[AusNOG] modern awards

[Narelle Clark]

Hi Nick
There are three awards which apply (mostly!) in our space:
Business Equipment Award [MA000021]
<http://awardviewer.fwo.gov.au/award/show/MA000021>
Professional Employees Award [MA000065]
<http://awardviewer.fwo.gov.au/award/show/MA000065>
Telecommunications Services Award [MA000041]
<http://awardviewer.fwo.gov.au/award/show/MA000041>

If you are a licenced carrier then the last one is definitely the one which
applies, the rest apply depending on what you do more broadly. Actually,
given you're into web hosting, I might be inclined to go for the Business
Equipment Award. I find it simpler and easier to use than the Telecoms one
which really reflects over a century of Telstra's industrial disputes... of
course, YMMV on that one!

As far as the specific grade is concerned, the grades are nicely laid out
and you can see what general tasks and skills that are used in the role and
how they map to the pay scales.

Either way, your letter of appointment (which is a contract) or formal
contract (if that's what you have) should say what award you are starting
the person on.

And as others have said, get advice. I can recommend someone we've used off
list if you like. Cos, not being either a lawyer or an HR specialist, I
could be Quite Wrong.

All the best


Narelle



On Fri, 26 Aug 2022 at 22:05, Nick Edwards <nick.z.edwards at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> Just been asked to ensure staff are paid at correct rates, I am satisfied
> they are, however one guy has questioned it, he's not making a fuss, but
> it's got me thinking, so I thought I'd ask the community here who surely
> would know, before I go contacting and waiting 3 months for a reply from
> FWA - before this dude just make a fuss :now we have a union run govt ->
>
> This is a webhosting company, only 6 employees, the guy is one of 3
> helpdesk tech support CSR's,  he questions he is in the correct award, we
> have him under MA000041 and cust contact  level 1 (he has no special
> qualifications and doesnt have server level access, your typical run of the
> mill tech support dude)
>
> Anyone see this as a problem?
>
> OFF list replies welcome, since I think this might exceed the list
> charter, to which I apologise for in advance.
>
> Ed
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Narelle
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