Enterprise Agreement 2024–2027, Section 4: Classifications and broadbands

Graduates, Cadets and Trainees

The Director-General may engage a person as a National Archives Graduate. A National Archives Graduate employee will be paid at the minimum salary point of an APS Level 4 or such other salary point as directed by the Director-General. When the Director-General determines that the program has been successfully completed, including the Graduate demonstrating satisfactory work performance, the National Archives Graduate employee will be advanced to the APS Level 5.1 classification, or as directed by the Director-General.
The Director-General may engage a person as a National Archives Graduate Cadet. A National Archives Graduate Cadet employee will be paid at the minimum salary point of an APS Level 4 or such other salary point as determined by the Director-General. When the Director-General determines that the program has been successfully completed, a National Archives Graduate Cadet employee may be engaged on an ongoing basis at the APS Level 4.1 or the APS Level 5.1 classification, or as directed by the Director-General.
The Director-General may engage a person as a National Archives Cadet APS. A National Archives Cadet APS employee will be paid at the minimum salary point of a classification as determined by the Director-General. When the Director-General determines that the program has been successfully completed, a National Archives Cadet APS employee will be allocated a classification in accordance with the Classification Rules and the Director-General will determine a salary within the applicable range.
The Director-General may engage a person as a Trainee APS (Administrative). A Trainee APS (Administrative) employee will be paid at the minimum salary point of an APS Level 1.1 or such other salary point as determined by the Director-General. When the Director-General determines that the program has been successfully completed, a Trainee APS (Administrative) employee will be allocated a classification in accordance with the Classification Rules and the Director-General will determine salary within the applicable range.

Work Level Standards

Broadbands

National Archives’ classification structure under the Agreement will include the following provisions for broad banding:

99.1 APS 1-2 broadband (covering both APS Level 1 and APS Level 2 classifications);

99.2 APS 3-4 broadband (covering both APS Level 3 and APS Level 4 classifications); and

99.3 National Archives Graduate and Cadet Graduate broadband APS 4-5.
Movement between classifications within a broadband may only occur if:

100.1 sufficient work is available at the higher level;

100.2 the employee has gained the necessary skill and proficiencies to perform duties in accordance with the APS work level standards for that classification; and

100.3 the employee achieves satisfactory performance within the annual performance cycle in accordance with clauses 407-410.
The provisions of clauses 99 and 100 (above) do not affect the temporary assignment of duties at a higher classification outlined in clauses 57 – 63.
Where an employee has moved between classifications within a broadband in accordance with clause 99, the employee will be advised of their new classification.
Further information is included in the classification and broadbanding policy.

Probation

Employees engaged on an ongoing basis and non-ongoing engagements of greater than three months, will usually be engaged on probation for a period of three months. The Director- General may extend the probationary period of an ongoing employee for a further period, up to a total of six months, where there is reasonable cause to do so. An employee’s engagement may be terminated at any time during or at the end of the probationary period. A person engaged on probation remains on probation until that person has met all necessary performance and other requirements for engagement or the engagement is terminated. Further information is included in the relevant policy.