On 19 June 2020, the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (‘Commission’) handed down its annual wage review decision. A summary and key features of the decision were outlined in our circular dated 19 June 2020 and also 15 October and included the following:

• Minimum wages in modern awards will be increased by 1.75% from the start of the first full pay period on or after (ffppooa) 1 July 2020 for Group 1 Awards.
• Minimum wages in modern awards will be increased by 1.75% from the start of the ffppooa 1 November 2020 for Group 2 Awards (see list below).
• Minimum wages in modern awards will be increased by 1.75% from the start of the ffppooa 1 February 2021 for Group 3 Awards.

To view the summary of the decision please click here. To view the lists for Group 1 Awards and Group 3 Awards, see page 14 onwards of the decision summary.

National Training Wage

As a reminder, the operative dates of the wage increases for employees undertaking a traineeship under the National Training Wage are in accordance with the operative dates mentioned earlier for the Group 1, Group 2 and Group 3 Awards. To be clear, this includes modern awards that refer to and incorporate the terms under Schedule E of the Miscellaneous Award 2020, which has an operative date of 1 November 2020.

To view the determinations for the awards click here.
 

Further information

Pay and allowance summaries are now available for the below modern awards:

• Black Coal Mining Industry Award 2010
• Building and Construction General On-site Award 2010
• Food, Beverage and Tobacco Manufacturing Award 2010
• Graphic Arts, Printing and Publishing Award 2010
• Joinery and Building Trades Award 2010
• Mobile Crane Hiring Award 2010
• Plumbing and Fire Sprinklers Award 2010
• Textile, Clothing, Footwear and Associated Industries Award 2010
• Wool Storage, Sampling and Testing Award 2010

The new ‘2020’ modern awards now have summaries of pay rates and allowances in the Schedules of these Modern Awards, therefore, new pay and allowances summaries will not be created moving forward for same modern awards. The Commission has now updated all of the ‘2020’ modern awards to include the 1 November 2020 increases.

The changes mentioned in this circular are reflected in the copies of the modern awards that can be downloaded from our website. To view the full list of modern awards, click here.

Please call the Workplace Advice Line on 13 29 59 or email advice@workplaceassured.com.au if you wish to discuss this circular or require further information