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Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement
A.G. Coombs Pty Ltd.
(AG2016/8005)
A.G. COOMBS PTY LTD (PROJECTS) EASTERN SEABOARD
(VICTORIA, NEW SOUTH WALES AND QUEENSLAND) AND CEPU -
PLUMBING DIVISION ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2016-2019 ON
SITE EMPLOYEES
Plumbing industry
COMMISSIONER GREGORY MELBOURNE, 3 JANUARY 2017
Application for approval of the A.G. Coombs Pty Ltd (Projects) Eastern Seaboard (Victoria,
New South Wales and Queensland) and CEPU - Plumbing Division Enterprise Agreement
2016-2019 On Site Employees.
[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the
A.G. Coombs Pty Ltd (Projects) Eastern Seaboard (Victoria, New South Wales and
Queensland) and CEPU - Plumbing Division Enterprise Agreement 2016-2019 On Site
Employees (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work
Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by A.G. Coombs Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single
enterprise agreement.
[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to
this application for approval have been met.
[3] The Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing
and Allied Services Union of Australia being a bargaining representative for the Agreement,
has given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance
with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.
[2017] FWCA 3
DECISION
AUSTRALIA FairWork Commission
[2017] FWCA 3
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[4] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from
10 January 2017. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 October 2019.
COMMISSIONER
Printed by authority of the Commonwealth Government Printer
Price code O, AE422860 PR589032
THE FAIR WORK COMMISSION THE SEAL
A.G. Coombs Pty Ltd (Projects)
Eastern Seaboard
(Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland)
&
CEPU – Plumbing Division
Enterprise Agreement 2016-2019
On-Site Employees
This Agreement contains clauses common and applicable to all
three States and Appendices applicable only to each specific State.
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This agreement covers the employment conditions for on-site mechanical services Employees working for
A.G. Coombs Pty Ltd in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.
The document is split into four distinct sections:
1. General conditions that apply to all mechanical services Employees working for A.G. Coombs Pty Ltd
(clauses 1-35).
2. Appendix 1 details conditions that are applicable to Employees working in Victoria.
3. Appendix 2 details conditions that are applicable to Employees working in New South Wales.
4. Appendix 3 details conditions that are applicable to Employees working in Queensland.
The provisions of the relevant appendices prevail over the general conditions to the extent of any inconsistency.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Definitions ................................................................................................................................. 6
2. Title ........................................................................................................................................... 9
3. Parties And Persons Bound ..................................................................................................... 9
4. Lodgement And Date Of Operation Of The Agreement ......................................................... 10
5. No Extra Claims And Increases To Wages And Allowances ................................................. 10
6. Complete Agreement And Express Exclusion Of Awards And Other Conditions .................. 10
7. Posting Of Agreement ............................................................................................................ 10
8. Intentions Of The Parties ....................................................................................................... 11
9. Workplace Flexibility ............................................................................................................... 11
10. Consultation And Disputes Resolution Procedure ................................................................. 11
11. Indigenous Employment ......................................................................................................... 15
12. Drugs And Alcohol Testing ..................................................................................................... 15
13. Types Of Employment ............................................................................................................ 15
14. Employer And Employee Duties ............................................................................................ 16
15. Apprentices ............................................................................................................................ 17
16. Termination Of Employment .................................................................................................. 19
17. Payment Of Wages And Time Records ................................................................................. 20
18. Presenting For Work But Not Required.................................................................................. 22
19. Inclement Weather ................................................................................................................. 22
20. Public Holidays ....................................................................................................................... 25
21. Annual Leave ......................................................................................................................... 26
22. Personal (Sick And Carer’s) Leave ........................................................................................ 28
23. Compassionate Leave............................................................................................................ 30
24. Parental Leave ....................................................................................................................... 31
25. Community Service Leave ..................................................................................................... 31
26. Operation Of Health And Safety Legislation, Regulations & Codes Of Practice ................... 31
27. Employee Representatives .................................................................................................... 32
28. Protective Clothing ................................................................................................................. 33
29. Compensation Of Tools Of Trade And Clothes ..................................................................... 34
30. Site Safety Consultative Mechanisms .................................................................................... 35
31. Procedure For Dealing With Safety Issues Or Incidents........................................................ 36
32. Operation Of Lift ..................................................................................................................... 37
33. Hearing Tests ......................................................................................................................... 37
34. Hepatitis A And B Shots ......................................................................................................... 38
35. Rehabilitation Of Injured Workers .......................................................................................... 38
36. Sham Contracting ................................................................................................................... 38
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APPENDIX 1 – VICTORIA .............................................................................................. 40
Apprentices ............................................................................................................................ 40
Redundancy ........................................................................................................................... 43
Superannuation ...................................................................................................................... 45
Trauma Insurance .................................................................................................................. 48
Income Protection .................................................................................................................. 48
Accident Make-Up Pay ........................................................................................................... 48
Hours Of Work And Related Matters ...................................................................................... 49
Presenting For Work But Not Required.................................................................................. 50
Overtime ................................................................................................................................. 51
Call-Back ................................................................................................................................ 51
Shift Work ............................................................................................................................... 52
Work Breaks ........................................................................................................................... 52
Long Service Leave/Co-Invest ............................................................................................... 54
Industry Training - Training & Building Levy .......................................................................... 54
Wages, Fares Allowance And Travel Allowance ................................................................... 55
Allowances ............................................................................................................................. 57
Site Allowance Procedure ...................................................................................................... 62
RDO Calendars ...................................................................................................................... 65
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APPENDIX 2 - NEW SOUTH WALES ............................................................................ 72
N1. Ordinary Hours Of Work ......................................................................................................... 72
N2. Overtime ................................................................................................................................. 73
N3. Night Shift ............................................................................................................................... 74
N4. Weekend Work ....................................................................................................................... 75
N5. Increase To Wages - Productivity Gains ................................................................................ 75
N6. Apprentices ............................................................................................................................ 76
N7. Travel Allowance .................................................................................................................... 76
N8. Site Allowance ........................................................................................................................ 77
N9. Other Allowances ................................................................................................................... 78
N10. Superannuation ...................................................................................................................... 81
N11. Industry Specific Redundancy Scheme ................................................................................. 82
N12. Payment For Working On A Public Holiday ........................................................................... 84
N13. RDO Calendars ...................................................................................................................... 89
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APPENDIX 3 - QUEENSLAND ....................................................................................... 91
Q1. Ordinary Hours ....................................................................................................................... 91
Q2. Standing Down Of Employees ............................................................................................... 91
Q3. Overtime ................................................................................................................................. 91
Q4. Maximum Weekly Hours Worked ........................................................................................... 92
Q5. Weekend Work ....................................................................................................................... 92
Q6. Casual Employees ................................................................................................................. 92
Q7. Wage Payment Details ........................................................................................................... 93
Q8. Apprentices ............................................................................................................................ 93
Q9. Adult Apprentice ..................................................................................................................... 94
Q10. Allowances ............................................................................................................................. 94
Q11. Superannuation .................................................................................................................... 104
Q12. Termination Of Employment ................................................................................................ 105
Q13. Income Protection And Portable Unused Sick Leave .......................................................... 105
Q14. Redundancy ......................................................................................................................... 106
Q15. Rostered Days Off (RDO) .................................................................................................... 107
Q16. Shift Work ............................................................................................................................. 108
Q17. Meal Breaks ......................................................................................................................... 108
Q18. Annual Leave ....................................................................................................................... 109
Q19. Long Service Leave.............................................................................................................. 109
Q20. Declared Natural Disasters .................................................................................................. 109
Q21. Training And Related Matters .............................................................................................. 109
Q22. Services Trades Queensland (STQ) .................................................................................... 110
Q23. Employment Security, Staffing Levels And Replacement Labour ....................................... 110
Q24. Key Concepts And Terms .................................................................................................... 111
Q25. Rates Of Pay And Career Path ............................................................................................ 121
Q26. RDO Calendars .................................................................................................................... 123
Q27. Fares and Travel radius ....................................................................................................... 128
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1. DEFINITIONS
ACIRT means Australian Construction Industry Redundancy Trust.
Adult Apprentice means a person of twenty (21) years of age or over at the time of entering
into an indenture or apprenticeship contract/training arrangement to a contract within the scope
of this Agreement.
Apprentice or Trainee means an Apprentice or Trainee within the meaning of the Vocational
Education, Training and Employment Act 2000 (‘VETE Act”). “Apprenticeship” and Traineeship
has a corresponding meaning.
All-purpose allowances are payable for all purposes of the Agreement and are part of the
gross weekly ordinary all-purpose rates of pay and must be included as appropriate when
calculating all payments including, but not limited to, payments for overtime, annual leave, sick
and personal leave, annual leave loading, public holidays shift penalties, weekend penalties
and payments on termination.
BERT is an acronym for the Building Employees Redundancy Trust ACN 82 010 917 281 (BERT
Fund) as described in the Trust Deed creating the BERT Fund.
BEWT is an acronym for the Building Employees Welfare Trust established pursuant to a deed
between B.E.R.T Pty Limited and James Kristen Peterson. “Trustee of the BEWT Fund” means
B.E.R.T Pty Limited or any trustee appointed under the BERT Redundancy Trust Deed.
BUSS(Q) is an acronym for the Building Unions Superannuation Scheme (Queensland) Pty Ltd.
ABN 85 571 332 20.
CBUS is an acronym for the Construction and Building Unions Superannuation Fund
ABN 75 493 363 262.
CIPQ means Construction Income Protection Queensland Ltd (ACN 110 841 962).
Code means the Building Code 2013 (Commonwealth), or the Building and Construction
Industry (Fair and Lawful Building Sites) Code 2014 (Commonwealth), as operative, and as
varied or replaced from time to time .
Construction work means all work performed under this Agreement in connection with the
erection, repair, renovation, maintenance, ornamentation or demolition of buildings or
structures, including the prefabrication of work performed in plumbing workshops.
Continuous service means a period of continuous employment regardless of an Employee’s
absence from work for any of the following reasons:
a. Illness or accident up to a maximum of four (4) weeks after the expiration of paid personal
leave;
b. Any paid leave entitlement taken (e.g. annual leave, jury service, public holiday, personal
leave, long service leave, etc.);
c. Injury received during the course of employment and up to a maximum of fifty-two (52)
weeks for which the Employee received workers’ compensation;
d. Any other absence from work except where the Employer notifies the Employee in writing
that his/her service has been broken;
e. For accrual of annual leave, see clause 21 – Annual leave; or
f. Any other leave authorised by the Employer or available under this Agreement.
Continuous shiftworker means an Employee engaged to work in a system of continuous shifts
throughout twenty-four (24) hours of each of at least six (6) consecutive days without
interruption (except during breakdown or meal breaks or due to unavoidable causes beyond the
control of the Employer) who is regularly rostered to work those shifts.
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Employee means an Employee of the Employer.
FWC means Fair Work Commission.
GTS/LHC means either a Group Training Scheme or a Labour Hire Company.
Irrigation installer means an Employee employed or usually employed in executing any
irrigation plumbing. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing such work will include the
following:
a. The installation of irrigation systems to distribute water or similar liquids from any source
for such purposes as growth, leaching, cooling, misting, fogging, recycling, treating,
disposal or water replenishment of the soil or other areas or substances used to sustain
plant life.
b. The installation of any pipes, fittings, pumps, tanks, valves, control valves, main valves or
ferrules, pressure control devices, flow control devices, backflow prevention devices, filters,
water meters, flow control systems, all types of hydraulic, electric and electronic extra low
voltage control systems including relays, timers, flow switches, level controls and other
ancillary controls up to 32 volts AC and DC including the associated wiring for such
equipment and all other components required to form a complete system of irrigation.
The installation of any irrigation drainage including any system of channels, pipes, pits, sub-
soil agricultural pipes and the like, installed for such purposes as receiving and removing
water, prevent water saturation of the soil or other medium, reducing salt and chemical
build-up in the soil or other medium as a result of irrigation.
c. Associated excavation, levelling and trenching work including the operation of manual or
mechanical equipment required.
d. Nothing in this definition authorises an irrigation installer to perform work which requires
certification or registration unless that person holds such certification or registration
pursuant to the appropriate State legislation or regulations.
Lagger means a person that insulates or clads ducts, pipes, valves or any other thing used in
or in connection with the plumbing and Air conditioning industry for the protection of Thermal
and or Acoustics.
Leading hand means an Employee who is given by the Employer, or his/her agent, the
responsibility of directing and/or supervising the work of other persons, or in the case of only
one person, the specific responsibility of directing and/or supervising the work of that person.
Licensed Drainer will mean a person licensed as a drainer by the appropriate State Authority,
or a person holding a certificate covering draining work which is recognised under the provisions
of the Australian and New Zealand Reciprocity Association Agreement who within three months
makes application for and receives registration from the appropriate State Authority.
OHS Act means the relevant Occupational Health and Safety Act in relevant State.
Operator of explosive-powered tools means an Employee qualified in accordance with the
laws and regulations of the State concerned to operate explosive-powered tools.
Ordinary rate means the relevant Hourly Rate specified in Appendix 1, 2 or 3 (as relevant) of
this Agreement. For the purposes of clarity time and a half means the hourly rate plus fifty per
cent (50%); double time means the hourly plus one hundred per cent (100%); double time
and half means hourly rate plus one hundred and fifty per cent (150%).
Ordinary Time Earnings has the meaning given to that expression in the Superannuation
Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 (SGAA), provided that, despite anything to the contrary in
the SGAA, it includes:-
the actual ordinary rate of pay;
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any payments by way of earnings that are over and above payments prescribed under this
Agreement;
any casual rates in respect of an Employee’s ordinary hours of work; and
any allowance, loading or bonus payable to Employees including tool allowance, industry
allowance, trade allowances, shift loading, special rates, qualification allowances (e.g. first aid,
laser safety officer, etc.), multi-storey allowance, district/location allowance, piecework rates,
underground allowance, productivity allowance, site allowances, asbestos eradication
allowance, leading hand allowance, in charge of plant allowance, supervisory allowances and
daily travel pattern allowance where applicable (Fares Allowance excluded).
Overtime means any time worked in excess of or outside of the ordinary working hours.
Plumbers’ labourer means a person primarily engaged to perform general labouring,
unloading of materials and generally assisting a plumber, providing that any work done by a
labourer is not covered by registration of any class of plumbing.
Plumbing means plumbing, gas fitting, roof plumbing, lead burning, ship plumbing, heating, air-
conditioning or ventilation plumbing, irrigation installation, pipe-fitting or domestic engineering
work, whether prefabricated or not, engaged on-site or in construction work or any work in or in
connection with:
Sheet lead, galvanised iron or other classes of sheet metal or any other materials which
supersede the materials usually fixed by plumbers;
Lead, wrought, cast or sheet iron, copper, brass or other classes of pipe work;
Water (hot or cold), steam, gas, air, vacuum, heating or ventilating appliances, fittings,
services or installations; or
House, ship, sanitary, chemical or general plumbing or drainage and irrigation.
Redundancy means a situation where an Employee ceases to be employed by the Employer,
other than for reasons of Serious and Wilful misconduct. "Redundant" has a corresponding
meaning.
Registered Plumber and/or Gasfitter means a plumber holding registration in accordance
with the appropriate State Authority or a person holding a certificate recognised under the
provisions of the Australian and New Zealand Reciprocity Association Agreement who within
three months makes application for and receives registration with the appropriate State
Authority.
Union means, The Plumbers Union whether its federally registered entity, the Communications,
Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of
Australia, or its relevant State Registered entity or entities.
Union Delegate means an Employee elected by union members and endorsed by the relevant
union, to represent the industrial interests of union members employed by the Employer as
required.
Geographic Definitions NSW
a. Sydney - means within the boundaries of Broken Bay to the North, Nepean River to the
West, Wollondilly to the South West, and Waterfall to the South.
b. Wollongong - means the City of Wollongong and City of Shellharbour.
c. Central Coast - means the City of Gosford and the Shire of Wyong.
d. Newcastle - means the City of Newcastle and Lake Macquarie.
e. All other Areas - means all other areas of the State of New South Wales not covered by
the geographic areas set out in (a) to (d) above.
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Other Definitions
In this agreement, unless the contrary intention appears:
a. Agreement-based transitional instrument has the meaning in the Fair Work (Transitional
Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 (Cth).
b. Award-based transitional instrument has the meaning in the Fair Work (Transitional
Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 (Cth).
c. Contractor means any entity which contracts to provide plumbing.
d. Continuous shift worker means an Employee engaged to work in a system of consecutive
shifts throughout the 24 hours of each of at least six consecutive days without interruption
(except during breakdown or meal breaks or due to unavoidable causes beyond the control
of the Employer) and who is regularly rostered to work those shifts
e. Employer award-based instrument has the meaning in the Fair Work (Transitional
Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 (Cth)
f. NES means the National Employment Standards as contained in sections 59 to 131 of the
Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth).
g. Where this agreement refers to a condition of employment provided for in the NES, the NES
definition applies.
h. On-hire means the on-hire of an Employee by their Employer to a client, where such
Employee works under the general guidance and instruction of the client or a representative
of the client
2. TITLE
This Agreement shall be known as the A.G. Coombs Pty Ltd (Projects) Eastern Seaboard
(Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland) and CEPU – Plumbing Division Enterprise
Agreement 2016-2019 On-Site Employees.
3. PARTIES AND PERSONS BOUND
This Agreement shall be binding upon:
A.G. Coombs Pty Ltd (the Employer) in respect of Employees engaged in the industry of the
occupations, businesses or Employers of plumbers, gasfitters, roof plumbers, lead burners, ship
plumbers and heating, air conditioning or ventilation plumbers, irrigation installer, laggers and
plumber’s labourers, engaged on site or in construction work (as defined); and
Employees employed by the Employer who are engaged in the industry of the occupations,
businesses or Employers of plumbers, gasfitters, roof plumbers, lead burners, ship plumbers
and heating, air conditioning or ventilation plumbers, irrigation installer, laggers and plumber’s
labourers, engaged on site or in construction work (as defined) who are employed or usually
employed in the plumbing industry in executing any plumbing, gasfitting, pipe fitting or domestic
engineering work, whether prefabricated or not, or who execute any work in or in connection
with:
a. Sheet lead, galvanised iron or other classes of sheet metal or any other materials which
supersede the materials usually fixed by plumbers;
b. Lead, wrought, cast or sheet iron, copper, brass or other classes of pipework;
c. Water (hot or cold), steam, gas, air vacuum, heating or ventilating appliances, fittings,
services or installations; and
d. House, ship, sanitary, chemical or general plumbing or drainage; and
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The Communications Electrical Electronic Energy Information Postal Plumbing and Allied
Services Union of Australia 128v (CEPU). This Agreement recognises the CEPU as a legitimate
representative of the Employees covered by this Agreement.
The terms of this agreement will not apply to:
a. The employment of sprinkler fitters by an Employer respondent to the Plumbing and Fire
Sprinklers Award 2010;
b. To Employees principally engaged in installing automatic fire protection systems; or
c. Employees of the Employer employed full-time in the service and maintenance operations,
or employed full-time as project manager, estimator or in drafting.
4. LODGEMENT AND DATE OF OPERATION OF THE AGREEMENT
This Agreement shall be lodged in accordance with the Fair Work Act 2009.
Agreement shall remain in force until 31 October 2019.
5. NO EXTRA CLAIMS AND INCREASES TO WAGES AND ALLOWANCES
The rates of pay and allowances as provided in this Agreement shall apply to all Employees
covered by this Agreement.
The parties accept that this Agreement is in full and final settlement of all wages, terms and
conditions claims. There will be no further claims on any matter, including matters relating to
Incolink, Co-Invest, ACIRT, BUSS(Q), CBUS, CIPQ, BERT, BEWT, during the period of this
Agreement.
The parties agree they will not pursue any further claims during the nominal life of this
Agreement in relation to matters covered by this Agreement.
It is agreed that there be no increase to wages and allowances, other than contained in this
agreement, prior to 31 October 2019.
This Agreement covers all claims made whether or not expressly referred to in the Agreement.
This Clause does not prevent the Employer from seeking a variation to this Agreement pursuant
to the FW At to make it compliant with the Code.
Unless otherwise specified, increases in Wages and Allowances in this Agreement will accrue
from the first full pay period commencing on or after 1 March 2016.
6. COMPLETE AGREEMENT AND EXPRESS EXCLUSION OF AWARDS AND
OTHER CONDITIONS
This Agreement is intended to cover all matters pertaining to the employment relationship and
all matters pertaining to the Employer’s relationship with any Employee organisation/s.
This Agreement represents a complete statement of the mutual rights and obligations between
the Employer and Employees to the exclusion (to the extent permitted by law) of other laws,
awards, agreements (whether registered or unregistered), custom and practice and like
instruments or arrangements (other than in accordance with this Agreement).
This Agreement regulates all terms and conditions of employment and expressly excludes and
displaces the operation of any and all other matters and conditions of employment in any award
or agreement.
7. POSTING OF AGREEMENT
A copy of this Agreement will be made available to Employees.
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8. INTENTIONS OF THE PARTIES
The intentions of the parties in reaching this Agreement are to:
To provide for an efficient, progressive and prosperous plumbing Employer for the benefit of the
Employer and its Employees;
Improve job satisfaction and continuity of employment for workers;
Create a co-operative and productive Employer environment;
Maintain a safe working environment;
Ensure the integrity of structured training consistent with national competency standards.
9. WORKPLACE FLEXIBILITY
Subject to this clause, the terms of the Agreement may be varied by an individual flexibility
arrangement (“IFA”).
The Employer will not make an IFA unless the following conditions are satisfied:
a. The IFA must be about matters that would be permitted matters if the arrangement were an
Employer agreement;
b. The IFA must not include a term that would be an unlawful term if the arrangement were an
Employer agreement;
c. The IFA must be genuinely agreed to by the Employer and the Employee;
d. The IFA must result in the Employee being better off overall than the Employee would have
been if no individual flexibility arrangement were agreed to;
e. The IFA must be able to be terminated:
i. By either the Employee, or the Employer, giving written notice of not more than twenty-
eight (28) days; or
ii. By the Employee and the Employer at any time if they agree, in writing, to the
termination.
f. The IFA must be in writing and signed:
i. In all cases - by the Employee and the Employer; and
ii. If the Employee is under 18 - by a parent or guardian of the Employee; and
g. The IFA must be given to the Employee within fourteen (14) days after it is agreed to.
10. CONSULTATION AND DISPUTES RESOLUTION PROCEDURE
Consultation
This term applies if the Employer:
a. has made a definite decision to introduce a major change to production, program,
organisation, structure or technology in relation to its enterprise that is likely to have a
significant effect on the Employees; or
b. proposes to introduce a change to the regular roster or ordinary hours of work of
Employees.
Major change
For a major change referred to in paragraph 10.1(a):
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a. the Employer must notify the relevant Employees of the decision to introduce the major
change; and
b. subclauses 10.3 to 10.9 apply.
The relevant Employees may appoint a representative for the purposes of the procedures in
this term.
If:
a. a relevant Employee appoints, or relevant Employees appoint, a representative for the
purposes of consultation; and
b. the Employee or Employees advise the Employer of the identity of the representative;
the Employer must recognise the representative.
As soon as practicable after making its decision, the Employer must:
a. discuss with the relevant Employees:
i. the introduction of the change; and
ii. the effect the change is likely to have on the Employees; and
iii. measures the Employer is taking to avert or mitigate the adverse effect of the change
on the Employees; and
b. for the purposes of the discussion--provide, in writing, to the relevant Employees:
i. all relevant information about the change including the nature of the change proposed;
and
ii. information about the expected effects of the change on the Employees; and
iii. any other matters likely to affect the Employees.
However, the Employer is not required to disclose confidential or commercially sensitive
information to the relevant Employees.
The Employer must give prompt and genuine consideration to matters raised about the major
change by the relevant Employees.
If a term in this agreement provides for a major change to production, program, organisation,
structure or technology in relation to the enterprise of the Employer, the requirements set out in
paragraph 10.2(a) and subclauses 10.3 and 10.5 are taken not to apply.
In this term, a major change is likely to have a significant effect on Employees if it results in:
a. the termination of the employment of Employees; or
b. major change to the composition, operation or size of the Employer's workforce or to the
skills required of Employees; or
c. the elimination or diminution of job opportunities (including opportunities for promotion or
tenure); or
d. the alteration of hours of work; or
e. the need to retrain Employees; or
f. the need to relocate Employees to another workplace; or
g. the restructuring of jobs.
Change to regular roster or ordinary hours of work
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For a change referred to in paragraph 10.1(b):
a. the Employer must notify the relevant Employees of the proposed change; and
b. subclauses 10.11 to 10.15 apply.
The relevant Employees may appoint a representative for the purposes of the procedures in
this term.
If:
a. a relevant Employee appoints, or relevant Employees appoint, a representative for the
purposes of consultation; and
b. the Employee or Employees advise the Employer of the identity of the representative;
c. the Employer must recognise the representative.
As soon as practicable after proposing to introduce the change, the Employer must:
a. discuss with the relevant Employees the introduction of the change; and
b. for the purposes of the discussion--provide to the relevant Employees:
i. all relevant information about the change, including the nature of the change; and
ii. information about what the Employer reasonably believes will be the effects of the
change on the Employees; and
iii. information about any other matters that the Employer reasonably believes are likely to
affect the Employees; and
c. invite the relevant Employees to give their views about the impact of the change (including
any impact in relation to their family or caring responsibilities).
However, the Employer is not required to disclose confidential or commercially sensitive
information to the relevant Employees.
The Employer must give prompt and genuine consideration to matters raised about the change
by the relevant Employees.
In this term:
"relevant Employees" means the Employees who may be affected by a change referred to in
subclause 10.1.
Disputes Resolution Procedure
A major objective of this Agreement is to eliminate lost time and/or production arising out of
disputes or grievances. Disputes over any work related or industrial matter or any matters
arising out of the operation of the Agreement or disputes concerning the National Employment
Standards or incidental to the operation of the Agreement should be dealt with as close to its
source as possible. Disputes over matters arising from this Agreement or disputes concerning
the National Employment Standards (or any other dispute related to the employment
relationship) shall be dealt with according to the following procedure.
In the event of any work related grievance arising between the Employer and an Employee or
Employees, the matter shall be dealt with in the following manner where at each step an
Employee may be represented including for the purposes of a formal determination procedure
by Fair Work Australia:
a. The matter shall be first submitted by the Employee/s or his/her Employee representative
or other representative to the site foreperson, supervisor or the other appropriate site
representative of the Employer, and if not settled, to a more senior Employer representative.
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b. Alternatively, the Employer may submit an issue to the Employee/s who may seek the
assistance and involvement of the Employee representative or other representative.
c. Work shall continue without interruption from industrial stoppages, bans and/or limitations
while these procedures are being followed. The pre-dispute status quo shall prevail while
the matter is being dealt with in accordance with this procedure.
d. If still not resolved, there may be discussions between the relevant Employee
Representative official (if requested by the Employee/s), or other representative of the
Employee, and senior Employer representative.
e. The relevant Employee Representative commits to make him/herself available to be
involved at any stage of the procedure as required, or in respect of any potential dispute.
f. Either party may, within fourteen (14) days of a decision, refer that decision to the Fair Work
Australia (FWC) for review. The FWC may exercise its conciliation and/or arbitration powers
in such review.
This procedure shall be followed in good faith without unreasonable delay.
If any party fails or refuses to follow any step of this procedure the non-breaching party will not
be obligated to continue through the remaining steps of the procedure, and may immediately
seek relief by application to the FWC.
Conciliation
a. The person(s) who raised the dispute, or his or her expressly nominated representative
(organisation or agent), may refer the dispute to the FWC for private conciliation.
b. Before the process commences the FWC may confer with the parties informally about
matters of procedure, such as:
i. The presentation of each side’s position (whether oral or in writing);
ii. Confidentiality requirements;
iii. Representation at the private conciliation;
iv. Timing, location and duration of the conciliation;
v. Whether a telephone conference is all that is needed in the first instance; and
vi. Any further particulars about the FWC’s role in relation to establishing procedures.
c. Subject to the preceding clause, it is agreed that the FWC will observe confidentiality about
all aspects of the dispute, and, consistent with its expected role to this point, may do such
things as:
i. Help the parties identify and define the matters in dispute;
ii. Help the parties to develop a procedure which is aimed at achieving resolution of the
dispute quickly, fairly and cost-effectively;
iii. Where appropriate, suggest particular dispute resolution techniques for individual
issues aimed at narrowing the matters in dispute quickly, fairly and cost-effectively; and
iv. Act as the facilitator of direct negotiations between the parties.
d. The parties further agree that during the conciliation, the FWC may, at its discretion, discuss
the matter(s) in dispute privately with any of the parties to the dispute or their
representatives. The FWC shall keep confidential the content of any such discussion, and
shall not expressly or impliedly convey the content of such discussion (or part thereof)
unless specifically authorised to do so.
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e. If the FWC is of the view that having completed the above process the matter(s) in dispute
remains unresolved, it may:
i. Make suggestions for resolution of the dispute;
ii. Express opinions as to what would constitute a reasonable resolution of the dispute, or
any part thereof; or
iii. If the matter in dispute is not resolved, it may within seven (7) days of notice of
termination provide a written report to the parties expressing the FWC’s opinion of what
would constitute a reasonable resolution of the dispute, or any part thereof.
f. Any function performed by the FWC in this regard is advisory only, and is not binding upon
the parties.
Formal Determination
a. If the matter(s) in dispute remain unresolved the FWC may make a formal determination.
b. The parties agree to abide by the determination.
c. An Employee/s may be represented for the purposes of a formal determination procedure
by Fair Work Australia.
d. Before making its determination the FWC will give the parties an opportunity to be heard
formally on the matter(s) in dispute. In making its determination the FWC will only have
regard to the materials, including witness evidence, and submissions put before it at the
hearing and will disregard any admissions, concessions, offers or claims made in mediation.
e. The FWC can make and issue directions in relation to the process leading to its
determination and the parties will abide by those directions.
f. The FWC will provide the determination in writing to the parties as quickly as practicable
after hearing the parties. A determination of the disputed matter or matters will not constitute
an order by the FWC under the Fair Work Act 2009.
This procedure shall be followed in good faith without unreasonable delay.
If any party fails or refuses to follow any step of this procedure the non-breaching party will not
be obligated to continue through the remaining steps of the procedure, and may immediately
seek relief by application to the FWC.
11. INDIGENOUS EMPLOYMENT
The parties to this Agreement are committed to encouraging and fostering Indigenous
employment and participation at all levels of work activity.
The parties to this Agreement further recognise that in order to encourage Indigenous
employment that a supportive working environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
must exist which requires the redress of racism, social injustice, exploitation and employment
inequity.
12. DRUGS AND ALCOHOL TESTING
The parties to this Agreement are committed to developing and implementing a Drug and
Alcohol Policy and Procedure which meets the aims of ensuring Occupational Health and Safety
and fitness for work.
13. TYPES OF EMPLOYMENT
General
Employees (excepting apprentices) under this Agreement will be employed either as full-time
Employees on daily hire or casual Employees.
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At the time of engagement the Employer will inform each Employee of the terms of their
engagement, in particular, whether they are to be full-time on daily hire or a casual Employee.
Full-Time Employees On Daily Hire
Any Employee not specifically engaged as a casual Employee is for all purposes of this Agreement a
full-time Employee on daily hire.
