Apprentice and trainee wages may vary depending on the following factors:
- the years of school completed
- the years of training
- the type of apprenticeship / traineeship
- the industry or job
- the award, agreement or contract covering their employment.
Apprentices are usually paid a percentage of the rate of pay for a qualified tradesperson, based on how long they’ve been in the apprenticeship. For example, an apprentice who’s in the second year of a four year apprenticeship may be entitled to 70% of an adult tradesperson’s wage.
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Trainees are usually paid based on the training course they are undertaking, when they finished secondary school and the highest year level of school that they completed. An employee must be registered as a trainee to be paid trainee wages. An employee cannot be paid as a trainee just because they are new to a job.
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