This is an announcement form the Fair Work Commission. Workwise advises that members bound by the Modern Awards listed below should download the latest version of their Award and check any changed employment conditions for their apprentices.

There have been changes to pay and conditions for some apprentices covered by modern awards.

What are the new apprentice pay and conditions?
• The changes to apprentice pay and conditions are:
• increases to 1st and 2nd year rates for new apprentices
• adding adult apprentice rates for awards that don’t have them
• new competency-based wage progression rules
• adding school-based apprentice terms into awards that don’t have them
• changes to conditions of employment (eg. travel costs, training time, training fees and attendance at training).
Who’s covered?
The pay increases only affect apprentices that start an apprenticeship on or after 1 January 2014. Apprentices that started before this date aren’t covered (ie. their pay rates stay the same).

  • Aged Care Award 2010
  • Airline Operations-Ground Staff Award 2010
  • Airport Employees Award 2010
  • Alpine Resorts Award 2010
  • Aluminium Industry Award 2010
  • Amusement, Events and Recreation Award 2010
  • Black Coal Mining Industry Award 2010
  • Building and Construction General On-site Award 2010
  • Cemetery Industry Award 2010
  • Children’s Services Award 2010
  • Coal Export Terminals Award 2010
  • Dry Cleaning and Laundry Industry Award 2010
  • Educational Services (Schools) General Staff Award 2010
  • Electrical Power Industry Award 2010
  • Electrical, Electronic and Communication Contracting Award 2010
  • Food, Beverage and Tobacco Manufacturing Award 2010
  • Gardening and Landscaping Services Award 2010
  • Gas Industry Award 2010
  • General Retail Industry Award 2010
  • Graphic Arts, Printing and Publishing Award 2010
  • Hair and Beauty Industry Award 2010
  • Health Professionals and Support Services Award 2010
  • Higher Education Industry—General Staff—Award 2010
  • Hospitality Industry (General) Award 2010
  • Hydrocarbons Industry (Upstream) Award 2010
  • Joinery and Building Trades Award 2010
  • Local Government Industry Award 2010
  • Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award 2010
  • Meat Industry Award 2010
  • Mining Industry Award 2010
  • Miscellaneous Award 2010
  • Nursery Award 2010
  • Oil Refining and Manufacturing Award 2010
  • Plumbing and Fire Sprinklers Award 2010
  • Port Authorities Award 2010
  • Racing Industry Ground Maintenance Award 2010
  • Rail Industry Award 2010
  • Registered and Licensed Clubs Award 2010
  • Restaurant Industry Award 2010
  • Salt Industry Award 2010
  • Stevedoring Industry Award 2010
  • Sugar Industry Award 2010
  • Telecommunications Services Award 2010
  • Textile, Clothing, Footwear and Associated Industries Award 2010
  • Timber Industry Award 2010
  • Vehicle Manufacturing, Repair, Services and Retail Award 2010
  • Water Industry Award 2010
  • Wine Industry Award 2010.

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