MA000067  PR718885
FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DETERMINATION


Fair Work Act 2009

s.285—Annual wage review

Annual Wage Review 2019–20
(C2020/1)

JOURNALISTS PUBLISHED MEDIA AWARD 2020
[MA000067]

Journalism

JUSTICE ROSS, PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT CATANZARITI
DEPUTY PRESIDENT ASBURY
COMMISSIONER HAMPTON
MR FERGUSON
PROFESSOR WOODEN
MS LABINE-ROMAIN

MELBOURNE, 26 JUNE 2020

Annual Wage Review 2019–20.

A. Further to the decision issued by the majority of the Expert Panel in the Annual Wage Review 2019–20 on 19 June 2020 [[2020] FWCFB 3500], the above award is varied as follows:

1. By deleting the table appearing in clause 14.1 and inserting the following:

Level

Minimum weekly rate
(full-time employee)

Minimum hourly rate

 

$

$

Band 1

   

1

957.60

25.20

2

984.40

25.91

3

1026.70

27.02

4

1054.20

27.74

5

1081.70

28.47

6

1137.20

29.93

7

1186.80

31.23

Band 2

   

8

1242.20

32.69

9

1324.70

34.86

10

1407.50

37.04

Band 3

   

11

1449.10

38.13

12

1628.30

42.85

13

1821.20

47.93

2. By deleting the table appearing in clause A.1.3 and inserting the following:

 

Ordinary hours

Public holiday2

 

% of ordinary hourly rate1

 

100%

250%

 

$

$

Band 1

   

Level 1

25.20

63.00

Level 2

25.91

64.78

Level 3

27.02

67.55

Level 4

27.74

69.35

Level 5

28.47

71.18

Level 6

29.93

74.83

Level 7

31.23

78.08

Band 2

   

Level 8

32.69

81.73

Level 9

34.86

87.15

Level 10

37.04

92.60

Band 3

   

Level 11

38.13

95.33

Level 12

42.85

107.13

Level 13

47.93

119.83

3. By deleting the table appearing in clause A.1.4 and inserting the following:

 

Ordinary hours

Monday to Sunday

Distant engagement: Monday to Sunday

Public holiday6

First 2 hours for full-time employees, first 3 hours for part-time employees

After the first 2 hours for full-time employees, after the first 3 hours for part-time employees

First 8 hours

After 8 hours

 

% of ordinary hourly rate5

 

100%

150%

200%

150%

200%

250%

 

$

$

$

$

$

$

Band 1

           

Level 1

25.20

37.80

50.40

37.80

50.40

63.00

Level 2

25.91

38.87

51.82

38.87

51.82

64.78

Level 3

27.02

40.53

54.04

40.53

54.04

67.55

Level 4

27.74

41.61

55.48

41.61

55.48

69.35

Level 5

28.47

42.71

56.94

42.71

56.94

71.18

Level 6

29.93

44.90

59.86

44.90

59.86

74.83

Level 7

31.23

46.85

62.46

46.85

62.46

78.08

Band 2

           

Level 8

32.69

49.04

65.38

49.04

65.38

81.73

Level 91

34.86

52.29

69.72

52.29

69.72

87.15

Level 92

34.86

-

-

-

-

87.15

Level 103

37.04

55.56

74.08

55.56

74.08

92.60

Level 104

37.04

-

-

-

-

92.60

Band 3

           

Level 11

38.13

57.20

76.26

57.20

76.26

95.33

Level 12

42.85

-

-

-

-

107.13

Level 13

47.93

-

-

-

-

119.83

4. By deleting the table appearing in clause A.1.5 and inserting the following:

 

Other than shiftworkers

Shiftworkers

 

Early/late work1

Weekend2

Shift penalty rate3

Weekend shift4

 

% of ordinary hourly rate5

 

110%6

120%6

117.5%6

127.5%6

 

$

$

$

$

Band 1

       

Level 1

27.72

30.24

29.61

32.13

Level 2

28.50

31.09

30.44

33.04

Level 3

29.72

32.42

31.75

34.45

Level 4

30.51

33.29

32.59

35.37

Level 5

31.32

34.16

33.45

36.30

Level 6

32.92

35.92

35.17

38.16

Level 7

34.35

37.48

36.70

39.82

Band 2

       

Level 8

35.96

39.23

38.41

41.68

Level 9

38.13

41.40

40.58

43.85

Level 10

40.31

43.58

42.76

46.03

Band 3

       

Level 11

41.40

44.67

43.85

47.12

Level 127

-

-

-

-

Level 137

-

-

-

-

5. By deleting the table appearing in clause A.1.6 and inserting the following:

 

Other than shiftworkers

Shiftworkers

 

