Syllabus Dot-Point(s)

• Calculate earnings from non-wage sources, including commission and piecework
• Calculate leave loading as 17.5% of normal pay for up to four weeks

Lesson Goal

By the end of this lesson, students will demonstrate their ability to calculate earnings from non-wage sources and leave loading entitlements based on normal pay for up to four weeks.

Outcomes

• MA5.1-2WM Selects and uses appropriate strategies to solve problems
• MA5.1-4NA Solves financial problems involving earning, spending and investing money

Working mathematically

• Research the reasons for inclusion of leave loading provisions in many awards (Reasoning)

Class

Stage: 5.1

Ability: Mixed

Duration: 50 minutes

Introduction

5 mins

• Recap: Ask if students have any questions from homework assigned in the previous lesson. Quickly address any misconceptions. Explain and demonstrate working-out on the whiteboard. Students copy this into their exercise books.
• Distribute Exit Slip to students
• Briefly explain what will be learned during this lesson.

Activity

20 mins

The teacher defines the concept of base pay and introduce students to the idea of commission and piecework. Additional information from Australian Fair Work.

Students research jobs that earn non-wage sources of income, including commission and piecework. Examples are salesmen and real estate agents.

This information will be tabulated in Table 1 and 2 on a class google doc that students will continue to complete in Lessons Three, Four and Five.

Literacy Activity - Subject Specific Vocabulary

20 mins

In pairs, students research terms and conditions for leave loading for specific jobs assigned to them from the list. A site students can use is Working Conditions published by the NSW Government. For example, the terms and conditions for nursing can be found NSW Nurses & Midwives' Enterprise Agreement 2015-2019. This information will be tabulated on a class google doc that students will continue to complete in Lessons Three, Four and Five.

In pairs, students calculate the leave-loading for four weeks based on their assigned job from the previous activity. Calculations are to be provided in Table 3.

This information will be tabulated in Table 3 on a class google doc that students will continue to complete in Lessons Three, Four and Five.

Conclusion

5 mins

• Homework: assign related exercises in your preferred textbook. Remind students to label questions they have trouble with for clarification at the beginning of the next lesson.
• Briefly explain the relationship between this and the following lesson
• Students return completed Exit Slip (AFL)
• Students show completed homework from previous lesson

Challenge Questions

Excelling students who have successfully completed class activities are to move onto this section.

Based on their interests, students research about study and qualification requirements for different non-wage jobs that receive earnings based on commission or piecework.

Future Directions

Educators are encouraged to keep a teacher’s journals for the following critical reflections, based on class observations and feedback from exit slips:

What went well, and why?

Did students understand the concepts?

Were students engaged?

What improvements can be made, and how?

Which students may require extra support, and how?

Which students may require more challenging content?

Are there additional resources that can be added to this lesson?