Casual Employees
The Employer will not engage Employees as casual Employees merely to avoid an obligation
under this Agreement.
A casual Employee is an Employee engaged and paid as such.
In addition to the appropriate rate for the type of work, a casual Employee will be paid an
additional twenty–five percent (25%) of the hourly rates with a minimum payment for three (3)
hours’ employment.
The casual loading prescribed in subclause 13.5 will be paid to relevant Employees in lieu of
paid leave and notice on termination.
A casual Employee works:
a. Less than the relevant full time hours per week; and
b. Less than five (5) days per week; and
c. No more than two (2) successive weeks.
A casual Employee who works in excess of 13.7(a), 13.7(b) or 13.7(c) will be converted to daily
hire employment. This conversion will occur automatically.
A casual Employee who has:
a. Performed work in accordance with 13.7(a), 13.7(b) or 13.7(c); and
b. Been engaged on a regular and systematic basis for a period of six (6) months or more;
Will be entitled to elect to convert to daily hire employment.
Where a casual Employee elects to convert their employment to daily hire in accordance with
subclause 13.9, conversion to daily hire will be offered on a full-time basis only.
A casual Employee who has the right to elect to convert their employment in accordance with
subclause 13.9 will give four (4) weeks notice in writing to the Employer.
Where the Employer receives notice of the right to elect in accordance with subclause 13.11,
the Employer must:
a. Respond to the Employee’s notice within four (4) weeks of receiving the notice;
b. Notify the Employee in writing stating whether the conversion has been accepted or
refused; and
c. Not unreasonably so refuse conversion to daily hire.
14. EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE DUTIES
The Employer may direct an Employee to carry out such duties as are within the limits of the
Employee’s skill, competence and training consistent with the classification structure of this
Agreement provided that such duties are not designed to promote de-skilling.
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It is understood that during periods of peak load it is a common practice for an Employer to
source plumbers from other plumbing Employers for the purpose of supplementing their own
labour force.
15. APPRENTICES
General
a. Apprentices will be engaged for a period of four (4) years.
b. Except where it is inconsistent with this clause, the provisions of the relevant state
legislation will apply to apprentices.
Terms, Conditions, Amounts and Allowances
a. Apprentices will be entitled to all terms, conditions, amounts and allowances as prescribed
elsewhere in this Agreement (including fares and travelling time in accordance with the
relevant rates in Appendices 1, 2 and 3) at the full rate unless otherwise prescribed by this
clause.
b. The minimum weekly wage to be paid to apprentices will be in accordance the relevant
rates in Appendices 1, 2 and 3).
c. In determining the wages to be paid to an apprentice, any credit applicable to the term of
the apprenticeship will be counted as part of the term of the apprenticeship already
completed.
d. Apprentices will be paid all wages and allowances as specified by this Agreement for time
spent attending a Registered Training Organisation in the course of their apprenticeship.
All time spent attending the Registered Training Organisation in the course of the
apprenticeship will count as time served for all purposes.
e. Clause 16 and Clause 18 of this Agreement will not apply to apprentices.
f. The apprentice will be released by the Employer to attend a Registered Training
Organisation during ordinary hours of work for the purposes of undertaking the off-the-job
component of the apprenticeship without loss of pay (including fares and travel time
allowances).
g. Where an apprentice attends school / college / RTO on a scheduled RDO he / she will be
entitled to a day in lieu to be taken at a mutually acceptable date.
Reimbursement of Tuition Fees
a. Apprentices attending a Registered Training Organisation will be reimbursed tuition fees
and cost of materials paid by the apprentice in respect of their training at the end of each
year.
b. Reimbursement (in accordance with subclause (c)) will be subject to presentation of
evidence:
i. supporting the satisfactory completion of such training; and
ii. evidence of payment.
c. Where an apprentice termination occurs by mutual agreement or redundancy, the
apprentice shall be entitled to a reimbursement for tuition fees and course materials for all
schooling that has been successfully completed up to the termination date.
d. Reimbursement in accordance with subclause 15.3 will not “double dip” any government
subsidy, reimbursement payment by another Employer, or similar payments to which the
apprentice may be entitled.
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Termination of Employment
Notice Specifying Day of Termination
15.4.1 An Employer must not terminate an apprentice’s employment unless the Employer has
given the apprentice written notice of the day of the termination (which cannot be before
the day the notice is given) by:-
a. delivering it personally; or
b. leaving it at the Employee’s last known address; or
c. sending it by pre-paid post to the Employee’s last known address.
Amount of Notice or Payment in Lieu of Notice
15.4.2 The Employer must not terminate the apprentice’s employment unless:-
d. the time between giving the notice and the day of the termination is at least the
period (the minimum period of notice) worked out under Clause V1.16; or
e. the Employer has paid to the apprentice (or to another person on the apprentice’s
behalf) payment in lieu of notice of at least the amount the Employer would have
been liable to pay to the apprentice (or to another person on the Employee’s behalf)
at the full rate of pay for the hours the apprentice would have worked had the
employment continued until the end of the minimum period of notice.
15.4.3 Work out the minimum period of notice as follows:
f. first, work out the period using the following table:-
Apprentice’s period of continuous service with the
Employer at the end of the day the notice is given
Period of
Notice
Not more than 1 year 1 week
More than 1 year but not more than 3 years 2 weeks
More than 3 years but not more than 5 years 3 weeks
More than 5 years 4 weeks
g. then increase the period by one (1) week if the apprentice is over forty five (45)
years old and has completed at least two (2) years of continuous service with the
Employer at the end of the day the notice is given.
Notice of Termination by an Apprentice
15.4.4 The notice of termination required to be given by an apprentice is the same as that
required of the Employer, except that there is no requirement on the apprentice to give
additional notice based on the age of the apprentice concerned. If an apprentice fails
to give the required notice the Employer may withhold from any monies due to the
apprentice on termination under this Agreement or the NES, an amount not exceeding
the amount the apprentice would have been paid under this Agreement in respect of the
period of notice required by this clause less any period of notice actually given by the
apprentice.
Job Search Entitlement
15.4.5 Where the Employer has given notice of termination to an apprentice, an apprentice
must be allowed up to one (1) days’ time off without loss of pay for the purpose of
seeking other employment.
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15.4.6 The time off is to be taken at times that are convenient to the apprentice after
consultation with the Employer.
Redundancy
a. Where the Employer terminates the employment of an apprentice prior to the period
prescribed in subclause 15.1 for reason of redundancy, the apprentice will be entitled to
notice of termination (or payment in lieu) as follows:
Period of Continuous Service
with the Employer Period of Notice
Not more than 1 year 1 week
More than 1 year 2 weeks
b. In addition to the requirements of subclause 15.4(a), the Employer will make reasonable
attempts to identify an alternative Employer with whom the apprentice will complete the
period of the indenture or contract of training.
c. Where the Employer identifies an alternative Employer in accordance with subclause
15.4(b), the Employer will have no obligations with respect to subclause 15.4(a).
d. Subclauses 15.4(a), 15.4(b) and 15.4(c) will not apply where the apprentice is terminated
for reason of misconduct or insufficient/unsatisfactory performance.
16. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
One (1) days’ notice of termination of employment will be given on either side or one (1) days’
pay will be paid or forfeited.
The notice period provided in this clause will not apply where an Employee is dismissed on
grounds which justify termination without notice i.e. wilful misconduct or refusal of duty.
It is the Employer’s prerogative to determine the order or selection of Employee/s for termination
or redundancy subject always to the following:
a. All relevant legislation will be observed;
b. The ability of Employees - within classifications, experience or skills held - be considered
by the Employer in selecting Employees for redundancy;
c. The dispute settlement procedures set out in clause 10 of this Agreement, will apply in the
event of any concerns regarding redundancy.
A tradesperson will be allowed one (1) hour prior to termination to gather, clean, sharpen, pack
and transport his/her tools.
Employee To Be Paid Entitlements
On termination of employment by either the Employer or Employee in accordance with this
clause, the Employee will receive all entitlements under this Agreement that are owing to the
Employee on the last day of employment. Where the Employer fails to make available all
Agreement entitlements, along with a separation certificate, paid employment will continue until
such time all such entitlements and separation certificate are forwarded to the Employee.
Portable Sick Leave On Termination
Employees, Employer representatives and the Employer support the industry portable sick
leave scheme which ensures sick leave credits, up to a potential maximum of one hundred (100)
days, are not lost on termination.
An Employer who terminates the employment of an Employee except for reasons of misconduct
of incompetence (proof of which will lie upon the Employer) will pay the Employee a day’s
ordinary wages for each holiday or each holiday in a group which falls within 10 consecutive
calendar days after the day of termination.
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Where any 2 or more of the holidays prescribed in this clause occur within a 7 day span, such
holiday will be a group of holidays. If the first day of the group of holidays falls within 10
consecutive calendar days after termination, the whole group will be deemed to fall within the
10 consecutive calendar days. Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day will be regarded
as a group.
17. PAYMENT OF WAGES AND TIME RECORDS
Payment of Wages
a. Wage rates and allowances will be in accordance with Appendices 1, 2 and 3 of the
Agreement.
b. All wages, allowances and other monies will be paid in cash or by cheque, bank cheque,
bank or similar transfer or any combination of these. An Employee paid by other than cash
will be allowed reasonable time as agreed between the Employer and the Employee, to
attend the branch of his/her bank nearest the workplace to cash such cheques or draw upon
the accounts during working hours. Payments will be paid and available to the Employee
not later than the cessation of ordinary hours of work on Thursday of each working week.
c. Where, on any pay day, work ceases for the day because of inclement weather an
Employee will be paid all wages, allowances and other monies due to him/her without undue
delay.
d. Particulars of details of payment to each Employee will be provided in a pay slip which will
be hand delivered or sent by regular post or by electronic means (unless the Employee
advises that he/she does not have a computer) to the Employee on the day the payment is
made and will contain the following information:
Name of Employer;
Name and classification of the Employee;
Date of payment;
Period covered by such payment;
The number of ordinary hours worked;
The amount of wages for work at ordinary rates and the hourly rate;
The gross amount of wages and allowances paid;
The amount of each deduction made and the name of the fund or account to which it
was paid;
The net amount of wages and allowances paid;
The number of hours paid at overtime rates, the hourly rate(s) and the total amount
paid;
Details of all accrued entitlements;
The amount of allowances or special rates paid and the nature thereof;
Annual leave loading payments;
Payment due on termination, including payment for annual leave, rostered day off
accumulation, and public holidays;
The Employee’s superannuation fund name, account number and amount of
contributions made to it;
Details of any BERT, CIPQ and BEWT contributions (if applicable).
As required by Regulation or under the Fair Work Act 2009 (as amended); as well as the
following:
The Employee’s long service leave registration number.
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Payment on Termination
a. When notice is given in accordance with clause 16 – Termination of employment, monies
due to the Employee will be paid at the time of termination. Where this is not practicable
they will be sent by registered post or, if the Employee is normally paid by electronic funds
transfer, transferred into the Employee’s account within two working days and waiting time
will be paid as follows:
i. Where the Employee gives notice - time spent waiting beyond the two (2) working days
will be paid at ordinary rates at eight (8) hours’ pay per day up to the time the Employee
receives his/her full entitlements; or
ii. Where the Employer gives notice - from termination up to the time of posting at the rate
of eight hours double time ordinary time per day up to a maximum of one (1) week’s
pay.
Time Records
a. The Employer will keep a record for a continuous period of seven (7) years from which can
be readily ascertained the following:
The name of the Employer;
The name of each Employee and his/her classification;
The date of birth of the Employee as provided by the Employee;
The date the Employee’s employment began;
The hours worked each day;
Daily details of work including start and finish time and time lunch and crib breaks
taken;
When the Employee started and ceased work;
The rate of remuneration at which the Employee is paid;
The gross amount of wages and allowances paid;
The amount of each deduction made and the nature of it;
The net amount of wages and allowances paid;
The leave taken by the Employee, the Employee's entitlement from time to time to that
leave, and accrual of leave;
Any BUSS(Q)/CBUS, BERT, BEWT and CIPQ paid per week and year to date (if
applicable).
As required by Regulation, as well as the following:
The Employer’s workers compensation policy or other satisfactory proof of insurance
such as a renewal certificate;
Any relevant records which detail taxation deductions and remittances to the
Australian Taxation Office, including those payments made as PAYG Tax, whether
under a Group Employer's Scheme or not;
A certificate or other documentation from the State Long Service Leave Board or
authority which will confirm the Employer’s registration, the date of the last payment,
and the period for which that payment applies;
The Employer’s and the Employee's relevant superannuation scheme name and
number, the amount of contributions made, the period over which the contributions
are made, when the contributions are made, and details of any election of fund made
by an Employee, including the name of the Employee, the fund, and the date the
election was made;
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The location of the job if it is outside the applicable radius specified in the relevant
Appendix.
b. A record must be in a legible form in the English language or in a form that is readily
accessible and is convertible into a legible form in the English language.
18. PRESENTING FOR WORK BUT NOT REQUIRED
An Employee, if engaged and presenting for work to commence employment and not being
required will be entitled to at least eight (8) hours’ work or payment therefore at ordinary rate,
plus the appropriate allowances prescribed by the relevant Appendix for fares and travelling
time.
Subclause 18.1 will not apply if the services of an Employee are not required by reason of
inclement weather in which case the provisions of Clause 19 – Inclement weather will apply.
19. INCLEMENT WEATHER
This inclement weather clause sets out the full rights, obligations and entitlements of the parties
and establishes the conditions under which payment for periods of inclement weather will be
made.
The parties agree to take all necessary steps to ensure proper understanding of the intent and
application of the inclement weather provisions including the provision of training to ensure
correct use.
It is agreed that site management are empowered to implement inclement weather provisions.
An Employee will not be entitled to payment for inclement weather as provided for in this clause
unless the Employee follows the provisions of this clause.
Definitions
Dry area will mean a work area that has not become saturated by rain or where water will not
drip on the Employee(s).
Inclement weather will mean the existence of rain or abnormal climatic conditions (whether they
be those of hail, snow, cold, high wind, severe dust storm, extreme high temperature or the like
or any combination thereof) by virtue of which it is either not reasonable or not safe for
Employees to continue working whilst the same prevail.
Other work will mean working at the Employee’s particular function at another work location,
portion of the project or another site.
Transfer will mean transfer to another work location, portion of the project or another site.
Unsafe conditions will mean where an Employee is prevented from working at the Employee’s
particular function as a result of unsafe conditions caused by the inclement weather.
Continuation of Work
Where a work location is affected by unsafe conditions, Employees not affected will continue to work as
normal, regardless that some Employees may be entitled to cease work due to unsafe conditions.
Payment
An Employee will be entitled to payment by the Employer for ordinary time lost through inclement
weather for up to, but not more than thirty-two (32) hours in every period of four (4) weeks. The following
conditions will apply:
The first period will commence on the first Monday on or after the 1st January each year, and
subsequent periods will commence at four (4) weekly periods thereafter.
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The Employee will be credited with thirty-two (32) hours at the commencement of each four (4)
weekly period. Hours will not accumulate or be carried over.
If an Employee commences employment during a four (4) weekly period they will be credited
eight (8) hours for each week, or part of a week, that the Employee is employed during the four
(4) weekly period.
The number of hours credited to an Employee will be reduced by the number of hours for which
payment is made.
Payment under this clause will be weekly.
Conference and Assessment
The Employer, or the Employer’s representative, will, when requested by the Employees or the
Employee representative, confer (within a reasonable period of time which should not exceed
thirty (30) minutes) for the purpose of determining whether or not conditions are inclement.
Weather will not be regarded as inclement unless it is agreed at such conference.
Provided that if the Employer or the Employer’s representative refuses to confer within such
reasonable period, Employees will be entitled to cease work for the rest of the day and be paid
in accordance with the inclement weather provisions.
It is agreed by the parties that prior to any Employee leaving the site due to inclement weather,
consultation will take place between the Employee representative/s and site management.
Cessation And Resumption Of Work
At the time Employees cease work due to inclement weather the Employer or the Employer
representative on site and the Employee’s representative will agree and note the time of
cessation of work.
At the time the period of inclement weather has clearly ended the Employees will resume work
and the time will be similarly agreed and noted.
Employees will not be required to resume work until the unsafe conditions cease to exist.
Where the Employees are in sheds because it is raining, they will not be required to resume
work unless:
a. The rain stops; or
b. A covered walkway has been provided; or
c. The Employee can reach the work location without going through the rain.
Wet Weather
Where it is not possible for an Employee to be transferred to other work in accordance with
subclause 19.30 and until the unsafe conditions are rectified, the Employee will remain on site.
The Employee will be paid for such time without reduction of the Employee’s inclement weather
entitlement.
Where, because of wet weather, an Employee is prevented from working:
a. For more than an accumulated total of four (4) hours of ordinary time in any one day; or
b. After the meal break, for more than an accumulated total of fifty percent (50%) of the normal
afternoon work time; or
c. During the final two (2) hours of the normal work day for more than an accumulated total of
one (1) hour:
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The Employer will not be entitled to require the Employee to remain on site beyond the expiration
of any of the above circumstances.
Prior Notice
Where the company decides that, due to inclement weather, the planned work location of the
Employee will be unsafe, the company may:
a. Direct the Employee to present for other work; or
b. Notify the Employee that they will not be required for work on that day.
Where the company directs the Employee to present for other work and, makes reasonable
attempts to contact the Employee prior to the Employee’s planned start time, the Employee will
proceed directly to the other work.
Where the Employee does not respond to the Employers reasonable attempts to contact
him/her, the Employee will not be entitled to payment for time spent waiting in accordance with
subclause 19.10 – 19.14.
Where, prior to the Employee’s start time, the company notifies the Employee that they will not
be required for work on that day, the Employee will be entitled to eight (8) hours pay for such
day up to a maximum of thirty-two (32) hours in the relevant four (4) week period.
In the case of 20.28, the Employee will not be entitled to any other payment for that day.
Transfer
Where an Employee is prevented from working at the Employee’s particular function as a result
of unsafe conditions caused by the inclement weather, the Employee may be transferred to
other work, until the unsafe conditions are rectified.
Where an Employee is required to transfer from one site to another the Employee will be
reimbursed the cost of transport except where the Employer provides transport.
The Employee representative will co-operate in facilitating this transfer.
Where the Employees are in sheds because it is raining, they will not be transferred to other
work unless:
a. The rain stops; or
b. A covered walkway has been provided; or
c. The sheds are under cover and the Employees can get to the dry area without going through
the rain.
Employees Required To Work In Inclement Weather
Except as provided in this subclause an Employee will not work or be required to work in
inclement weather.
Employees required to work in inclement weather will only be obliged to perform such work as
is essential to overcome the emergency and to restore an acceptable service and/or to secure
or make safe as circumstances require. Employees engaged on such work will be paid at the
rate of double time.
Where the Employer requires an Employee to work in inclement weather, the Employee will be
reimbursed in full the cost of appropriate protective clothing except where the Employer
provides such protective clothing.
If the Employees clothing becomes wet as a result of working in wet weather and the Employee
does not have a change of dry work clothes, the Employee will be entitled, at the completion of
the work, to cease work for the day without loss of pay.
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20. PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
Employee/s will be entitled to the following holidays relevant to the State in which they perform
work without deduction of pay:
VICTORIA
New Years Day
Australia Day
Good Friday
Easter Saturday
Easter Monday
Anzac Day
Queen’s Birthday
Labour Day
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
Melbourne Cup Day (or local race day)
NSW
New Years Day
Australia Day
Good Friday
Easter Saturday
Easter Monday
Anzac Day
Queen’s Birthday
Labour Day
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
Any State Act or State declared substitute or additional days as observed in NSW or the
locality,
In addition to the above mentioned holidays the following public holiday will apply in the City of
Newcastle - Show Day. This public holiday will be observed on the local Show Day as gazetted
for the City of Newcastle when that day, in the locality of the Employer's premises, occurs on
an Employee's ordinary working day.
QUEENSLAND
New Years Day
Australia Day
Good Friday
Easter Saturday
Easter Monday
Anzac Day
Queen’s Birthday
Labour Day
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
Royal Queensland Show Day
When public holidays fall on a weekend:
a. When Christmas Day is a Saturday or Sunday a holiday in lieu will be observed on 27
December.
b. When Boxing Day is a Saturday or Sunday a holiday in lieu will be observed on 28
December.
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c. When New Year's Day or Australia Day is a Saturday or Sunday a holiday in lieu will be
observed on the following Monday.
d. By agreement between an Employer and the majority of Employees other days may be
substituted for the days prescribed in Clause 20.1.
Any Employee required to work on any of the public holiday/s will be paid at double time and a
half calculated on the ordinary rate, provided that an Employee required to work any one of the
public holiday/s will be paid for not less than four (4) hours work.
An Employer who terminates the employment of an Employee except for reasons of misconduct
or incompetency (proof of which will lie upon the Employer) will pay the Employee a day's
ordinary rate for each holiday or each holiday in a group, which falls within ten (10) consecutive
calendar days after the day of termination.
Where any two (2) or more of the holidays prescribed in this clause occur within a seven (7)
day span, such holiday will be a group of holidays. If the first day of the group of holidays falls
within ten consecutive calendar days after termination, the whole group will be deemed to fall
within the ten (10) consecutive calendar days. Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's day
will be regarded as a group.
Family Picnic Day
a. All Employees covered by this agreement shall be entitled to Family Picnic Day without loss
of pay on the first Monday in December (or other nominated day in Mildura). An Employee
required to work on family picnic day shall be paid at the rate of double time and one half
and paid for not less than four (4) hours work.
b. Apprentices that are rostered to trade school will be entitled to attend the picnic day without
the loss of pay or entitlements.
Absence Before/After A Holiday
An Employee who, without permission or reasonable cause, fails to attend for work on the
working days before or after a holiday will not be entitled to be paid for such holiday.
21. ANNUAL LEAVE
Entitlement
a. Employees (except casual Employees) will be entitled to four (4) weeks of annual leave per
annum.
b. An Employee working and/or required to work on call for any part of twenty-eight (28)
weekends or more in any year of employment will be entitled to an extra week’s annual
leave.
c. An Employee who is a continuous shift worker (as defined) will be entitled to an extra week’s
annual leave.
d. For the purposes of clarity, an Employee will be entitled to a maximum of five (5) weeks of
annual leave per annum.
Accrual of Annual Leave
a. Accrual of annual leave will be at the rate of three (3) hours per completed week of service.
b. Annual leave will not accrue during periods that the Employee is taking annual leave.
Payment
a. An Employee will be paid his/her current ordinary rate (including leading hand allowance, if
applicable) for the period of annual leave.
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b. In addition to the amount in subclause 21.3(a), during a period of annual leave an Employee
will receive a loading of seventeen and one half percent (17.5%) calculated on rates,
loadings, and allowances prescribed in the relevant Appendix.
c. Where the Employee requests, prior to going on annual leave the Employee will be paid in
advance for the period of annual leave.
Taking Leave
a. An Employee may take annual leave in periods agreed between the Employer and the
Employee provided that one (1) of the periods shall be of at least ten (10) working days.
b. Where an Employee requests that leave be allowed in one (1) continuous period such
request will not be unreasonably refused.
c. If an Employee is still engaged on a distant job when annual leave is granted and the
Employee returns to the place of engagement or, if employed prior to going to the distant
job, the place regarded as his/her headquarters, by the first reasonable means of transport,
his/her annual leave will commence on the first full working day following his/her return to
such place of engagement or headquarters as the case may be.
d. The Employer may direct an Employee to take paid annual leave during all or part of a
period where the Employer shuts down the business or part of the business where the
Employee works. If an Employee does not have sufficient accrued annual leave for the
period of the shut down, then the Employee may be required to take leave without pay. The
Employer may exercise the right to shut down the business or part of the business once in
each calendar year.
e. The Employer may direct an Employee to take annual leave in circumstances where:
i. the Employee has accrued more than six (6) weeks of annual leave;
ii. the Employer and Employee are unable to reach agreement on the taking of the leave;
iii. the Employer has given the Employee at least twenty-eight (28) days’ notice prior to
the date the Employee is required to commence the leave; and
iv. the Employee will retain a minimum of four (4) weeks of annual leave after taking such
leave.
Leave in Advance
a. By agreement with the Employer, an Employee may take any amount of annual leave
before leave becomes due.
b. Where an Employee has taken annual leave in advance (in accordance with subclause
21.5(a)) terminate his/her employment prior to accruing such annual leave balance the
Employer may deduct such amounts from whatever remuneration is payable upon
termination, the payment received for the taken annual leave.
Cashing Out
The Employer and an Employee may agree in writing to cash out a particular amount of
accrued paid annual leave provided that:
a. The Employee will retain a minimum of four (4) weeks of annual leave;
b. The Employee may cash out a maximum of two (2) weeks annual leave every twelve (12)
months;
c. Cashed out leave will be paid at the amount that would have been payable to the Employee
had the Employee taken the leave (including annual leave loading); and
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d. Each cashing-out of a particular amount of paid annual leave will be by a separate
agreement, in writing, between the Employer and the Employee.
Payment For Annual Leave On Termination
a. The Employee will entitled to payment of accrued annual leave upon termination of
employment.
b. In addition to subclause 21.7(a), the Employee will receive a loading of seventeen and one
half percent (17.5%) will be calculated on the rates, loadings, and allowances prescribed
by the relevant Appendix in relation to rates of pay, all-purpose allowances and fares and
travelling time.
Christmas Closedown
a. In the construction sector Christmas shutdown shall be observed as per the industry
calendar.
b. It is a breach of this Agreement for an Employee to be paid his/her full accrual, or part
thereof, of annual leave at Christmas or any other time, unless that Employee takes such
annual leave or his/her employment is terminated. Employment is not to be terminated for
reasons of avoidance of this subclause.
22. PERSONAL (SICK AND CARER’S) LEAVE
Paid personal leave will be available to an Employee when they are absent due to:
h. Personal illness or injury (sick leave); or
i. For the purpose of caring for or supporting an immediate family member (in accordance
with subclause 22) or household member who requires care or support because of a
personal illness, or injury, of the member or an unexpected emergency affecting the
member (carer’s leave).
The amount of personal leave to which an Employee is entitled is as follows:
j. Three (3) days in the first month and then one (1) additional day at the beginning of each
of the next seven (7) calendar months, will be available in the first year of employment; and
k. Ten (10) days at the beginning of the Employee’s second and each subsequent year which,
subject to subclause 22, will commence on the anniversary of engagement.
Unused personal leave will accumulate from year to year.
An Employee will be paid his/her current ordinary rate (including leading hand allowance, if
applicable) for the period of personal leave.
If an Employee is terminated by the Employer and is re-engaged by the Employer within a
period of six (6) months then the Employee’s unclaimed balance of personal leave will continue
from the date of re-engagement. In such a case the Employee’s next year of service will
commence after a total of twelve (12) months has been served with the Employer (excluding
the period of interruption in service) since either:
a. The Employee was first engaged; or
b. The anniversary of his/her original engagement;
c. As appropriate.
The term immediate family includes:
a. Spouse (including a former spouse, a de facto partner and a former de facto partner);
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b. A de facto partner means a person who, although not legally married to the Employee, lives
with the Employee in a relationship as a couple on a genuine domestic basis whether the
Employee and the person are or the same sex or different sexes);
c. Child or an adult child (including an adopted child, a step child or an ex-nuptial child);
d. Parent;
e. Grandparent or grandchild; or
f. Sibling;
Of the Employee or spouse of the Employee.
Sick Leave
This subclause 22.7 will be read in conjunction with the subclause on Portability of sick leave.
In the event of any inconsistency, the subclause on Portability of sick leave will prevail.
a. An Employee is entitled to use accumulated personal leave for the purposes of sick leave.
b. The Employee will within twenty-four (24) hours of the commencement of such absence, or
if this is not practicable, as soon as reasonably practicable give the Employer notice that
the Employee requires (or required) leave during the period because of a personal illness
or injury of the Employee.
c. In the case of an Employee who claims to be allowed paid sick leave in accordance with
this clause for an absence of one (1) day only such Employee if in the year the Employee
has already been allowed paid sick leave on more than one occasion for one day only, the
Employer may require the Employee to produce to the Employer a medical certificate of a
registered health practitioner that in the health practitioner’s opinion, the Employee was
unable to attend for duty on account of personal illness or injury. If it is not reasonably
practicable for the Employee to give the Employer a medical certificate the Employee may
provide a statutory declaration.
Carer’s Leave
a. An Employee is entitled to use accumulated personal leave to care for members of his/her
immediate family or household.
b. The Employee must, if required by the Employer, establish by production of a medical
certificate by a registered health practitioner or statutory declaration, the illness of the
person concerned and that the illness is such as to require care by another or establish by
production of a statutory declaration that the member required care because of an
unexpected emergency.
c. As soon as reasonably practicable the Employee will give the Employer notice that the
Employee requires (or required) leave during the period to provide care or support to a
member of the Employee’s immediate family, or a member of the Employee’s household,
who requires (or required) care or support because of a personal illness or injury of the
member or an unexpected emergency affecting the member. This provision does not apply
to an Employee who could not comply with it because of circumstances beyond the
Employee’s control.
d. An Employee (including a casual Employee) may take up to two (2) days unpaid carer’s
leave for each occasion in accordance with the same requirements for the entitlement to
paid carer’s leave.
e. The provisions of this subclause in relation to Carer’s Leave (with the exception of
subclause 22.7(d)) do not apply to casual Employees.
Portability Of Sick Leave
To support the costs of the portable sick leave scheme the Employer has agreed to pay an
industry surcharge (in accordance with the Trust Deed) for each Employee.
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The Employer is, and will remain during the life of this Agreement, a participating Employer in
the Portable Sick Leave Pay Scheme (PSL Scheme), and all the Employees of the Employer
within the scope of this Agreement will be enrolled in the PSL Scheme and be entitled to sick
leave benefits in accordance with the terms of the Trust Deed.
The Employer shall pay contributions to the PSL Scheme on behalf of each Employee in
accordance with the Trust Deed. If the PSL nominates any other fund, the Employer shall pay
contributions to that fund on behalf of each Employee in accordance with the constituting
documents of that other fund.
The Trust Fund shall be liable to pay sick leave payments to an Employee when the Employee
is absent from work on sick leave.
The sick leave payments which the Employer is liable to pay under are whichever are the
greater of the entitlement of the Employee under subclause 22.7 of this Agreement and the
entitlement of the Employee under the PSL Scheme Trust Deed (or under the constituting
documents of any other fund nominated by Incolink under, but in the latter case limited to the
amount which or the Employee actually receives from the Insurer under the Trust Deed.
The liability of the Employer to pay sick leave payments to an Employee under this clause will
be met by the making of the contributions on behalf of each Employee required as a participating
Employer in the PSL Scheme.
References in this clause to Scheme include a reference to another fund for comparable
purposes nominated by the PSL as a fund which supersedes the PSL Scheme.
23. COMPASSIONATE LEAVE
Compassionate leave is paid leave taken by an Employee:
a. For the purposes of spending time with a person who:
i. Is a member of the Employee’s immediate family or a member of the Employee’s
household; and
ii. Has a personal illness, or injury, that poses a serious threat to his or her life;
or
b. After the death of a member of the Employee’s immediate family or a member of the
Employee’s household.
