Wage rates for sole traders and partnerships in Western Australia Shop and Warehouse (Wholesale and Retail Establishments) State Award Transport Workers (General) State Award Published: 1 July 2016 Operative date: first full pay period commencing on or after 1 July 2016 This summary of the award is current from 1 July 2016, and is provided for convenience of reference only. It is not an official document and is not intended to take the place of the award or other legislation. This summary is believed to be accurate but the Australian Newsagents Federation and its agents give no warranty of accuracy or liability for errors or omissions or loss or damage suffered as a result of a person acting in reliance thereon. This summary is also based on our interpretation of the provisions of the relevant award, and we cannot warrant that this interpretation will ultimately be determined to be correct. This summary should be read in conjunction with any agreement that has been approved by the relevant government authority that is in force in the workplace. There are different relationships between awards and agreements depending on when the agreement was made please contact your State Manager if you have any queries. The provisions of the award take legal precedence over any other arrangements in the workplace, including individual informal agreements with employees. 1
Definitions A Special Shop is defined in the award as: A shop shall be regarded as a special retail shop if:- (a) A certificate is issued by the Permanent Head of the Department of Labour in relation to the retail shop specifying it to be a special retail shop as contained in Schedule "B" to this Award; and (a) only the goods or services or both that are prescribed in relation to a special retail shop of that category are sold or provided at the retail shop. A Small Shop is defined in the award as: A shop shall be regarded as a small retail shop if: (b) Only goods or services listed in Schedule "A" to this award are sold or provided at the retail shop. (note this includes newsagencies) (c) The retail shop is owned and operated by not more than two natural persons either in partnership or as a body corporate and the retail shop (i) is the only retail shop operated by those persons or any one of them or the body corporate, as the case requires; (ii) is operated solely or principally for those persons or the members of the body corporate, as the case requires; and (iii) is operated at any one time by not more than 4 persons including at least one of the persons who own and operate the retail shop; (d) The permanent Head of the Department of Labour has issued a certificate in relation to the retail shop certifying that it is a small retail shop in terms of this subclause.. 2
Wage Rates Small and Special Shops Shop and Warehouse (Wholesale and Retail Establishments) State Award Full time employees Friday only Weekly rates The employee works all their ordinary hours For Special Shops For Small Shops Rate for late night trading 6-11.30pm Mon-Fri 1pm Saturday after 1pm on Saturday Friday only 1pm Saturday after 1pm on Saturday Extra paid per hour on night of late night trading 6-9 pm Mon-Fri Friday only 1pm Saturday after 1pm on Saturday Ordinary hours worked on a Sunday Full time Shop Assistant Adult 755.90 768.80 782.50 19.89 20.23 20.59 4.29 23.87 24.28 24.71 39.78 Junior Under 16 302.36 307.52 313.00 7.96 8.09 8.24 1.72 9.55 9.71 9.88 15.91 16 years 377.95 384.40 391.25 9.95 10.12 10.30 2.15 11.94 12.14 12.36 19.89 17 years 453.54 461.28 469.50 11.94 12.14 12.36 2.57 14.32 14.57 14.83 23.87 18 years 529.13 538.16 547.75 13.92 14.16 14.41 3.00 16.71 16.99 17.30 27.85 19 years 604.72 615.04 626.00 15.91 16.19 16.47 3.43 19.10 19.42 19.77 31.83 20 years 680.31 691.92 704.25 17.90 18.21 18.53 3.86 21.48 21.85 22.24 35.81 Shop workers - adult in charge In sole charge or less than 3 other workers 781.60 794.94 809.11 20.57 20.92 21.29 4.29 24.68 25.10 25.55 41.14 In charge of 3-9 workers 802.77 816.47 831.02 21.13 21.49 21.87 4.29 25.35 25.78 26.24 42.25 Wage rates for sole traders and partnerships in Western Australia 3
Shop and Warehouse (Wholesale and Retail Establishments) State Award Part time employees For Special Shops For Small Shops Friday only Saturday to 1pm Saturday after 1pm Extra paid per hour on night of late night trading 6-9 pm Rate for late night trading 6-11.30pm on a Sunday Part time Shop Assistant Adult 19.89 23.12 23.39 4.29 23.87 39.78 Junior Under 16 7.26 9.25 9.36 1.72 8.71 14.51 16 years 9.07 11.56 11.70 2.15 10.89 18.14 17 years 10.89 13.87 14.04 2.57 13.06 21.77 18 years 12.70 16.18 16.37 3.00 15.24 25.40 19 years 14.51 18.49 18.71 3.43 17.42 29.03 20 years 16.33 20.81 21.05 3.86 19.59 32.66 Shop workers - adult in charge In sole charge or less than 3 other workers 20.57 23.90 24.19 4.29 24.68 41.14 In charge of 3-9 workers 21.13 24.55 24.84 4.29 25.35 42.25 The two wage rates highlighted in green are lower in the 2016 wage rate summary than they were in the 2015 wage rate summary. These two rates apply to employees who are: Part time; and Adults in charge; and Working after 1pm on a Saturday. The ANF regrets that the two rates identified were incorrect in the 2015 wage rate summary. The calculation of part time Saturday wage rates is complex, and unfortunately an error was made in the spreadsheet used to produce the rates. If you have employees who are affected by this mistake, you are entitled to pay the lower rate from 1 July 2016, if the employee agrees to be paid the lower rate, or if the employee does not agree, to freeze the Saturday afternoon rate until minimum rates catch up. For further information on wage rates, please contact your State Manager. Wage rates for sole traders and partnerships in Western Australia 4
Shop and Warehouse (Wholesale and Retail Establishments) State Award Casual employees For Special Shops For Small Shops Friday full day Friday part day Saturday Extra paid per hour on night of late night trading 6-9 pm Rate for late night work 6-11.30 pm full day Rate for late night work 6-11.30 pm part day on a Sunday - full day Ordinary hours worked on a Sunday - part day Casual Shop Assistant Adult 23.87 24.87 28.07 4.29 28.64 29.84 47.74 49.73 Junior Under 16 9.55 9.95 11.23 1.72 11.46 11.94 19.10 19.89 16 years 11.94 12.43 14.04 2.15 14.32 14.92 23.87 24.87 17 years 14.32 14.92 16.84 2.57 17.19 17.90 28.64 29.84 18 years 16.71 17.41 19.65 3.00 20.05 20.89 33.42 34.81 19 years 19.10 19.89 22.46 3.43 22.92 23.87 38.19 39.78 20 years 21.48 22.38 25.26 3.86 25.78 26.85 42.97 44.76 Shop workers - adult in charge In sole charge or less than 3 other workers 24.68 25.71 29.02 4.29 29.62 30.85 49.36 51.42 In charge of 3-9 workers 25.35 26.41 29.81 4.29 30.42 31.69 50.70 52.81 *A full day is at least 7.6 hours of work. A part day is less than 7.6 hours of work. Wage rates for sole traders and partnerships in Western Australia 5
Transport Workers (General) State Award Drivers at Grade 2 (up to 4.5 tonne GVM vehicle) Weekly Hourly Night work Friday Saturday Sunday Full time or part time Adult 744.80 19.60 22.54 29.40 39.20 19 years old 595.84 15.68 18.03 23.52 31.36 Less than 19 years old 521.36 13.72 15.78 20.58 27.44 Casual rate Night work Friday Saturday Sunday Casual Adult 24.30 27.95 36.46 48.61 19 years old 19.44 22.36 29.16 38.89 Less than 19 years old 17.01 19.56 25.52 34.03 Wage rates for sole traders and partnerships in Western Australia 6