2025 WAIRC 00660
Training Assistants' and Community Support Staff (Cerebral Palsy Association) Award 1987

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.




14. - WAGES

(1) (a) TRAINING ASSISTANTS AND SUPPORT STAFF:


Base Rate
Per Week
$
- Arbitrated Safety Net Adjustments Per Week
$
Total Rate
Per Week
$




1st year of employment
395.90
626.10
1022.00
2nd year of employment
407.30
629.60
1036.90
3rd year of employment
422.20
639.80
1062.00
4th year of employment
434.50
644.40
1078.90





(b) 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.

(2) Senior Community Support Staff:

Employees who are required to co-ordinate the activities of Community Support Staff shall be designated as Senior Community Support Staff and they shall be paid an in-charge allowance of $797.50 per annum in addition to the rates of pay specified in subclause (1) of this clause.

(3) Junior Training Assistants and Community Support Staff:

A Junior Training Assistant or Community Support Assistant shall be paid the following percentage of the rate prescribed for a Training Assistant in their first year of employment.


%


At or under 17 years of age
70
At 18 years of age
80
At 19 years of age
90
At 20 years of age
Adult Rates

(4) An employee who has had previous experience relevant to employment covered by this award may have that experience taken into account in determining the year of employment at which an employee is appointed and paid.

(5) A casual employee shall be paid 20% in addition to the rates prescribed in this clause.

(6) Where the term "year of employment" is used in this clause, it shall mean all service whether full-time or part-time and regardless of the class of work with that employer. Such service shall be calculated in periods of calendar years from the date of commencement of work with the employer and by automatic progression subject to satisfactory service. Provided that in determining the rate of wage of an employee 19 years of age and over, service prior to attaining the age of 19 years shall not be counted in determining the total service of an employee for the purpose of this clause.

(7) The hourly rate for an employee working an average of 38 hours per week shall be calculated by dividing the weekly rate herein expressed by 40.

(8) The hourly rate for an employee actually working 38 hours shall be calculated by dividing the weekly rate herein expressed by 38.