{"id":611,"date":"2023-07-27T22:36:29","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T10:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.workstem.com\/au\/blog\/auto-draft\/"},"modified":"2023-09-26T17:06:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T04:06:06","slug":"childrens-services-award-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.workstem.com\/au\/blog\/childrens-services-award-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Children&#8217;s Services Award Guide [MA000120]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='post-index' id='post-index'><a href='###' id='post-index-close'><i class='fa fa-list'><\/i><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class='post-index-title'>Table of content<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class='post-index-inner' id='post-index-inner'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<ol class='post-index-list'><li class=\"post-index-item\" data-tt=\"title-idx-0\" ><a href=\"###\"title=\"What is the Children&#8217;s Services Award?\">What is the Children&#8217;s Services Award?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"post-index-item\" data-tt=\"title-idx-1\" ><a href=\"###\"title=\"Who is entitled to the Children&#8217;s Services Award?\">Who is entitled to the Children&#8217;s Services Award?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"post-index-item\" data-tt=\"title-idx-2\" ><a href=\"###\"title=\"How is the shiftwork arranged in the Children&#8217;s Services Award?\">How is the shiftwork arranged in the Children&#8217;s Services Award?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"post-index-item\" data-tt=\"title-idx-3\" ><a href=\"###\"title=\"How are wages and allowances calculated in the Children&#8217;s Services Award?\">How are wages and allowances calculated in the Children&#8217;s Services Award?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"post-index-item\" data-tt=\"title-idx-4\" ><a href=\"###\"title=\"How is the leave managed in the Children&#8217;s Services Award?\">How is the leave managed in the Children&#8217;s Services Award?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"post-index-item\" data-tt=\"title-idx-5\" ><a href=\"###\"title=\"How to keep in compliance with the Children&#8217;s Services Award?\">How to keep in compliance with the Children&#8217;s Services Award?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"post-index-item\" data-tt=\"title-idx-6\" ><a href=\"###\"title=\"How can Workstem assist you?\">How can Workstem assist you?<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<script>\r\n\t\t\t$(function(){\r\n\t\t\t\tvar contIdxHeight = $('#post-index-inner').height()+20;\r\n\t\t\t\t$('#post-index-inner').css('height',contIdxHeight+'px');\r\n\t\t\t\t$('#post-index-close').on('click',function(){\r\n\t\t\t\t\tif($('#post-index-inner').height()>20) {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t$('#post-index-inner').css('height',0);\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t$('#post-index-inner').css('padding-top',0);\r\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t$('#post-index-inner').css('height',contIdxHeight+'px');\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t$('#post-index-inner').css('padding-top','20px');\r\n\t\t\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\t});\r\n\t\t\t\t$('.post-index-item').on('click',function(){\r\n\t\t\t\t\tvar tt=$(this).data('tt');\r\n\t\t\t\t\tscrollPosition(document.getElementById(tt));\r\n\t\t\t\t});\r\n\t\t\t});\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/script><div class='post-content-full'><p>This article provides guidelines on the Australian Children\u2019s Services Award package. For more information on this award, please refer to the <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/library.fairwork.gov.au\/award\/?krn=MA000120\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Children&#8217;s Services Award [MA000120]<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"title-idx-0\" class=\"icon-anchor\">What is the Children&#8217;s Services Award?<\/h2>\n<p>The Children&#8217;s Services Award is a legal regulation in Australia that sets out the minimum employment standards and conditions for employers and employees in the childcare industry.<\/p>\n<p>It covers various roles within the industry, including daycare workers, nursery staff, family-based childcare providers, out of school hours care workers, kindergarten teachers, and pre-school educators.<\/p>\n<p>The award aims to ensure that employees in the childcare industry are treated fairly and receive reasonable pay and entitlements for their work<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"title-idx-1\" class=\"icon-anchor\">Who is entitled to the Children&#8217;s Services Award?<\/h2>\n<h3>Coverage<\/h3>\n<p>The Children&#8217;s Services Award covers employers and employees who work in the children&#8217;s services and early childhood education industry.<\/p>\n<p>Examples of the children services and early childhood education industry include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">long day care<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">occasional care<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">nurseries<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">childcare centres<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">day care facilities<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">family based childcare<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">out of school hours care<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">vacation care<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">adjunct care<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">in-home care<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">kindergartens and preschools<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">mobile centres<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">early childhood intervention programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Examples of employees covered by the Children\u2019s Services Award include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">child care workers<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">room leaders, co-ordinators, assistant directors and directors<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">support workers doing tasks such as cooking, cleaning, laundry, driving, gardening, maintenance and administrative duties.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The award also covers labour hire businesses and their employees who are placed with an organisation in the children&#8217;s services and early childhood education industry<\/p>\n<h3>Types of employment<\/h3>\n<p>An employee covered by this award must be one of the following:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Full-Time Employee<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Part-Time Employee<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Casual Employee<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Engaged to work 38 ordinary hours per week, or an average of 38 hours worked over either a 76-hour fortnight or 152 hours per four weeks.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Engaged to work a specific number of hours, fewer than 38 ordinary hours and has reasonably predictable hours of work.<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">There are no guaranteed working hours.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>The Award does not generally cover<\/h3>\n<p>The following employers and employees are not covered by the Children&#8217;s Services Award:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">carers in family day care<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">qualified preschool and early childhood teachers<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">child minders employed by fitness centres<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">early childhood physical education program providers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Children\u2019s Services Award doesn\u2019t cover employers and employees when they are covered by one of the following awards:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Educational Services (Schools) General Staff Award<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Higher Education General Staff Award<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Local Government Award<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Social and Community Services Award.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"title-idx-2\" class=\"icon-anchor\">How is the shiftwork arranged in the Children&#8217;s Services Award?<\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a0Shiftwork<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Shift<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong> Loadin<\/strong>g<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Early morning shift<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">any shift commencing at or after 5.00 am and before 6.00 am.<\/td>\n<td>10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Afternoon shift<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">any shift finishing after 6.30 pm and at or before midnight.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Night shift<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">any shift finishing after midnight and at or before 8.00 am or any shift commencing at or before midnight and finishing before 5.00 am.<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">17.5%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Night shift, non-rotating<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">any night shift system in which night shifts do not rotate or alternate with another shift so as to give the employee at least one third of their working time off night shift in each roster cycle.<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">30%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Hours of Work<\/h3>\n<p>Ordinary hours can be worked:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">will be an average of 38 hours per week over a one, two or four week cycle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">A maximum of 8 hours per day (or 1 day of 10 hours if agreed by the employee)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Between 6:00am-6:30pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Not exceeding a spread of hours over 12 hours per day when broken shifts are worked (i.e. an employee working two separate shifts in a day)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Breaks<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Hours worked<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Paid tea (rest) break<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Unpaid meal break<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">4 hours to 5 hours<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Employees will be entitled to a paid rest period of 10 minutes<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Employees receive one meal break of not less than 30 minutes and not more than 60 minutes (noting that employees who are engaged for a shift of 6 hours or less may elect to forego a meal break).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">7 or more<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Employees are entitled to two 10-minute paid rest breaks, unless they choose to waive one.