DETERMINATION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.285—Annual wage review

Annual Wage Review 2021–22
(C2022/1)

LIVE PERFORMANCE AWARD 2020
[MA000081]


Live performance industry
JUSTICE ROSS, PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT CATANZARITI DEPUTY PRESIDENT ASBURY COMMISSIONER HAMPTON MR FERGUSON PROFESSOR WOODEN MS LABINE-ROMAIN	MELBOURNE, 28 JUNE 2022

Annual Wage Review 2021–22.

A. Further to the decision issued by the Expert Panel in the Annual Wage Review 2021–22 on 15 June 2022 [[2022] FWCFB 3500], the above award is varied as follows:

1. By deleting the table appearing in clause 11.1 and inserting the following:

Live Performance employee	Category	Minimum weekly rate (full-time employee)	Minimum hourly rate
		$	$
Level 1	Production and Support Staff Level 1 (Induction/Training)	812.60	21.38
Level 2	Production and Support Staff Level 2	880.10	23.16
Level 3	Production and Support Staff Level 3	923.10	24.29
Level 4	Production and Support Staff Level 4	940.90	24.76
Level 5	Production and Support Staff Level 5	970.30	25.53
Level 6	Production and Support Staff Level 6	999.90	26.31
Level 7	Company Dancer Level 1; Performer Category 1 Grade 1	1026.60	–
Level 8	Company Dancer Level 2; Production and Support Staff Level 7	1064.00	28.00¹
Level 9	Musician; Performer Category 1 Grade 2; Performer Category 2	1078.70	–
Level 10	Company Dancer Level 3; Production and Support Staff Level 8	1100.70	28.97¹
Level 11	Company Dancer Level 4; Musician required to accompany artists; Opera Principal	1135.50	–
Level 12	Company Dancer Level 5	1173.60	–
Level 13	Company Dancer Level 6; Technical Manager	1216.30	–
Level 14	Company Dancer Level 7; Principal Musician; Vocalist	1266.80	–
Level 15	Conductor-Leader	1374.70	–

2. By deleting the words “November 2021” in clause 11.6(b) and inserting “July 2022”.

3. By deleting the amounts “$28.73” and “$545.90” appearing in clause 31.4(a) and inserting “$30.84” and “$585.90” respectively.

4. By deleting the amounts “$43.18” and “$21.59” appearing in clause 31.6(c)(i) and inserting “$45.16” and “$22.58” respectively.

5. By deleting the amount “$21.59” appearing in clause 31.6(c)(ii) and inserting “$22.58”.

6. By deleting the amount “$30.58” appearing in clause 31.6(e) and inserting “$31.99”.

7. By deleting the amounts “$755.30” and “$886.00” appearing in clause 31.8(a)(ii) and inserting “$795.30” and “$926.80” respectively.

8. By deleting the amount “$24.74” appearing in clause 32.2(a) and inserting “$25.87”.

9. By deleting the amount “$48.57” appearing in clause 32.2(b) and inserting “$50.81”.

10. By deleting the amount “$62.97” appearing in clause 32.2(c) and inserting “$65.86”.

11. By deleting the amount “$44.08” appearing in clause 32.2(f) and inserting “$46.10”.

12. By deleting the table appearing in clause 32.2(h)(i) and inserting the following:

Part understudied	$ per week
Star role	63.79
Leading role	45.54
Supporting role	27.38
Minor supporting role	21.83

13. By deleting the table appearing in clause 32.2(h)(ii) and inserting the following:

Part performed	$ per performance
Star role	136.81
Leading role	91.08
Supporting role	54.76
Minor supporting role	43.66

14. By deleting the amount “$46.59” appearing in clause 32.2(h)(iv) and inserting “$48.74”.

15. By deleting the amount “$109.65” appearing in clause 32.2(i)(i) and inserting “$114.70”.

16. By deleting the amount “$54.78” appearing in clause 32.2(i)(ii) and inserting “$57.30”.

17. By deleting the table appearing in clause 40.1 and inserting the following:


Classification	Level	Weekly Employees		Casual Employees
Classification		Per Hour	Per 3-Hour Call	Per Hour	Per 3-Hour Call
		$	$	$	$
Musician	9	44.95	134.85	56.19	168.57
Musician required to accompany artists	11	47.31	141.93	59.14	177.42
Principal Musician	14	52.78	158.34	65.98	197.94
Conductor-Leader	15	57.28	171.84	71.60	214.80

