2025 WAIRC 00645
Social Trainers (Nulsen Haven) Award

1B. - MINIMUM ADULT AWARD WAGE

(1) No employee aged 21 or more shall be paid less than the minimum adult award wage unless otherwise provided by this clause.

(2) The minimum adult award wage for full-time employees aged 21 or more working under an award that provides for a 38-hour week is $953.00 per week.

The minimum adult award wage for full-time employees aged 21 or more working under awards that provide for other than a 38-hour week is calculated as follows: divide $953.00 by 38 and multiply by the number of ordinary hours prescribed for a full-time employee under the award.

The minimum adult award wage is payable from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 1 July 2025.

(3) The minimum adult award wage is deemed to include all State Wage order adjustments from State Wage Case decisions.

(4) Unless otherwise provided in this clause adults aged 21 or more employed as casuals, part-time employees or piece workers or employees who are remunerated wholly on the basis of payment by results, shall not be paid less than pro rata the minimum adult award wage according to the hours worked.

(5) Employees under the age of 21 shall be paid no less than the wage determined by applying the percentage prescribed in the junior rates provision in this award (if applicable) to the minimum adult award wage, provided that no employee shall be paid less than any applicable minimum rate of pay prescribed by the Minimum Conditions of Employment Act 1993.

(6) The minimum adult award wage shall not apply to apprentices, employees engaged on traineeships or government approved work placement programs or employed under the Commonwealth Government Supported Wage System or to other categories of employees who by prescription are paid less than the minimum award rate, provided that no employee shall be paid less than any applicable minimum rate of pay prescribed by the Minimum Conditions of Employment Act 1993.

(7) Liberty to apply is reserved in relation to any special category of employees not included here or otherwise in relation to the application of the minimum adult award wage.

(8) Subject to this clause the minimum adult award wage shall –

(a) Apply to all work in ordinary hours.

(b) Apply to the calculation of overtime and all other penalty rates, superannuation, payments during any period of paid leave and for all purposes of this award.

(9) Minimum Adult Award Wage

The rates of pay in this award include the minimum weekly wage for employees aged 21 or more payable under the 2025 State Wage order. Any increase arising from the insertion of the minimum wage will 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 above award payments include wages payable pursuant to enterprise agreements, consent awards or award variations to give effect to enterprise agreements and over award arrangements. Absorption which is contrary to the terms of an agreement is not required.

Increases under previous State Wage Case Principles or under the current Statement of Principles, excepting those resulting from enterprise agreements, are not to be used to offset the minimum wage.

(10) Adult Apprentices

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this clause, the minimum adult apprentice wage for a full-time apprentice aged 21 years or more working under an award that provides for a 38-hour week is $791.30 per week.

(b) The minimum adult apprentice wage for a full-time apprentice aged 21 years or more working under an award that provides for other than a 38-hour week is calculated as follows: divide $791.30 by 38 and multiply by the number of ordinary hours prescribed for a full-time apprentice under the award.

(c) The minimum adult apprentice wage is payable from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 1 July 2025.

(d) Adult apprentices aged 21 years or more employed on a part-time basis shall not be paid less than pro rata the minimum adult apprentice wage according to the hours worked.

(e) The rates paid in the paragraphs above to an apprentice 21 years of age or more are payable on superannuation and during any period of paid leave prescribed by this award.

(f) Where in this award an additional rate is expressed as a percentage, fraction or multiple of the ordinary rate of pay, it shall be calculated upon the rate prescribed in this award for the actual year of apprenticeship.



11. - WAGES

(1) The minimum rates of wage payable to employees covered by this award shall be as set out hereunder:


Total Rate Per Annum$
Base Rate Per Week$
Arbitrated Safety Net Adjustments$
Minimum Rate$
TRAINEE SOCIAL TRAINER:




Under 21 years




On appointment




Level 1, appropriate to age




2nd year




Next additional increment




3rd year




Next additional increment









Level One




18 years of age
38290
275.00
459.00
734.00
19 years of age
43168
316.30
511.20
827.50
20 years of age
47576
353.60
558.40
912.00
Over 21 years




On appointment Level 1, 1st year of adult service
52725
387.10
623.60
1010.70
2nd year Level 1, 2nd year of Adult service
53570
399.60
627.30
1026.90
3rd year Level 1, 3rd year of adult service
54415
412.10
631.00
1043.10





SOCIAL TRAINER




On appointment Level 1, 4th year of adult service
55761
427.10
641.80
1068.90
2nd year Level 1, 5th year of adult service
56663
439.60
646.60
1086.20
3rd year Level 1, 6th year of adult service
57550
452.00
651.20
1103.20
4th year Level 1, 7th year of adult service
58427
466.30
653.70
1120.00
5th year Level 1, 8th year of adult service
59152
476.30
657.60
1133.90
6th year Level 1, 9th year of adult service
60205
491.00
663.10
1154.10





SENIOR SOCIAL TRAINER:




1st year Level 2, 1st year of adult service
61473
508.60
669.80
1178.40
2nd year Level 2, 2nd year of adult service
62569
521.90
677.50
1199.40
3rd year Level 2, 3rd year of adult service
63602
536.30
682.90
1219.20
4th year Level 2, 4th year of adult service
64671
551.20
688.50
1239.70
5th year Level 2, 5th year of adult service
65798
566.90
694.40
1261.30






(2) Provided that an employee who has been reclassified from one designation to that of Trainee Social Trainer or Social Trainer shall be entitled to no reduction in conditions of employment or rates of pay to that the employee would have received if he/she had remained in his/her former classification.

(3) The rates of pay in this award include arbitrated safety net adjustments available since December 1993, under the Arbitrated Safety Net Adjustment Principle.

These arbitrated safety net adjustments may be offset against any equivalent amount in the rate of pay received by employees since 1 November 1991 above the rate prescribed in the Award, except where such absorption is contrary to the terms of an industrial agreement.

Increases in rates of pay otherwise made under the State Wage Case Principles, excepting those resulting from enterprise agreements, are not to be used to offset arbitrated safety net adjustments.