Early/late work1

Weekend2

Shift penalty rate3

Weekend shift4

 

% of ordinary hourly rate5

 

110%6

120%6

117.5%6

127.5%6

 

$

$

$

$

Band 1

       

Level 1

27.72

30.24

29.61

32.13

Level 2

28.50

31.09

30.44

33.04

Level 3

29.72

32.42

31.75

34.45

Level 4

30.44

33.14

32.47

35.17

Level 5

31.17

33.87

33.20

35.90

Level 6

32.63

35.33

34.66

37.36

Level 7

33.93

36.63

35.96

38.66

Band 2

       

Level 8

35.39

38.09

37.42

40.12

Level 9

37.56

40.26

39.59

42.29

Level 107

-

 

-

 

Band 3

       

Level 11

40.83

43.53

42.86

45.56

Level 127

-

-

-

-

Level 137

-

-

-

-

6. By deleting the table appearing in clause A.1.7 and inserting the following:

 

Early/late work1

Weekend2

 

% of ordinary hourly rate3

 

110%4

120%4

 

$

$

Band 1

   

Level 1

27.72

30.24

Level 2

28.50

31.09

Level 3

29.72

32.42

Level 4

30.51

33.29

Level 5

31.32

34.16

Level 6

32.92

35.92

Level 7

34.22

37.22

Band 2

   

Level 8

35.68

38.68

Level 9

37.85

40.85

Level 10

40.03

43.03

Band 3

   

Level 11

41.12

44.12

Level 125

-

-

Level 135

-

-

7. By deleting the table appearing in clause A.1.8 and inserting the following:

 

Regional daily

Country non-daily

 

Shift penalty rate1

Weekend shift2

Shift penalty rate 3

 

% of ordinary hourly rate4

 

115%5

125%5

115%5

 

$

$

 

Band 1

     

Level 1

28.98

31.50

28.98

Level 2

29.80

32.39

29.80

Level 3

31.07

33.78

31.07

Level 4

31.90

34.68

31.90

Level 5

32.74

35.59

32.74

Level 6

34.42

37.41

34.42

Level 7

35.91

39.04

35.72

Band 2

     

Level 8

37.59

40.86

37.18

Level 9

39.76

43.03

-6

Level 10

41.94

45.21

41.53

Band 3

     

Level 11

43.03

46.30

42.62

Level 125

-

-

-

Level 135

-

 

-


8. By deleting the table appearing in clause A.2.1 and inserting the following:

 

Ordinary hours

Public holiday

 

% of ordinary hourly rate1

 

125%

275%

 

$

$

Band 1

   

Level 1

31.50

69.30

Level 2

32.39

71.25

Level 3

33.78

74.31

Level 4

34.68

76.29

Level 5

35.59

78.29

Level 6

37.41

82.31

Level 7

39.04

85.88

Band 2

   

Level 8

40.86

89.90

Level 9

43.58

95.87

Level 10

46.30

101.86

Band 3

   

Level 11

47.66

104.86

Level 12

53.56

117.84

Level 13

59.91

131.81

9. By deleting the table appearing in clause A.2.2 and inserting the following:

 

Other than shiftworkers

Shiftworkers

 

Early/late work1

Weekend2

Shift penalty rate3

Weekend shift4

 

% of ordinary hourly rate5

 

135%6

145%6

142.5%6

152.5%6

 

$

$

$

$

Band 1

       

Level 1

34.02

36.54

35.91

38.43

Level 2

34.98

37.57

36.92

39.52

Level 3

36.48

39.18

38.51

41.21

Level 4

37.45

40.23

39.53

42.31

Level 5

38.44

41.28

40.57

43.42

Level 6

40.40

43.40

42.65

45.64

Level 7

42.16

45.29

44.51

47.63

Band 2

       

Level 8

44.13

47.40

46.58

49.85

Level 9

46.85

50.12

49.30

52.57

Level 10

49.57

52.84

52.02

55.29

Band 3

       

Level 11

50.93

54.20

53.38

56.65

Level 127

-

-

-

-

Level 137

-

-

-

-

10. By deleting the table appearing in clause A.2.3 and inserting the following:

 

Other than shiftworkers

Shiftworkers

 

Early/late work1

Weekend2

Shift penalty rate3

Weekend shift4

 

% of ordinary hourly rate5

 

135%6

145%6

142.5%6

152.5%6

 

$

$

$

$

Band 1

       

Level 1

34.02

36.54

35.91

38.43

Level 2

34.98

37.57

36.92

39.52

Level 3

36.48

39.18

38.51

41.21

Level 4

37.38

40.08

39.41

42.11

Level 5

38.29

40.99

40.32

43.02

Level 6

40.11

42.81

42.14

44.84

Level 7

41.74

44.44

43.77

46.47

Band 2

       

