2025 WAIRC 00668
WA Health - HSU Award 2006

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.



SCHEDULE A
MINIMUM SALARIES

(1) Subject to the provisions of Clause 8. – Salaries and to the provisions of this Schedule the minimum annual salaries for employers bound by the Award are set out hereinafter.

(2) Minimum Salaries

LEVELS
CURRENT
ASNA
NEW




Level 1 under 17 years of age
11363
15828
27191
17 years of age
13270
18485
31755
18 years of age
15490
21577
37067
19 years of age
17929
24974
42903
20 years of age
20135
28047
48182
21 years of age 1 st year of service
22117
30808
52925
22 years of age 2 nd year of service
22771
30994
53765
23 years of age 3 rd year of service
23421
31180
54601
24 years of age 4 th year of service
24069
31708
55777




Level 2
24720
31953
56673

25371
32198
57569

26120
32337
58457

26638
32533
59171

27403
32820
60223




Level 3
28307
33160
61467

29010
33426
62436

29749
33700
63449

30928
34144
65072




Level 4
31545
34377
65922

32470
34724
67194

33421
35085
68506

34772
35445
70217




Level 5
35476
35711
71187

36443
36074
72517

37438
36308
73746

38462
36692
75154




Level 6
40434
37433
77867

41898
37983
79881

43978
38766
82744




Level 7
45091
39184
84275

46501
39716
86217

47962
40265
88227




Level 8
50097
41070
91167

51847
41726
93573




Level 9
54495
42721
97216

56337
43414
99751




Level 10
58354
44174
102528

61598
45393
106991




Level 11
64189
46369
110558

66824
47357
114181




Level 12
70437
48717
119154

72878
49635
122513

75662
50684
126346

(a) An employee, who is 21 years of age or older on appointment to a classification equivalent to Level 1, may be appointed to the minimum rate of pay based on years of service, not on age.

(b) (i) For the purposes of this paragraph, ‘Medical Typist’ and “Medical Secretary’ shall mean those employees classified on a classification equivalent to Level 1, 2, or 3 who spend at least 50% of their time typing from tapes, shorthand, and/or Doctor’s notes of case history, summaries, reports or similar material involving a broad range of medical terminology.

(ii) A Medical Typist or Medical Secretary shall be paid a medical terminology allowance of an amount equivalent to 5.15% of Level 2 increment 3 per annum, which shall be converted to an hourly rate to enable payment:

(aa) on a fortnightly basis;

(bb) on a proportionate basis for a part-time employee;

(iii) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this paragraph, where an employee, classified equivalent to Level 1, 2 or 3 (other than an employee for whom training or instruction is a formal requirement of their job) has been instructed to provide short-term training or instruction in medical terminology, the employee shall be paid the medical terminology allowance on an hourly basis for the hours so worked.

(c) Where State Wage Case decisions of the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission result in an expressed money adjustment to adult (21 years and over) salaries under this clause, the rates for Level 1 employees under 21 years shall be calculated using the following formula:

Current junior rate ÷ Current Level 1 (21 years, 1st year of service) rate x ASNA rate for Level 1 (21 years, 1st year of service) = Junior ASNA rate;

The junior ASNA rate is added to the Current Junior Rate to obtain the applicable New Junior rate.

(3) Salaries – Health Professionals

(a) Employees who possess a relevant tertiary level qualification, or equivalent as agreed between the Union and the employers, and who are employed in the callings of Audiologist, Bio Engineer, Chemist, Dietitian, Engineer, Medical Scientist, Librarian, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist, Physicist, Pharmacist, Clinical Psychologist, Psychologist, Research Officer, Scientific Officer, Social Worker, Speech Pathologist, Podiatrist, Medical Imaging Technologist, Nuclear Medicine Technologist, Radiation Therapist, Orthotist, Certified Clinical Perfusionist, Orthoptist or any other professional calling as agreed between the Union and employers, shall be entitled to Annual Salaries as follows:

LEVELS
CURRENT
ASNA
With effect from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 1 July 2025.




