Further State award update – APPL 80 of 2023 (Today’s Conference Vacated)
WALGA ER provided an update on State award matters via our ER Alert on 17 April 2024. In that Alert we communicated a WAIRC conciliation conference was scheduled for this afternoon at 2.15pm to try to reach an agreement about Local Government’s outside workforce’s wages rates in APPL 80 of 2023. This claim is the joint union claim made by the Western Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union of WA (WASU) and the Local Government, Racing and Cemeteries Employees Union (WA) (LGRCEU) (together, Local Government Unions) to increase the rates in clause 16 of Municipal Employees (Western Australia) Award 2021 (ME Award).
Please note these rates will be the benchmark for minimum rates for all WA Local Governments outside workers whether covered by the ME Award or not.
The conference has been vacated as representatives are unwell. The next step will be for the WAIRC to seek the parties’ availability for the conference to be re-listed.
If you have any concerns about how this claim might impact your Local Government, please contact the WALGA Employee Relations team by email or phone.
Below is a snapshot of the Local Government Unions proposed increase and how it compares to the current State and Federal Local Government’s sector minimums. See the Department of Energy, Mines, Industrial Regulations and Safety July 2023 Award Summary for further information.
| Award Level | Award Relativity | Current ME Award rates (hourly / weekly) *No employee shall be paid less than the state minimum wage (Clause 16.2.1) |
Local Government Unions proposed increases (hourly / weekly / percentage %) | LGIA Industrial Agreement |
| Level 1A (up to 38 hours) | 78.5% | ($22.18) $22.72* / ($842.70) $863.40* | $23.72 / $901.46 / 4.4% increase | LGIA Level 1: $22.79 / $866.00 |
| Level 1B (above 38 hours) | 82.5% | ($22.70) $22.72* / ($862.60) $863.40* | $24.93 / $947.40 / 9.7% | LGIA Level 1: $22.79 / $866.00 |
| Level 2 | 87.5% | $23.42 / $889.90 | $26.44 / $1004.82 / 12.89% | LGIA Level 2: $23.52 / $893.60 |
| Level 3 | 92.5% | $24.07/ $914.60 | $27.95 / $1062.23 / 16.11% | LGIA Level 2: $23.52 / $893.60 |
| Level 4 | 96% | $24.53 / $932.10 | $29.01 / $1102.43 / 18.26% | LGIA Level 3: $24.40 / $927.30 |
| Level 4A (Trade Rate) | 100% | $25.11 / $954.20 | $30.22 / $1148.36 / 20.35% | LGIA Level 4: $24.76 / $940.90 |
| Level 5 | 102.5 | $25.44 / $966.80 | $30.98 / $1177.07 / 21.77% | Level 4: $24.76 / $940.90 |
| Level 6 | 110 | $26.56 / $1009.10 | $33.24 / $1294.78 / 25.15% | Level 5: $26.31 / $999.90 |
If you have any questions about this alert, please email WALGA Employee Relations or call 1300 366 956.
