Salaries

18.1.1   All general staff employed by The University of Western Australia will be paid no less than the minimum rate prescribed for the appropriate classification level of their position.

18.1.2   The salary rate listed in Level 10 shall be the guaranteed minimum rate payable to employees at this level. The remuneration payable to all future appointments to Level 10 occurring after the date of this Agreement shall be as agreed between the University and the appointee but shall not be less than that prescribed for Level 10 from time to time.

18.1.3   Apprentices are to be paid the following percentage rate of the first point of Level 3:

18.1.4   Provided that an adult apprentice shall not be paid at a rate less than the Adult Minimum Wage.

18.1.5   Students employed on a casual basis in the University Library to perform general clerical and library functions are to be paid 80% of the first point of Level 2.

18.2.1   Notwithstanding any other provision of this certified agreement, the salary that would otherwise be applicable to an employee under clause 18.1 and Schedule A – Classification Salary and Structure shall be reduced by such amount as is agreed between the employee and the University to the extent necessary to provide a package for the employee containing the reduced salary and packaged items.

18.2.2   Where the University and an employee enter into a salary packaging agreement, by acting in accordance with the salary packaging agreement, the University shall be taken to have satisfied its obligation under clause 18.1 and Schedule A – Classification Salary and Structure of this Agreement.

18.2.3   In respect of an employee who enters into a salary packaging agreement, the salary rate that would otherwise be applicable to the employee under clause 18.1 and Schedule A – Classification Salary and Structure of this Agreement shall be used as the basis to calculate entitlements in respect of:

18.2.4   While an employee who has entered into a salary packaging agreement is on any form of paid leave during employment including, for example, annual leave and long service leave, the employee shall continue to be paid in accordance with the terms of the salary packaging agreement.

18.2.5   An employee shall continue to be paid in accordance with the terms of the salary packaging agreement during any form of paid leave.

18.2.6   This Agreement will be varied to the extent necessary to give effect to legislative changes associated with salary packaging.