Cadets, apprentices and trainees
Deemed NWE rates are applied to school cadets, officer cadets, apprentices and other trainees who are injured during their period in training. These employees are deemed to have progressed through to the completion of their initial training program, apprenticeship, etc and receive increments and classifications similar to their serving peer group. Increments and classifications are payable only as and when they would have become due.
However, once the client has been deemed to have graduated, their NWE will continue to be based on that initial level of appointment, with increments and CPI increases, or WCI increases, as applicable. The client is NOT deemed to continue in a promotion stream after completion of initial training. Deeming does not extend to further classification advancements dependant upon successful further training or promotion such as completion of category of employment training.
This deeming of progression is not intended for use in relation to serving members attending promotion courses, etc.
For clients who have discharged, once the client has progressed to Pay Group 3, that salary amount (as at 1 October 2001 or at date of discharge, whichever is later) is the basis for the application of WCI increases on 1 July each year.
Example 1 - Injury during recruit training
A recruit is injured during recruit training and is discharged before the completion of training. Their NWE would be progressively deemed as if he or she was still serving. NWE would be increased initially (for Army) to private trainee and then to Private pay group 3 on the relevant dates that they would have progressed, but for the injury. Navy and Air Force recruits would follow an equivalent progression. At no time should a client be progressed to Private Proficient or equivalent as the progression would require the successful completion of further training and periods of service.
NOTE: Pay Group 3 is chosen as it is the average level for the majority of musterings. It is reasonable to expect that the recruit would have progressed to this level.
An apprentice is injured and discharged during apprenticeship training. Their NWE would be progressively deemed at the equivalent had they still been serving. The deemed NWE would be increased in line with the dates they would have received their increments and rises to Private or equivalent attained at the completion of the apprenticeship. The pay group would be based on the trade training they were undertaking at the date of injury, eg. a butcher would be Pay Group 3.
Example 3 - Initial mustering training
A Private is injured and discharged during initial mustering training. Their deemed NWE would be based initially as a Private trainee or equivalent then progressed to Private at the relevant pay group for the mustering on the dates they would have received the increases.
An Officer Cadet or equivalent is injured and discharged during their cadet training. Their NWE would be deemed at rate of automatic progression that would have applied during their training, assuming a progression to being commissioned as an Officer. Due to the variations in the progression of officer trainees, the relevant service areas listed below should be approached for the progression of officer trainees/cadets following graduation.
Contacts for progression information
For clarification of the expected progression of recruits, trainees, apprentices and officer cadets, use the appropriate Standard Letter or refer to DCI 29 for contact information.