18. By deleting the amount “$35.98” appearing in clause 41.2(b)(i) and inserting “$37.64”.

19. By deleting the amount “$11.69” appearing in clause 41.2(b)(ii) and inserting “$12.23”.

20. By deleting the amount “$6.30” appearing in clause 41.2(c) and inserting “$6.59”.

21. By deleting the amount “$126.11” appearing in clause 41.2(f)(i) and inserting “$131.91”.

22. By deleting the amount “$136.00” appearing in clause 41.2(f)(ii) and inserting “$142.26”.

23. By deleting the amount “$259.24” appearing in clause 41.2(f)(iii) and inserting “$271.17”.

24. By deleting the amount “$186.20” appearing in clause 41.2(f)(iv) and inserting “$194.77”.

25. By deleting the amount “$136.00” appearing in clause 41.2(f)(v) and inserting “$142.26”.

26. By deleting the table appearing in clause 50 and inserting the following:

	Minimum weekly rate (full-time employee)	Minimum hourly rate
	$	$
Bar/waiting staff	865.20	22.77
Performer	880.10	23.16

27. By deleting the amount “$29.68” appearing in clause 51.2(c) and inserting “$31.05”.

28. By deleting the amount “$143.02” appearing in clause 60.2(a) and inserting “$149.60”.

29. By deleting the amount “$899.50” appearing in clause B.1.1 and inserting “$940.90”.

30. By deleting the table appearing in clause B.1.1 and inserting the following:

Allowance	Clause	% of standard rate	$	Payable
Part 5—Performers and Company Dancers
Nude allowance	32.2(a)	2.75	25.87	per week
Assistant Stage Manager allowance	32.2(b)	5.4	50.81	per week
Driver or a person in charge whilst on tour	32.2(c)	7.0	65.86	per week
Making of an advertisement—television or radio (4 hour minimum payment)	32.2(f)	4.9	46.10	per hour
Understudy allowances (part understudied)—Star role	32.2(h)(i)	6.78	63.79	per week
Understudy allowances (part understudied)—Leading role	32.2(h)(i)	4.84	45.54	per week
Understudy allowances (part understudied)—Supporting role	32.2(h)(i)	2.91	27.38	per week
Understudy allowances (part understudied)—Minor supporting role	32.2(h)(i)	2.32	21.83	per week
Understudy allowances (additional amount per performance)—Star role	32.2(h)(ii)	14.54	136.81	per performance
Understudy allowances (additional amount per performance)—Leading role	32.2(h)(ii)	9.68	91.08	per performance
Understudy allowances (additional amount per performance)—Supporting role	32.2(h)(ii)	5.82	54.76	per performance
Understudy allowances (additional amount per performance)—Minor supporting role	32.2(h)(ii)	4.64	43.66	per performance
Dance Captain allowance	32.2(h)(iv)	5.18	48.74	per week
Deputy Ballet Master/Mistress	32.2(i)(i)	12.19	114.70	per week
Company dancer supervising classes on irregular basis	32.2(i)(ii)	6.09	57.30	per class
Part 6—Musicians
Instrument doubling allowances—instrument supplied by employee¹	41.2(a)(i)			per instrument per call
Instrument doubling allowances—instrument supplied by employer¹	41.2(a)(i)			per instrument per call
Supply of music—weekly employee	41.2(b)(i)	4.0	37.64	per week
Supply of music—casual employee	41.2(b)(ii)	1.3	12.23	per call
Soloist—performing solo in orchestra	41.2(c)	0.7	6.59	per instrument per call
Televised performance	41.2(f)(i)	14.02	131.91	per performance
Radio broadcast	41.2(f)(ii)	15.12	142.26	per broadcast
Simulcast broadcast	41.2(f)(iii)	28.82	271.17	per simulcast
Audio-visual or visual recording of performance	41.2(f)(iv)	20.7	194.77	per performance
Audio recording of performance—for which there can be 21 minutes of finished material	41.2(f)(v)	15.12	142.26	per performance
Part 7—Striptease Artists
Parades involving exposure of parts of the body	51.2(c)	3.3	31.05	per parade
Part 8—Production and Support Staff
Transmission or recording of performance allowance—one payment only	60.2(a)	15.9	149.60	single payment

31. By deleting the table appearing in clause B.2 and inserting the following:

Casual Rehearsal/ Performance Rates	Clause	% of standard rate	$	Payable
Part 5—Performers and Company Dancers
Rehearsal payment, minimum one hour	31.6(c)(i)	4.8	45.16	per hour
Rehearsal payment, for each subsequent half hour or part thereof	31.6(c)(i)	2.4	22.58	per half hour or part thereof
Rehearsal payment, if employee leaves prior to one hour	31.6(c)(ii)	2.4	22.58	per half hour or part thereof of actual time worked
Casual supernumeraries, minimum call payment	31.6(e)	3.4	31.99	per hour

B. This determination comes into operation on 1 July 2022. In accordance with s.286(5) of the Fair Work Act 2009 this determination does not take effect in relation to a particular employee until the start of the employee’s first full pay period that starts on or after 1 July 2022.

PRESIDENT

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