Disability Support Workers Award - State 2003 [2009] QIRC 32 (2009) 192 QGIG 68

[Extract from Queensland Government Industrial Gazette, dated 25 September, 2009, Vol. 192, No. 4, pages 68-69] QUEENSLAND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION Industrial Relations Act 1999 - s. 125 - making, amending and repealing awards The Australian Workers' Union of Employees, Queensland AND Queensland Community Services Employers Association Inc. (A/2009/5) DEPUTY PRESIDENT SWAN 14 September 2009 DISABILITY SUPPORT WORKERS AWARD - STATE 2003 AMENDMENT This matter coming on for hearing before the Commission at Brisbane on 3 and 27 July 2009 and 26, 27, 28 and 31 August 2009 this Commission orders that the said Award be amended as follows as from 21 September 2009: By deleting clause 5.3.1 and inserting the following in lieu thereof: 5.3.1 Disability support worker Rate as at Rate as at Rate as at Rate as at Rate as at 21/09/2009 (includes 2009 SNA) 11/01/2010 12/07/2010 10/01/2011 11/07/2011 $ $ $ $ $ Level 1 Up to 3 months 633.30 671.60 711.90 754.40 759.40 Level 2 Paypoint 1 644.40 683.00 724.00 767.50 769.90 Paypoint 2 655.40 694.80 736.40 780.30 780.30 Paypoint 3 666.40 706.40 748.80 790.70 790.70 Level 3 Paypoint 1 687.20 728.50 772.20 810.30 810.30 Paypoint 2 701.80 743.90 788.50 824.00 824.00 Paypoint 3 716.60 759.60 805.20 838.00 838.00 Level 4 Paypoint 1 731.50 775.40 822.00 852.10 852.10 Paypoint 2 746.40 791.20 838.60 866.10 866.10 Paypoint 3 761.30 807.00 855.40 880.20 880.20 NOTE: The rates of pay in this Award are intended to include the arbitrated wage adjustment payable under the 1 September 2009 Declaration of General Ruling and earlier Safety Net Adjustments and arbitrated wage adjustments. This arbitrated wage adjustment may be offset against any equivalent amount in rates of pay received by employees whose wages and conditions of employment are regulated by this Award which are above the wage rates prescribed in the Award. Such payments include wages payable pursuant to certified agreements, currently operating enterprise flexibility agreements, Queensland workplace agreements, award amendments to give effect to enterprise agreements and overaward arrangements. Absorption which is contrary to the terms of an agreement is not required. Increases made under previous State Wage Cases or under the current Statement of Policy, excepting those resulting from enterprise agreements, are not to be used to offset arbitrated wage adjustments. Dated 14 September 2009. By the Commission, [L.S.] G.D. SAVILL, Industrial Registrar. Operative Date: 21 September 2009 Amendment - Classifications and Wage Rates Released: 14 September 2009 Government Printer, Queensland The State of Queensland 2009. -- 1 of 1 --