<div dir="ltr"><br>Hi Nick<br>There are three awards which apply (mostly!) in our space:<br><a href="http://awardviewer.fwo.gov.au/award/show/MA000021">Business Equipment Award [MA000021]</a><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="http://awardviewer.fwo.gov.au/award/show/MA000065" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(2,76,162)">Professional Employees Award [MA000065]</a><br></font></div><div><a href="http://awardviewer.fwo.gov.au/award/show/MA000041" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(2,76,162);outline:0px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="">Telecommunications Services Award [MA000041]</font></a><br></div><div><br></div><div>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!</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>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. </div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>All the best</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Narelle</div><div><br></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 26 Aug 2022 at 22:05, Nick Edwards <<a href="mailto:nick.z.edwards@gmail.com">nick.z.edwards@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div>Hi,<br></div>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 -><br><br></div>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)<br></div><br></div>Anyone see this as a problem?<br><br></div>OFF list replies welcome, since I think this might exceed the list charter, to which I apologise for in advance.<br><br></div>Ed<br></div>
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