What is a clerk Award?

What is a clerk Award?

The Clerks Award covers employees who mainly carry out clerical and administrative work and their employers in the private sector. Clerical and administrative work means: filing and photocopying. typing and word processing.

What is the clerks private sector Award 2020?

The minimum payment per shift for casuals is 3 hours. This Award covers employers in the private sector throughout Australia with respect to their employees engaged wholly or principally in clerical, payroll, or administrative duties.

What is the hourly rate for a casual worker?

If you are employed as a casual, an extra amount called ‘Casual Loading’ will usually bring your minimum hourly wage up to $24.80 if you are 21 or older. In some cases, you can legally be paid less than $19.84 per hour, for example if you are under the age of 21.

What is the Australian award wage?

This follows an announcement last year that miminum wages would increase by 1.75% to $19.84 per hour as of 1st July, 2020….Australian minimum wage rates since 2007.

Commencement Date Per hour Per 38 hour week
1 July 2017 $18.29 $694.90
1 July 2018 $18.93 $719.20
1 July 2019 $19.49 $740.80
1 July 2020 $19.84 $753.80

What is a clerk Level 3?

General Clerk III performs clerical tasks such as answering telephones, handling mail, operating office equipment and maintaining office supplies. Gathers, compiles, and verifies information and performs data entry. To be a General Clerk III typically requires 3-5 years of related experience.

Who is covered under the Clerks Award?

Employees engaged to perform solely clerical work are covered by the Clerks-Private Sector Award 2010. Let’s say, for arguments sake, the Clerks Award provides that an employee doing this work must be paid $25 per hour.

Does the clerks award have leave loading?

Under the Clerks Private Sector Award, a rate of 17.5% leave loading on top of their annual leave is applied when an employee takes paid time off. The weekend and shift penalties the employee would have received if they weren’t on leave during that period.

What is minimum wage in Australia Casual?

$20.33 per hour
What is the minimum wage in Australia? As of 1st July, 2021 the minimum wage is $20.33 per hour, or $772.60 per 38-hour week. Casual employees get at least a 25 per cent loading.

Are there any awards for employees in Queensland?

Modern awards cover most private sector workplaces in Queensland and set out minimum conditions for employees and employers who work in the same industry or occupation. In the public sector, the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission is now working with employer and employee representatives to modernise 80-plus awards.

How to find the right pay rate in Queensland?

Most private sector wages in Queensland are controlled by modern awards, and will vary from job to job. For advice about your wages as a Queensland or local government employee, contact your human resources team. There are various ways to find the right pay rate for a private sector job, including: contacting the Fair Work Ombudsman on 13 13 94.

When does the Queensland Public Service Award end?

Queensland Public Service Officers and Other Employees Award – State 2015 Queensland Public Health Sector Certified Agreement (No.10) 2019 . Certified: 13 August 2020 Nominal expiry: 31 August 2022 : Administration, professional, technical and operational officers previously covered by the Public Service Award – State 2012

How can I get extra pay in Queensland?

For advice about your wages as a Queensland or local government employee, contact your human resources team. Under modern awards, private sector employees may be eligible for extra pay through penalty rates, overtime or allowances. For advice about your wages as a Queensland or local government employee, contact your human resources team.