Awards and agreements

Awards and agreements

Awards and agreements establish the conditions of employment for the employees they cover.

Awards and agreements are legally binding and enforceable.

Awards outline the minimum conditions of employment and operate as a safety net. Agreements are collective agreements that include conditions of employment and entitlements for specific employees and their employers.  It is important to read both the agreement and the award for the specific occupational group to understand an employee’s full entitlements.

You can access all awards and agreements from the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission (WAIRC)1. 

The following table provides an overview of the industrial instruments applicable to Department employees.

+Teaching staff, school psychologists and swimming instructors
Occupational group
Award*
General Agreement*
Teachers, school administrators, education officers, school psychologists, swimming instructors Teachers (Public Sector Primary and Secondary Education) Award 19932 School Education Act Employees’ (Teachers and Administrators) General Agreement 20233
+Specialist, corporate and support staff
Occupational group
Award*
General Agreement*
Cleaners (other than agricultural colleges)

Cleaners and Caretakers (Government) Award 19754

Miscellaneous Government Conditions and Allowances Award 19925		 Government Services (Miscellaneous) General Agreement 20256
Cooks (camp schools)

Catering Employees and Tea Attendants (Government) Award 19827

Miscellaneous Government Conditions and Allowances Award 19925

 Government Services (Miscellaneous) General Agreement 20256
Education assistants, including Aboriginal and Islander education officers

Teachers’ Aides’ Award 1979  8

Miscellaneous Government Conditions and Allowances Award 19925

Education Assistants' (Government) General Agreement 20239
Gardeners (other than agricultural colleges and residential colleges)

Gardeners (Government) Award 1986  10

Miscellaneous Government Conditions and Allowances Award 19925

 Government Services (Miscellaneous) General Agreement 20256
Home economics assistants

Cleaners and Caretakers (Government) Award 19754

Miscellaneous Government Conditions and Allowances Award 19925

Education Assistants' (Government) General Agreement 20239 (wages only)

Government Services (Miscellaneous) General Agreement 20256 (conditions only)
Public service officers (for example, central and regional office staff and managers corporate services)

Public Service Award 199211

 Public Sector CSA Agreement 202412
School support officers (for example, managers corporate services, school officers, laboratory technicians and library officers)

Department of Education (School Support Officers) Award13

 Department of Education (School Support Officers) CSA Agreement 202214

All wages employees have an entitlement to district allowance as per the District Allowance (Government Wages Employees) General Agreement 201015. All salaried employees, except teachers, have an entitlement to district allowance as per the District Allowance (Government Officers) General Agreement 201016.

+Agricultural college and residential college specialist, corporate and support staff
Occupational group
Award*
General Agreement*
Clerical and administrative staff in student residential colleges Government Officers Salaries, Allowances and Conditions Award 198917

Public Sector CSA Agreement 202412

Country High Schools Hostels Authority Administration Officers Agency Specific Agreement 200718
Gardeners in student residential colleges

Auxiliary Staff Residential Colleges (Government) Award 202119

Miscellaneous Government Conditions and Allowances Award 199220		 Government Services (Miscellaneous) General Agreement 202521
Government officers (residential supervisors – agricultural colleges) Government Officers Salaries, Allowances and Conditions Award 198917

Public Sector CSA Agreement 202412

Government Schools (Agricultural Schools and Colleges) Residential Supervisors’ Agreement 200922
Government officers (technical officers – agricultural instruction) Government Officers Salaries, Allowances and Conditions Award 198917

Public Sector CSA Agreement 202412

Technical Officer – Agricultural Instruction Staff Agreement 199723
Kitchenhands, cleaners and laundry hands in student residential colleges

Auxiliary Staff Residential Colleges (Government) Award 202124

Miscellaneous Government Conditions and Allowances Award 19925		 Government Services (Miscellaneous) General Agreement 20256
Kitchen staff, laundry staff and cleaners in agricultural colleges State Research Stations, Agricultural Schools and College Workers Award 197125

Australian Workers' Union (Western Australian Public Sector) General Agreement 202226
Supervisory staff and college managers in student residential colleges

(formerly Country High School Hostels)		 Department of Education (Residential College Supervisors) Award 200527

Department of Education (Residential College Supervisors) CSA Agreement 202128

All wages employees have an entitlement to district allowance as per the District Allowance (Government Wages Employees) General Agreement 201015. All salaried employees, except teachers, have an entitlement to district allowance as per the District Allowance (Government Officers) General Agreement 201016.