An Employee is entitled to use up to two (2) days paid leave as compassionate leave on each
occasion when a member of the Employee’s immediate family or a member of the Employee’s
household:
a. Contracts or develops a personal illness that poses a serious threat to his or her life; or
b. Sustains a personal injury that poses a serious threat to his or her life; or
c. Dies.
The Employee who is entitled to a period of compassionate leave for a particular permissible
occasion is entitled to take the compassionate leave as:
a. A single, unbroken period of two (2) days; or
b. Two (2) separate periods of one (1) day each; or
c. Any separate periods to which the Employer and his or her Employee agree.
An Employee will be paid his/her current ordinary rate (including leading hand allowance, if
applicable) for the period of compassionate leave.
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An Employee who is entitled to a period of compassionate leave because a member of the
Employee’s immediate family or a member of the Employee’s household has contracted or
developed a personal illness or sustained a personal injury is entitled to start to take
compassionate leave at any time while the illness or injury persists.
In addition to the entitlement to paid compassionate leave, an Employee will be entitled to up
to ten (10) days unpaid bereavement leave in respect of the death within Australia or overseas
of a relation to whom the clause applies.
The Employee is entitled to compassionate leave only if the Employee gives his or her Employer
any evidence that the Employer reasonably requires of the illness, injury or death.
24. PARENTAL LEAVE
Parental Leave will be provided in accordance with the National Employment Standards.
25. COMMUNITY SERVICE LEAVE
Jury Service Leave
An Employee required to attend for jury service will be entitled to have his/her pay made up by
the Employer to equal his/her ordinary rate for eight (8) hours (inclusive of accrued entitlements
prescribed by the Hours of work clause) per day plus fares whilst meeting this requirement. The
Employee will give the Employer proof of such attendance and the amount received in respect
of such jury service.
Community Service Leave
a. An Employee who is a voluntary member of:
i. State Emergency Service;
ii. St John Ambulance;
iii. Country Fire Service; or
iv. Other similar organisation;
May be granted unpaid leave for the period that they are absent from duty as a result of
their attendance at an emergency.
b. Employees who may seek community service leave must:
i. Notify the Employer of their volunteer activity in advance; and
ii. Provide certification from the volunteer organisation.
c. An Employee who is requesting approval to be absent from duty in order to attend an
emergency will be required to notify the Company of the intended absence and expected
duration of the absence as soon as practicable.
d. The approval of community service leave will be subject to the Employee’s absences being
reasonable in all the circumstances.
e. The Employer will permit an Employee to access annual leave entitlements during the
period of absence due to community service leave.
26. OPERATION OF HEALTH AND SAFETY LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS &
CODES OF PRACTICE
The parties to this Agreement shall in addition to ensuring compliance with OH&S / WHS
legislation (including Regulations, and Codes of Practice), implement the best achievable level
of health and safety. Particular emphasis will be placed on the establishment of consultative
mechanisms which will include:
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a. The election of health and safety representatives who will represent Employees in
negotiations on health and safety matters;
b. An occupational health and safety committee; and
c. Training issues including specific hazards, health and safety systems, and site induction.
In the event that changes to health and safety practices are deemed necessary by either party
the issue shall be referred to a consultative mechanism.
27. EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES
Representation
a. The parties recognise the role the Employees’ on-site representative has in seeking to
ensure industrial harmony on the site or at the workplace. Further the parties recognize that
the on-site representative is a point of contact for an Employee who has an employment
related grievance or a grievance, query or concern arising under the terms of the
Agreement.
b. An Employee representative shall, upon notification to the Employer, be recognised as the
accredited representative of the Employees and be allowed all necessary time during
working hours to submit to the Employer matters affecting the Employees he/she
represents. At all other times the Employee representative will perform productive work
within his/her range of qualifications and competence. Further, the Employee representative
shall be allowed reasonable time during working hours to attend to job matters affecting the
Employees.
Employee Representative Facilities
Where the Employer is the principal contractor it is agreed the Employer shall provide a facility
for the use of the Employee representative/s to perform their duties and functions as the on-site
representative/s of the Employees. The provision of the following facilities is to ensure that the
Employee representative/s is able to effectively perform his/her functions in a professional and
timely manner. The facilities shall include:
a. a telephone;
b. a table and chairs;
c. a filing cabinet;
d. air-conditioning/heating;
e. access to stationery and other administrative facilities, including use of facsimile, use of e-
mail (if available on site), following consultation between Employee representative and Site
Management;
f. a private lockable area.
Employee Representative Training Leave
a. Subject to all qualifications in this clause, an Employee appointed or elected as an
accredited representative of Employees will, upon application in writing to the Employer, be
granted up to five days leave with pay each calendar year non-cumulative to attend courses.
b. Such courses will be designed and structured with the objective of promoting good industrial
relations within the building and construction industry.
c. For the purposes of this clause an accredited representative of the Employee will include
an Employee representative recognised by the Employer in accordance with this
Agreement.
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d. The application for leave will be given to the Employer at least four (4) weeks in advance of
the date of commencement of the course. The application for leave will contain the following
details:
i. The name of the Employee seeking the leave;
ii. The period of time for which the leave is sought (including course dates and the daily
commencing and finishing times); and
iii. The title, general description and structure of the course to be attended and the location
of where the course is to be conducted.
e. The Employer will advise the Employee representative within seven (7) clear working days
(Monday to Friday) of receiving the application as to whether or not the application for leave
has been approved.
f. The time of taking leave will be arranged so as to minimize any adverse effect on the
Employer’s operations. The onus will rest with the Employer to demonstrate an inability to
grant leave when an eligible Employee is otherwise entitled.
g. An Employer will not be liable for any additional expenses associated with an Employee’s
attendance at a course other than the payment of ordinary time earnings for such absence.
For the purpose of this clause ordinary time earnings will be defined as the relevant
Agreement classification rate including, shift work loadings where relevant plus Site
Allowance where applicable.
h. Leave rights granted in accordance with this clause will not result in additional payment for
alternative time off to the extent that the course attended coincides with an Employee’s
RDO or with any concessional leave.
i. An Employee on request by their Employer will provide proof of their attendance at any
course within seven days. If an Employee fails to provide such proof, the Employer may
deduct any amount already paid for attendance from the next week’s pay or from any other
moneys due to the Employee.
j. Where an Employee is sick during a period when leave pursuant to this clause has been
granted proof of attendance at the course is not required for that period and the Employee
will receive payment if entitled under the provisions of this Agreement.
k. Leave of absence granted pursuant to this clause will count as service for all purposes of
this Agreement.
l. Any dispute as to any aspect of this clause will be resolved in accordance with the dispute
settlement provisions of this Agreement.
28. PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
The Employer shall ensure that their Employees are in possession of protective clothing in
accordance with this clause.
Approved (AS) safety footwear appropriate to the classification of work being carried out.
Overalls or trousers of the following types and quantities:
a. Two sets of combination overalls; or
b. Two sets bib and brace overalls plus two drill shirts; or
c. Two sets drill trousers and two drill shirts; or
d. Work denims at cost no greater than either items above.
One Bluey Jacket, or other approved equivalent apparel following consultation between the
Employer and a majority of Employees, shall be issued on the first occasion to a new Employee
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between 1 May and 31 August. The replacement of such jacket shall be on a fair wear and tear
basis only.
Replacements for protective clothing are on a fair wear and tear basis.
No agreements for cash in lieu of protective clothing shall be permitted.
Prescription glasses, where an Employee to perform work in their employment requires
prescription glasses, the Employee will be provided with frames, side shields and prescription
lens at no cost to the Employee, they shall be replaced on fair wear and tear basics.
Where the Employee’s protective clothing is stolen, the Employer may require proof of the theft
before issuing replacement clothing. The proof of the theft may be in the form of a Statutory
Declaration from the Employee.
The Employer shall keep a record of the type of protective clothing issued, including the date of
issue. The Employee shall sign for such issues, and these details shall be available upon
request by Employees.
In the event of protective clothing/equipment being supplied and not worn whilst working
(without reasonable cause), the Employee and the Employee representative shall discuss the
matter with a view to ensure the wearing of such.
Further failure to do so shall prohibit the Employee from any further entitlement.
While not being part of any issue of protective clothing/equipment, Employers shall be required
to provide the following protective equipment (SAA approved) for use, when necessary, by
Employees during the performance of their required duties:
a. Safety helmets;
b. Ear/hearing protection;
c. Gloves; and
d. (d) Skin protective cream/sun screen (15+ rating).
In addition, one pair of UV-rated safety glasses or UV rated ‘clip-ons’ suitable to overlay
prescription spectacles, shall be made available for Employees who are required to work on
reflective surfaces such as:
a. Metal decking;
b. Large concrete slabs exposed to sunlight;
c. Roofing;
d. Curtain walling; or
e. In direct sunlight for any part of the day.
29. COMPENSATION OF TOOLS OF TRADE AND CLOTHES
An Employee whose clothes, spectacles, hearing aid, or tools have been accidentally damaged,
spoilt by acid, sulphur or other substances will be paid such amount to cover the loss thereby
suffered by him/her as may be agreed upon between him/her and the Employer.
An Employee will be reimbursed by the Employer to a maximum of $1310.00 for loss of tools or
clothing by fire or breaking and entering whilst securely stored at the Employer’s direction in a
room or building on the Employer’s premises, job or workshop, or if the tools are lost or stolen
while being transported by the Employee at the Employer’s direction, or if the tools are
accidentally lost over water or if tools are lost or stolen during an Employee’s absence after
leaving the job because of injury or illness. An Employee transporting his/her own tools will take
all reasonable care to protect those tools and prevent theft or loss.
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Where an Employee is absent from work because of illness or accident and has advised the
Employer in accordance with clause 22.7 – Personal (Sick/carers) Leave, the Employer will
ensure that the Employee's tools are securely stored during his/her absence. In the event that
these tools are lost or stolen, 29.2 applies.
When the Employer requires an Employee to wear spectacles with toughened glass lenses the
Employer will pay for the toughening process or the cost of the new lenses.
For the purposes of this clause:
a. Only tools used by the Employee in the course of his/her employment will be covered by
this clause.
b. The Employee will, if requested to do so, furnish the Employer with a list of tools so used.
c. Reimbursement will be at the current replacement value of new tools of the same or
comparable quality.
d. The Employee will report any theft to the police prior to making a claim on the Employer for
replacement of stolen tools.
30. SITE SAFETY CONSULTATIVE MECHANISMS
Safety Supervisor
a. On every job site, where the Employer is the principal contractor it shall appoint a member
of its staff to act as the Safety Supervisor. The Safety Supervisor shall be given the
necessary authority to ensure that all safety laws, procedures or Codes of Practice are
observed, and that the following Safety Agreement is applied.
b. The person appointed shall be experienced in the work being performed. Other duties may
be assigned by the Employer to a Safety Supervisor, provided that such duties shall not
prevent him/her from exercising his/her duties as a Safety Supervisor.
Workplace Health And Safety Representatives
a. On every job site, Health and Safety Representative/s may be elected in accordance with
the OHS Act.
b. A Health & Safety Representative will be allowed reasonable paid time during working hours
to attend to job matters affecting Employees he/she represents providing that the
Representative informs their manager and agreement is reached. At all other times the
Representative will perform productive work within his/her range of qualifications and
competencies.
Duties Of Safety Supervisor And Health & Safety Representative/s
The Safety Supervisor and the Health & Safety Representative/s elected under the OHS Act
shall be responsible for carrying out regular safety inspections, investigating safety complaints,
taking all steps to ensure that safe work practices are observed, and that safety laws,
procedures or Codes of Practice are strictly observed.
Safety Committee
a. A Health and Safety Committee may be established on a job.
b. Where a Health and Safety Committee is established on a job, it shall include the Employers
Safety Supervisor and the Health and Safety Representative/s.
c. The Health and Safety Committee may, by agreement, include additional Workers’
Representatives and Employer Representatives of significant subcontractors.
d. The Health and Safety Committee shall meet as often as is necessary to provide an
overview of safety on the job, and assist in the promotion of a safe working environment on
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the job site. The Safety Committee shall minute the meetings and determine an action plan
for the rectification of unsafe items.
31. PROCEDURE FOR DEALING WITH SAFETY ISSUES OR INCIDENTS
This procedure shall be followed in good faith and without unreasonable delay. If an issue is not
settled by observance of this procedure, or if the procedure is disregarded by either party, the
matter may be dealt with in accordance with Clause 10 of this agreement for resolution. Nothing
in this Agreement shall take precedence over the OHS Act.
Parties To The Resolution Of Issues
a. The Employer must nominate management representatives who are responsible for dealing
with specified health and safety issues, and must, so far as is practicable:
i. Notify the Employees of the nominations in the manner that is, and in the languages
that are, appropriate; and
ii. Notify in writing the health and safety committee of the nominations.
b. At any stage in the resolution of an issue, any party may call in the Employee/Employer
representative or advisor to assist the parties to resolve the issue.
Procedure For Reporting Issues
a. If an Employee wishes to raise a health and safety issue in a workplace, that Employee
must report it to the health and safety representative or the Employer’s supervisor.
b. If the health and safety representative is not able to be contacted, an Employee wishing to
raise a health and safety issue in a workplace, must report it to the Employer’s safety
supervisor or another Employer representative.
c. An Employee may take all steps that are necessary, including leaving the Employee's part
of the workplace, to report an issue.
d. If the Employer identifies a health and safety issue it may report it to the health and safety
representative.
Procedure For Resolving Issues
a. As soon as possible after an issue has been reported, the Employer’s safety supervisor or
another management representative and the health and safety representative must meet
and try to resolve the issue.
b. The resolution of the relevant issue must take into account any of the following factors that
may be relevant:
i. Whether the hazard or risk can be isolated;
ii. The number and location of Employees affected by it;
iii. Whether appropriate temporary measures are possible or desirable;
iv. Whether environmental monitoring is desirable;
v. The time that may elapse before the hazard or risk is permanently corrected;
vi. Who is responsible for performing and overseeing the removal of the hazard or risk.
c. If any party involved in the resolution of the issue requests, the details of the issue and all
matters relating to its resolution must be set out in writing by the Employer to the satisfaction
of all parties.
d. As soon possible after the resolution of an issue, details of the agreement must be brought
to the attention of affected Employees in an appropriate manner.
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Direction To Cease Work
a. If:
i. An issue concerning health or safety arises at a workplace or from the conduct of the
undertaking of an Employer; and
ii. The issue concerns work which involves an immediate threat to the health or safety of
any person; and
iii. Given the nature of the threat and degree of risk, it is not appropriate to adopt the
processes set out in subclause 31.3 of this Agreement;
The Employer or the health and safety representative for the designated work group in
relation to which the issue has arisen may, after consultation between them, direct that the
work is to cease.
b. During any period for which work has ceased in accordance with such a direction, the
Employer may assign any Employees whose work is affected to suitable alternative work.
Inspector may be requested to attend workplace
a. If an issue is not resolved under clause 10.1 of this Agreement, within a reasonable time,
or an issue is the subject of a direction under subclause 31.4 of this Agreement that work
is to cease, any of the parties attempting to resolve the issue may ask the relevant health
and safety authority to arrange for an inspector to attend at the workplace as soon as
practicable to enquire into the issue.
b. If:
i. The inspector issues a prohibition notice; or
ii. Otherwise determines that there was reasonable cause for Employees to be concerned
for their health or safety,
An Employee who, as a result of the issue arising, does not work for any period pending its
resolution but would otherwise be entitled to be paid for that period continues to be entitled
to be paid for that period if relocation is not available.
Rectification of Safety Hazard
a. Where, because of the existence of a safety hazard, a site has been stopped for a defined
period of time and Employees sent off site by agreement between Site Managers and any
combination of Employee Representative/s, Health and Safety Committee, those people
who remain on site to do rectification work will be paid at the rate of double time for all such
work.
b. This would not be applicable on normal housekeeping work or where a section of the site
has been declared unsafe and normal rectification occurs whilst the remainder of the site
carries on working. It is agreed that any ‘housekeeping’ work performed on projects is to be
paid at single time rate.
32. OPERATION OF LIFT
During temporary stoppage of the passengers/materials lift, the Employees are expected to
walk to their place of work to a maximum of four (4) levels to work in their respective
classification, and no industrial action or dispute should take place.
33. HEARING TESTS
Audiometric tests should be conducted within two months of a person commencing
employment, and thereafter at intervals of two years.
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34. HEPATITIS A AND B SHOTS
Employees will be offered Hepatitis A shots and/or Hepatitis B shots in areas where Hepatitis A
and/or Hepatitis B may be contracted. The Employer will pay the cost of such shots.
35. REHABILITATION OF INJURED WORKERS
The parties to this Agreement shall ensure that any Employee who sustains a work related
injury, illness or disease, will be afforded every assistance in utilising a rehabilitation program
aimed at returning that Employee to meaningful employment within the industry.
36. SHAM CONTRACTING
36.1 The Employer recognises that in certain circumstances the use of contractors and labour hire
may affect the job security of Employees covered by this Agreement.
36.2 For the purpose of this Clause:-
Contractor means a person, company or business and includes labour hire companies and
sub-contractors; and
Work means work covered by the Agreement which might ordinarily be performed by current
or future Employees of the Employer under this Agreement.
36.3 Where the Employer makes a definite decision to engage Contractors to perform Work the
Employer must first consult in good faith with potentially affected Employees and their
representatives, in accordance with Clause 10 - Consultation.
36.4 The Employer agrees to consult with potentially affected Employees as soon as practicable and
not less than fourteen (14) days’ before the commencement of the Work by the Contractors. If
for any reason this does not occur, or if the Employer has less than fourteen (14) days’ notice
of the need to commence the work, consultation will occur as soon as practicable - and in any
case not more than fourteen (14) days after the Contractors commence work.
36.5 Without limiting the Employer’s obligation under Clause 10.5, the Employer must provide the
Employees and their representatives the following information in writing:-
the name of the proposed Contractor(s);
a. the type of work proposed to be given to the Contractors(s) ;
b. the number of persons and qualifications of the persons the proposed Contractor(s) may
engage to perform the work;
c. the likely commencement date of the proposed Contractor(s) ;
d. the likely duration of this engagement; and
e. expected effects, if any, of the engagement of the proposed Contractor(s) on Employees.
36.6 All subcontract firms would be engaged according to the following terms:
a. The subcontract firm will have its own safe work method statements and OHS Plans.
b. The subcontract firm will have all appropriate licences and hold current public liability and
worker’s compensation insurances.
c. Builders will be notified that the subcontract firm has been engaged and all Employees of
the subcontract firm will be inducted under their company name.
d. All Employees employed by the subcontract firm will hold all appropriate registrations and
or licences to carry out work they are performing.
e. All Employees of the subcontract firm will obey by all Site requirements.
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36.7 In the event of a dispute about whether consultation has occurred under this clause, the matter
will be dealt with in accordance with clause 10 (Dispute Resolution Procedure).
39.8 The Employer will not contravene the sham contracting provisions in Part 3-1, Division 6 of the
FW Act.
What is the difference between an Employee and a sub - contractor / independent contractor?
36.9 The following information is provided as a tool to all persons / organisations covered by the
Agreement.
36.10 The information provided in Clause V1.38 and V1.39 was correct at the time that the Agreement
was approved by the FWC.
36.11 There are a number of factors that assist in determining the difference between an Employee
an independent contractor. The following indicators may assist in determining the difference
between an Employee an independent contractor:-
Indicator Employee Independent contractor
Degree of control over
how work is performed
Performs work, under the direction
of their Employer, on an ongoing
basis
Has a high level of control in
how the work is done
Hours of work Generally works standard / set
hours
Generally decides what hours
to work to complete the specific
task
Risk Bears no financial risk (this is the
responsibility of the Employer)
Bears the risk for making a
profit / loss on each job / task.
Generally bears responsibility
for their own work. Generally
will have their own insurance
policy / ies
Superannuation Employer’s responsibility to pay Generally pays their own
superannuation.
Note:- There are some
situations in which an
independent contractor is
entitled to be paid
superannuation contributions.
Tools and equipment Tools and equipment are generally
provided by the Employer, or a tool
allowance is provided
Uses their own tools and
equipment
Tax Has income tax deducted by their
Employer
Pays their own tax and GST to
the ATO
Method of payment Paid regularly – weekly Has obtained an ABN and
submits an invoice for work
completed or is paid at the end
of the specific task
Leave Entitled to receive paid leave
(annual leave; personal / carers
leave; etc)
Does not receive paid leave
36.12 In addition, the ATO has put together an Employee / Contractor Decision Tool. This can be
accessed through the ATO Website:-
https://www.ato.gov.au/Calculators-and-tools/Employee-or-contractor/
https://www.ato.gov.au/Calculators-and-tools/Employee-or-contractor/
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APPENDIX 1 – VICTORIA
APPRENTICES
General
Apprentices will be engaged as a full time weekly hire Employee for a period of four (4) years
or, for the remainder of their apprenticeship.
Except where it is inconsistent with this clause, the provisions of the Education and Training
Reform Act 2006 (Vic) will apply to Apprentices.
Terms, Conditions, Amounts and Allowances
Apprentices will be entitled to all terms, conditions of employment, amounts and allowances as
prescribed in this Agreement (including fares and travelling time in accordance with V15 –
Wages, Fares Allowance and Travel Allowance at the full rate unless otherwise prescribed by
this clause.
In determining the wages to be paid to an apprentice, any credit applicable to the term of the
apprenticeship will be counted as part of the term of the apprenticeship already completed.
Apprentices will be paid all wages and allowances as specified by this Agreement for time spent
attending a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) in the course of their apprenticeship. All
time spent attending the RTO in the course of the apprenticeship will count as time served for
all purposes.
Clauses 16 – Termination of Employment and Clause 18 – Presenting for work but not required,
of the Agreement will not apply to Apprentices.
The apprentice will be released by the Employer to attend an RTO during ordinary hours of
work for the purposes of undertaking the off-the-job component of the apprenticeship without
loss of pay (including fares and travel time allowances).
Reimbursement of Tuition Fees
Apprentices attending a RTO will be reimbursed tuition fees and cost of materials paid by the
apprentice in respect of their training at the end of each year.
Reimbursement (in accordance with Clause V1.8) will be subject to presentation of evidence:-
supporting the satisfactory completion of such training; and
evidence of payment.
Where an apprentice termination occurs by mutual agreement or redundancy, the apprentice
shall be entitled to a reimbursement for tuition fees and course materials for all schooling that
has been successfully completed up to the termination date.
Reimbursement (in accordance with Clause V1.8), will not “double dip” any government
subsidy, reimbursement payment by another Employer, or similar payments to which the
apprentice may be entitled. Not including any government allowances for tools or equipment.
Termination of Employment
Notice Specifying Day of Termination
An Employer must not terminate an apprentice’s employment unless the Employer has given
the apprentice written notice of the day of the termination (which cannot be before the day the
notice is given) by:-
a. delivering it personally; or
b. leaving it at the Employee’s last known address; or
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c. sending it by pre-paid post to the Employee’s last known address.
Note: In accordance with Schedule 4 – State Training and Employment Provisions of the
Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Act No 24/2006) (Vic) the written notice of
termination must also be forwarded to the Victorian Skills Commission within five (5)
working days after the termination.
Amount of Notice or Payment in Lieu of Notice
The Employer must not terminate the apprentice’s employment unless:-
a. the time between giving the notice and the day of the termination is at least the period (the
minimum period of notice) worked out under Clause V1.16; or
b. the Employer has paid to the apprentice (or to another person on the apprentice’s behalf)
payment in lieu of notice of at least the amount the Employer would have been liable to pay
to the apprentice (or to another person on the Employee’s behalf) at the full rate of pay for
the hours the apprentice would have worked had the employment continued until the end
of the minimum period of notice.
Work out the minimum period of notice as follows:
a. first, work out the period using the following table:-
Apprentice’s period of continuous service with the
Employer at the end of the day the notice is given
Period of
Notice
Not more than 1 year 1 week
More than 1 year but not more than 3 years 2 weeks
More than 3 years but not more than 5 years 3 weeks
More than 5 years 4 weeks
b. then increase the period by one (1) week if the apprentice is over forty five (45) years old
and has completed at least two (2) years of continuous service with the Employer at the
end of the day the notice is given.
Notice of Termination by an Apprentice
The notice of termination required to be given by an apprentice is the same as that required of
the Employer, except that there is no requirement on the apprentice to give additional notice
based on the age of the apprentice concerned. If an apprentice fails to give the required notice
the Employer may withhold from any monies due to the apprentice on termination under this
Agreement or the NES, an amount not exceeding the amount the apprentice would have been
paid under this Agreement in respect of the period of notice required by this clause less any
period of notice actually given by the apprentice.
Job Search Entitlement
Where the Employer has given notice of termination to an apprentice, an apprentice must be
allowed up to one (1) days’ time off without loss of pay for the purpose of seeking other
employment.
The time off is to be taken at times that are convenient to the apprentice after consultation with
the Employer.
Redundancy
The provisions of this Clause do not apply when the Employee completes the approved training
contract and cannot be placed in to employment with the Employer.
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Entitlement to Redundancy Pay
An apprentice is entitled to be paid redundancy pay by the Employer if the apprentice’s
employment is terminated, prior to the completion of the apprentice’s training contract and such
termination:-
a. is at the Employer’s initiative, because the Employer no longer requires the job done by the
apprentice to be done by anyone, except where this is due to the ordinary and customary
turnover of labour; or
b. because of the insolvency, or bankruptcy, of the Employer.
Amount of Redundancy Pay
The amount of redundancy pay equals the total amount payable to the apprentice for the
redundancy pay period worked out using the following table at the apprentice’s rate of pay
prescribed in V15 – Wages, Fares Allowance and Travel Allowance for his / her ordinary hours
of work:-
Redundancy pay period
Employee’s period of continuous service with the Employer on
termination
Redundancy pay
period
Less than 1 year Nil
At least 1 year but less than 2 years 4 weeks
At least 2 years but less than 3 years 6 weeks
At least 3 years but less than 4 years 7 weeks
At least 4 years but less than 5 years 8 weeks
Variation of redundancy pay for other employment or incapacity to pay
This Clause applies if:-
a. an apprentice is entitled to be paid an amount of redundancy pay by the Employer because
of Clause V1.20 and the Employer:-
i. obtains other acceptable employment for the Employee; or
ii. cannot pay the amount.
b. On application by the Employer, the FWC may determine that the amount of redundancy
pay is reduced to a specified amount (which may be nil) that the FWC considers
appropriate.
c. The amount of redundancy pay to which the Employee is entitled under Clause V1.21 is the
reduced amount specified in the determination.
Exclusions from Obligation to pay Redundancy Pay
Clause V1.21 does not apply to the termination of an Employee’s employment if, immediately
before the time of the termination, or at the time when the person was given notice of the
termination as described in Clause V1.13 (whichever happened first):
a. the Employee’s period of continuous service with the Employer is less than twelve (12)
months; or
b. the Employer is a small business Employer.
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Employee Leaving During Notice Period
An apprentice whose employment is to be terminated in accordance with this clause may
terminate their employment during the period of notice and if this occurs, will be entitled to the
provisions of this clause as if the Employee remains with the Employer until expiry of such
notice. Provided that, in such circumstances, the apprentice will not be entitled to payment
instead of notice.
The Employer will make reasonable attempts to identify an alternative Employer with whom the
Apprentice will complete the period of the indenture or contract of training.
Where the Employer identifies a suitable, alternative Employer in accordance with Clause
V1.25, the Employer will have no obligations with respect to Clause V1.20.
Clauses V1.20, V1.25 and V1.26 will not apply where the Apprentice is terminated for reason
of misconduct or insufficient/unsatisfactory performance.
REDUNDANCY
This clause does not apply to an Apprentice
Definitions
For the purposes of the Agreement:-
Redundancy means a situation where an Employee ceases to be employed by the Employer
other than for reasons of misconduct or refusal of duty. Redundant has a corresponding
meaning.
Week’s pay means the relevant Total Weekly Rate as prescribed by Appendix 1 – Wages,
Fares Allowance at the time of termination for the Employee concerned.
Redundancy Protection
The Employer shall participate in a Redundancy Protection Scheme and shall make relevant
contributions on behalf of all Employees to provide for the payment of redundancy benefits to
Employees.
The benefits to be provided to the Employees shall be equivalent to the benefits provided by the
Incolink Redundancy Protection Scheme.
The particular Redundancy Protection Scheme to be provided shall be agreed between the
majority of Employees and the Employer. The Incolink Redundancy Protection Scheme or a
similar scheme providing equivalent benefits shall be taken as agreed to by the majority of
Employees and the Employer for the purpose of this clause.
Where the Employer is a member a fund of which Redundancy Payment Central Fund Ltd
(Incolink) is trustee (such as one of the Redundancy Payment Approved Worker Entitlement
Fund(s)), howsoever numbered (the appropriate Incolink Fund), all the Employees of the
Employer within the scope of this Agreement will be enrolled in the appropriate Incolink Fund
and be entitled to redundancy benefits in accordance with the terms of the Trust Deed.
The Employer shall pay contributions to the appropriate Incolink Fund on behalf of each
Employee in accordance with the Trust Deed. If Incolink nominates any other Australian
Taxation Office (ATO) approved fund pursuant to its Trust Deed the Employer shall pay
contributions to that fund on behalf of each Employee in accordance with the constituting
documents of that other fund.
The redundancy payments which the Employer is liable to pay are whichever are the greater of
the entitlement of the Employee as per Clause V2.5 and the entitlement of the Employee under
the appropriate Incolink Fund Trust Deed (or under the constituting documents of any other ATO
approved fund nominated by Incolink pursuant to its Trust Deed).
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The liability of the Employer to pay redundancy payments to an Employee under this Clause will
be met by the making of the contributions on behalf of each Employee required as a member of
the appropriate Incolink Fund, or another ATO approved fund nominated by Incolink pursuant
to its Trust Deed.
References in this Clause to the appropriate Incolink Fund include a reference to another fund
for comparable purposes nominated by Incolink for the purposes of this Agreement as a fund
which meets the requirements of an appropriate Incolink Fund.
The provisions of this clause will not result in any ‘double dipping’ in respect to benefits payable
to an Employee.
Redundancy Funds
a. This Clause will be read in conjunction with Clause V2.2 of this Agreement except that
where there is any inconsistency; Clause V2.2 of this Agreement will prevail.
b. An Employer bound by this Agreement may utilise a fund to meet all or some of the liabilities
created by this clause. Where:-
c. the Employer utilises such a fund, payments made by a fund designed to meet an
Employer's liabilities under this clause, to Employees eligible for redundancy/severance pay
will be set off against the liability of the Employer under this clause, and the Employee will
receive the fund payment or the Agreement benefit whichever is the greater but not both;
or
d. a fund, which has been established pursuant to an agreement between unions and
Employers, does not make payments in accordance with this clause, contributions made by
an Employer on behalf of an Employee to the fund will, to the extent of those contributions,
be set off against the liability of the Employer under this clause, and payments to the
Employee will be made in accordance with the rules of the fund or any agreement relating
thereto and the Employee will be entitled to the fund benefit or the Agreement benefit
whichever is greater but not both.
Redundancy Pay
A redundant Employee will receive redundancy/severance payments, calculated as follows, in
respect of all continuous service (as defined by this Agreement) with the Employer.
