / 63,572.56
Level E / 43,930.36 / 52,716.43 / 65,895.54
Level F / 46,704.36 / 56,045.23 / 70,056.54
Level G / 47616.86 / 57,140.23 / 71,425.29

Other Rates and Allowances

From the first pay period commencing on the 1st of July 2010

Item
No. / Clause No. / Brief Description / Amount
$
1 / Clause 18.1 (c) / Vehicle allowance -
Per kilometre /
0.74
2 / Clause 18.1 (a) (ii) /
Meal Allowance /
10.83 per shift
3 / Clause 34.2 / Uniforms – club managers / 10.00 per week
4 / Clause 17.2 / Gross annual revenue of a club below .
Level 6 employees / $500,000.00
5. / Clause 18.3 / Broken Shift Allowance / $2.71 per Day
6 / Clause 29.4 / Late and early work penalty / Late 10%
$1.78 per hour
Early 15%
$2.68 per hour

For further details of these and other Award provisions please contact the Association’s Industrial Officer Peter Cooper on (02) 9643 2300.

ALLAN PETER JP ACCM

FEDERAL/STATE SECRETARY