New Circular 03/11 - Junior Rates of Remuneration

Circular 03/11 ‘Junior Rates of Remuneration’ has been issued by the Public Sector Industrial and Employee Relations Division.

The circular details the requirements for remunerating employees at the AO1, OO1, TO1 and PO1 classification levels. The key features of the circular are outlined as follows:

• All employees are to be remunerated in accordance with the work value attributed to their role under the Job Evaluation Methodology System (JEMS);
• A role cannot be JEMS evaluated at more than one classification level, e.g. AO1/AO2, OO1/OO2, PO1/PO2, TO1/TO2. All roles must be designated in accordance with the points value attributed through the JEMS evaluation process, i.e. either AO1 or AO2, etc;
• Employees appointed to an AO1 or AO2 role (or equivalent roles in other streams) must be paid the appropriate salary for the classification level, regardless of their age;
• Where an employee has been appointed to an AO1 role (or an equivalent role in other streams), an agency can recognise the employee’s previous work experience by appointing the employee at a pay point above pay point 1 of the AO1 classification (or an equivalent role in other streams);  and
• Where an employee has been appointed to an AO2 role (or an equivalent role in other streams), an agency can recognise the employee’s previous work experience by appointing the employee at a pay point above pay point 1 of the AO2 classification (or an equivalent role in other streams).

Since this PSIER News is merely a summary of the circular, it is recommended that the circular is read in its entirety. The new circular is available on the PSIER website

Article:

015/2011

Issued:

2011-12-19
Division of Public Sector Industrial and Employee Relations
Department of Justice and Attorney-General

Telephone:

3227 6293

Fax:

3229 5943

Email:

psier@justice.qld.gov.au

Internet:

www.justice.qld.gov.au/fair-and-safe-work/industrial-relations/queensland-government-employees/psier-news

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