Recommended minimum hourly rates for casual work, 2009-2010

Librarian - limited experience, Grade 1, Year 3	$36.78 per hour
Librarian - several years experience, Grade 3, Year 1	$53.50 per hour
Library technician - limited experience, Grade 1, Year 2	$34.82 per hour
Library technician - several years experience, Grade 2, Year 3	$46.55 per hour

Note on casual and part-time work
Many ALIA workers are engaged in work that is short-term, or for limited hours per week. Much of this work is incorrectly categorised as casual work. Genuine casual work is irregular. Casual employees have no guarantee of continuing work and each period of employment is legally separate. For that reason, casual employees do not accrue entitlements to annual and sick leave.

In recognition of the non-accrual of leave, a loading of at least 20% of wages is paid in lieu of these entitlements. This is the minimum loading required under Australian law.

Employees who work regular hours are not casuals and should be paid as permanent part-time workers accruing, pro rata, all entitlement that apply to full-time workers.

Calculation of hourly rates for casual workers
This is done by dividing the annual salary attaching to particular work and dividing it by 52.2 weeks per year, then by number of hours worked. A 20% loading is then added.

For example, a Librarian Grade 1, Year 3 will earn a recommended salary of $56,009. This gives a weekly payment of the $56,009 divided by 52.2 = $1072 further divided by 35 (assuming 35 hour week) = $30.65. When the 20% loading is added, the casual hourly rate is $36.78.

Any queries on these rates or the basis of calculations should be addressed to ALIA National Office (please remove '.nospam' from address) or 02-6215 8228.

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