Period of continuous service with the
Employer Redundancy/severance pay
1 year or more but less than 2 years 2.4 week’s pay plus, for all service in
excess of 1 year, 1.75 hours pay per
completed week of service up to a
maximum of 4.8 week’s pay
2 years or more but less than 3 years 4.8 week’s pay plus, for all service in
excess of 2 years, 1.6 hours pay per
completed week of service up to a
maximum of 7 week’s pay
3 years or more but less than 4 years 7 week’s pay plus, for all service in excess
of 3 years, 0.73 hours pay per completed
week of service up to a maximum of 8
week’s pay
4 years or more 8 week’s pay
Provided that an Employee employed for less than twelve months will be entitled to a
redundancy/severance payment of 1.75 hours per week of service if, and only if, redundancy is
occasioned otherwise than by the Employee.
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If an Employee dies with a period of eligible service which would have entitled that Employee to
redundancy pay, such redundancy pay entitlement will be paid to the estate of the Employee.
Casual Employees and Apprentices
Any period of service as a casual Employee will not entitle an Employee to accrue service in
accordance with this Clause for that period.
Service as an Apprentice will entitle an Employee to accumulate credits towards the payment
of a redundancy benefit in accordance with this Clause if the Employee completes an
apprenticeship and remains in employment with the Employer for a further twelve (12) months.
Employee Leaving During Notice
An Employee whose employment is to be terminated in accordance with this Clause may
terminate his or her employment during the period of notice and if this occurs, will be entitled to
the provisions of this Clause as if the Employee remains with the Employer until expiry of such
notice. Provided that in such circumstances, the Employee will not be entitled to payment in
lieu of notice.
SUPERANNUATION
Definitions
V3.1 For the purposes of the Agreement
Ordinary Time Earnings has the meaning given to that expression in the Superannuation
Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 (SGAA), provided that, despite anything to the contrary in
the SGAA, it includes:-
the actual ordinary rate of pay;
any payments by way of earnings that are over and above payments prescribed under this
Agreement;
any casual rates in respect of an Employee’s ordinary hours of work; and
any allowance, loading or bonus payable to Employees including tool allowance, industry
allowance, trade allowances, shift loading, special rates, qualification allowances (e.g. first
aid, laser safety officer, etc), multi-storey allowance, district/location allowance, piecework
rates, underground allowance, productivity allowance, site allowances, asbestos eradication
allowance, leading hand allowance, in charge of plant allowance, supervisory allowances
and daily travel pattern allowance where applicable (Fares Allowance excluded).
V3.2 Subject to the trust deed to the fund of which an Employee is a member, the following provisions
shall apply:-
V3.2.1 Paid Leave
Contributions will continue whilst a member of a fund is absent on paid leave including,
annual leave, personal leave, long service leave, public holidays, jury service,
compassionate leave, community service leave and (where appropriate) defence
reserve leave. Payments made by the Employer on behalf of a third party, including but
not limited to, Centrelink and Family Assistance Office, will not be regarded as paid
leave for the purposes of superannuation contributions.
V3.2.2 Unpaid Leave
Contributions will not be required in respect of any period of absence from work without
pay of one (1) day or more. For the purpose of clarity, where an Employee receives a
payment for any purpose other than in accordance with Clause V3.3, the Employee will
be deemed to be on unpaid leave.
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V3.3.3 Work Related Injury or Illness
In the event of an eligible Employee’s absence from work being due to work related
injury or work related illness, contributions at the normal rate will continue for the period
of the absence provided that:
a. the member of the fund is receiving workers compensation payments or is receiving
regular payments directly from the Employer in accordance with statutory
requirements or the provisions of this Agreement.
b. the person remains an Employee of the Employer.
V3.3 The Employer must be a participating Employer in the Construction and Building Unions
Superannuation Scheme (Cbus) subject to an Employee’s right to choose a superannuation
fund under section 32F of the SGAA. All Employees covered by the Agreement (including
Apprentices) of the Employer shall be enrolled as members in Cbus and be entitled to
superannuation benefits in accordance with the terms of the trust deed for Cbus.
V3.4 Despite anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Employer acknowledges and agrees that
whether or not the Employer enters into an agreement with the respective trustees for each
Employee’s superannuation fund (Applicable Trustee) pursuant to which the Employer agrees
to be bound by the terms from time to time of the trust deed for that fund (Applicable Trust
Deed), the Employer is deemed to have agreed with the Applicable Trustee and each Employee
to be bound by the terms of the Applicable Trust Deed to the extent of:-
3.4.1 the Employer’s obligations to make superannuation contributions for Employees under
this Agreement; and
3.4.2 otherwise, an Employer’s obligations under the Applicable Trust Deed, and any one (1)
or more of the Employee, the Employee’s authorised representative or the Applicable
Trustee may rely on this clause as conclusive evidence of the Employer’s agreement to
be bound by the Applicable Trust Deed.
V3.5 The Employer must make superannuation contributions for each Employee to Cbus at a rate
that is not less than the charge percentage from time to time under the SGAA or any other
minimum rate of contribution prescribed by law from time to time (Minimum Contribution
Rate). Any statutory increases to the Minimum Contribution Rate during the term of this
Agreement will be in addition to the respective Ordinary Time Earnings of Employees and will
not result in any reduction in Ordinary Time Earnings.
V3.6 The level of contributions paid on behalf of each Employee will be:-
a. Where an Employee (except an Apprentice) is absent from work as a result of a work related
injury or illness, or long service leave
First pay period
commencing on or
after
Plumbers
Plumber –
Provisional
Registration
Irrigation
Installer&
Laggers
Plumbers
Labourer
The date of approval
of the Agreement
$170.00
per week
$165.00
per week
$165.00
per week
$155.00
per week
1 March 2017 $175.00
per week
$170.00
per week
$170.00
per week
$160.00
per week
1 March 2018 $180.00
per week
$175.00
per week
$175.00
per week
$165.00
per week
1 March 2019 $185.00
per week
$180.00
per week
$180.00
per week
$170.00
per week
b. In all other circumstances
3.6.1 nine and a half percent (9.5%) of an Employees’ ordinary time earnings.
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V3.7 Despite anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the superannuation contributions payable
by the Employer to Cbus must be paid monthly on the 1st day of each month (for example,
March’s payments must be paid by 1st April).
V3.8 Subject to Clause V3.61, and without limiting any other provision of this Agreement, the
Employer shall make superannuation contributions for an Employee into the Employee’s
superannuation fund in accordance with Clause V3.2.
V3.9 The minimum amount contained in the Agreement will be the level of contribution to
superannuation whilst an Employee is on income protection up to a maximum period of fifty two
(52) weeks.
V3.10 Where an Employee wishes to have their pay salary sacrificed for additional superannuation,
the Employer will comply with the Employee’s request without reasonable delay consistent with
statutory requirements. All entitlements and benefits contained in this agreement, for the
purposes of all contributions shall be calculated on the pre-salary-sacrifice pay.
V3.11 Despite anything to the contrary in this Agreement:
a. if the Employer does not make superannuation contributions for an Employee in accordance
with this Agreement on the due date for payment, the Employer must give that Employee
and the Applicable Trustee written notice of the non-payment within two (2) business days
of the due date for payment and include the following details in that notice:-
the reasons for the non-payment;
i. whether the superannuation contributions remain unpaid; and
ii. if the superannuation contributions remain unpaid, when the Employer will pay those
contributions;
b. unless contrary to any applicable law, the Employer must upon request by an Employee or
the Employees representative, allow that Employee or the representative to during normal
business hours:-
i. have full and complete access to any employment or other records that are relevant
to determining whether the Employer has complied with its obligations under this
agreement to make superannuation contributions for the Employee and if the
Employer has not complied, to determine the extent of the non-compliance; and
ii. take copies of any such records (for convenience, a Contributions Records
Access);
c. to the extent permitted by law, in the case of an Employee who is a member of the union,
that Employee is taken to have consented to the disclosure of their personal information to
the union for the purposes of:-
i. the union undertaking a Contributions Records Access; and
ii. the requirements of the Privacy Act 1988 (C’th; and
d. the Employer acknowledges and agrees that if it fails to make superannuation contributions
for its Employees in accordance with this Agreement and otherwise comply with its
obligations under an Applicable Trust Deed:
i. any one or more of the affected Employees, the Employee’s representative or the
Applicable Trustee shall have standing to enforce the Employer’s superannuation
obligations under this agreement, and in the case of the Applicable Trustee, the
Applicable Trust Deed including to bring legal proceedings against the Employer; and
ii. the Employer will be liable to pay the legal costs of any of those parties who bring
proceedings against it on a full indemnity basis in the event that that party or parties
are successful in the proceedings with the intent that the Employer will pay those
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parties all reasonable legal costs that they have incurred pursuant to the terms that
they have agreed with their lawyers.
V3.12 The Employer must provide written confirmation of the superannuation contributions made by
the Employer for an Employee on that Employee’s payslip which must contain full details all
types of superannuation contributions (including salary sacrifice) paid on his / her behalf.
V3.13 The obligations provided in Clause V3.11(b) are conditional upon the representative of the union
(however termed), complying with Part 3 – 4 – Right of Entry under the FW Act.
TRAUMA INSURANCE
V4.1 The Employer shall participate in a trauma policy insurance scheme and shall make relevant
contributions on behalf of all Employees to provide for the payment of trauma benefits to
Employees.
V4.2 The benefits required to be provided in the Trauma Policy will be equivalent to or superior to the
benefits provided by the WAGEguard Workplace Trauma and Injury, WorkCover /TAC Top Up
and Sickness Insurance administered lump sum insurance policy as at the date of this
agreement.
V4.3 The particular Trauma Policy to be provided shall be agreed between the majority of Employees
and the Employer. The WAGEguard Workplace Trauma and Injury, WorkCover /TAC Top Up
and Sickness Insurance administered lump sum insurance policy or a similar scheme providing
equivalent or superior benefits shall be taken as agreed to by the majority of Employees and
the Employer for the purpose of this clause.
INCOME PROTECTION
V5.1 The Employer shall participate in an income protection scheme and shall make relevant
contributions on behalf of all Employees to provide for the payment of income protection benefits
to Employees.
V5.2 The benefits required to be provided in the Income Protection Policy will be equivalent to or
superior to the benefits provided by the WAGEguard Workplace Trauma and Injury, WorkCover
/TAC Top Up and Sickness Insurance Scheme.
V5.3 The particular Protection Policy to be provided shall be agreed between the majority of
Employees and the Employer. The WAGEguard Workplace Trauma and Injury, WorkCover
/TAC Top Up and Sickness Insurance Scheme or a similar scheme providing equivalent or
superior benefits shall be taken as agreed to by the majority of Employees and the Employer
for the purpose of this clause.
Journey Accidents
V5.4 The Employer will insure all Employees covered by this Agreement against the loss of ordinary
wages arising from work absence up to a period of twelve (12) months due to injuries or illness
resulting from any accident incurred in journeys between the Employee’s residence and the
workplace, and return.
V5.5 The Employer’s liability extends only to the reimbursement of the Employee’s ordinary rate and
all such absences shall be supported by certification of a duly authorized medical practitioner.
ACCIDENT MAKE-UP PAY
V6.1 Accident pay means a weekly payment of an amount being the difference between the weekly
amount of compensation paid to the Employee pursuant to the said relevant workers’
compensation legislation and the Employee’s ordinary rate and accrued entitlements prescribed
by clause V7 – Hours of work, or where the incapacity is for a lesser period than one (1) week,
the difference between the amount of compensation and the said Agreement rate for that period.
V6.2 The Employer will pay an Employee accident pay where the Employee receives an injury for
which weekly payments of compensation are payable by or on behalf of the Employer pursuant
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to the provisions of the relevant workers’ compensation legislation as amended from time to
time.
V6.3 The Employer shall pay accident pay as defined in this clause, during the incapacity of their
Employee/s arising from any one work-related injury, for a total of fifty-two (52) weeks -
irrespective of whether such incapacity is in one continuous period or not.
V6.4 The provisions of this clause will not result in any ‘double dipping’ in respect to benefits payable
to an Employee.
V6.5 The liability of the Employer to pay accident pay in accordance with this clause will arise as at
the date of the injury or accident in respect of which compensation is payable under the said
relevant workers’ compensation legislation and the termination of the Employee’s employment
for any reason during the period of any incapacity will in no way affect the liability of the Employer
to pay accident pay as provided in this clause.
V6.6 In the event that an Employee receives a lump sum in redemption of weekly payments under
the relevant legislation, the liability of the Employer to pay accident pay as herein provided will
cease from the date of such redemption.
V6.7 The Employer may at any time apply to the FWC for exemption from the terms of this clause on
the grounds that an accident pay scheme proposed or implemented by the Employer contains
provisions generally not less favourable to his/her Employees than the provisions of this clause.
HOURS OF WORK AND RELATED MATTERS
Hours Of Work
V7.1 The ordinary hours of work will be thirty-six (36) hours worked anytime between 6.00 a.m. and
6.00 p.m. Monday to Friday. Starting time will be between 6.00 a.m. and 9.30 a.m. The precise
starting time will be arranged between the Employer, the Employees and the Employee
representative recognizing the operational requirements of the Employer provided always
occupational health and safety principles remain paramount. Normal starting time is 7.00 a.m.
V7.2 Where Employer efficiency and client needs requires alteration of ordinary working hours such
hours may be varied by agreement between the Employer and a majority of Employees and the
Employee representative. Employees will be given five (5) days’ notice of any change in the
spread of hours or start time. Occupational health and safety principles remain paramount
regarding discussions concerning alteration of ordinary working hours.
V7.3 Matters on which agreement may be reached include:
a. How the hours are to be averaged in a work cycle;
b. The duration of the work cycle;
c. Rosters which specify starting and finishing times; and
d. Daily maximum hours.
Flexibility of RDOs
V7.4 The RDO Calendars for 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019 are attached.
V7.5 While the schedule of RDO’s prescribed will be observed, the Employer and the Employee/s
and the Employee representative acknowledge that there may be occasions when a more
flexible arrangement for the taking of RDO’s may be appropriate.
V7.6 Such an occasion would be expected to improve productivity and enhance the employment
prospects of the Employees.
V7.7 With the consent of the majority of Employees and at least with seven (7) days prior to the
scheduled RDO the Employer may carry out selected work using Employees on a voluntary
basis.
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V7.8 The Calendars for 2017, 2018 and 2019 are in draft form only and may be subject to change.
Work Cycles
V7.9 The method for calculating work cycles is that the ordinary working hours will be worked in a ten
(10) day/two (2) week cycle, Monday to Friday inclusive, with eight (8) hours worked for each of
nine (9) days, and with 0.8 of an hour on each of those days accruing towards the tenth day,
which will be taken as a paid day off. The tenth day of the cycle will be known as the RDO and
will be taken as outlined below. Payment on such an RDO will include the daily wages, Fares
and Travelling Allowance, and any applicable Site Allowance.
V7.10 Provided that twenty-six (26) RDO’s will be accrued by an Employee in each twelve (12) months
continuous service. This will not apply for the period an Employee is on unpaid leave.
V7.11 Each day of paid leave taken and any holiday taken (as prescribed below) occurring during any
cycle of two (2) weeks will be regarded as a day worked for accrual purposes. The term each
day of paid leave only covers days worked, personal leave, annual leave and public holidays
(but not RDOs).
V7.12 Upon commencement of employment, Employees who have not worked, or who are not
regarded by reason of this paragraph as having worked a complete ten (10) day/two (2) week
cycle, will receive pro-rata accrual entitlements for the first RDO or group of RDOs falling after
their commencement of employment. Thereafter, for the duration of employment with that
Employer, and provided that the Employees agree, RDOs will be paid in full as they occur. If
RDO’s are paid in full and there is an accrual shortfall the Employee/s will remain in debit with
the Employer.
V7.13 At the end of each calendar year or upon termination of employment, an adjustment will be
made to ensure that the full RDO entitlement, and no more, has been provided. This means
that Employees then having received more RDOs than they were entitled to will have the
relevant amount removed from final termination payments, and Employees who have received
less than their full RDO entitlement will have the outstanding amount added to final termination
payments.
PRESENTING FOR WORK BUT NOT REQUIRED
V8.1 An Employee, if engaged and presenting for work to commence employment and not being
required will be entitled to at least eight (8) hours’ work or payment therefore at ordinary rate,
plus the appropriate allowances prescribed by Appendix 1 – Wages, Fares Allowance and
Travel Allowance for fares and travelling time.
V8.2 Clause V8.1 will not apply if the services of an Employee are not required by reason of inclement
weather in which case the provisions of clause 19 - Inclement weather will apply.
Hot Weather
V8.3 When the temperature approaches unreasonably hot temperatures, the conference process
outlined in clause 19.15 – 19.18 may commence, with the intention that Employees may leave
site if the temperature actually reaches 35 degrees C.
V8.4 Temperature will be measured by the nearest relevant automatic Bureau of Meteorology
Monitoring Station. At the commencement of each project, the Employer and Employee
representative will agree which is to be the applicable automatic weather monitoring
station. Alternatively, where the parties agree an on-site temperature measuring station may
be used.
V8.5 It is recognised that during periods of hot weather, some workers may be relocated to other
work that is not affected by hot weather including, but not limited to, work in air-conditioned
environments subject to amenities being located adjacent to or within a reasonable distance
from the work location or portion of project.
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OVERTIME
V9.1 Excessive overtime will not be worked. The overtime requirement for each project will vary and
will be discussed and agreed between the Employer and a majority of Employees and the
Employer representative on a project by project basis.
V9.2 All time worked beyond the ordinary hours of work as prescribed in Clause V7– Hours of work,
will be paid as overtime.
V9.3 In accordance with the decision of the Working Hours Test Case decision, the Employer and
Employees agree that overtime must be capped.
Apprentices
V9.4 Apprentices will be paid overtime at the rate of one and a half times ordinary rate for the first
hour and double time thereafter. Work commenced after midnight and prior to commencement
of ordinary time will be paid for at the rate of double time.
V9.5 No Apprentice under the age of eighteen (18) years will be required to work overtime unless the
Employee so desires.
All Other Employees
V9.6 No Apprentice will, except in an emergency, work or be required to work overtime at times which
would prevent his/her attendance at technical school, as required by any statute or regulation
applicable to him/her.
V9.7 Overtime will be paid at double time. Where overtime is necessary Employee/s will not be
disadvantaged regarding the amount of overtime Employee/s may work. This will be reflected
in the work roster. Every Employee will be entitled to work reasonable overtime on a fair and
equitable basis.
V9.8 Overtime will be calculated by applying the hourly divisor of 1/36th.
All Employees
V9.9 Employee/s required to work public holidays and/or picnic day will be paid at double time and a
half calculated on the ordinary rate provided that an Employee required to work any one (1) of
the public holiday/s or Sunday or Picnic Day will be paid for not less than four hours work.
V9.10 Employees required to work on a Saturday will be afforded a minimum of three (3) hours work.
V9.11 Where Local Government laws prevent a commencement of work at the normal starting time for
a Saturday, Employees will be paid from their actual commencement time with a minimum of
three (3) hours work.
V9.12 When an Employee is required to work overtime for greater than two (2) hours after working
ordinary hours, the Employee will be paid a meal allowance in accordance with clause V16 –
Allowances and Special Rates, plus an additional meal allowance for each subsequent four (4)
hours worked. The Employer may provide a meal or meals instead of paying any such
allowance.
V9.13 When an Employee, after having worked overtime for which the Employee has not been
regularly rostered or on a prescribed holiday, finishes work at a time when reasonable means
of transport are not available the Employer will pay the cost of or provide him/her with
conveyance to his/her home or to the nearest public transport.
CALL-BACK
V10.1 An Employee recalled to work overtime after leaving the Employer’s business premises
(whether notified before or after leaving the premises) will be paid for a minimum of three (3)
hours work at the appropriate rates for each time the Employee is so recalled. Except in the
case of unforeseen circumstances arising the Employee will not be required to work the full
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three (3) hours if the job or jobs the Employee was recalled to perform be completed within a
shorter period.
V10.2 This Clause will not apply in cases where it is customary for an Employee to return to the
Employer’s premises to perform a specific job outside his/her ordinary working hours, or where
the overtime is continuous (subject to a reasonable meal break) with the completion or
commencement of ordinary working time. This Clause does not apply where an Employee is on
availability as defined in V16 – Allowances and Special Rates.
SHIFT WORK
V11.1 The Employer and a majority of Employees and the Employee representative may agree that
shift arrangements may be introduced in industry areas outside new construction work.
V11.2 Where shift work is necessary the following conditions will apply:
a. an Employee who works ordinary hours on a day will not be employed on shift at the
conclusion of the day’s work.
b. starting and finishing times for shift work shall be agreed between the Employer and a
majority of Employees providing starting time for shifts shall not be before 3.00 p.m.
c. where shifts are worked and the employment continues for more than one (1) week the
Employees shall work five (5) shifts per week of eight (8) hours.
d. entitlements to rostered days off accruing whilst on shifts shall include the appropriate shift
rate.
e. a minimum of thirty (30) minutes (exclusive of wash-up time) shall be allowed for a meal
during a shift.
f. an Employee employed on shift work for less than the normal weekly working hours in any
working week will be paid in accordance with the overtime provisions. Provided that in cases
where the shift work has continued for more than one (1) week and the job finishes during
the currency of a week the Employer will pay the shift rate for the time actually worked.
V11.3 The rate of pay for shift work shall be the ordinary rate plus one hundred percent (100%) except
by agreement between the Employer and a majority of Employees and the Employee
representative.
WORK BREAKS
Meal Breaks
V12.1 There will be a cessation of work and of working time, for the purpose of a meal on each day,
of not less than thirty (30) minutes, to be taken between 11.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. Such period
will be unpaid.
Variation of Meal Breaks
V12.2 Where, because of the area or location of a project, the majority of on-site Employees on the
project request, and agreement is reached, the period of the meal break may be lengthened to
not more than forty-five (45) minutes with a consequential adjustment to the daily time of
cessation of work.
Working During Meal Break
V12.3 If the Employer requires an Employee to work through his/her normal meal break the Employee
will be paid at the rate of double time until the Employee is allowed to take such break.
Where the meal break is shortened by agreement, the Employer will pay for the period by which
the meal break is shortened, which will then form part of ordinary time hours.
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Daily Rest Breaks
V12.4 There will be allowed, without deduction of pay, a rest period of ten (10) minutes between
9.00a.m. and 11.00a.m.
Converting to One Break per Day
V12.5 If only one (1) break is taken at the direction of the Employer per day, any time worked after
seven and a half hours (7.5) will be deemed as overtime and appropriate penalties will apply.
Applicable to Monday to Friday work only.
For example: Start Time 6.00 a.m. – One Break – penalties apply after 1.30 p.m.
Start Time 7.00 a.m. – One Break – penalties apply after 2.30 p.m.
Overtime Rest Breaks
V12.6 Where an Employee is required to work two (2) or more hours of overtime after working ordinary
hours, the Employee will be allowed to take without deduction of pay, a rest break of twenty (20)
minutes in duration. In the event of an Employee remaining at work after the usual ceasing time
without taking the rest break, the Employee will be regarded as having worked twenty (20)
minutes more than the time worked and be paid accordingly.
V12.7 For each four (4) hours of continuous overtime (in addition to Clause V12.4, the Employee will
be allowed to take also, without deduction of pay, a rest break of thirty (30) minutes in duration.
(Note: A meal allowance is also payable under Clause V12.11). In the event an Employee does
not take the rest break, the Employee will be regarded as having worked thirty (30) minutes
more than the time worked and be paid accordingly.
V12.8 For the purpose of this Clauses V12.6 and V12.7 usual ceasing time is at the end of ordinary
hours inclusive of time worked for accrual purposes as prescribed in Clause V7.1 – Hours of
work.
V12.9 When an Employee is required to work overtime on a Saturday or Sunday, the Employee will
be allowed to take without deduction of pay:
a. a rest break of ten (10) minutes in accordance with Clause V12.4; and
b. a rest break of twenty (20) minutes in duration for each completed four (4) hours of overtime
worked by the Employee.
V12.10 In the event of an Employee continuing to work without taking the rest break in accordance with
Clause V12.4, the Employee will be regarded as having worked twenty (20) minutes more than
the time actually worked and be paid accordingly.
V12.11 Clauses V12.4 – Daily rest breaks and V12.6 – Overtime rest breaks will not be applicable in
the case of an Employee who is allowed the rest periods prescribed in Appendix 1– Allowances
and Special Rates for Hot work or Cold work.
V12.12 Where an agreement is reached pursuant to Clause V7.2, the agreement may make provision
for the variation of work breaks to suit the arrangement of hours of work.
Breaks Between Working Days
V12.13 An Employee who works so much overtime between the termination of his/her ordinary work on
one day and the commencement of his/her ordinary work on the next day that the Employee
has not at least ten (10) consecutive hours off duty between those times, or on a Saturday,
Sunday or holiday without having had ten (10) consecutive hours off duty in the twenty-four (24)
hours preceding his/her ordinary commencing time on his/her next ordinary day will, subject to
this clause, be released after completion of such overtime until the Employee has had ten (10)
consecutive hours off duty without loss of pay for ordinary working time occurring during such
absence.
V12.14 If, on the instructions of the Employer, such an Employee resumes or continues work without
having had such ten consecutive hours off duty the Employee will be paid at double time rates
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until the Employee is released from duty for such period and the Employee will then be entitled
to be absent until the Employee has had ten (10) consecutive hours off duty without loss of pay
for ordinary working time occurring during such absence.
V12.15 An Employee who has worked continuously (except for work breaks allowed by this Agreement)
for twenty (20) hours including holiday work will not be required to continue at or recommence
work for at least twelve (12) hours.
LONG SERVICE LEAVE/CO-INVEST
V13.1 Paid in accordance with the Construction Industry Long Service Leave Act or if outside Victoria
the appropriate state legislation.
V13.2 Payments by the Employer will be paid monthly.
INDUSTRY TRAINING - TRAINING & BUILDING LEVY
These amounts are not payable for Apprentices
Training Levy
V14.1 The Training Levy is paid per week and collected by Incolink monthly as per table (14.11) below.
V14.2 Improved coordinated training for Employees covered by this Agreement will be provided to
enhance the skills, occupational health and safety comprehension, and other areas of working
knowledge of the Employees of the Employer.
V14.3 Training provided will be consistent with the Employer’s business requirements, relevant to the
work of the Employees and be consistent with the skills development of each Employee and
with applicable national competency standards, where they exist.
V14.4 Training as provided for by this clause may be taken either on or off - the - job.
V14.5 When training is taken off - the - job, where practicable and subject to the work requirements of
the Employer, such training shall be undertaken during normal working hours.
V14.6 If an approved training activity is undertaken during ordinary working hours, the Employee/s
concerned will not suffer any loss of wages or entitlements.
V14.7 To contribute to the funding and training and development of its Employees, the Employer will
pay the following schedule of payments into the Plumbing Industry Joint Training Fund that will
provide plumbing and plumbing related courses.
V14.8 Subject to the operational needs of the Employer, Employees covered by this Agreement will
be eligible to attend training programs that are funded by and paid for by the weekly amounts in
Table 14.11.
V14.9 The Employer shall be liable for any difference between the total cost of that approved course
and the amount contributed by the registered training provider fund.
Building Levy
V14.10 The Building Levy is paid per week and collected by Incolink monthly as per Table (V14.11)
below.
V14.11 Training Levy and Building Levy Payments
Training & Building Levy Training Levy Building Levy
Total Training &
Building Levy
Per Week
Prior to 28 February 2016 $23.81 per week $0.00
per week $23.81 per week
First Full Pay period Commencing on or
after 1 March 2016 $25.86 per week $20.00 per week $45.86 per week
First Full Pay period Commencing on or
after 1 March 2017 $27.91 per week $40.00 per week $67.91 per week
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Training & Building Levy Training Levy Building Levy
Total Training &
Building Levy
Per Week
First Full Pay period Commencing on or
after 1 March 2018 $29.96 per week $40.00 per week $69.96 per week
First Full Pay period Commencing on or
after 1 March 2019 $32.01 per week $0.00 per week $32.01 per week
Note: The Training Levy and Building Levy are GST Exclusive.
Undertaking
V14.12 As at the date that the Agreement was made, the contributions made by the Employer and the
Employees towards the Training Levy and the Building Levy were not subject to any form of
taxation. Should this situation change, and the Training Levy and / or the Building Levy become
the subject of taxation, the parties to the Agreement agree that they will review the costs of the
Training Levy, the Building Levy and / or the wages paid to the Employees covered by the
Agreement to ensure that the total cost of employing an Employee does not rise.
WAGES, FARES ALLOWANCE AND TRAVEL ALLOWANCE
Registration allowance, plumbing trade allowance, industry allowance and tool allowance are
included in the hourly rates below.
The definitions of these allowances are set out in the Additional Definitions of Appendix 1 of this
Agreement.