LEVEL 4/6
31545
34377
65922

33421
35085
68506

35476
35711
71187

37438
36308
73746

40434
37433
77867

43978
38766
82744




LEVEL 7
45091
39184
84275

46501
39716
86217

47962
40265
88227




LEVEL 8
50097
41070
91167

51847
41726
93573




LEVEL 9
54495
42721
97216

56337
43414
99751




LEVEL 10
58354
44081
102435

61598
45393
106991




LEVEL 11
64189
46369
110558

66824
47357
114181




LEVEL 12
70437
48717
119154

72878
49635
122513

75662
50684
126346

(b) Subject to subclause (d) of this clause, on appointment or promotion to the Level 4/6 under this subclause:

(i) Employees, who have completed an approved three-year academic tertiary qualification, relevant to their calling, shall commence at the first year increment;

(ii) Employees, who have completed an approved four-year academic tertiary qualification, relevant to their calling, shall commence at the second year increment;

(iii) Employees, who have completed an approved Masters Degree or an approved PhD Degree relevant to their calling, shall commence on the third year increment;

Provided that employees who attain a higher tertiary level qualification, after appointment, shall not be entitled to any advanced progression through the range.

(c) The employer and Union shall be responsible for determining the relevant acceptable qualifications for appointment for the callings covered by this subclause and shall maintain a manual setting out such qualifications.

(d) The employer in allocating levels pursuant to clause (3) of this schedule may determine a commencing salary above Level 4/6 for a particular calling/s.

(e) The Classification Level Descriptors for each level in subclause (a) of this clause shall be as agreed from time to time between the Employer and the Union, and shall be published by the Employer in an Operational Circular.

(4) The following conditions shall apply to employees in the callings of Engineer:

Employees employed in the calling of Engineer and who are classified Level 4/6 under this Award shall be paid a minimum salary at the rate prescribed for the maximum of Level 4/6 where the employee is an “experienced engineer” as defined.

For the purposes of this paragraph “experienced engineer” shall mean:

(a) An engineer appointed to perform professional engineering duties and who is a Corporate Member of the Institution of Engineers, Australia or who attains that status during service;

(b) An engineer appointed to perform professional duties who is not a Corporate Member of the Institution of Engineers, Australia but who possesses a degree or diploma from a University, College or Institution acceptable to the employer on the recommendation of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, and who:

(i) Having graduated in a four (4) of five (5) academic year course at a University or Institution recognised by the employer, has had four (4) years’ experience on professional engineering duties acceptable to the employer since becoming a qualified engineer, or

(ii) Not having a University degree but possessing a diploma recognised by the employer, has had five (5) years’ experience on professional engineering duties, recognised by the employer since becoming a qualified engineer.

(5) (a) An employee appointed as a Clinical Psychologist Registrar (Grade 1) shall commence at Level 4/6.5 and shall progress to Level 4/6.6 in the second year.

(b) An employee appointed as a Clinical Psychologist (Grade 2) shall commence at Level 7.3 and shall progress by annual increments to Level 9.2.

(c) Progression from Clinical Psychologist Registrar (Grade 1) to Clinical Psychologist (Grade 2) shall occur with effect from the date registration as a “Clinical Psychologist” is conferred by the Psychologists’ Board of Western Australia and the relevant positions may be advertised at Grade 1 or Grade 2 when vacant.

(d) “Clinical Psychologist (Grade 2)” shall mean a Clinical Psychologist who:

(i) is registered with the Psychologists’ Board of Western Australia;

(ii) has a thorough knowledge of the methods, principles and practices of the profession;

(iii) works under general to limited direction; and

(iv) has an ability to practice psychology with a high degree of initiative and experience.

(e) The classification and grading structure for Clinical Psychologists above Grade 2 shall be as agreed from time to time between the Employer and the Union, and shall be published by the Employer in an Operational Circular.