MA000064  PR729322
FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DETERMINATION


Fair Work Act 2009

s.285—Annual wage review

Annual Wage Review 2020–21
(C2021/1)

HYDROCARBONS FIELD GEOLOGISTS AWARD 2020
[MA000064]

Technical services

JUSTICE ROSS, PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT CATANZARITI
DEPUTY PRESIDENT ASBURY
COMMISSIONER HAMPTON
MR FERGUSON
PROFESSOR WOODEN
MS LABINE-ROMAIN

MELBOURNE, 25 JUNE 2021

Annual Wage Review 2020–21.

A. Further to the decision issued by the Expert Panel in the Annual Wage Review
2020–21 on 16 June 2021 [[2021] FWCFB 3500], the above award is varied as follows:

1. By deleting the amount “$52,403” appearing in clause 12.1 and inserting “$53,713”.

2. By deleting the table appearing in clause 12.2 and inserting the following:

Classification

Annual retainer
(full-time employee)

Daily rig allowance (per full day worked)

Excess attendance allowance

Daily attendance allowance (office)

Estimated annual earnings (even time)

 

$

$

$

$

$

Trainee mudlogger

43,431

84.17

N/A

49.88

57,235

Trainee mudlogger (has a bachelor of science in geology)

53,713

84.17

N/A

49.88

67,517

Competent mudlogger

43,431

116.89

250.95

70.12

62,601

Competent mudlogger (has a bachelor of science in geology)

53,713

116.89

250.95

70.12

72,883

Senior mudlogger

49,957

116.89

250.95

70.12

69,127

Senior mudlogger (has a bachelor of science in geology)

53,713

116.89

250.95

70.12

72,883

Data engineer

56,292

126.26

289.91

76.37

76,999

3. By deleting the words “1 November 2020” in clause 12.4(b) and inserting “1 July 2021”.

4. By deleting the table appearing in clause Schedule A and inserting the following:

   

Minimum hourly rate

Daily rig allowance

Hourly rig allowance1

Casual hourly rate2

   

$ per hour

$ per day

$ per hour

$ per hour

Trainee mudlogger

 

21.91

84.17

7.01

36.15

Trainee mudlogger (has a bachelor of science in geology)

 

27.10

84.17

7.01

42.64

Competent mudlogger

 

21.91

116.89

9.74

39.56

Competent mudlogger (has a bachelor of science in geology)

 

27.10

116.89

9.74

46.05

Senior mudlogger

 

25.20

116.89

9.74

43.68

Senior mudlogger (has a bachelor of science in geology)

 

27.10

116.89

9.74

46.05

Data engineer

 

28.40

126.26

10.52

48.65

B. This determination comes into operation on 1 July 2021. 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 2021.

PRESIDENT

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