Plumber (Registered)
The rates in the following table are payable from the first pay period on or after the applicable
date:
Plumber 1 March 2016 1 March 2017 1 March 2018 1 March 2019
Hourly Rate $44.95 $46.21 $47.96 $50.20
X 36 Hours $1,618.20 $1,663.56 $1,726.56 $1,807.20
Fares (Per Day) $21.54 $22.36 $23.19 $23.82
X 5 Days $107.70 $111.80 $115.95 $119.10
Travel (Per day) $44.95 $46.21 $47.96 $50.20
X 5 Days $224.75 $231.05 $239.80 $251.00
Total Income $1,950.65 $2,006.41 $2,082.31 $2,177.30
Overtime
Double Time $89.90 $92.42 $95.92 $100.40
Double Time and a Half $112.38 $115.53 $119.90 $125.50
Plumber (Provisional Registration) / Unregistered Plumber / Lagger
The rates in the following table are payable from the first pay period on or after the applicable date:
Plumber (Provisional
Registration) / Unregistered
Plumber / Lagger
1 March 2016 1 March 2017 1 March 2018 1 March 2019
Hourly Rate $43.89 $45.12 $46.83 $49.02
X 36 Hours $1,580.04 $1,624.32 $1,685.88 $1,764.62
Fares (Per Day) $21.54 $22.36 $23.19 $23.82
X 5 Days $107.70 $111.80 $115.95 $119.10
Travel (Per day) $43.89 $45.12 $46.83 $49.02
X 5 Days $219.45 $225.60 $234.15 $245.09
Total Income $1,907.19 $1,961.72 $2,035.98 $2,128.81
Overtime
Double Time $87.78 $90.24 $93.66 $98.03
Double Time and a Half $109.73 $112.80 $117.08 $122.54
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Irrigation Installer
The rates in the following table are payable from the first pay period on or after the applicable date:-
Irrigation Installer 1 March 2016 1 March 2017 1 March 2018 1 March 2019
Hourly Rate $42.60 $43.79 $45.45 $47.57
X 36 Hours $1,533.60 $1,576.44 $1,636.20 $1,712.62
Fares (Per Day) $21.54 $22.36 $23.19 $23.82
X 5 Days $107.70 $111.80 $115.95 $119.10
Travel (Per day) $42.60 $43.79 $45.45 $47.57
X 5 Days $213.00 $218.95 $227.25 $237.86
Total Income $1,854.30 $1,907.19 $1,979.40 $2,069.58
Overtime
Double Time $85.20 $87.58 $90.90 $95.15
Double Time and a Half $106.50 $109.48 $113.63 $118.93
Plumbers Labourer
The rates in the following table are payable from the first pay period on or after the applicable date:-
Plumbers Labourer 1 March 2016 1 March 2017 1 March 2018 1 March 2019
Hourly Rate $39.80 $40.92 $42.47 $44.45
X 36 Hours $1,432.80 $1,473.12 $1,528.92 $1,600.33
Fares (Per Day) $35.39 $36.74 $38.10 $39.14
X 5 Days $176.95 $183.70 $190.50 $195.70
Travel (Per day) N/A N/A N/A N/A
X 5 Days N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total Income $1,609.75 $1,656.82 $1,719.42 $1,796.03
Overtime
Double Time $79.60 $81.84 $84.94 $88.91
Double Time and a Half $99.50 $102.30 $106.18 $111.13
Apprentices
The rates in the following table are payable from the first pay period on or after 1 March 2016
Apprentices
Adult
Apprentice
– 1st Year
Apprentice
– 1st Year
All
Apprentices
– 2nd Year
All
Apprentices
– 3rd Year
All
Apprentices
– 4th Year
Hourly Rate $18.98 $16.60 $23.57 $29.40 $37.24
X 36 Hours $683.28 $597.60 $848.52 $1,058.40 $1,340.64
Fares (Per Day) $19.35 $19.35 $19.35 $19.35 $19.35
X 5 Days $96.75 $96.75 $96.75 $96.75 $96.75
Travel (Per day) $4.75 $4.15 $5.89 $7.35 $9.31
X 5 Days $23.75 $20.75 $29.45 $36.75 $46.55
Total Income $803.78 $715.10 $974.72 $1,191.90 $1,483.94
Overtime
Time and a Half $28.47 $24.90 $35.36 $44.10 $55.86
Double Time $37.96 $33.20 $47.14 $58.80 $74.48
Double Time and a Half $47.45 $41.50 $58.93 $73.50 $93.10
The rates in the following table are payable from the first pay period on or after 1 March 2017
Apprentices
Adult
Apprentice
– 1st Year
Apprentice
– 1st Year
All
Apprentices
– 2nd Year
All
Apprentices
– 3rd Year
All
Apprentices
– 4th Year
Hourly Rate $19.74 $17.24 $24.47 $30.53 $38.67
X 36 Hours $710.64 $620.64 $880.92 $1,099.08 $1,392.12
Fares (Per Day) $20.10 $20.10 $20.10 $20.10 $20.10
X 5 Days $100.50 $100.50 $100.50 $100.50 $100.50
Travel (Per day) $4.94 $4.31 $6.12 $7.63 $9.67
X 5 Days $24.70 $21.55 $30.60 $38.15 $48.35
Total Income $835.84 $742.69 $1,012.02 $1,237.73 $1,540.97
Overtime
Time and a Half $29.61 $25.86 $36.71 $45.80 $58.01
Double Time $39.48 $34.48 $48.94 $61.06 $77.34
Double Time and a Half $49.35 $43.10 $61.18 $76.33 $96.68
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The rates in the following table are payable from the first pay period on or after 1 March 2018
Apprentices
Adult
Apprentice
– 1st Year
Apprentice
– 1st Year
All
Apprentices
– 2nd Year
All
Apprentices
– 3rd Year
All
Apprentices
– 4th Year
Hourly Rate $20.50 $17.88 $25.38 $31.66 $40.11
X 36 Hours $738.00 $643.68 $913.68 $1,139.76 $1,443.96
Fares (Per Day) $20.84 $20.84 $20.84 $20.84 $20.84
X 5 Days $104.20 $104.20 $104.20 $104.20 $104.20
Travel (Per day) $5.13 $4.47 $6.35 $7.92 $10.03
X 5 Days $25.65 $22.35 $31.75 $39.60 $50.15
Total Income $867.85 $770.23 $1,049.63 $1,283.56 $1,598.31
Overtime
Time and a Half $30.75 $26.82 $38.07 $47.49 $60.17
Double Time $41.00 $35.76 $50.76 $63.32 $80.22
Double Time and a Half $51.25 $44.70 $63.45 $79.15 $100.28
The rates in the following table are payable from the first pay period on or after 1 March 2019
Apprentices
Adult
Apprentice
– 1st Year
Apprentice
– 1st Year
All
Apprentices
– 2nd Year
All
Apprentices
– 3rd Year
All
Apprentices
– 4th Year
Hourly Rate $21.07 $18.35 $26.06 $32.51 $41.18
X 36 Hours $758.52 $660.60 $938.16 $1,170.36 $1,482.48
Fares (Per Day) $21.40 $21.40 $21.40 $21.40 $21.40
X 5 Days $107.00 $107.00 $107.00 $107.00 $107.00
Travel (Per day) $5.27 $4.59 $6.52 $8.13 $10.30
X 5 Days $26.35 $22.95 $32.60 $40.65 $51.50
Total Income $891.87 $790.55 $1,077.76 $1,318.01 $1,640.98
Overtime
Time and a Half $31.61 $27.53 $39.09 $48.77 $61.77
Double Time $42.14 $36.70 $52.12 $65.02 $82.36
Double Time and a Half $52.68 $45.88 $65.15 $81.28 $102.95
ALLOWANCES
The allowances shall be paid in accordance with the table below.
Until the first
pay period on
or after
1 March 2016
From the first
pay period on
or after
1 March 2016
From the first
pay period on
or after
1 March 2017
From the first
pay period on
or after
1 March 2018
From the first
pay period on
or after
1 March 2019
Accommodation provided $36.00
(Per day)
$37.44
(Per day)
$38.88
(Per day)
$40.32
(Per day)
$41.40
(Per day)
Accommodation not
provided
$156.00
(Per day)
$162.24
(Per day)
$168.48
(Per day)
$174.72
(Per day)
$179.40
(Per day)
Meal Allowance $18.00
(Per meal)
$18.72
(Per meal)
$19.44
(Per meal)
$20.16
(Per meal)
$20.70
(Per meal)
Return Journey $22.37
(Per journey)
$23.26
(Per journey)
$24.16
(Per journey)
$25.05
(Per journey)
$25.73
(Per journey)
Weekend Return Home $38.30
(Per occasion)
$39.83
(Per occasion)
$41.36
(Per occasion)
$42.90
(Per occasion)
$44.05
(Per occasion)
Camping
Per day $26.42
(Per day)
$27.48
(Per day)
$28.53
(Per day)
$29.59
(Per day)
$30.38
(Per day)
Per Week $183.72
(Per week)
$191.07
(Per week)
$198.42
(Per week)
$205.77
(Per week)
$211.28
(Per week)
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Clause
Number
Till the first
pay period on
or after
1 March 2016
From the first
pay period on
or after
1 March 2016
From the first
pay period on
or after
1 March 2017
From the first
pay period on
or after
1 March 2018
From the
first pay
period on
or after
1 March 2019
Acid Plants and
Chemical Works
Allowance
$2.35
(Per hour)
$2.44
(Per hour)
$2.54
(Per hour)
$2.63
(Per hour)
$2.70
(Per hour)
Aluminium Foil
Insulation Allowance $0.53
(per hour)
$0.55
(Per hour)
$0.57
(Per hour)
$0.59
(Per hour)
$0.61
(Per hour)
Asbestos
Eradication
Allowance $2.16
(Per hour)
$2.25
(Per hour)
$2.33
(Per hour)
$2.42
(Per hour)
$2.48
(Per hour)
Materials Allowance $0.80
(Per hour)
$0.83
(Per hour)
$0.86
(Per hour)
$0.90
(Per hour)
$0.92
(Per hour)
Availability
Allowance V16.1 $128.40
(Per week)
$133.54
(Per week)
$138.67
(Per week)
$143.81
(Per week)
$147.66
(Per week)
Cold Work Allowance $0.66
(Per hour)
$0.69
(Per hour)
$0.71
(Per hour)
$0.74
(Per hour)
$0.76
(Per hour)
Computing
Quantities Allowance $7.72
(Per day)
$8.03
(Per day)
$8.34
(Per day)
$8.65
(Per day)
8.88
(Per day)
District Allowance
Altona Petro
Chemical Plant Clause V16.11 $1.27
(Per hour)
$1.32
(Per hour)
$1.37
(Per hour)
$1.42
(Per hour)
$1.46
(Per hour)
Shell Refinery
(Corio) Clause V16.12 $1.27
(Per hour)
$1.32
(Per hour)
$1.37
(Per hour)
$1.42
(Per hour)
$1.46
(Per hour)
Yallourn Clause V16.13 $1.36
(Per hour)
$1.32
(Per hour)
$1.37
(Per hour)
$1.42
(Per hour)
$1.46
(Per hour)
Explosive Powered
Tools Allowance $1.55
(Per day)
$1.61
(Per day)
$1.67
(Per day)
$1.74
(Per day)
$1.78
(Per day)
First Aid Allowance Clause V16.4 $2.77
(Per day)
$2.88
(Per day)
$2.99
(Per day)
$3.10
(Per day)
$3.19
(Per day)
Hot Work Allow 46c
to 54c $0.66
(Per hour)
$0.69
(Per hour)
$0.71
(Per hour)
$0.74
(Per hour)
$0.76
(Per hour)
Exceeding 54c $0.80
(Per hour)
$0.83
(Per hour)
$0.86
(Per hour)
$0.90
(Per hour)
$0.92
(Per hour)
Laser Safety Officer
Allowance $2.70
(Per day)
$2.81
(Per day)
$2.92
(Per day)
$3.02
(Per day)
$3.11
(Per day)
Lead Burning
Allowance Clause V16.15 $2.02
(Per hour)
$2.10
(Per hour)
$2.18
(Per hour)
$2.26
(Per hour)
$2,.32
(Per hour)
Leading Hand
Allowance Clause V16.16
Not more than one
(1) person
$0.49
(Per hour)
$0.51
(Per hour)
$0.53
(Per hour)
$0.55
(Per hour)
$0.56
(Per hour)
Two (2) to five (5)
persons
$1.10
(Per hour)
$1.14
(Per hour)
$1.19
(Per hour)
$1.23
(Per hour)
$1.27
(Per hour)
Six (6) to ten (10)
persons
$1.42
(Per hour)
$1.48
(Per hour)
$1.53
(Per hour)
$1.59
(Per hour)
$1.63
(Per hour)
Over ten (10)
persons
$1.88
(Per hour)
$1.96
(Per hour)
$2.03
(Per hour)
$2.11
(Per hour)
$2.16
(Per hour)
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Clause
Number
Till the first
pay period on
or after
1 March 2016
From the first
pay period on
or after
1 March 2016
From the first
pay period on
or after
1 March 2017
From the first
pay period on
or after
1 March 2018
From the
first pay
period on
or after
1 March 2019
Meal Allowance Clause V16.17 $18.00
(Per Meal)
$18.72
(Per Meal)
$19.44
(Per Meal)
$20.16
(Per Meal)
$20.70
(Per Meal)
Ships Plumbing
Allowance Clause V16.32 $1.43
(Per hour)
$1.49
(Per hour)
$1.54
(Per hour)
$1.60
(Per hour)
$1.64
(Per hour)
Towers Allowance Clause V16.22 $0.66
(Per hour)
$0.69
(Per hour)
$0.71
(Per hour)
$0.74
(Per hour)
$0.76
(Per hour)
Toxic Substances
Allowance working
with
$0.80
(Per hour)
$0.83
(Per hour)
$0.86
(Per hour)
$0.90
(Per hour)
$0.92
(Per hour)
Toxic Substances
Allowance working
near
$0.66
(Per hour)
$0.69
(Per hour)
$0.71
(Per hour)
$0.74
(Per hour)
$0.76
(Per hour)
Welding Allowance
1st Certificate $1.50
(Per hour)
$1.56
(Per hour)
$1.62
(Per hour)
$1.68
(Per hour)
$1.73
(Per hour)
2nd Certificate $0.46
(Per hour)
$0.48
(Per hour)
$0.50
(Per hour)
$0.52
(Per hour)
$0.53
(Per hour)
Allowances and Special Rates
Availability
V16.1 The Employer will consult and seek agreement with the Employee/s concerning the
implementation, or continuation, of availability.
V16.2 Employee/s making themself/ves available for availability shall be placed on a Priority List which
shall rotate weekly.
V16.3 Availability shall only occur after ordinary hours of work.
V16.4 Only Employees placed on Availability, and while on Availability, may be called out.
V16.5 Employee/s shall be paid four (4) hours minimum at double time for each call-out.
V16.6 In addition to the normal rates of pay and allowances, Employees on Availability shall receive
an allowance in accordance with Clause V16.
Demolition Work
V16.7 Where Employees covered by this Agreement are employed in connection with and on work
with Employees of demolition contractors on major demolition works they shall be paid from the
date of approval of the Agreement $5.72 per hour.
V16.8 The elements that must be present before the allowance becomes payable are:-
a. the Employee must be performing work either in connection with demolition work or on
demolition work;
b. the Employee must be performing that work alongside the Employees of a demolition
contractor or contractors; and
c. the work must be being performed as or as part of major demolition works.
V16.9 This allowance shall increase during the life of the Agreement as follows:-
from the first pay period on or after 1 October 2016 $6.20 per hour
from the first pay period on or after 1 October 2017 $6.60 per hour
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from the first pay period on or after 1 October 2018 $6.85 per hour
from the first pay period on or after 1 October 2019 $7.10 per hour
V16.10 The demolition allowance shall be payable in lieu of the relevant Site Allowance in Clause V17.
District Allowances
Altona Petro Chemical Allowance
V16.11 An Employee working on construction work within an eight (8) km radius from the intersection
of Kororoit Creek Road and Millers Road, Altona will, when employed on chemical or petro-
chemical plant or on commercial or industrial construction jobs within one (1) km of the nearest
part of such plants or within the perimeter of storage tank farms be paid an all-purpose allowance
in accordance with Clause V16.
Shell Refinery (Corio)
V16.12 Employees working in the Shell Refinery at Corio, Geelong, Victoria, will be paid an all-purpose
allowance in accordance with Clause V16.
Yallourn
V16.13 When an Employee is employed in the district of Yallourn the Employee will be paid an
allowance in accordance with Clause V16.
First Aid Allowance
V16.14 An Employee who is qualified in first aid, and is appointed by the Employer to carry out first aid
duties in addition to his/her usual duties, will be paid an allowance in accordance with Clause
V16.
Lead Burning
V16.15 An Employee engaged in lead-burning or lead work in connection herewith will be paid an
additional allowance in accordance with Clause V16.
Leading Hand Allowance
V16.16 A person specifically appointed to be a Leading Hand will be paid at the rate of the
undermentioned additional hourly amounts above the hourly rates of the highest classification
supervised, or his/her own rate, whichever is the highest, in accordance with Clause V16.
Meal Allowance
V16.17 An Employee required to work overtime for greater than two (2) hours after working ordinary
hours will be paid by the Employer an amount in accordance with Clause V16 to meet the cost
of a meal, plus an additional meal allowance for each subsequent four (4) hours worked.
V16.18 The Employer may provide a meal or meals instead of paying any such allowance.
Multi – Storey Work Allowance
Eligibility
V16.19 A multi-storey allowance will be paid to all Employees on site engaged in construction or
renovation of a multi-storey building, to compensate for the disabilities experienced in, and
which are peculiar to construction or renovation of a multi-storey building.
Definitions
V16.20 For the purposes of this Clause of the Agreement:-
complete means the building is fully functional and all work which was part of the principal
contract is complete.
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floor level means that stage of construction which in the completed building would constitute
the walking surface of the particular floor level.
a multi-storey building is a building which will, when complete, consist of five (5) or more
storey levels.
a plant room situated on the top of a building will constitute a further storey level if the plant
room occupies twenty-five per cent (25%) of the total roof area or an area of one hundred (100)
square metres whichever is the lesser.
renovation work is work performed on existing multi-storey buildings, (as defined) and such
work involves structural alterations which extend to more than two (2) storey levels in a building
and at least part of the work to be performed is above the fourth (4th) floor storey level in
accordance with the scale of payments appropriate for the highest floor level affected by such
work.
a storey level means structurally completed floor, walls, pillars or columns, and ceiling (not
being false ceilings) of a building, and will include basement levels and mezzanine or similar
levels (but excluding ‘half floors’ such as toilet blocks or store rooms located between floors).
V16.21 Any buildings or structures which do not have regular storey levels but which are not classed as
towers (e.g. grandstands, raft hangars, large stores, etc.) and which exceed fifteen (15) metres
in height may be covered by this subclause, or by Towers allowance clause by agreement or,
where no agreement is reached, by determination of the FWC.
V16.22 An allowance will be paid for work:-
from the commencement of the building to the 15th floor level; and
from the 16th floor level to the 30th floor level; and
from the 31st floor level to the 45th floor level; and
from the 46th floor level to the 60th floor level; and
from the 61st floor level and beyond.
The allowance payable at the highest point of the building will continue until completion of the
building.
The second and subsequent allowance scales will, where applicable, commence to apply to all
Employees when one (1) of the following components of the building - structural steel, re-
inforcing steel, boxing or walls, rises above the floor level first designated in each such
allowance scale.
Rates
V16.23 The following rates will be payable until the first pay period on or after 1 October 2016:-
from commencement of building to 15th floor $0.46 per hour
from 16th floor to 30th floor level $0.56 per hour
from 31st floor level to 45th floor level $0.85 per hour
from 46th floor level to 60th floor level $1.09 per hour
from 61st floor level onwards $1.38 per hour
V16.24 From the first pay period on or after 1 October 2016, the rates prescribed in Clause V16.19(c)(iii)
– Multistorey Work Allowance of the PFS Award shall apply. Provided that, any increase shall
only take effect from the:-
from the first pay period on or after 1 October 2016;
from the first pay period on or after 1 October 2017;
from the first pay period on or after 1 October 2018; and
from the first pay period on or after 1 October 2019.
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Service cores
V16.25 All Employees employed on a service core at more than fifteen (15) metres above the highest
point of the main structure will be paid the multi-storey rate appropriate for the main structure
plus the prescribed towers allowance calculated from the highest point reached by the main
structure to the highest point reached by the service core in any one pay period. (i.e. for this
purpose the highest point of the main structure will be regarded as though it were the ground in
calculating the appropriate towers allowance).
V16.26 Employees employed on a service core no higher than fifteen (15) metres above the main
structure will be paid in accordance with the multi-storey allowance prescribed herein.
V16.27 Any section of a service core exceeding fifteen (15) metres above the highest point of the main
structure will be disregarded for the purpose of calculating the multi-storey allowance applicable
to the main structure.
Refurbishment of Multi - Storey Commission Flats
V16.28 Where Employee/s are employed in connection with refurbishment of Multi-Storey Commission
flats Employee/s will receive:
V16.29 payment of the site allowance in accordance with Clause V17.8 – Site Allowance; or
V16.30 a site allowance $3.31 per hour;
whichever in the greater.
V16.31 The allowance prescribed in Clause V16.28 shall be adjusted on a yearly basis. The adjustment
shall be based on the CPI (All Groups, Melbourne) for the preceding period July to June in each
year. The increase shall take effect from the first pay period commencing on or after 1 October
2016, 1 October 2017, 1 October 2018 and 1 October 2019.
Ship’s Plumbing Allowance
V16.32 An Employee engaged on plumbing work in connection with ships will be paid an allowance in
accordance with Clause V16 – Payments.
Site Allowance Procedure
This procedure shall apply to construction work in the commercial/industrial sector of the building
industry in the State of Victoria.
Further, it is expressly agreed by the parties to this Agreement that Site Allowances will not be claimed
on any project where the project, regardless of its location, where the project value is below $3.0 million.
V17.1 In addition to the wage rates and allowances prescribed, the Employer shall pay to Employees
(as defined in this Agreement) extra rates as prescribed in Clause V17.8 for the period when
individual Employees incur those specifically included in the Site Allowance applicable to a
project.
V17.2 Subject to the foregoing, where the Employee Representative, requests an Employer to
consider a claim for payment of a Site Allowance, such Site Allowance shall be determined
either by:-
V17.3 geographic location if the project is contained within the City of Melbourne; or
V17.4 the amount contained in clause V17.18.
V17.5 A Site Allowance shall be paid at the appropriate rate per hour flat for hours worked, to
compensate for all special factors and/or disabilities on a project and in lieu of the following
special rates - confined space, wet work, dirty work, second-hand timber and fumes. Special
rates and disability payments (other than mentioned above) shall be applied as and when
incurred, in accordance with Appendix 1.
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V17.6 It is agreed by the parties that all new projects will be covered by the Site Allowance rates
contained in this Agreement.
V17.7 On sites which do not attract Site Allowance, Employees are entitled to be paid the relevant
disability payments as the disability may arise in accordance with Appendix 1 and Special Rates
of this Agreement.
V17.8 The site allowance on projects which is a combination of new and renovation work shall be
governed by the majority of work involved. For example, where the majority of work is new
work, then the Site Allowance appropriate to new work shall be paid for all Employees on the
project.
V17.9 All new Docklands projects are to be in accordance with the new scale of Site Allowances.
Existing projects at Docklands are to remain unchanged regarding site allowance and working
hours.
V17.10 In all cases where the parties fail to reach agreement on the Project Site Allowance to apply to
a particular site or project, then then the matter will be dealt with in accordance the disputes
procedure in clause 10 save that the matter will be referred to the VBIDP for determination.
V17.11 In determining the rate, the VBIDP shall have regard to this clause V17, and shall not deviate
from this Appendix unless there are special and exceptional circumstances. Special and
exceptional circumstances may include working on projects where disabilities not
comprehended in the Site Allowance procedure described herein exist. This may include where
predominately contract metal trades construction/maintenance work is being carried out. Where
the procedures prescribed by this Clause are being followed, work shall continue normally. In
the event of Employees taking industrial action in pursuance of a claim the date of operation of
the Project Site Allowance shall not commence before the date on which the Employees cease
industrial action.
V17.12 Any Site Allowance that is determined in accordance with Clause V17.16 – City of Melbourne
Definition and Clause 17.13 – Shopping Centres shall be incorporated into the Agreement in
accordance with the FW Act.
Shopping centres
V17.13 The general terms and provisions of this Agreement shall apply to shopping centres, retail strip
shops and stand-alone retail facilities with the following variations:-
Site allowance
V17.14 all new construction and extension/refurbishment work having a project value in excess of $3.0
m will attract the then current City of Melbourne Site Allowance
Hours of work - on shopping centres
V17.15 A 36 hour/9 day fortnight shall apply.
Definition
V17.16 For the purposes of determining Site Allowance in accordance with this Agreement, the
boundaries of the City of Melbourne are defined as follows:
commencing at the point where Citylink (Tullamarine Freeway) intersects Racecourse
Road, proceed east along Racecourse Road, Elliott Avenue, Macarthur Road Cemetery
Road West, Cemetery Road East and Princes Street to Nicholson Street. Then south on
Nicholson Street to Victoria Parade. In Victoria Parade, proceed east to Punt Road, then
south along Punt Road to the St Kilda Junction. From the St Kilda Junction proceed along
Fitzroy Street to Beaconsfield Parade, and then north-west along Beaconsfield Parade,
Beach Street and The Boulevarde and following the waterline to Lorimer Street, and then
east along Lorimer Street as far as Citylink (Western Link). Follow Citylink north to
Racecourse Road to complete the boundary.
the City of Melbourne zone will also include the area bounded by Nicholson Street, Victoria
Parade’ Hoddle Street, and Alexandra Parade.
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where one boundary of a project fronts at least one of the above streets, then such project
is deemed to be within the City of Melbourne.
V17.17 The Site Allowance shall be adjusted up or down to the nearest 5 cents, and Project value to
the nearest $100,000.
Payments
V17.18 An Employee entitled to the allowance provided in this clause shall be paid in accordance with
the following table:-
Project Value Site Allowance
City of Melbourne
Renovations, restoration &/or refurbishment
Work $3.50 per hour
Greater than $3.0m and up to $227.1m $4.05 per hour
Greater than $227.1m and up to $301.1m $4.20 per hour
Greater than $301.1m and up to $454.2m $4.35 per hour
Victoria
Greater than $3.0m and up to $7.7m $2.30 per hour
Greater than $7.7m and up to $18.9m $2.50 per hour
Greater than $18.9m and up to $37.9m $2.80 per hour
Greater than $37.9m and up to $75.7m $3.30 per hour
Greater than $75.7m and up to $151.4m $3.95 per hour
Greater than $151.4m and up to $227.1m $4.05 per hour
Greater than $227.1m and up to $301.1m $4.20 per hour
Greater than $301.1m and up to $454.2m $4.35 per hour
For projects greater than $454.2 Million, there shall be an increment of ten (10) cents per
additional $100M or part thereof.
Note 1: The Project Value of the Site Allowance is to be adjusted up or down to the nearest
$100,000.
Note 2: The Site allowance or projects which are a combination of new and renovation work,
shall be governed by the majority of work involved. For example, when the majority
of work is new work, then the Site Allowance appropriate to new work shall be paid
for all Employees on the project.
V17.19 The allowance prescribed in Clause V17.18 shall be adjusted on a yearly basis. The adjustment
shall be based on the CPI (All Groups, Melbourne) for the preceding period July to June in each
year. The increase shall take effect from the first pay period commencing on or after 1 October
2016, 1 October 2017, 1 October 2018 and 1 October 2019.
Plumbing Trade And Industry Payment (PTIP)
V17.20 This payment recognises the efficiencies and economies gained through the incorporation of
allowances dealing with the following matters:
Employees accepting responsibility to statutory authority
Insulation
Bitumen work
Cutting tiles
Hospitals
Service shafts
The PTIP payment was paid to Employees and apprentices in lieu of allowances for those
matters.
V17.21 On the 1 December 2004 the PTIP was incorporated into the hourly rate. Thereafter Employees
and apprentices were not entitled to such allowances as previously prescribed.
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Additional Definitions
Bitumen Work
Handling hot bitumen or asphalt or dipping materials in creosote.
Cutting Tiles
Cutting tiles by electric saw.
Hospitals
An Employee when engaged in repairs, demolition and/or maintenance in any block or portion of a
hospital used for the care or treatment of patients suffering from infectious or contagious diseases. An
Employee working inside a morgue in which one or more dead bodies are not in refrigeration.
Industry Allowance
An allowance to compensate for the following disabilities associated with construction work (as defined).
Climatic conditions when working in the open air on all types of work.
The physical disadvantage of having to climb stairs or ladders.
The disability of dust blowing in the wind, brick dust and drippings from newly-poured concrete.
Sloppy and muddy conditions associated with the initial stage of the erection of a building.
The disability of working on all types of scaffolds or ladders other than a swing scaffold, suspended
scaffold, or a boson’s chair.
The lack of the usual amenities associated with factory work (e.g. meal rooms, change room,
lockers).
Insulation
Handling charcoal, pumice, granulated cork, silicate of cotton, insulwool, slag wool, limpet fibre,
vermiculite or other recognised insulating materials of a like nature, associated with similar disabilities
in its use. This will also apply to an Employee working in the immediate vicinity who is affected by the
use of such materials.
Plumbing Trade Allowance
The plumbing trade allowances will be paid to compensate for the following classes of work whether or
not such work is performed in any one week:
work requiring a swing scaffold, swing seat or rope, or on a ladder exceeding eight metres in height;
clearing stoppages in soil or waste pipes, or sewer drain pipes, also repairing and putting same in
proper order;
work in any confined space;
work in wet places;
dirty or offensive work.
Employees in who are engaged as irrigation installers will be paid an allowance to compensate for the
following classes of work whether or not such work is performed in any one week:
work in any confined space;
work in wet places;
dirty or offensive work;
work in a place where fumes of sulphur or other acid or other offensive fumes are present;
disabilities associated with the wearing of protective equipment during the use of toxic substances.
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Radii and Fares
In Victoria - the radius will be 75 kilometres and the fares will be in accordance with V15.
Centre for Employment
The Enterprise’s normal base establishment or workshop; or
The G.P.O., or Principal Post Office of the cities of Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong or Melbourne if the
Enterprise’s base establishment or workshop is within the defined radius from the said Post Office;
or
The local Post Office closest to the Enterprise’s establishment or workshop beyond the defined
radius of the Post Offices listed above;
or
In the case of Employees sent to a distant job (as defined) the place at which such Employees are
domiciled with the approval of the Enterprise, for that distant job.
The Enterprise having selected one of the above as the centre will not change that centre without one
(1) month’s prior notice to each Employee.
Entitlement
The allowance prescribed in this clause will not be taken into account in calculating overtime, penalty
rates, annual or personal leave. Upon any day when the Employee in accordance with the Enterprise’s
requirements reports for work or allocation of work and on the rostered day as prescribed in clause V7
– Hours of Work, an Employee will receive the fares and/or travelling time payment (if any) that the
Employee would normally be paid if the Employee worked for the day.
Toll Costs
Where the Enterprise provides the Employee with an Enterprise vehicle for work purposes and the
Enterprise requires the Employee to use the toll roads the Enterprise will be responsible for all toll costs.
The Enterprise will reimburse the Employee for all toll costs. The Enterprise will reimburse the Employee
for the cost of road tolls where the Employee personally incurs such an expense while using an
Enterprise vehicle or using his/her own vehicle at the Enterprise’s request. When the Enterprise
requests an itemised account the Enterprise will reimburse the Employee for the costs of obtaining that
account.
Registration Allowances
Employees registered in accordance with the relevant legislation will be paid a registration allowance to
compensate for the responsibilities imposed by holding and maintaining registration.
Service shafts
When Employees are required to work in service shafts on installation work on the following basis:
or any day including a Saturday or Sunday where the time spent in the service shaft is not more
than four hours.
For any day including a Saturday or Sunday where the time spent in the service shaft exceeds four
hours but not more than eight hours.
In addition to the above, where the aggregate of time spent in a service shaft on any day including a
Saturday or Sunday exceeds eight (8) hours, such Employees will be paid for each whole hour so
worked.
Tool Allowance
An allowance to compensate for the purchase and maintenance in efficient working order of the tools
specified below:
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Employees engaged as roof plumbers will be required to supply and maintain the following tools for
their own use:
Left hand snips Square Wire cutters
Right hand snips Hacksaw Multigrips
Gilbow Vice grip folder Chalk line
Pop riveter Hammer Stanley knife
Nail bag Folding rule Hack knife
Short level for G brackets Bevel Cordless drill with Phillips head and
Tek head adapters fit for purpose
Silicone gun Chuck keys String line
Shifter 12”, 300mm PVC saw Tape measure
Employees engaged in mechanical services will be required to supply and maintain the following tools
for their own use:
Cordless drill with Phillips head and
Tek head adapters fit for purpose
Shifter – 150 + 2/300mm Multigrips
Footprints – 2-225 300mm 600mm level Square
Trowel Riveter Stanley knife
Hack saw Claw hammer Poly cutters
Mash hammer Wood chisel 25mm Cold chisel/ prick pinch
8 metre tape measure 12/20mm rapid flare Basin spanner
Caulking gun Copper tube cutters 15-25 Screw drivers – Phillips head,
medium size blade
Nail bag Wiss snips left hand and right hand File – rasp, smooth
Set of allen keys Key hole saw Chalk line
Ring spanners 6-16mm Flat spanner 6-16mm Spade bits 6-16mm
Apprentices – mitre box
Employees engaged in general plumbing will be required to supply and maintain the following tools for
their own use:
Cordless drill with Phillips head and
Tek head adapters fit for purpose
Shifter – 150 + 2/300mm Multigrips
Footprints – 2-225 300mm 600mm level Square
Trowel Riveter Stanley knife
Hack saw Claw hammer Poly cutters
Mash hammer Wood chisel 25mm Cold chisel/ prick pinch
8 metre tape measure 12/20mm rapid flare Basin spanner
Caulking gun Copper tube cutters 15-25 Screw drivers – Phillips head,
medium size blade
Nail bag Wiss snips left hand and right
hand
File – rasp, smooth
Set of allen keys Key hole saw Chalk line
Ring spanners 6-16mm Flat spanner 6-16mm Apprentices – mitre box
The Employer will be responsible for the cost of any testing and tagging required for electrical tools used
by the Employee in accordance with (a) and (b).