Level 8

43.56

46.26

45.59

48.29

Level 9

46.28

48.98

48.31

51.01

Level 107

-

-

   

Band 3

       

Level 11

50.36

53.06

52.39

55.09

Level 127

-

-

-

-

Level 137

-

-

-

-

11. By deleting the table appearing in clause A.2.4 and inserting the following:

 

Early/late work1

Weekend2

 

% of ordinary hourly rate3

 

135%4

145%4

 

$

$

Band 1

   

Level 1

34.02

36.54

Level 2

34.98

37.57

Level 3

36.48

39.18

Level 4

37.45

40.23

Level 5

38.44

41.28

Level 6

40.40

43.40

Level 7

42.03

45.03

Band 2

   

Level 8

43.85

46.85

Level 9

46.57

49.57

Level 10

49.29

52.29

Band 3

   

Level 11

50.65

53.65

Level 125

-

-

Level 135

-

-

12. By deleting the table appearing in clause A.2.5 and inserting the following:

 

Regional daily

Country non-daily

 

Shift penalty rate1

Weekend shift2

Shift penalty rate 3

 

% of ordinary hourly rate4

 

140%5

150%5

140%5

 

$

$

$

Band 1

     

Level 1

35.28

37.80

35.28

Level 2

36.28

38.87

36.28

Level 3

37.83

40.54

37.83

Level 4

38.84

41.62

38.84

Level 5

39.86

42.71

39.86

Level 6

41.90

44.89

41.90

Level 7

43.72

46.85

43.53

Band 2

     

Level 8

45.76

49.03

45.35

Level 9

48.48

51.75

-6

Level 10

51.20

54.47

50.79

Band 3

     

Level 11

52.56

55.83

52.15

Level 125

-

-

-

Level 135

-

-

-

13. By deleting the table appearing in clause A.3.1 and inserting the following:

 

Cadet percentage

Ordinary hours

Public holiday2

 

% of Level 1 employee

% of ordinary hourly rate1

 

 

100%

250%

 

%

$

$

Standard Cadet

     

1st year

60%

15.12

37.80

2nd year

75%

18.90

47.25

3rd year

90%

22.68

56.70

Graduate Cadet

90%

22.68

56.70

14. By deleting the table appearing in clause A.3.2 and inserting the following:

 

Cadet per-centage

Ordinary hours

Monday to Sunday

Distant engagement: Monday to Sunday

Public holiday2

First 2 hours for full-time employees, first 3 hours for part-time employees

After the first 2 hours for full-time employees, after the first 3 hours for part-time employees

First 8 hours

After 8 hours

 

% of Level 1 employee

% of ordinary hourly rate1

 

100%

150%

200%

150%

200%

250%

 

%

$

$

$

$

$

$

Standard Cadet

             

1st year

60%

15.12

22.68

30.24

22.68

30.24

37.80

2nd year

75%

18.90

28.35

37.80

28.35

37.80

47.25

3rd year

90%

22.68

34.02

45.36

34.02

45.36

56.70

Graduate Cadet

90%

22.68

34.02

45.36

34.02

45.36

56.70

15. By deleting the table appearing in clause A.3.3 and inserting the following:

 

Cadet percentage

Early/late work1

Weekend2

 

% of Level 1 employee

% of ordinary hourly rate3

 

110%

120%

 

%

$

$

Standard Cadet

     

1st year

60%

16.63

18.14

2nd year

75%

20.79

22.68

3rd year

90%

24.95

27.22

Graduate Cadet

90%

24.95

27.22

16. By deleting the table appearing in clause A.3.4 and inserting the following:

 

Cadet percentage

Shift penalty rate1

Weekend shift2

 

% of Level 1 employee

 

% of ordinary hourly rate3

 

 

117.5%

127.5%

 

%

$

$

Standard Cadet

     

1st year

60%

17.77

19.28

2nd year

75%

22.21

24.10

3rd year

90%

26.65

28.92

Graduate Cadet

90%

26.65

28.92

17. By deleting the table appearing in clause A.3.5 and inserting the following:

 

Cadet percentage

Regional daily or country non-daily

Regional daily

 

% of Level 1 employee

Shift penalty rate1

Weekend2

 

% of ordinary hourly rate3

 

 

115%

125%

 

%

$

$

Standard Cadet

     

1st year

60%

17.39

18.90

2nd year

75%

21.74

23.63

3rd year

90%

26.08

28.35

Graduate Cadet

90%

26.08

28.35

B. This determination comes into operation on 1 November 2020. In accordance with s.286(5) of the Fair Work Act 2009 this determination does not take effect in relation to a particular employee until the start of the employee’s first full pay period that starts on or after 1 November 2020.

PRESIDENT

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