Award Wage Increases

Ambulance and Patient Transport Industry Award 2010

Members are advised that as of 1st July 2016 the new minimum rates of pay for Award employees are as follows:

Classification Weekly Rate Hourly Rate Saturday, Sunday Public Holiday
Ambulance attendant – year 1 $909.70 $23.94 $35.91 $59.85
Ambulance attendant – year 2 $916.80 $24.13 $36.20 $60.33
Ambulance attendant – year 3 and above $922.00 $24.26 $36.39 $60.65
Patient transport officer – year 1 $852.50 $22.43 $33.65 $56.08
Patient transport officer – year 2 $858.80 $22.60 $33.90 $56.50
Patient transport officer – year 3 and above $864.30 $22.74 $34.11 $56.85

New allowance rates are as follows:

Allowance Rate
Meal allowance – working away from usual workplace $15.09 per shift to purchase a meal away from the branch or usual place of work
Meal allowance – delayed meal break $3.99 per occasion
Meal allowance – interrupted break $15.09 per shift
Meal allowance – overtime $18.87 for a meal
On call allowance $3.06 per hour or part hour
Relieving employee living away from home – breakfast meal allowance $15.09 for a meal
Relieving employee living away from home – lunch meal allowance $30.19 for a meal
Relieving employee living away from home – dinner meal allowance $45.29 for a meal
Relieving employee – living away from home allowance $20.39 per night
Travelling time allowance – report for duty away from usual workplace payment at ordinary rate for travel to and from such workplace and fares and incidental expenses will be paid by the employer or if using own vehicle $0.78 per km

If you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact us.

AEAV office by email: aeavic@unitedvoice.org.au or 9235 7665.

Olga Bartasek
AEAV NEPT Organiser

July 2016