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Appendix 2 - New South Wales
N1. ORDINARY HOURS OF WORK
N1.1 Except as provided elsewhere in this agreement, the average ordinary working hours will be 38
per week worked in accordance with the following provisions for a four week work cycle:
a. Ordinary working hours will be worked in a twenty-day, four week cycle, Monday to Friday
inclusive, with nineteen working days of eight hours each, between the hours of 6.00 a.m.
and 6.00 p.m., with 0.4 of one hour on each day worked accruing as an entitlement to take
a rostered day off (RDO) in each cycle paid as though worked. With an additional 0.4 of an
hour on each day worked accruing as an entitlement to a paid leisure day (PLD) to be paid
on No Work Saturdays in accordance with arrangements contained at sub clause N1.2(c)
b. This time will accrue as follows:
i. Sydney – 0.8 hours (48 minutes) accrued per day worked or per day of paid leave
taken;
ii. Other geographical areas – Wollongong, Central Coast, Newcastle, NSW Country
areas and apprentices; 0.4 hours (24 minutes) accrued per day worked or per day of
paid leave taken.
iii. An Employee is not entitled to accrue the time provided for in 23.1(a) whilst on an RDO
or PLD.
N1.2 Clearing of Rostered Days Off (RDO) and Paid Leisure Days(PLD)
An Employee will be entitled to take RDOs & PLD’s in accordance with the following:
a. Six RDOs (i.e. 43.2 hours (at the 36 hour divisor) will be taken as fixed in accordance with
the calendar set out in N13 of this Agreement.
b. Additional RDOs (as accrued) may be taken in accordance with N13 or alternatively at a
times mutually convenient to the Employer and Employee.
The standard RDO Calender, as endorsed by the Building Industry Trade Group of Unions
(BTG) will be strictly adhered to for the life of the agreement. If, an Employee is required to
work on a nominated Industry RDO, it is agreed that the Employee must take the accrued
RDO within fourteen days of the worked RDO at a day which the Employee agrees to.
RDO’s are not to be banked.
c. No Work Saturday
In addition to the RDOs provided for in 12.2(a) & 12.2(b), Sydney Employees will use their
PLD accruals for payment of up to 14.4 hours (at the 36 hour divisor)on nominated No Work
Saturdays detailed at N13 of this Agreement.
d. If on commencement of Employment an Employee does not have enough RDO/PLD leave
accrued to obtain full payment for the next rostered day off or No Work Saturday, only partial
payment may be made from accruals.
e. Termination of Employment
On termination, the Employer must pay an Employee all unused accruals that the Employee
has accrued under this clause
N1.3 Early Start
By agreement between the Employer and Employees, the working day may begin at 6.00 am.
Or at any other time between that hour and 8.00 a.m. and the working time will then begin to
run from the time so fixed, with a consequential adjustment to the meal break.
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N1.4 Employees will be entitled to take five minutes immediately before lunch and before finishing
time to enable them to wash and put away gear. The washing time breaks will be counted as
time worked.
N2. OVERTIME
N2.1 Overtime Generally
a. All time worked beyond the ordinary hours of work as prescribed in clause N1 – Ordinary
Hours of work, inclusive of time worked for accrual purposes as prescribed will be paid for
at the rate of one and a half times ordinary rate for the first two hours and double time
thereafter.
b. Call-Back
An Employee recalled to work overtime after leaving the Employer's business premises
(whether notified before or after leaving the premises) will be paid for a minimum of three
hours work at the appropriate rates for each time the Employee is so recalled. Except in the
case of unforeseen circumstances the Employee will not be required to work the full three
hours if the job or jobs the Employee was recalled to perform is completed within a shorter
period. When an Employee is recalled to work after leaving the Employer's business
premises prior to the expiration of a ten hour break after ordinary ceasing time and the
actual time worked on the call out does not exceed three hours, the provisions of this clause
will not apply. In addition:
This sub-clause will not apply in cases where it is customary for an Employee to return to
the Employer's premises to perform a specific job outside ordinary working hours, or where
the overtime is continuous (subject to a reasonable meal break) with the completion or
commencement of ordinary working time.
c. Working During Meal Break
If the Employer requires an Employee to work through their normal meal break the
Employee will be paid at the rate of double time until the Employee is allowed to take such
a break. Where the meal break is shortened by agreement, the Employer will pay for the
period by which the meal break is shortened, which will then form part of ordinary time
hours.
d. Transport After Overtime Or Holiday Work
When an Employee, after having worked overtime for which the Employee has not been
regularly rostered or on a prescribed holiday, finishes work at a time when reasonable
means of transport are not available the Employer will pay the cost of or provide a
conveyance to their home or to the nearest public transport.
N2.2 Breaks Between Working Days
An Employee who works so much overtime that, between the termination of ordinary work on
one day and the commencement of ordinary work on the next day, the Employee has not had
at least ten consecutive hours off duty between those times, or on a Saturday, Sunday or Holiday
without having had ten consecutive hours off duty in the 24 hours preceding ordinary
commencing time on their next ordinary day will, subject to this subclause, be released after
completion of such overtime until the Employee has had ten consecutive hours off duty without
loss of pay for ordinary working time occurring during such absence.
a. If, on the instructions of the Employer, such an Employee resumes or continues work
without having had such ten consecutive hours off duty the Employee will be paid at double
rates until the Employee is released from duty for such period and the Employee will then
be entitled to be absent until the Employee has had ten consecutive hours off duty without
loss of pay for ordinary working time occurring during such absence.
b. An Employee who has worked continuously (except for work breaks allowed by this
Agreement) for 20 hours including holiday work will not be required to continue at or
recommence work for at least twelve hours.
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N2.3 Meal Breaks
There will be a cessation of work and working time within the first 5 hours of each day for the
purpose of a meal on each day, of not less than 30 minutes, to be taken at a time that meets
the needs of each particular project. Employees will not be required to work more than 5 hours
without a rest break.
N2.4 Variation of Meal Breaks
Where, because of the area or location of a project the period of the meal break may be
lengthened to not more than 45 minutes with a consequential adjustment to the daily time of
cessation of work.
N2.5 Daily Rest Breaks
There will be allowed, without deduction of pay, a rest period of 10 minutes between 9.00 am
and 11 00 am.
N2.6 Overtime Rest Breaks
a. When an Employee is required to work overtime after the usual ceasing time for the day for
two hours or more, the Employee will be allowed to take without deduction of pay, a rest
break of 20 minutes in duration immediately after such ceasing time and thereafter, after
each four hours of continuous work, the Employee will be allowed to take also, without
deduction of pay, a rest break of 30 minutes in duration.
b. In the event of an Employee remaining at work after the usual ceasing time without taking
the rest break of 20 minutes and continuing at work for a period of two hours or more, the
Employee will be regarded as having worked 20 minutes more than the time worked and
be paid accordingly.
c. For the purpose of this clause usual ceasing time is at the end of ordinary hours inclusive
of time worked for accrual purposes as prescribed in clause N1.1(a)— Ordinary Hours of
Work.
d. Where an agreement is reached pursuant to clause N2.4, the agreement may make
provision for the variation of work breaks to suit the arrangement of hours of work.
N3. NIGHT SHIFT
Wherever it may be found necessary in the erection, alteration, renovation or demolition of
buildings to work wholly by night, or in two shifts, day and night, the following terms and
conditions will apply:
N3.1 No Employee who is employed during the ordinary hours will be employed on night shift except
on overtime rates or vice-versa.
N3.2 Reasonable time will be allowed for a meal or meals during such shift.
N3.3 In such cases where night shifts are worked and employment continues for more than one week,
Employees will work five shifts per week of eight hours. Employees on shift work will accrue 0.4
of one hour for each eight hour shift worked to allow one complete shift to be taken off as a paid
shift for every twenty shift cycle.
N3.4 This twentieth shift entitlement will be in accordance with Clause N1 – ordinary hours of work.
This twentieth shift will be paid for at the appropriate shift rate as prescribed by this clause and
the appropriate allowance under clause N7 - travel.
N3.5 In addition to clause N3.3, Employees engaged in Sydney (as defined) will accrue an additional
0.4 hours for each 8 hour shift worked that will accrue as a PLD entitlement in accordance with
Clause N1 – Ordinary Hours of work.
N3.6 Paid leave taken during any cycle of four weeks and public holidays as prescribed by clause 20
- Public holidays and holiday work will be regarded as shifts worked for accrual purposes.
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N3.7 Except as provided above, Employees not working a complete four week cycle will be paid
accrued pro rata entitlement for each shift worked on a programmed shift off or, in the case of
termination of employment on termination.
N3.8 The Employer and Employee will agree in writing upon arrangements for rostered paid days off
during the twenty shift cycle or for accumulation of accrued days to be taken at or before the
end of the particular contract, provided that such accumulation will be limited to no more than
five such accrued days before they are taken as paid days off, and when taken those days will
be regarded as days worked for accrual purposes in the particular twenty shift cycle.
N3.9 Once such days have been rostered they will be taken as paid days off provided that where the
Employer for emergency reasons requires an Employee to work on a rostered day off, the
Employee will be paid in addition to their accrued entitlement, penalty rates prescribed in
N2.1(a).
N3.10 An Employee employed for less than five continuous shifts in any working week will be paid in
accordance with clause N2.1 - Overtime, and clause N4 - Weekend Work. In cases where the
Employee has been employed on night shift for more than one week continuously then in such
cases if the job finishes during the currency of the week's work the Employer will be at liberty to
terminate the engagement and will pay to such Employee the rate fixed for night shift work for
the time actually worked. In cases where less than a full week is worked, due to the action of
the Employee, the rate payable for the actual time worked will be ordinary night shift rates.
N3.11 The rate of pay for night shift will be time and one third (133%).
N3.12 The starting and finishing hours for night shift work will be agreed upon mutually between the
Employer and a majority of affected Employees. The provisions relating to clause N1 – Ordinary
Hours of work and Clause 21 - Annual Leave apply to Employees working shift work provided
that the starting time for ordinary night shift hours will not be before 3.00pm.
When an Employee, after having worked overtime for which the Employee has not been
regularly rostered or on a prescribed holiday, finishes work at a time when reasonable means
of transport are not available the Employer will pay the cost of or provide a conveyance to their
home or to the nearest public transport.
N4. WEEKEND WORK
N4.1 All time worked on a Saturday or a Sunday will be paid for at double time.
N4.2 An Employee required to work on a Saturday or Sunday will be afforded at least three hours’
work on a Saturday or a Sunday or will be paid for four hours on a Saturday or a Sunday at the
appropriate rate. Provided that on urgent service work an Employee will be paid in accordance
with N2.1(a)
N4.3 An Employee working overtime on a Saturday or a Sunday will be allowed a paid rest period of
ten minutes between 9.00 a.m. and 11.00 a.m. This rest period is to be paid for as though
worked.
N4.4 An Employee working on a Saturday or Sunday will be allowed a paid meal break of 20 minutes
after four hours’ work, to be paid for at the ordinary rate of pay, but this will not prevent any
arrangements being made for the taking of a 30-minute meal period, the time in addition to the
paid 20 minutes being without pay. In the event of an Employee being required to work in excess
of a further four hours, the Employee will be allowed to take a paid rest break of 30 minutes
which will be paid at the ordinary rate of pay.
N5. INCREASE TO WAGES - PRODUCTIVITY GAINS
In recognition of the productivity measures identified herein, the increases payable under this
agreement shall be available to all Employees as follows:
a. From the first full pay period after 1st March 2016 – The rate of pay will be as per Appendix 2.
b. From the first full pay period after 1st March 2017 – The rate of pay will be as per Appendix 2.
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c. From the first full pay period after 1st March 2018 – The rate of pay will be as per Appendix 2.
d. From the first full pay period after 1st March 2019 – The rate of pay will be as per Appendix 2.
N6. APPRENTICES
N6.1 Apprentices will be entitled to all terms and conditions of this agreement.
Rates of pay and allowances will be in accordance with the charts contained at Appendix 2.
N6.2 In determining the wages to be paid to an apprentice, any credit applicable to the term of the
apprenticeship will be counted as part of the term of apprenticeship already completed.
N6.3 Attending College/School
Apprentices will be paid all wages and allowances as specified by this Agreement for time spent
attending college/school in the course of their apprenticeship. All time spent attending
college/school in the course of the apprenticeship will count as time served for all purposes.
N6.4 Fees due by an apprentice for attending the Plumbing Trade Course shall be paid by the
Employer at the time such fees become due. Where an apprentice fails to complete a course of
study or fails a particular subject any additional fees due in order to complete the course will be
the responsibility of the apprentice.
N6.5 RDO’s / Public Holidays
In addition to the provisions otherwise provided in this agreement where Public Holiday or RDO
falls on a day on which the apprentice is required to attend and does attend technical college or
registered training organisation), the next working day shall be taken in lieu of the public holiday
/ rostered day off unless an alternative day in that four-week cycle is agreed between the
apprentice and the Employer.
N6.6 Any disputes arising out of the provisions of this clause shall be dealt with through the dispute
settlement procedure.
N6.7 The provisions of this clause shall not apply to school based apprentices.
N6.8 An apprentice will not work under any system of payment by results.
N6.9 Overtime – Apprentices
a. Except in an emergency, be required to work overtime or shift work at times which would
prevent their attendance at technical school or a registered training organisation.
b. When working overtime the apprentice should be under the direction of a tradesperson.
c. Be paid at the overtime, meals and other penalties rates that apply under this Agreement.
N7. TRAVEL ALLOWANCE
N7.1 Employees will be entitled to a travel allowance in accordance with this clause to compensate
for travel patterns and costs peculiar to the industry which include mobility/construction and
related industries.
N7.2 Travel allowance will be in accordance with the charts contained at Appendix 2.
N7.3 An Employee will be paid travel on RDOs. An Employee will not be paid travel on Productivity
Leisure Days.
a. The travelling time allowances are daily allowances where the Employee is required to:
i. start or finish work at a job site;
ii. start or finish work at the usual times; and
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iii. uses his/her own vehicle or uses public transport.
b. Travel allowance.
Subject to clauses N7.3(a) Employees will be paid a travel allowance in accordance with the
figures shown in Appendix 2.
N7.4 Transfer between job sites during working hours
a. Employees transferred from one job site to another during ordinary working hours must be
paid their ordinary rate of pay for the time occupied in travelling, and unless transported by
the Employer, will be reimbursed the reasonable cost of fares by the most convenient public
transport between such job sites.
b. Where the Employer requests an Employee to use their own vehicle to effect such a
transfer, and the Employee agrees to do so the Employee will be paid an allowance at the
rate of $0.74 per kilometre.
N7.5 Standard Travelling Time Allowance
The standard travelling time component is an amount based on travel within the boundaries of
Broken Bay to the North, Nepean River to the West, Wollondilly to the South West, and Waterfall
to the South.
N7.6 Mileage Allowance for Travel Beyond Defined Radius
a. An Employee entitled to the additional travelling time allowance beyond the defined radius
under clause N7.5 and who uses their own vehicle for such travel is to be paid an amount
equivalent to $0.74 per kilometre as reimbursement for the additional fuel costs incurred
covering the combined distance from the defined radius to the job site and return to the
defined radius.
b. An Employee who lives close to the boundaries of the defined radius and who is requested
to travel beyond the defined radius can reach mutual agreement between the Employer and
Employee for the excess travel allowance not to be paid on fair and reasonable grounds
that the Employee is not travelling further than what would be considered a normal day’s
travel to a job site within the defined radius.
N8. SITE ALLOWANCE
N8.1 From 1st April 2017 a site allowance will be paid for all hours worked for Sydney sites, Central
Coast & Wollongong sites, and NSW Country sites as per the tables below.
N8.2 Sydney Sites
Plumber 4th Year
(90%)
3rd Year
(70%)
2nd Year
(55%)
1st Year
(37.5%)
1st April 2017 $3.60 $3.25 $2.50 $2.00 $1.40
N8.3 Wollongong & Central Coast Sites
Plumber 4th Year
(90%)
3rd Year
(70%)
2nd Year
(55%)
1st Year
(37.5%)
1st April 2017 $3.60 $3.25 $2.50 $2.00 $1.45
N8.4 NSW Country Sites
Plumber 4th Year
(90%)
3rd Year
(70%)
2nd Year
(55%)
1st Year
(37.5%)
1st April 2017 $3.60 $3.25 $2.50 $2.00 $1.45
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N9. OTHER ALLOWANCES
N9.1 Employee Acting on Welding Certificate
An Employee who is requested by the Employer to hold the relevant qualifications required by
the various State Government bodies, or other relevant authorities for pressure oxy-acetylene
or electric welding, either manual or machine welding, and is required by the Employer to act on
such qualifications, will be paid an 46 cents per hour for oxy-acetylene welding and
46 cents per hour for electric welding for every hour of employment whether or not the
Employee has in any hour performed work relevant to those qualifications held.
N9.2 Meals When Working Overtime
An Employee required to work overtime for at least 1.5 hours after working ordinary hours will
be paid by their Employer an amount of $12.47 to meet the cost of a meal, plus an additional
$12.47 for each subsequent four hours worked. The Employer may provide a meal or meals
instead of paying any such allowance.
N9.3 Leading Hand Allowance:
1-10 Employees = $35 per week.
10 + Employees = $55 per week.
N9.4 Hot Work
a. An Employee who works in a place where the temperature has been raised by artificial
means to between 46 and 54 degrees Celsius will be paid an additional $0.54 or part
thereof; with an additional $0.67 or part thereof, where the temperature exceeds 54 degrees
Celsius.
b. Where such work continues for more than two hours, the Employee will be entitled to 20
minutes’ rest after every two hours work without loss of pay, not including the special rate
provided for in clause N9.4(a).
N9.5 Cold Work
a. An Employee who works in a place where the temperature is lowered by artificial means to
less than 0 degrees Celsius will be paid an additional $0.54 per hour.
b. Where such work continues for more than two hours, the Employee will be entitled to 20
minutes’ rest after every two hours work without loss of pay, not including the special rate
provided for in clause N9.5(a).
Distant Work
N9.6 Qualification
An Employee will be entitled to the provisions of this clause when employed on a job or
construction work at such a distance from their usual place of residence that the Employee
cannot reasonably return to that place each night.
N9.7 Employee's Address
At the time of engagement, the Employee will provide, on the Employer's request, details of their
usual place of residence, being:
a. The address of the place of residence at the time of application; and
b. The address of a separately maintained residence, if applicable.
c. The Employer will not exercise undue influence, for the purpose of avoiding its obligations
under this Agreement, to persuade the Employee to give a false address. No subsequent
change of address will entitle an Employee to the provisions of this clause unless the
Employer agrees.
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N9.8 Entitlement
Where an Employee qualifies under 7.1 the Employer will either:
a. Provide the Employee with reasonable board and lodging to a standard of no less than 3
star accommodation, with two meals daily, being breakfast and dinner, and an out of pocket
allowance of $20.00 per day, or
b. Pay an accommodation allowance of $100.00 per day, and an out of pocket allowance of
$20.00 per day, but such allowances will not be counted as wages. The foregoing
accommodation allowance will be increased if the Employee can satisfy the Employer that
the Employee reasonably incurred a greater outlay than that prescribed in clause N9.8 (a).
N9.9 Travelling Expenses
An Employee who is sent by the Employer or selected or engaged by an Employer or agent of
the Employer to go to a job which qualifies them to the provision of this clause will not be entitled
to any of the allowances prescribed by clause N7 - Travel, for the period occupied in travelling
from their usual place of residence to the distant job, but in lieu thereof will be paid:
a. Forward Journey
For the time spent in so travelling, at ordinary rates up to a maximum of eight hours per
day for each day of travel (to be calculated as the time taken by rail or the usual travelling
facilities).
For the amount of a fare on the most common method of public transport to the job (bus;
air; rail with sleeping berths if necessary), and any excess payment due to transporting
their tools if such is incurred.
For any meals incurred while travelling at $10.97 per meal. The Employer may deduct
the cost of the forward journey fare from an Employee who terminates or discontinues
their employment within two weeks of commencing on the job and who does not
forthwith return to their place of engagement.
b. Return Journey
An Employee will, for the return journey, receive the same time, fares, and meal
payments as provided in N9.9(a) above, together with an amount of $17.24 to cover the
cost of transport from the main public transport terminal to their usual place of residence.
The above return journey payments will not be paid if the Employee terminates or
discontinues their employment within two months of commencing on the job, or if the
Employee is dismissed for whatever reason within one working week of commencing
on the job, or is dismissed for misconduct.
Departure point- for the purposes of this clause, travelling time will be calculated as the
time taken for the journey from the central or regional rail, bus or air terminal nearest
the Employee's usual place of residence to the locality of the work.
N9.10 Daily Travel Allowance
An Employee engaged on a job which qualifies them to the provisions of this clause and who
are required to reside elsewhere than on the site (or adjacent to the site and supplied with
transport) will be paid the travel allowance prescribed by clause N7 – Travel.
N9.11 Week-End Return Home
An Employee who works as required during the ordinary hours of work on the working day before
and the working day after a weekend and who notifies the Employer or their representative, no
later than Tuesday of each week, of an intention to return to their usual place of residence at
the weekend and who does return for the weekend, will be paid an allowance of $28.00 for each
occasion.
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N9.12 Construction Camps
a. Camp And Caravan Accommodation
Where an Employee is engaged on the construction of projects which are located in areas
where reasonable board and lodging is not available or where the size of the workforce is
in excess of the available accommodation or where continuous concrete pour requirements
of the project or the working of shifts necessitate camp accommodation and where, because
of these circumstances, it is necessary to house the Employees in a camp or caravan
accommodation the Employer must reimburse all costs associated with the Employee
arranging and providing such camp or caravan accommodation.
This clause will not apply where the Employer provides appropriate camp or caravan
accommodation.
b. Camping Allowance
An Employee living in a construction camp or caravan accommodation where free messing
is not provided will receive a camping allowance of $144.16 for every complete week the
Employee is available for work. If required to be in camp for less than a complete week the
Employee will be paid $20.67 per day including any Saturday or Sunday if the Employee is
in camp and available for work on the working day immediately preceding and succeeding
each Saturday or Sunday.
If an Employee is absent without the Employer's approval on any day, the allowance will
not be payable for that day and if such unauthorised absence occurs on the working day
immediately preceding or succeeding a Saturday or Sunday, the allowance will not be
payable for the Saturday or Sunday.
c. Camp Meal Charges
Where a charge is made for meals in a construction camp, such charge will be fixed by
agreement between the parties.
N9.13 Rest and recreation
a. Rail Or Road Travel
An Employee, who proceeds to a job which qualifies for the provisions of this subclause,
may, after two months continuous service and thereafter at three monthly periods of
continuous service return to their usual place of residence at the weekend. If the
Employee does so, the Employee will be paid the amount of a bus or return railway fare
to the bus or railway station nearest their usual place of residence on the pay day which
immediately follows the date on which the Employee returns to the job; provided no
delay not agreed to by the Employer takes place in connection with the Employee's
commencement of work on the morning of the working day following the weekend.
Provided, however, that if the work upon which the Employee is engaged will terminate
in the ordinary course within a further twenty-eight days after expiration of any such
period of two or three months, the provisions of this subclause will not be applicable.
The entitlement under N9.13(a) will be availed of as soon as reasonably practical after
it becomes due and will lapse after a period of two months provided that the Employee
has been notified in writing by the Employer in the week prior to such entitlement
becoming due, of the date of entitlement and that such entitlement will lapse if not taken
before the appropriate date two months later. (Proof of such written notice will lie with
the Employer).
b. Variable Return Home
In special circumstances, and by agreement with the Employer, the return to the usual place
of residence entitlements may be granted earlier or taken later than the prescribed date of
accrual without alteration to the Employee’s accrual- entitlements.
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c. No Payment For Unused Fares
Payment of fares and leave without pay as provided for in this subclause will not be made
unless availed of by the Employee.
d. Flexible Rostered Day Off
If the Employer and Employee so agree in writing, the paid rostered day off as prescribed
in clause N1 – Ordinary Hours of work, may be taken, and paid for, in conjunction with and
additional to rest and recreation leave as prescribed in N9.13, or at the end of the project,
or on termination whichever comes first.
N9.14 Termination
An Employee will be entitled to notice of termination in sufficient time to arrange suitable
transport at termination or will be paid as if employed up to the end of the ordinary working day
before transport is available.
N10. SUPERANNUATION
N10.1 The level of contributions paid on behalf of each Employee will be in accordance with the table
contained at Appendix 2.
N10.2 Superannuation will be paid on all ordinary time earnings, Paid Leisure Days, travel, Site
Allowance, Leading Hands allowances, and all allowances specifically covered by the
Superannuation Guarantee Charge (SGC)
N10.3 Subject to an Employee’s right to choose a superannuation fund under section 32F of the SGAA,
the Employer shall be a participating Employer in the Construction and Building Unions
Superannuation Scheme (Cbus) and all Employees (including apprentices) shall be enrolled in
Cbus and be entitled to superannuation benefits in accordance with the terms of Cbus Trust
Deed (paid monthly).
N10.4 If at any time during the life of this Agreement the Superannuation Guarantee Charge (SGC)
increases beyond 9.5%, then any increase will be applicable under this Agreement. Provided
that at all times during the life of this Agreement the minimum SGC percentage will be 9.5%.
N10.5 Subject to the Trust Deed of the Fund of which an Employee is a member, the following
provisions will apply:
a. Paid Leave
Contributions will continue whilst an Employee is absent on paid annual leave, sick leave,
long service leave, public holidays, jury service, bereavement leave, or other paid leave.
b. Unpaid Leave
Contributions will not be required in respect of any period of absence from work without pay
of one day or more.
c. Work Related Injury or Illness
In the event of an eligible Employee’s absence from work being due to a work related injury
or work related illness, contributions at the normal rate will continue for the period of the
absence provided that the Employee is receiving worker’s compensation payments or is
receiving regular payments directly from the Employer in accordance with statutory
requirements or the provisions of this Agreement and the person remains an Employee of
the Employer.
N10.6 The subject of superannuation is extensively dealt with by legislation including the
Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992, the Superannuation Industry
(Supervision) Act 1993 and the Superannuation (Resolution of Complaints) Act 1993. This
legislation, as varied from time to time, governs the superannuation rights and obligations of the
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parties except as provided for under this Agreement. The contribution rates provided for in
Clause N10.2 and N10.4 above do not limit an Employer’s liability under the SGC.
N10.7 All Superannuation contributions under this Agreement will be paid monthly as required by the
Cbus Trust Deed.
N11. INDUSTRY SPECIFIC REDUNDANCY SCHEME
N11.1 The Employer will participate in the ACIRT Redundancy Scheme or other equivalent
Redundancy Scheme/Fund as agreed between the Employer and Employees and make
contributions to the Scheme in accordance with this clause for each Employee.
N11.2 Definition
For the purposes of this clause, redundancy means a situation where an Employee ceases to
be employed by an Employer other than for reasons of misconduct or refusal of duty. Redundant
has a corresponding meaning.
N11.3 Redundancy Pay
a. A redundant Employee will receive redundancy/severance payments in respect of all
continuous service with the Employer, calculated as follows:
Period of Continuous Service with an
Employer
Redundancy / Severance Pay
1 year or more but less than 2 years 2.4 weeks’ pay plus, for all service in excess
of 1 year, 1.75 hours pay per completed week
of service up to a maximum of 4.8 weeks’
pay.
2 years or more but less than 3 years 4.8 weeks’ pay plus, for all service in excess
of 2 years, 1.6 hours pay per completed week
of service up to a maximum of 7 weeks’ pay.
3 years or more but less than 4 years 7 weeks’ pay plus, for all service in excess of
3 years, 0.73 hours pay per completed week
of service up to a maximum of 8 weeks’ pay.
4 years or more 8 weeks’ pay
b. Provided that an Employee employed for less than 12 months will be entitled to a
redundancy/severance payment of 1.75 hours per week of service if, and only if,
redundancy is occasioned otherwise than by the Employee.
c. Week’s pay means the ordinary time rate of pay at the time of termination for the Employee
concerned.
d. If an Employee dies with a period of eligible service which would have entitled that
Employee to redundancy pay, such redundancy pay entitlement will be paid to the estate
of the Employee.
e. Any period of service as a casual will not entitle an Employee to accrue service in
accordance with this clause for that period.
f. Service as an apprentice will entitle an Employee to accumulate credits towards the
payment of a redundancy benefit in accordance with this clause if the Employee completes
an apprenticeship and remains in employment with that Employer for a further 12 months.
g. Contributions paid by the Employer under this clause will be paid in accordance with the
requirements of the Scheme’s trust deed.
h. Upon termination the Employee will, depending on the Scheme’s trust deed, be paid directly
by the Scheme.
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i. For the purpose of meeting its obligations under this clause the Employer will make the
contributions set out in clause N11 above on a monthly basis in respect of each Employee
covered by this Agreement to the Scheme.
j. Where an Employee is entitled to a payment by the Scheme under clause N11 and an
entitlement under the provisions of this clause would be greater then the Employee will
receive the difference between the amount due under clause N11 and the amount due
under this clause, but not both.
N11.4 Redundancy Pay Schemes
a. Where an Employer terminates the employment of an Employee and the Employer incurs
a redundancy pay obligation to the Employee under this clause, some or all of the benefit
the Employee receives from a redundancy pay fund may be set off against the Employer’s
redundancy pay obligation under this clause, subject to the following conditions.
b. If the Employee receives a benefit from the redundancy pay fund, the Employer may set off
any proportion of the benefit which is attributable to the Employer’s contribution to the fund
against its redundancy pay obligation under this clause. If the proportion so calculated is
equal to or greater than the Employer’s redundancy pay obligation under this clause the
obligation will be fully satisfied.
c. If the Employee does not receive a benefit from the redundancy pay scheme, contributions
made by an Employer on behalf of an Employee to the scheme will, to the extent of those
contributions, be set off against the liability of the Employer under this clause and payments
to the Employee will be made in accordance with the rules of the redundancy pay scheme
fund or any agreement relating thereto. If the contribution is equal to or greater than the
Employer’s redundancy pay obligation under this clause the obligation will be fully satisfied.
The redundancy pay scheme must be an Approved Worker Entitlement Fund under the
Fringe Benefits Tax Regulations 1992.
N11.5 Employee Leaving During Notice Period
An Employee whose employment is to be terminated in accordance with this clause may
terminate their employment during the period of notice and if this occurs, will be entitled to the
provisions of this clause as if the Employee remains with the Employer until expiry of such
notice. Provided that in such circumstances, the Employee will not be entitled to payment
instead of notice.
N11.6 Transfer of Business
Where a business is, before or after the date of this award, transferred from an Employer (in
this subclause called the old Employer) to another Employer (in this subclause called the new
Employer) and an Employee who at the time of such transfer was an Employee of the old
Employer in that business becomes an Employee of the new Employer:
a. the continuity of the employment of the Employee will be deemed not to have been broken
by reason of such transfer; and
b. the period of employment which the Employee has had with the old Employer or any prior
old Employer will be deemed to be service of the Employee with the new Employer.
