Supported Employment > Wage Assessment Procedure
Authorised by Chief Executive Officer
Revised Date: 21 September 2020
Background
Australian Disability Enterprises (ADEs) funded by the NDIS must comply with NDIS Standards.
Each service recipient enjoys working conditions comparable to other Australians, including being paid full Award wages or if the person is not fully productive because of their disability, pro-rata wages based on a transparent assessment tool. The intention of the Standards is that people with disabilities get paid 'real wages for real work'.
Wage Assessments
Kyeema Support Services Inc. uses the Greenacres Association: Competency Based Wage Tool. This tool assesses an individual’s level of capability as well as the level required to perform the task. The employee is then assessed against the performance based scale set by other employees. This tool means an employee is assessed at a level set by employees, working at a level similar to their own. There are 5 levels A > E.
Wage assessments are conducted by staff using the Greenacres Tool. Reassessments are conducted in conjunction with annual Employment Assistance Plans.
Employees working on new tasks on a regular basis should also be re-assessed, this also includes ongoing tasks that have had their processes altered.
Information material: Employees
Worker Information Guide, easy English Booklet and PowerPoint presentation
Information material: Manager
Greenacres: Competency Based Wages System.
Relevant Forms
Underpinning Work Skills Assessment SEF-05
Instructions
1. Managers of ADE’s Collate employee; Productivity, Task Skills, Underpinning Work Skills data. Organise a time for assessments to be tabled.
2. Employees are notified of impending assessment; supported employee nominee may be notified via mail upon request.
3. Manager/staff to complete Assessment Procedure for each individual employee covering core tasks the employee is engaged in and tasks that make up 50% of their employment hours.
Data Collection
Provide productivity information in the form of timings or notes on productivity taken throughout the year.
Employees can be assessed on up to five tasks, depending how competent they are working on tasks and level of training received. It is this area that determines wage levels.
Interview process for first time assessment
At this stage the employee will be taken through the outcome, future training assessed & any adjustments explained.
After the Wage Assessment
Once all information collated is processed & managers inform employees regarding the outcome of the assessment verbally. A copy of the assessment outcome, stating the hourly rate and level of productivity achieved are provided to the supported employee and/or nominee where appropriate.