Section 61F - Industrial Relations Act 1984 - Minimum conditions of employment

61FMinimum conditions of employment

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### 61F Minimum conditions of employment > *\[Section 61F Inserted by No. 59 of 1992, s. 40 \]* > > > (1) *\[Section 61F Subsection (1) amended by No. 90 of 1994, s. 15 \]*[*\[Section 61F Subsection (1) substituted by No. 104 of 2000, s. 18, Applied:01 Jan 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-01-01/act-2000-104#GS18@Hpa@EN) For an employee not otherwise covered by an award or a registered agreement, conditions of employment fixed by an enterprise agreement in respect of rates of wages must not be less than – > > > > > > (a) subject to [paragraph (c)](#GS61F@Gs1@Hpc@EN) , in the case of a person other than an adult – > > > > > > > > > > (i) who is 18 years of age or under, 50% of the hourly rate referred to in [paragraph (b)](#GS61F@Gs2@Hpb@EN) ; or > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) who is 19 years of age, 65% of the hourly rate referred to in [paragraph (b)](#GS61F@Gs2@Hpb@EN) ; or > > > > > > > > > > > (iii) who is 20 years of age, 80% of the hourly rate referred to in [paragraph (b)](#GS61F@Gs2@Hpb@EN) ; and > > > > > > > (b) in the case of a person who is an adult, an hourly rate calculated by reference to the minimum wage as established by the Commission under [section 35](#GS35@EN) [(1)](#GS35@Gs1@EN) [(b)](#GS35@Gs1@Hpb@EN) and to the ordinary weekly hours of work for which that person is employed; and > > > > > > > (c) in the case of an apprentice or trainee, the appropriate rate specified in a relevant award. > > > (2) [*\[Section 61F Subsection (2) amended by No. 104 of 2000, s. 18, Applied:01 Jan 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-01-01/act-2000-104#GS18@Hpb@EN) For an employee not otherwise covered by an award or a registered agreement, conditions other than wages must not be less than – > > > > > > (a) in the case of annual leave the lowest amount of paid annual leave specified in any award; and > > > > > > > (b) in the case of sick leave, the lowest amount of paid sick leave specified in any award; and > > > > > > > (c) in the case of parental leave, the lowest amount of parental leave specified in any award.