In this subclause, business includes trade, process, business or occupation and includes part
of any such business and transfer includes transfer, conveyance, assignment or succession
whether by agreement or by operation of law. Transferred has a corresponding meaning.
Statutory Matters Covered By State Legislation
The following NSW State Acts and the regulations, as amended, where relevant and provided they are
not in conflict with the requirements of the Fair Work Act 2009, as amended, will set the minimum terms
insofar as they relate to matters that are under the provisions of the relevant Act and pertain to the
Company and Employees bound by this Agreement:
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Long Service leave Act 1955;
Building and Construction Industry Long Service Payments Act 1986;
Workplace Injury Management and Compensation Act 1998; and
Work Health and Safety Act 2011.
Where an Employee is eligible, the Employer will register an Employee with the Building and
Construction Industry Long Service Payments Corporation within 4 weeks of commencement of his/her
employment.
If at any time during the life of the agreement any new legislation is enacted it will be deemed to cover
this agreement.
Top-Up Workers Compensation / 24 Hour Accident & Sickness Insurance
The Employer recognises the importance of providing income security for Employees and their families
in the event of unforeseen circumstances occurring. In this regard the Company will, as part of this
Agreement take out a Top Up, 24 hr. accident and sickness insurance with Marsh Pty Ltd for all
Employees other than casuals. This policy will contain provisions that allow approved benefits to be paid
within 14 days resulting from an accident or sickness, and within 30 days resulting from an amateur
sporting injury. The maximum cost to the Company will not exceed $14.75 per week.
N12. PAYMENT FOR WORKING ON A PUBLIC HOLIDAY
An Employee who works on any of the public holidays or substitute days prescribed in this
clause, will be paid at the rate of double time and a half for all time worked. An Employee
required to perform any work on a public holiday will be afforded at least four hours work or paid
for four hours at the appropriate rate.
Rates of pay at the first full pay period after 1st April 2016.
Sydney/ACT
(36 hour div)
Wollongong &
Central Coast
(38 hour div)
NSW Country Areas
(38 hour div)
Plumbers rate ph
pw
$39.87
$1435.32
$35.54
$1350.52
$33.82
$1285.16
Travel pd $33.17 $33.17 $33.17
Redundancy pw $125.00 $110.00 $90.00
Superannuation pw 9.5% 9.5% 9.5%
LSL pw As Per LSLC As Per LSLC As Per LSLC
Top-Up W.C. pw $14.75 $14.75 $14.75
Site Allowance ph Clause N8 Clause N8 Clause N8
Rates of pay at the first full pay period after 1st April 2017.
Sydney/ACT
(36 hour div)
Wollongong &
Central Coast
(38 hour div)
NSW Country Areas
(38 hour div)
Plumbers rate ph
pw
$40.67
$1464.12
$35.86
$1362.68
$33.95
$1290.10
Travel pd $34.00 $34.00 $34.00
Redundancy pw $125.00 $110.00 $90.00
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Sydney/ACT
(36 hour div)
Wollongong &
Central Coast
(38 hour div)
NSW Country Areas
(38 hour div)
Superannuation pw 9.5% 9.5% 9.5%
LSL pw As Per LSLC As Per LSLC As Per LSLC
Top-Up W.C. pw $14.75 $14.75 $14.75
Site Allowance ph Clause N8 Clause N8 Clause N8
Rates of pay at the first full pay period after 1st April 2018.
Sydney/ACT
(36 hour div)
Wollongong &
Central Coast
(38 hour div)
NSW Country Areas
(38 hour div)
Plumbers rate ph
pw
$42.30
$1522.80
$37.30
$1417.40
$35.31
$1341.78
Travel pd $34.00 $34.00 $34.00
Redundancy pw $120.00 $105.00 $85.00
Superannuation pw 9.5% 9.5% 9.5%
LSL pw As Per LSLC As Per LSLC As Per LSLC
Top-Up W.C. pw $14.75 $14.75 $14.75
Site Allowance ph Clause N8 Clause N8 Clause N8
Rates of pay at the first full pay period after 1st April 2019.
Sydney/ACT
(36 hour div)
Wollongong &
Central Coast
(38 hour div)
NSW Country Areas
(38 hour div)
Plumbers rate ph
pw
$43.99
$1583.71
$38.79
$1474.02
$36.72
$1395.36
Travel pd $34.00 $34.00 $34.00
Redundancy pw $125.00 $110.00 $90.00
Superannuation pw 9.5% 9.5% 9.5%
LSL pw As Per LSLC As Per LSLC As Per LSLC
Top-Up W.C. pw $14.75 $14.75 $14.75
Site Allowance ph Clause N8 Clause N8 Clause N8
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Apprentice rates of pay at the first full pay period after 1st April 2016. Pay rates include industry and tool
allowance.
Apprentice
1st Year
up to 1 years experience
(38 hour div)
Apprentice
2nd Year
1 to 2 years experience
(36 hour div)
Apprentice
3rd Year
2 to 3 years experience
(38 hour div)
Apprentice
2nd Year
1 to 2 years experience
(38 hour div)
Pay rates ph
pw
$14.45
$549.10
$19.20
$729.60
$26.54
$1008.52
$29.45
$1119.10
Travel pd $20.91 $24.27 $24.27 $24.27
Redundancy pw nil nil $19.29 $19.29
Superannuation pw 9.5% 9.5% 9.5% 9.5%
LSL pw As Per LSLC As Per LSLC As Per LSLC As Per LSLC
Top-Up W.C. pw $14.75 $14.75 $14.75 $14.75
Site Allowance ph Clause N8 Clause N8 Clause N8 Clause N8
Apprentice rates of pay at the first full pay period after 1st April 2017. Pay rates include industry and tool
allowance.
Apprentice
1st Year
up to 1 years experience
(38 hour div)
Apprentice
2nd Year
1 to 2 years experience
(36 hour div)
Apprentice
3rd Year
2 to 3 years experience
(38 hour div)
Apprentice
2nd Year
1 to 2 years experience
(38 hour div)
Pay rates ph
pw
$14.69
$558.22
$19.32
$734.16
$26.95
$1024.10
$29.68
$1127.84
Travel pd $21.70 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00
Redundancy pw Nil Nil $19.29 $19.29
Superannuation pw 9.5% 9.5% 9.5% 9.5%
LSL pw As Per LSLC As Per LSLC As Per LSLC As Per LSLC
Top-Up W.C. pw $14.75 $14.75 $14.75 $14.75
Site Allowance ph Clause N8 Clause N8 Clause N8 Clause N8
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Apprentice rates of pay at the first full pay period after 1st April 2018. Pay rates include industry and tool
allowance.
Apprentice
1st Year
up to 1 years experience
(38 hour div)
Apprentice
2nd Year
1 to 2 years experience
(36 hour div)
Apprentice
3rd Year
2 to 3 years experience
(38 hour div)
Apprentice
2nd Year
1 to 2 years experience
(38 hour div)
Pay rates ph
pw
$15.28
$580.64
$20.09
$763.42
$28.03
$1065.14
$30.87
$1173.06
Travel pd $21.70 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00
Redundancy pw Nil Nil $19.29 $19.29
Superannuation pw 9.5% 9.5% 9.5% 9.5%
LSL pw As Per LSLC As Per LSLC As Per LSLC As Per LSLC
Top-Up W.C. pw $14.75 $14.75 $14.75 $14.75
Site Allowance ph Clause N8 Clause N8 Clause N8 Clause N8
Apprentice rates of pay at the first full pay period after 1st April 2019. Pay rates include industry and tool
allowance.
Apprentice
1st Year
up to 1 years experience
(38 hour div)
Apprentice
2nd Year
1 to 2 years experience
(36 hour div)
Apprentice
3rd Year
2 to 3 years experience
(38 hour div)
Apprentice
2nd Year
1 to 2 years experience
(38 hour div)
Pay rates ph
pw
$15.89
$603.82
$20.89
$793.82
$29.15
$1107.70
$32.10
$1219.80
Travel pd $21.70 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00
Redundancy pw Nil Nil $19.29 $19.29
Superannuation pw 9.5% 9.5% 9.5% 9.5%
LSL pw As Per LSLC As Per LSLC As Per LSLC As Per LSLC
Top-Up W.C. pw $14.75 $14.75 $14.75 $14.75
Site Allowance ph Clause N8 Clause N8 Clause N8 Clause N8
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List of Tools
225mm Footprints 1 x 150mm Crescent shifting spanner
1 x pair 250mm Stillsons 1 x 300mm crescent shifting spanner
1 x pair 450mm Stillsons 1 x 250mm rasp & handle
1 x pair 250mm Vice Grips 1 x 250mm half round file & handle
1 x pair 200mm Combination Pliers 1 x hacksaw (sandvik 225)
1 x pair 225mm Multigrips 1 x junior hacksaw
1 x pair 200mm Pincers 1 x tube cutter 3mm-32mm
1 x pair 300mm straight snips 1 x tapered bent pin
1 x pair 175mm curved snips 1 x pointing towel
1 x pair left hand wiss snips 1 x basin spanner
1 x pair right hand wiss snips 1 x strap bench
1 x pair pop rivet pliers 1 x centre punch
1 x pair 200mm dividers 1 x prick punch
1 x pair 15mm copper tube benders 1 x nail bag
1 x set allen keys 1mm-10mm 1 x tool box or carry all or equivalent
1 x set ratchet socket wrench 6-25mm or 1 x plugging chisel
1 x set open end/ring spanners 6-16mm 1 x 13mm cold chisel
1 x screw driver 200mm Phillips 1 x 25mm cold chisel
2 x screw driver 150mm Phillips 1 x Stanley knife
1 x screw driver 300mm slotted 1 x flint gun
1 x screw driver 200mm slotted 1 x oxy key
1 x cross pein hammer 10 oz 1 x 8 metre measuring tape
1 x ball pein hammer 20 oz 1 x hand wood saw 660mm per year – replaced by
Employer on a fair ware and tare basis
1 x claw hammer 20 oz 1 x PVC conduit cutters
1 x trap or spud wrench 1 x wire brush
1 x lump hammer 4LB 1 x battery drill with battery and charger
1 x bevel square 250mm
In addition to the above list (where applicable) the
tool list for Drainers shall include the following:
1 x set square 300mm
1 x line level
1 x spirit level 600mm
1 x brickies string line 1 x 1200mm level
1 x chaulk-o-matic 1 x 30m measuring tape
1 x plumbob 450gr 1 x wood float
1 x 25mm wood chisel 1 x steel float
1 x edging tool
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N13. RDO Calendars
~ A.G.Coombs
LEISURE DAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS CALENDAR 2016
Friday January 1
Saturday January 23
Sunday January 24
Monday January 25
Tuesday January 26
Monday February 29
Friday March 25
Saturday March 26
Sunday March 27
Monday March 28
Tuesday March 29
Saturday April 23
Sunday April 24
Monday April 25
Tuesday April 26
Monday May 23
Saturday June 11
Sunday June 12
Monday June 13
Tuesday June 14
Monday July 18
Monday August 15
Monday September 12
Saturday October 1
Sunday October 2
Monday October 3
Tuesday October 4
Monday November 7
Saturday December 3
Sunday December 4
Monday December 5
Tuesday December 6
Sunday December 25
Monday December 26
Tuesday December 27
Wednesday December 28
No work Public Holiday
No Work Saturday
No work Sunday
ROD (fixed)
No Work Public Holiday
RDO (flexible)
No Work Public Holiday
No Work Saturday
No Work Sunday
No Work Public Holiday
RDO (fixed)
No Work Saturday
No Work Sunday
No Work Public Holiday
RDO (fixed)
RDO (flexible)
No Work Saturday
No Work Sunday
No Work Public Holiday
RDO (fixed)
RDO (flexible)
RDO (flexible)
RDO (flexible)
No Work Saturday
No Work Sunday
No Work Public Holiday
RDO (fixed)
RDO (flexible)
No Work Saturday
No Work Sunday
No Work Industry Picnic Day
RDO (fixed)
Christmas Day
Boxing Day Public Holiday
No work Public Holiday
RDO (flexible)
PLUMBING TRADES EMPLOYEES UNION
CEPU Plumbing Division NSW Branch
Shop 1, 111 McEvoy Street
Alexandria NSW 2015
Tel. 02 9310 3411
www . n sw plu m b ers uni o n. com . a u
A.G.Coombs EMP TRADES LOYEES UNION EE UNION UMBING T LEISURE DAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS CALENDAR 2016 Friday January 1 No work Public Holiday Saturday January 23 No Work Saturday Sunday January 24 No work Sunday Monday January 25 ROD (fixed) Tuesday January 26 No Work Public Holiday Monday February 29 RDO (flexible) Friday March 25 No Work Public Holiday Saturday March 26 No Work Saturday Sunday March 27 No Work Sunday Monday March 28 No Work Public Holiday Tuesday March 29 RDO (fixed) Saturday April 23 No Work Saturday Sunday April 24 No Work Sunday Monday April 25 No Work Public Holiday Tuesday April 26 RDO (fixed) Monday May 23 RDO (flexible) Saturday June 11 No Work Saturday Sunday June 12 No Work Sunday Monday June 13 No Work Public Holiday Tuesday June 14 RDO (fixed) Monday July 18 RDO (flexible) Monday August 15 RDO (flexible) Monday September 12 RDO (flexible) Saturday October 1 No Work Saturday Sunday October 2 No Work Sunday Monday October 3 No Work Public Holiday Tuesday October 4 RDO (fixed) Monday November 7 RDO (flexible) Saturday December 3 No Work Saturday Sunday December 4 No Work Sunday Monday December 5 No Work Industry Picnic Day Tuesday December 6 RDO (fixed) Sunday December 25 Christmas Day Monday December 26 Boxing Day Public Holiday Tuesday December 27 No work Public Holiday Wednesday December 28 RDO (flexible) PLUMBING TRADES EMPLOYEES UNION CEPU Plumbing Division NSW Branch Shop 1, 111 McEvoy Street Alexandria NSW 2015 Tel. 02 9310 3411 www.nswplumbersunion.com.au
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Draft
~ A.G.Coombs
CEPU of Australia Plumbing Div. (NSW)
RDO'S & Public Holidays Calendar 2 017
Monday January 2
Thursday January 26
Friday January 27
Saturday January 28
Sunday January 29
Monday February 27
Monday March 27
Friday April 14
Saturday April15
Sunday April 16
Monday April 17
Monday April 24
Tuesday April 25
Monday May 22
Saturday June 10
Sunday June 11
Monday June 12
Tuesday June 13
Monday July 17
Monday August 14
Monday September 11
Saturday September 30
Sunday October 1
Monday Oct ober 2
Tuesday October 3
Monday November 6
Sat urday December 2
Sunday December 3
Monday December 4
Tuesday December 5
Saturday December 23
Sunday December 24
Monday December 25
Tuesday December 26
Wednesday December 27
No Work Public Holiday
No Work Public Holiday
RDO (fixed)
No Work Saturday
No Work Su nday
RDO (f lexible)
RDO (f lexible)
No Work Public Holiday
No Work Saturday
No Work Su nday
No Work Public Holiday
RDO (fixed)
No Work Public Holiday
RDO (f lexible)
No Work Saturday
No Work Su nday
No Work Public Holiday
RDO (f ixed)
RDO (f lexible)
RDO (f lexible)
RDO (flexible)
No Work Saturday
No Work Su nday
No W ork Public Holiday
RDO (fixed)
RDO (f lexible)
No Work Saturday
No Work Su nday
No Work Indust ry Picnic Day
RDO (fixed)
No Work Saturday
No Work Su nday
Christmas Day
No Work Public Holiday
RDO (fixed)
CEPU Plumbing Division NSW Branch
Shop 1. 111 McEvoy Street
Alexandria NSW 2015
Tel. 02 9310 3411
www . n sw plu m b ers unio n . c o m . au
Authorised by Dave Broadley, State Secretary
A.G.Coombs TRADES EMPLOY PLOYEES TO UN UNION PLUMBING CEPU of Australia Plumbing Div. (NSW) RDO'S & Public Holidays Calendar 2017 Monday January 2 No Work Public Holiday Thursday January 26 No Work Public Holiday Friday January 27 RDO (fixed) Saturday January 28 No Work Saturday Sunday January 29 No Work Sunday Monday February 27 RDO (flexible) Monday March 27 RDO (flexible) Friday April 14 No Work Public Holiday Saturday April 15 No Work Saturday Sunday April 16 No Work Sunday Monday April 17 No Work Public Holiday Monday April 24 RDO (fixed) Tuesday April 25 No Work Public Holiday Monday May 22 RDO (flexible) Saturday June 10 No Work Saturday Sunday June 11 No Work Sunday Monday June 12 No Work Public Holiday Tuesday June 13 RDO (fixed) Monday July 17 RDO (flexible) Monday August 14 RDO (flexible) Monday September 11 RDO (flexible) Saturday September 30 No Work Saturday Sunday October 1 No Work Sunday Monday October 2 No Work Public Holiday Tuesday October 3 RDO (fixed) Monday November 6 RDO (flexible) Saturday December 2 No Work Saturday Sunday December 3 No Work Sunday Monday December 4 No Work Industry Picnic Day Tuesday December 5 RDO (fixed) Saturday December 23 No Work Saturday Sunday December 24 No Work Sunday Monday December 25 Christmas Day Tuesday December 26 No Work Public Holiday Wednesday December 27 RDO (fixed) CEPU Plumbing Division NSW Branch Shop 1, 111 McEvoy Street Alexandria NSW 2015 Tel. 02 9310 3411 www.nswplumbersunion.com.au Authorised by Dave Broadley, State Secretary
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Appendix 3 - Queensland
Q1. ORDINARY HOURS
Except as provided elsewhere in this Agreement, the ordinary working hours will be 36 per week
(7.2 hours per day) worked between 6.00 am and 6.00 pm Monday to Friday.
By agreement between the Employer, Employees and the Employee’s Representative, the
working day may being at 5.00 am and the working time will then run from the time so fixed,
with a consequential adjustment to the meal break and ceasing time.
Employees are required to be ready for work at starting time. Employees will be required to be
in movement towards the actual work area from the closest designated smoko facility at start of
working time.
The Employees will be entitled to take 5 minutes immediately before the work break and ceasing
time to enable gear to be washed and put away. This time will be counted as time worked.
Q2. STANDING DOWN OF EMPLOYEES
The Company will deduct payment for any day (or part of a day), commencing from the time
that the Company provides notice to the Employees and the Employee Representatives, that
an Employee cannot be usefully employed because of industrial action or any stoppage of work
by any cause for which the Company cannot reasonably be held responsible.
Q3. OVERTIME
In the circumstances where the requirements of a particular project dictate, a reasonable
amount of overtime may be required to be worked. Each Employee’s ability and desire to work
overtime shall be considered when overtime is required to ensure equitable distribution of
overtime. Both parties to this Agreement agree that working excessive overtime is detrimental
to a workers quality of life and work performance. Therefore the parties will seek to prevent the
working of excessive overtime.
All overtime will be paid for at double time except where work is performed on a public holiday.
In this case, the payment will be at public holiday overtime rates.
When an Employee, after having worked overtime for which the Employee has not been
regularly rostered or on a prescribed holiday, finishes work at a time when reasonable means
of transport are not available the Employer will pay the cost of or provide him/her with
conveyance to his/her home or to the nearest public transport.
Breaks Between Working Days
An Employee is entitled to a break of least 10 consecutive hours off duty between completion
of overtime, weekend work or work on public holidays and recommencement of their next
ordinary working day.
For example, an Employee who finishes overtime at midnight will not be required to
recommence work until 10.00 am the following day but shall be paid from their normal start time
as if they were at work.
Where the Employer requires the Employee to recommence work before he/she has had 10
consecutive hours off duty, the Employee will be paid at double time rates until they cease work.
The Employee will then be entitled to be absent until they have had 10 consecutive hours off
duty without loss of pay for ordinary working time occurring during such absence.
An Employee who has worked continuously (except for work breaks allowed by this Agreement)
for 20 hours will not be required to continue or recommence work for at least 12 hours.
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An Employee recalled to work overtime after leaving the Employer's business premises
(whether notified before or after leaving the premises) will be paid for a minimum of three hours
work at the appropriate rates for each time they are so recalled. Except in the case of unforeseen
circumstances arising the Employee will not be required to work the full three hours if the job or
jobs they were recalled to perform is completed within a shorter period.
Overtime Rest Break
When an Employee is rostered to work 2 or more hours overtime the Employee is entitled to a
paid rest break of 20 minutes immediately after ordinary hours ceasing time. Where this break
is not taken the 20 minutes will be added to the total overtime worked and paid accordingly.
In addition, the Employee is entitled to paid rest break of 30 minutes after each 4 hour block of
continuous overtime.
Q4. MAXIMUM WEEKLY HOURS WORKED
The maximum number of hours worked on site by any Employee will be not more than 54 hours
per week, which shall be taken to mean no more than 10 hours per day Monday to Thursday, 8
hours Friday and 6 hours Saturday. In certain circumstances, hours may be extended to
perform works which are critical to the ongoing productivity of other workers on the project or
where a critical work task is delayed due to unforeseen circumstances.
Working more than 54 hours per week will require written agreement between the Employees
and Employer. Such agreement will not be unreasonably withheld. If work occurs on more than
two occasions on any 28 day period without approval then each Employee required to work in
excess of 54 hours will be paid double time for each hour worked over 54 in that week.
Q5. WEEKEND WORK
All time worked on Saturday or Sunday will be paid for at double time except when the Saturday
worked is a gazetted public holiday. In this case the payment will be at public holiday overtime
rates.
An Employee will be paid a minimum of 3 hours work on a Saturday and 4 hours work on a
Sunday.
An Employee working overtime on a Saturday or a Sunday will be allowed a paid rest period of
10 minutes between 9.00 am and 11.00 am. This rest period is to be paid for as though worked.
The Employee will also be allowed a paid meal break of 20 minutes at the ordinary rate of pay,
after 4 hours work.
The Employees and Employer may agree to one 30 minute paid break in lieu of all other rest
break and meal break.
Q6. CASUAL EMPLOYEES
Except on Saturdays and Sundays, on each occasion a Casual Employee is required to attend
work the Employee shall be entitled to payment for a minimum of eight hours work (with 0.8 of
an hour on each of these days accruing toward an RDO), plus the relevant fares and travel
allowance prescribed by Clause Q10 – Fares and Travel. On Saturdays and Sundays, a casual
Employee is entitled to payment for a minimum of 4 hours, plus the relevant fares and travel
allowance prescribed by clause Q25.
The applicable contributions to STQ, BUSS(Q) / CBUS, BERT, CIPQ and BEWT must be made
by companies in respect of Casual Employees. A Casual Employee shall also be entitled to
receive penalty payments for overtime, work performed on weekends and work performed on
public holidays.
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Q7. WAGE PAYMENT DETAILS
Particulars of details of payment to each Employee must be included on the envelope including
the payment or in a statement handed to the Employee at the time payment is made and will
contain the following information:
Name of employing Employer
Name of Employee
Employee’s classification
Date of payment and period covered by wage statement
Details of the number of ordinary hours worked
Details of the number of overtime hours worked
The ordinary hourly rate and the amount paid at that rate
The overtime hourly rates and the amounts paid at those rates
The gross wages paid
The net wages paid
Details of any deductions made from the wages
Details of all accrued entitlements such as RDO’s, personal leave, annual leave, etc.
Details of the Employer BUSS(Q) contribution, including when contribution was made and
the amount
Details of the Employee BUSS(Q) contribution, including when contribution was made and
the amount
Details of the Employer BERT contribution, including when contribution was made and the
amount
Details of the Employer CIPQ payment, including when contribution was made and the
amount
Details of the Employees BEWT payment, including when contribution was made and the
amount
All wages, allowances and other monies will be paid in cash or by cheque, bank cheque, bank
or similar transfer, Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) or any combination of these. Payments will
be paid and available to the Employee not later than the cessation of ordinary hours of work on
Thursday of each working week and payslips are to be provided by the same time.
Q8. APPRENTICES
Apprentices shall be entitled to all of the applicable rates and conditions of employment
prescribed by this Agreement.
Training arrangements for apprentices shall be in accordance with the following:
Queensland Industrial Relations Commission Order (No. B585 of 2003) Apprentices’ and
Trainees’ Wages and Conditions (excluding certain Queensland Government entities) 2003;
Queensland Industrial Relations Commission Order (No. B1849 of 1997) Supply of tools to
apprentices.
Apprentices shall be paid all wages and allowances as specified by this agreement whilst
attending training including daily fares and travel. All time spent attending training in the course
of the apprenticeship shall count as time served for all purpose.
The Employer shall be responsible for meeting all costs associated with
apprenticeship/traineeship training, including any student registration, tuition fee or other course
costs.
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No Apprentice under the age of eighteen (18) years will be required to work overtime unless the
Employee so desires.
No Apprentice will, except in an emergency, work or be required to work overtime at times which
would prevent his/her attendance at technical school, as required by any statute or regulation
applicable to him/her.
An apprentice will not work under any system of payment by results.
When an Employee, after having worked overtime for which the Employee has not been
regularly rostered or on a prescribed holiday, finishes work at a time when reasonable means
of transport are not available, the Employer will pay the cost of or provide the Employee with
conveyance to their home or to the nearest public transport.
Number of Apprentices
The parties recognise that the viability and success of the Services Trades depend on training
apprentices to become the workforce of the future. As its contribution towards creating the
Industry’s future workforce, the Employer commits to implement the following arrangements
from 1 July 2012:
Once the company employs more than 4 mechanical plumbers and/or 4 sanitary plumbers, it
will employ an apprentice in the relevant trade at the following ratios:
4 mechanical plumbers = 1 mechanical plumbing apprentice
14 mechanical plumbers = 2 mechanical plumbing apprentices
24 mechanical plumbers = 3 mechanical plumbing apprentices etc
4 sanitary plumbers = 1 sanitary plumbing apprentice
14 sanitary plumbers = 2 sanitary plumbing apprentices
24 sanitary plumbers = 3 sanitary plumbing apprentices etc
The Employer implementation of these arrangements will be negotiated between the Union,
Employer and STQ.
Where the Employer does not employ these minimum ratios, the Employer will contribute the
following amount to the Services Trades Industry Fund which will then assign these funds to
subsidising industry-wide initiatives to assist Employers and their apprentices in apprentices’
training:
All-in hourly rate x relevant apprentice % (first year 40%, second year 55% etc) x 36 hours
x 52 weeks or part thereof for each apprentice not employed, to be paid weekly.
Q9. ADULT APPRENTICE
An apprenticeship on or after the age of 21 years shall be paid a minimum rate equal to the rate
of pay for a third year apprentice, for the first three years of the apprenticeship.
Q10. ALLOWANCES
The amounts payable for all allowances are listed in Q25.
Q10.1 Asbestos Materials
Employees required to wear protective equipment (ie. combination overalls and breathing
equipment or similar apparatus) as part of the necessary safeguards required by the appropriate
occupational health authority for the use of materials containing asbestos or to work in close
proximity to Employees using such materials will be paid an amount per hour extra whilst
wearing such equipment.
Q10.2 Acid Plants and Chemicals Works
An Employee engaged in plumbing work carried out on production plant in chemical works or
acid plants which have been commissioned will be paid an additional amount per hour.
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Q10.3 Confined Space
An Employee required to work in a confined space will be paid an allowance per hour or part
thereof when an entry permit is required.
Q10.4 Employees Accepting Responsibility to Statutory Authorities
An Employee who is required to act on their plumbers or gasfitters licence/s issued by an
appropriate state authority will be paid an additional amount per week for each week of their
employment whether or not they have in fact acted on such licence/s. Acting on one’s licence
will mean signing of notices and assuming responsibility to relevant authorities.
Q10.5 Employee Acting on Welding Certificate
An Employee who is requested by the Employer to weld pipes whether that being by
Oxygen/Acetylene, Arc, MIG, TIG or plastic welding will be paid an additional amount per hour
for each type of welding whether or not they have in any hour actually performed welding
provided that no Employee shall be entitled to be paid for more than 2 types of welding.
However, this allowance shall not apply for all plumbing work with respect to the joining together
of plastic, PVC and/or polythenol materials eg. HDPE and MDPE.
Q10.6 Fares and Travel Allowance
At the commencement of this Agreement, the Employer will elect one of the following as their
100 km radius to which fares and travel within this clause apply: Brisbane GPO; Sunshine Coast;
or Gold Coast (see Q27).
The Employer will make their election by advising the Union in writing of the chosen radius at
the time of signing the Agreement. Should the Employer fail to advise the Union of their elected
radius, the default radius will apply being the radius within which their main office is located.
The Employer cannot change their elected radius during the life of this Agreement unless
approval is provided by the Union.
In the case of an Employee sent to distant work (as defined in this Agreement) the place at
which such Employees resides for that distant work will be the point for the 100km radius.
Entitlement
Employees will be paid the following fares and travel on each day they report to the work site
within the 100 km radius as elected.
Fares and travel will also be paid on RDOs.
1 July
2016
1 January
2017
1 July
2017
1 July
2018
1 July
2018
Travel component $33.75 $33.75 $41.25 $41.25 $41.25
Fares component $11.25 $11.25 $13.75 $13.75 $13.75
100 km Extended Radius Payment N/A $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00
Total Fares and Travel Allowance
(within 100 km Radius) $45 $70 $80 $80 $80
Apprentices will receive fares and travel in accordance with the above provisions; however the
rates of the fares and travel are as follows:
1st year – 75% 2nd Year – 85% 3rd Year – 90% 4th Year – 95%
Fares Travel
100km
extend
radius
Total Fares Travel
100km
extend
radius
Total Fares Travel
100km
extend
radius
Total Fares Travel
100km
extend
radius
Total
1/7/2016 $25.31 $8.44 N/A $33.75 $28.69 $9.60 N/A $38.29 $30.38 $10.12 N/A $40.50 $32.06 $10.69 N/A $42.75
1/1/2017 $25.31 $8.44 $18.75 $52.50 $28.69 $9.60 $21.25 $59.54 $30.38 $10.12 $22.50 $63.00 $32.06 $10.69 $23.75 $66.50
1/7/2017 $30.94 $10.31 $18.75 $60.00 $35.06 $11.69 $21.25 $68.00 $37.13 $12.38 $22.50 $72.01 $39.19 $13.06 $23.75 $76.00
1/7/2018 $30.94 $10.31 $18.75 $60.00 $35.06 $11.69 $21.25 $68.00 $37.13 $12.38 $22.50 $72.01 $39.19 $13.06 $23.75 $76.00
1/7/2019 $30.94 $10.31 $18.75 $60.00 $35.06 $11.69 $21.25 $68.00 $37.13 $12.38 $22.50 $72.01 $39.19 $13.06 $23.75 $76.00
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Where an Employee is provided with a vehicle to travel from their home to the job site within the
defined radius the Employee will receive travel allowance but not fares allowance.
Fares and travel are not payable to Employees in the following scenarios:
Where an Employee is normally required to report for and finish work at the workshop and
is transported to and from any job by their Employer;
Where Employee is provided with a vehicle to get to and from the job site however in this
case the Employee will be entitled to travel allowance.