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"title-idx-3\" class=\"icon-anchor\">How are wages and allowances calculated in the Children&#8217;s Services Award?<\/h2>\n<h3>Minimum rates<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Classification<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Minimum weekly rate<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Minimum hourly rate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">$<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Support Worker<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Level 1.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">On commencement<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">878.00<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">23.11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Level 2.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">On commencement<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">909.90<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">23.94<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Level 2.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">After 1 year*<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">939.80<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">24.73<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Level 3.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">On commencement<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">995.00<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">26.18<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Children\u2019s Services Employee<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Level 1.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">On commencement<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">878.00<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">23.11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Level 2.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">On commencement<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">909.90<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">23.94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Level 2.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">After 1 year*<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">939.80<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">24.73<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Level 3A.1**<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">On commencement<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">979.70<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">25.78<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Level 3A.2**<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">After 1 year<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">995.00<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">26.18<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Level 3.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">On commencement<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">995.00<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">26.18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Level 3.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">After 1 year*<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1029.30<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">27.09<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Level 3.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">After 2 years*<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1061.70<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">27.94<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Level 3.4 (Diploma)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1120.40<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">29.48<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Level 4A.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">On commencement<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1061.70<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">27.94<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Level 4A.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">After 1 year*<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1076.50<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">28.33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Level 4A.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">After 2 years*<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1091.20<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">28.72<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Level 4A.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">After 3 years*<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1106.50<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">29.12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Level 4A.5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">After 4 years*<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1121.30<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">29.51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Level 4.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">On commencement<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1172.00<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">30.84<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Level 4.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">After 1 year*<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1190.00<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">31.32<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Level 4.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">After 2 years*<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1207.70<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">31.78<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Level 5A.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">On commencement<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1225.60<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">32.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Level 5A.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">After 1 year*<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1243.40<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">32.72<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Level 5A.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">After 2 years*<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1261.00<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">33.18<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Level 5.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">On commencement<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1225.60<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">32.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Level 5.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">After 1 year*<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1243.40<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">32.72<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Level 5.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">After 2 years*<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1261.00<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">33.18<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Level 5.4***<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1265.50<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">33.30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Level 6A.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">On commencement<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1413.30<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">37.19<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Level 6A.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">After 1 year*<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1430.90<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">37.66<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Level 6A.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">After 2 years*<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1448.50<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">38.12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Children\u2019s Services Employee\u2014Director<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Level 6.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">On commencement<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1413.30<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">37.19<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Level 6.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">After 1 year*<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1430.90<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">37.66<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Level 6.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">After 2 years*<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1448.50<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">38.12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Level 6.4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">On commencement<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1502.60<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">39.54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Level 6.5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">After 1 year*<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: 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week of leave<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">An annual leave loading of 17.5% of their ordinary pay rate; or<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">The weekend and shift penalties the employee would have received if they weren\u2019t on leave during that period.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Personal Leave<\/h3>\n<p>Personal\/carer\u2019s leave and compassionate leave are provided for in the <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fwc.gov.au\/documents\/awards\/resources\/nes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NES<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<h3>Public holidays<\/h3>\n<p>Public holiday entitlements are provided for in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fwc.gov.au\/documents\/awards\/resources\/nes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">NES<\/span><\/a>.Employees and employers can agree to substitute another day or part-day for a public holiday or part-day public holiday under the National Employment Standards (NES).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">When an employee works on a public holiday, they are entitled to be paid for a minimum of 4 hours of work, regardless of how long they actually work.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">For shiftworkers, if a shift is spread across a public holiday and a non-public holiday, they are entitled to be paid for a minimum number of hours per shift, even if they don&#8217;t work the full shift.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">If an employee needs to work on a public holiday, they may substitute an alternative day off, provided that it has been agreed in writing between the employer and employee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"title-idx-5\" class=\"icon-anchor\">How to keep in compliance with the Children&#8217;s Services Award?<\/h2>\n<p>To comply with the Children&#8217;s Services Award in Australia, businesses in the Children&#8217;s Services can 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