Employee Using Their Own Vehicle During Working Hours
Where an Employee is required to use their own vehicle to travel to any other job site during the
course of their daily engagement they will be paid an allowance in accordance with Q25.
All time travelled will be regarded as time worked.
Travel Beyond the Defined Radius
When working on jobs beyond the defined radius, the Employee will receive in addition to fares
and travel an allowance for travelling time calculated at the ordinary rate of pay for the time
required to travel to the job site and back from the defined radius. There will be a minimum
payment of quarter of an hour for such a journey.
In addition, where an Employee provides their own transport they will be paid an amount per
kilometre as prescribed in Q25 for the distance travelled beyond the defined radius.
Q10.7 First Aid
An Employee who is qualified in first aid and is appointed by their Employer to carry out first aid
duties in addition to their usual duties will be paid an additional rate per day.
Q10.8 Fumes
An Employee required to work in a place where fumes of sulphur or other acid or other offensive
fumes are present will be paid an allowance per day.
Q10.9 Hospitals
An Employee when engaged in repairs, demolition and/or maintenance in any block or portion
of a hospital used for the care or treatment of patients suffering from infectious or contagious
diseases will be paid an additional amount per day or part thereof.
An Employee working inside a morgue in which one or more dead bodies are not in refrigeration
will be paid an additional amount per day or part thereof.
Q10.10 Insulation
An Employee handling charcoal, pumice, granulated cork, silicate of cotton, insulwool, slag wool,
limpet fibre, vermiculite or other recognised insulating materials of a like nature, associated with
similar disabilities in its use, shall be paid an additional amount per hour or part thereof. This
extra rate will also apply to an Employee working in the immediate vicinity who is affected by
the use of such materials. Foam (hard and soft), mineral wool, styrene and lead impregnated
acoustic insulation are not part of the allowance.
Q10.11 Leading Hand
A leading hand is an Employee who is given by the Employer, or the Employer's agent, the
responsibility of directing and/or supervising the work of one or more other persons and is paid
an allowance in accordance with Q25.
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Q10.12 Meal Allowance
An Employee required to work overtime for at least 1.5 hours after working ordinary hours will
be paid a meal allowance in accordance with Q25 plus an additional meal allowance for each
subsequent 4 hours worked. The Employer may provide a meal or meals instead of paying an
allowance.
Q10.13 Multi Story Allowance
A multi-storey allowance will be paid to all Employees on site engaged in construction or
renovation of a building which, when complete, consists of 5 or more storey levels to
compensate for the disabilities experienced in, and which are peculiar to construction or
renovation of a multi-storey building.
For the purposes of this clause renovation work is work performed on existing multi-storey
buildings which involves structural alterations which extend to more than two storey levels in a
building where at least part of the work to be performed is above the fourth floor storey level.
Payments for renovation work will be in accordance with the scale of payments appropriate for
the highest floor level affected by such work.
For the purpose of this clause:
Complete means the building is fully functional and all work which was part of the principal
contract is complete.
A story level means structurally completed floor, walls, pillars or columns, and ceiling (not
being false ceilings) of a building, and will include basement levels and mezzanine or similar
levels (but excluding ‘half floors’ such as toilet blocks or store rooms located between
floors).
Any buildings or structures which do not have regular story levels but which are not classed
as towers (e.g. grandstands, aircraft hangars, large stores, etc.) and which exceed fifteen
metres in height may be covered by this clause
A plant room situated on the top of a building will constitute a further story level if the plant
room occupies 25 percent of the total roof area or an area of 100 square metres whichever
is the lesser.
Floor level means that stage of construction which in the completed building would
constitute the walking surface of the particular floor level referred to in the table of
payments.
An allowance in accordance with the following table will be paid. The second and subsequent
allowance scales will, commence when one of the following components of the building rises
above the floor level first designated in each such allowance scale.
structural steel;
reinforcing steel; and
boxing or walls.
The allowance payable at the highest point of the building will continue until completion of the
building.
Multi-storey allowance is not payable to Employees working on projects under $20 million.
Q10.14 Service Cores
All Employees employed on a service core at more than 15 metres above the highest point of
the main structure will be paid the multi-storey rate appropriate for the main structure, calculated
from the highest point reached by the main structure to the highest point reached by the service
core in any one pay period.
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Employees employed on a service core no higher than fifteen metres above the main structure
will be paid in accordance with the multi-storey allowance prescribed.
Provided that any section of a service core exceeding 15 metres above the highest point of the
main structure will be disregarded for the purpose of calculating the multi-storey allowance
applicable to the main structure.
Q10.15 Site Allowances
A Site Allowance as detailed below will be paid as a flat amount for each hour worked and will
remain unaltered for the duration of each project. At the commencement of a project by the
Employer, the Employer will inform the relevant Employees of the value of the project that was
notified to QLeave and will provide the Unions with a copy of the documentation lodged with
QLeave. Site allowance is payable to Employees engaged in pre fabrication work for a specific
project regardless of whether it’s performed on or off site.
Value of project Site allowance (per hr)
$20-$100m $ 2.50
$100-$200m $3.50
$200-$300m $4.50
$300-$400m $5.00
$400-$500m $5.50
$500m-$600m $6.00
$600-$700M $7.00
$700m $8.00
Q10.16 Tools Allowance
The hourly rates for tradespersons specified in Q25 include allowances for the requirement of
Employees to purchase and maintain tools in an efficient working order in accordance with the
list provided in Q25.
Q10.17 Toxic Substances
Employees using toxic substances or materials of a like nature will be paid an allowance per
hour. Employees working in close proximity to Employees so engaged will be paid an additional
amount per hour extra.
For the purpose of this sub-clause toxic substances will include epoxy-based materials and all
materials which include or require the addition of a catalyst hardener and reactive additives or
two pack catalyst systems will be deemed to be materials of a like nature.
Where an Employee is using materials of the types mentioned in this sub clause and such work
continues to their meal break they will be entitled to take washing time of 10 minutes immediately
prior to their meal breaks. Where this work continues to the ceasing time of the day or is finished
at any time prior to the ceasing time of the day, washing time of 10 minutes will be granted. The
washing time break or breaks will be counted as time worked.
Q10.18 Workshop Allowance
Employees engaged in prefabrication work off site, will be paid an allowance of $2.50 for each
hour worked.
Q10.19 Daily Fares and Travel
Employees engaged in distant work shall receive fares and travel allowance in accordance with
Q25 - Fares and Travel.
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Meals and Accommodation
The Employer shall provide the Employee with:
a. Lodging in a well-kept establishment with adequate furnishing with good bedding, good floor
coverings, good lighting and heating, hot and cold running water; and in either a single
room, or twin room if a single room is not available;
b. With breakfast, lunch, smoko and dinner provided.
Where the accommodation is in a construction camp or temporary accommodation as defined
by Queensland Development Code MP3.3 and without mess facilities, a camping allowance as
describe in Q25 shall be paid.
If an Employer is unable to provide the above, then the Employee will be paid a daily/or weekly
expense allowance in accordance with Q25. The allowance in Q25 will be increased if the
Employee satisfies the Employer that the Employee reasonably incurred a greater outlay than
that prescribed.
Q10.20 Distant Work
Distant work is work that is at such a distance from the Employee’s usual place of residence
that he/she is unable to reasonably travel to and from his/her residence each day. For the
purpose of this clause and prior to accepting distant work the Employee shall declare their usual
place of residence.
a. Distant work
i. When an employee is required to travel from their normal place of employment or
their normal place of residence to a distant job (as defined) the employee will be
reimbursed for all travelling expenses incurred. The mode of travel will be as directed
by the employer provided the comfort of the employee will be of a standard not less
than that of economy class travel. All time spent in travelling from the normal place
of employment or the employee’s normal place of residence to the distant job will be
paid at the ordinary time rate of pay up to a maximum of eight hours in any one day.
For sprinkler fitter trades, payment will be made at the rate of time and a half where
the employer requires the employee to travel on Sundays and public holidays.
ii. Where the employee is not accommodated on the actual site of the distant job, their
place of accommodation will become the centre as defined in this Appendix and fares
and travelling time must be paid as prescribed by clause Q9 as the case may be.
b. Entitlement
i. Upon any day when an employee, in accordance with the employer’s requirements,
reports for work, or allocation of work, the employee will receive the fares and/or
travelling time payment (if any) that the employee would normally be paid if the
employee worked for the day.
ii. The allowances set out in this clause will not be taken into account in calculating
overtime, penalty rates, annual or personal/carer’s leave.
Q10.21 Living away from home—distant work
(a) Qualification
An employee will be entitled to the provisions of this clause when employed on a job or
construction work at such a distance from their usual place of residence that the
employee cannot reasonably return to that place each night.
(b) Employee’s address
i. At the time of engagement, the employee will provide, on the employer’s request,
details of their usual place of residence, being:
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the address of the place of residence at the time of application; and
the address of a separately maintained residence, if applicable.
ii. The employer will not exercise undue influence, for the purpose of avoiding its
obligations under this award, to persuade the employee to give a false address. No
subsequent change of address will entitle an employee to the provisions of this
clause unless the employer agrees.
(c) Entitlement
Where an employee qualifies under this clause the employer will either:
provide the worker with reasonable board and lodging;
pay an allowance of $418.27 per week of seven days but such allowance will not be
wages. In the case of broken parts of the week occurring at the beginning or the
ending of the employment on a distant job the allowance will be $59.79 per day. The
foregoing allowances will be increased if the employee satisfies the employer that
the employee reasonably incurred a greater outlay than that prescribed; or
in circumstances prescribed in this clause Q10.21(d)(v) provide construction camp
accommodation and messing.
(d) Travelling expenses
An employee who is sent by their employer or selected or engaged by an employer or
agent to go to a job which qualifies the employee to the provision of this clause will not
be entitled to any of the allowances prescribed by clause Q25, for the period occupied in
travelling from the employee’s usual place of residence to the distant job, but instead
must be paid as follows:
i. Forward journey
For the time spent in so travelling, at the hourly minimum wage up to a maximum
of eight hours per day for each day of travel (to be calculated as the time taken
by rail or the usual travelling facilities).
For the amount of the fare on the most common method of public transport to
the job (bus, air or rail with sleeping berths if necessary), any excess payment
due to transporting the employee’s tools if such an expense is incurred.
For any meals incurred while travelling at $12.75 per meal.
The employer may deduct the cost of the forward journey fare from an employee
who terminates or discontinues their employment within two weeks of
commencing on-the-job and who does not forthwith return to their place of
engagement.
ii. Return journey
An employee will, for the return journey, receive the same time, fares, and meal
payments as provided in clause Q10.21(d)(i), together with an amount of $19.93
to cover the cost of transporting themself and their tools from the main public
transport terminal to the employee’s usual place of residence.
The above return journey payments will not be paid if the employee terminates
or discontinues the employment within two months of commencing on-the-job,
or if the employee is dismissed for incompetence within one working week of
commencing on-the-job, or is dismissed for misconduct.
Departure point—for the purposes of this clause, travelling time will be calculated
as the time taken for the journey from the central or regional rail, bus or air
terminal nearest the employee’s usual place of residence to the locality of the
work.
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iii. Daily fares allowance
An employee engaged on a job which qualifies the employee to the provisions of this
clause and who is required to reside elsewhere than on the site (or adjacent to the
site and supplied with transport) must be paid the fares allowance prescribed by
clause Q9.
iv. Weekend return home
An employee who works as required during the ordinary hours of work on the
working day before and the working day after a weekend and who notifies the
employer or their representative, no later than Tuesday of each week, of the
employee’s intention to return to the employee’s usual place of residence for the
weekend, must be paid an allowance of $33.61 for each occasion. This provision
will not apply to an employee who is receiving the payment prescribed in clause
Q10.21(c) instead of board and lodging being provided by the employer or who
is receiving a camping allowance as prescribed in clause Q10.21(d)(v).
When an employee returns home for a weekend or part of a weekend and does
not absent themself from the job for any of the ordinary working hours, no
reduction of the allowance prescribed in clause Q10.21(c) will be made.
v. Construction camps
Camp and caravan accommodation
Where an employee is engaged on the construction of projects which are
located in areas where reasonable board and lodging is not available or where
the size of the workforce is in excess of the available accommodation or where
continuous concrete pour requirements of the project or the working of shifts
necessitate camp accommodation and where, because of these circumstances,
it is necessary to house the employees in a camp or caravan accommodation
the employer must reimburse all costs associated with the employee arranging
and providing such camp or caravan accommodation. This provision will not
apply where the employer provides appropriate camp or caravan
accommodation.
Camping allowance
An employee living in a construction camp or caravan accommodation where
free messing is not provided will receive a camping allowance of $166.68 for
every complete week the employee is available for work. If required to be in
camp for less than a complete week the employee must be paid $23.89 per day
including any Saturday or Sunday if the employee is in camp and available for
work on the working day immediately preceding and succeeding each Saturday
or Sunday. If an employee is absent without the employer’s approval on any
day, the allowance will not be payable for that day and if such unauthorised
absence occurs on the working day immediately preceding or succeeding a
Saturday or Sunday, the allowance will not be payable for the Saturday or
Sunday.
(e) Rest and recreation
i. Rail or road travel
An employee who proceeds to a job which qualifies them for provisions of this
subclause may, after two months’ continuous service and thereafter at three
monthly periods in respect of plumbing and mechanical services employees, and
two months’ continuous service and two monthly periods thereafter in respect of
sprinkler fitters, return to the employee’s usual place of residence at the
weekend. If the employee does so, the employee must be paid the amount of a
bus or return railway fare to the bus or railway station nearest their usual place
of residence on the pay day which immediately follows the date on which the
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employee returns to the job, provided no delay not agreed to by the employer
takes place in connection with the employee’s commencement of work on the
morning of the working day following the weekend. Provided, however, that if the
work upon which the employee is engaged will terminate in the ordinary course
within a further 28 days (14 days for a sprinkler fitter) after expiration of any such
period of two or three months, then the provisions of this subclause will not be
applicable.
This entitlement will be availed of as soon as reasonably practical after it
becomes due and will lapse after a period of two months provided that the
employee has been notified in writing by the employer in the week prior to such
entitlement becoming due of the date of entitlement and that such entitlement
will lapse if not taken before the appropriate date two months later. Proof of such
written notice will lie with the employer.
Service requirements—for the purpose of this clause service will be deemed to
be continuous despite an employee’s absence from work as prescribed in this
clause.
ii. Variable return home
In special circumstances, and by agreement with the employer, the return to the
usual place of residence entitlements may be granted earlier or taken later than the
prescribed date of accrual without alteration to the employee’s accrual entitlements.
iii No payment for unused fares
Payment of fares as provided for in this subclause will not be made unless availed
of by the employee.
iv. Flexible rostered day off
If the employer and employee so agree in writing, the paid rostered day off as
prescribed in clause Q1 - Ordinary hours of work over a four week work cycle, may
be taken, and paid for, in conjunction with and additional to rest and recreation leave
as prescribed in this subclause or at the end of the project or on termination,
whichever comes first.
v. Termination
An employee will be entitled to notice of termination in sufficient time to arrange
suitable transport at termination or must be paid as if employed up to the end of the
ordinary working day before transport is available.
(f) Transitional airfares provision in respect of employees in the Territory of Christmas Island
i. Where an employee is domiciled in the Territory of Christmas Island and is not
entitled to fares under clause Q10.21(e), that employee is entitled to an annual return
airfare for themselves and their spouse or de facto partner after 12 months’
continuous service.
ii. The airfare payable is the equivalent of a return economy airfare from Christmas
Island to Perth.
iii. Clause Q10.21(f) ceases to operate on 31 December 2014.
Rest and Recreation Breaks
a. Where road travel time over 6 hours from Employees place of residence.
The Employer and Employee will agree on a schedule of work which will include a return to
the Employees usual placed of residence at least every 4 weeks. This Agreement must be
made as part of the Employer’s initial offer of Distant Work to the Employee.
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The Employer must arrange and pay for transporting the Employee by economy class air
transport to and from the airport nearest to the Employee's usual place of residence.
The duration of the Employee’s rest and recreation break will be negotiated between the
Employer and the Employee as part of the Employer’s initial offer of Distant Work to the
Employee or as varied by mutual agreement.
The final day of the work roster will be allocated as the Employees travel day and the
Employee will be paid for that day as if at work. The Employee will return to the Distant
Work location in his/her own time to enable him/her to commence the first day of their roster
at the normal start time.
b. Where road travel time less than 6 hours from Employees place of residence
An Employee who works as required during the ordinary hours of work on the working day
before and working day after a weekend and who notifies the Employer or his/her
representative no later than Tuesday of each week of his/her intention to return home at the
weekend and who returns home for the weekend shall be paid the weekend return home
allowance as prescribed in Q25.
Where an Employee returns to their usual place of residence on a weekend the following
conditions shall apply:
The Employee shall be entitled to payment of the weekend return home allowance
as prescribed in Q25;
The Employee shall complete the full shift of work on the Friday before the weekend
return home;
The Employee shall commence the full shift of work on the Monday following the
weekend return home;
The Employee shall advise the Employer of his/her intention for weekend return
home at least the Tuesday prior to the weekend;
The Employer shall be responsible for meeting all reasonable costs associated with return
transport.
Travel on Commencement and Cessation
a. Where road travel time over 6 hours from Employees place of residence
The Employer must transport Employees by economy air transport from the Employee’s
usual place of residence, to the project at the commencement of employment and return,
at the conclusion of the project.
Employees will be paid up to eight hours per day for each day of travel to commence or
cease at the distant work location.
Employer shall pay a meal allowance in accordance with Q25 plus pay any excess baggage
costs incurred in transporting Employee tools.
Where an Employee has been terminated the notice period will extend to the end of the
ordinary working day before transport is available.
b. Where road travel time less than 6 hours from Employees place of residence
Employees will be paid up to 6 hours per day for each day of travel to commence or cease
at the distant work location.
Employer shall pay a meal allowance in accordance with Q25 and all reasonable costs
associated with transport.
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Recovery of Forward Journey Fare
Where the Employee terminates their employment within two weeks of commencing at the
distance location for the purpose of taking up alternative employment in the same location, then
the Employer may deduct the cost of the forward journey fare from the Employee’s final pay.
Return Journey Costs upon Termination
If the Employee is dismissed for misconduct or the Employee discontinues their employment
within 2 months of commencing their job at the distant location, for the purpose of taking up
alternative employment in the same location then the Employer is not required to meet the return
journey payments.
Q11. SUPERANNUATION
Q11.1 Subject to an Employee’s right to choose a superannuation fund under section 32F of the SGAA,
each Employee will be given the option of having their superannuation contributions paid into
either BUSS(Q) or CBUS.
Q11.2 On behalf of each Employee, an Employer will contribute the following minimum weekly amount
into the Employees' superannuation account:
Date Employer
contribution
Employee co-contribution
salary sacrifice (compulsory)
Company payment
1 November 2015 $200 $65 $265
1 April 2016 $214 $65 $279
1 July 2016 $223 $65 $288
1 July 2017 $232 $65 $297
1 July 2018 $245 $65 $310
1 July 2019 $255 $65 $320
Q11.3 Superannuation contributions for Apprentices will be 9.5% of their ordinary time earnings with
the Apprentice having the option to co-contribute by way of salary sacrifice 3% of their ordinary
time earnings.
Q11.4 Apprentices employed prior to the commencement of this agreement will be 12% of their
ordinary time earnings with the Apprentice having the option to co-contribute by way of salary
sacrifice 3% of their ordinary time earnings.
Q11.5 The Employer will, on behalf of the Employee, forward the above amounts directly to each
Employee’s superannuation account each calendar month.
Q11.6 Contributions will continue to be paid on behalf of the Employee during any absence of paid
leave such as annual leave, long service leave (including paid for by QLeave), public holidays,
sick leave (including periods of CIPS and Workers’ Compensation for the first 12 months).
Contributions will not be paid when an Employee is on leave without pay.
Q11.7 All payments will be made on the basis of full week payments. However, where an Employee
commences work partly through a pay week, the Employee shall not be entitled for any
contribution for that part week. Thus payments to superannuation will commence from the first
day of the first full pay week of employment. A superannuation pay week shall be the same pay
week as applies to the payment of wages/remuneration. Payment on termination shall be based
on a payment for a full week for any commenced week.
Q11.8 Should it be established that the Employer has failed to make the payments in accordance with
this Agreement, the Employer shall be liable to make the appropriate contributions immediately
and shall also pay an additional amount equal to the fund crediting rate/s during the period of
non-compliance, but no less than 10% per annum.
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Salary Sacrifice
Q11.9 In addition to the requirements of this agreement, an Employee may choose to salary sacrifice
some or all wages into superannuation. The amount may be adjusted by the Employee on the
first pay day on or after 1 July each year if desired.
Minimum Contributions
Q11.10 Where, due to company structure, no Employees are engaged under this agreement, the
Employer shall make a contribution to the STQ Fund equivalent to the superannuation payments
under this clause for 2 Employees.
Projects Under $20 Million
Q11.11 Where an Employee is working on a project under $20 million the Employer superannuation
contributions will be 9.5% of the Employee’s ordinary time earnings.
Q12. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
Q12.1 Within 2 days of termination of the Employee’s employment, the Employer will pay the Employee
the following entitlements:
a) Outstanding wages;
b) Accrued annual leave including loading of 17.5% loading;
c) Accrued RDO’s including fares and travel for each 7.2 hours; and
d) An Employer who terminates the employment of an Employee except for reasons of
misconduct or incompetence (proof of which will lie upon the Employer) will pay the
Employee a day’s ordinary wages for each holiday or each holiday in a group which falls
within 10 consecutive calendar days after the day of termination. Where any 2 or more of
the holidays prescribed in this clause occur within a 7 day span, such holiday will be a group
of holidays. If the first day of the group of holidays falls within 10 consecutive calendar days
after termination, the whole group will be deemed to fall within the 10 consecutive calendar
days. Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day will be regarded as a group.
e) The Employer will also make payment for any outstanding CIPQ, BUSSQ/CBUS, BERT,
BEWT and STQ in accordance with the relevant clauses within this Agreement.
Q12.2 Should such payment not be made within 2 days of the Employee’s termination the Employee will
be entitled to claim payment for all time spent waiting for the wages up to a maximum of 8 hours
pay per day (including Saturday and Sunday):
Q12.3 Within 7 days of the termination, the Employer will notify CIPQ of the Employees sick leave balance
and provide the Employee with a separation certificate.
Q13. INCOME PROTECTION AND PORTABLE UNUSED SICK LEAVE
The Employer will contribute the following amounts per week to CIPQ in respect of each of its
Employees for, or on account of, the premium insuring income protection for each of those
Employees and CIPQ’s costs:
1/3/2016 1/3/2017 1/3/2018 1/3/2019
$29.60 $31.70 $35.00 $39.30
If CIPQ decides that a higher weekly rate per Employee must be paid or provided, the Employer
must pay that higher rate as and from the date CIPQ determines.
If an Employer does not contribute to CIPQ an amount required by this clause in respect of each
and every Employee, the Employer will pay to any Employee who would be entitled to a benefit
from CIPQ had payment been made:
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a. the amount/value of such CIPQ benefit (e.g. medical expenses, claims management costs,
rehabilitation expenses and payment of unused sick leave upon termination of
employment), and
b. an additional $1,600 per week for a period of three years.
Contributions will continue to be paid on behalf of the Employee during any absence of paid
leave such as annual leave, long service leave (including paid for by QLeave), public holidays,
sick leave (including periods of CIPS and Workers’ Compensation for the first 12 months).
Contributions will not be paid when an Employee is on leave without pay.
Minimum Contributions
Where, due to company structure, no Employees are engaged under this agreement, the
Employer shall make a contribution to the STQ Fund equivalent to the CIPQ payments under
this clause for 2 Employees.
Q14. REDUNDANCY
Q14.1 The Employer will utilise the Building Employees Redundancy Trust (BERT) to meet all of the
liabilities for redundancy payments and further to ensure that an amount equal to the credit
balance of the Employee’s account in the BERT Fund is paid to the Employee when the
Employee is entitled to that payment as described in the Trust Deed creating the BERT Fund.
Q14.2 Contributions will continue to be paid on behalf of the Employee during any absence of paid
leave such as annual leave, long service leave (including paid for by QLeave), public holidays,
sick leave (including periods of CIPQ and Workers’ Compensation for the first 12 months).
Contributions will not be paid when an Employee is on leave without pay.
Q14.3 Where the Employee’s balance in the BERT Fund reaches $12,000 or an amount that equals 8
weeks wages, the Employee will have the option to continue to have contributions paid into
BERT or redirected to superannuation account. It is the Employee’s option only.
Q14.4 Contributions to BERT must be made, at the minimum, on a monthly basis. Details of the
Employer’s contribution for each month including when the contribution was made and for how
much, are to be shown on the Employee’s wage statement by the end of the second week of
each subsequent month.
Q14.5 At the same time contributions are made to the BERT Fund, the Employer must pay to the
Trustee of the Building Employees Welfare Trust (BEWT), on behalf of each Employee, the
following minimum weekly amount:
Q14.6 The Employer will contribute on behalf of each Employee the following minimum weekly amount:
First pay period from BERT BEWT
1 April 2016 $100 $13.00
1 January 2017 $105 $13.50
1 January 2018 $110 $14.20
1 January 2019 $115.50 $14.90
Q14.7 Apprentices employed after the commencement of this agreement, will be paid the amount of
$35 BERT per week and BEWT will be paid in accordance with the table at clause Q12.8.
Q14.8 Apprentices employed prior to the commencement of this agreement, weekly contributions will
be paid as follows:
First pay period from First Year – 40% Second Year –
55% Third Year – 75% Fourth Year – 90%
BERT BEWT BERT BEWT BERT BEWT BERT BEWT
1 April 2016 $40 $5.20 $55.00 $7.15 $75.00 $9.75 $90 $11.70
1 January 2017 $42 $5.40 $57.75 $7.43 $78.75 $10.13 $94.50 $12.15
1 January 2018 $44 $5.68 $60.50 $7.81 $82.50 $10.65 $99.00 $12.78
1 January 2019 $46.20 $5.96 $63.53 $8.20 $86.63 $11.18 $103.95 $13.41
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Q14.9 In accordance with the Trust Deed commencing or ceasing employment Employees shall be
entitled to contributions for the full week of employment whether they work the full week or not.
Minimum Contributions
Q14.10 Where, due to company structure, no Employees are engaged under this agreement, the
Employer shall make a contribution to the STQ Fund equivalent to the BERT payments under
this clause for 2 Employees.
Projects Under $20 Million
Q14.11 Where an Employee is working on a project under $20 million the BERT and BEWT contributions
will be as follows:
First pay period from BERT BEWT
1 January 2016 $35.00 $5.00
1 January 2017 $36.75 $5.25
1 March 2018 $38.70 $5.50
1 January 2019 $40.55 $5.80
Q14.12 The above contributions are payable for Apprentices.
Q14.13 All other clauses relating redundancy will apply.
Apprentice contributions shall be calculated using the following percentage of the trade rate.
1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year 4th Year
40% 55% 75% 90%
In accordance with the Trust Deed commencing or ceasing employment Employees shall be
entitled to contributions for the full week of employment whether they work the full week or not.
Minimum Contributions
Where, due to company structure, no Employees are engaged under this agreement, the Employer shall
make a contribution to the STQ Fund equivalent to the payments under this clause for 2 Employees.
Q15. ROSTERED DAYS OFF (RDO)
Q15.1 Except as provided elsewhere in this Agreement, the average ordinary working hours will be 36
hours per week worked as follows:
a. Ordinary working hours will be worked, Monday to Friday, 8 hours per day, between the
hours of 6.00 am and 6.00 pm, with 0.8 of one hour each day worked accruing as an
entitlement towards an RDO.
b. 26 rostered days are to be taken off by an Employee for every 12 months continuous service
in accordance with the dates set out in the RDO calendars contained in Q22. However, an
RDO Calendar may be changed by notice from the Union to the Employer, to move an RDO
from a date, including one which is declared as a Public Holiday, to another date. Such
notice is likely to be given to ensure some RDO’s occur during school holidays.
c. Payment for RDO’s will be paid as though the Employee worked and include an entitlement
to the daily fares and travel allowance.
d. Each day of leave taken and any public holiday occurring during any cycle will be regarded
as a day worked for accrual purposes. On such days an Employee will be paid 7.2 hours
per day and have their RDO balance increased by 0.8 hours.
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e. Where an Employee has insufficient accruals for an RDO, the Employer may offset any
deficiency from the Employees annual leave entitlement.
f. Where an RDO calendar is not agreed upon the Employee will be entitled to take every
second Friday off work, provided they have 7.2 RDO hours accrued.
g. For each day taken of personal leave the Employee will be paid 7.2 hours and 0.8 of an
hour will be added to the Employee’s RDO balance.
Q15.2 Where the Employer requests the Employee to work on an RDO and the Employee agrees, the
Employer will notify the Employee’s Representative in writing where possible prior to the
Employee working the RDO but no later than 14 days after the Employee has worked the
RDO. Such written notification will include the date which work occurred and the Employees
who worked. Where the Employer fails to notify the Employee’s Representative, the Employee
will be entitled to receive double time for the hours worked on the RDO and entitled to take bank
an RDO.
Q15.3 Any Banked RDO’s not taken before 30 December each year shall be converted to Annual
Leave on this date and paid as such. Annual Leave accrued in this way shall be treated no
differently than Annual Leave accrued normally, including payment by the Employer of a 17.5%
loading.
Q16. SHIFT WORK
Q16.1 Where agreed between Employer and Employee, shift work may be worked to meet exceptional
circumstances such as where general site conditions prohibit the performance of the work during
ordinary hours. Nothing in this provision shall be taken to limit the Employer’s ability to work as
required utilising overtime provisions to perform the work in question outside ordinary hours.
Q16.2 A shift must be for no less than 1 week at a time and always for a full week.
Q16.3 No shift work will be undertaken during the ordinary hours of work being 6.00 am to 6.00 pm or
between noon Saturday and 6.00 am Monday. No shift shall be for more than 8 continuous
hours, excluding meal breaks.
Q16.4 Shift workers shall be paid 187.5% of the respective wage for ordinary hours of work.
Q16.5 The unpaid crib break of shift workers shall be 45 minutes or where an Employer and Employees
agree 30 minutes to suit particular circumstances.
Q16.6 Normal daily fares and travel will apply where the Employee is performing shift work.
Q17. MEAL BREAKS
Q17.1 There will be one 30 minute paid break in lieu of all other rest break and meal break.
Q17.2 Alternatively the Employer and Employee may agree to have 2 paid rest breaks of 10 minutes
each per day, one in the first half of the day and one in the second half of the day. In addition
the Employee will be entitled to an unpaid meal break of not less than 30 minutes to be taken
between noon and 1.00 pm.
Q17.3 No Employee will work more than 4 hours without a break.
Overtime Meal Allowances / Breaks
Q17.4 An Employee required to work overtime for at least 1.5 hours after working ordinary hours will
be paid a meal allowance in accordance with Q25 plus an additional meal allowance for each
subsequent 4 hours worked. The Employer may provide a meal or meals instead of paying an
allowance.
Q17.5 When an Employee is rostered to work 3 or more hours overtime the Employee is entitled to a
paid rest break of 20 minutes immediately after ordinary hours ceasing time. Where this break
is not taken the 20 minutes will be added to the total overtime worked and paid accordingly.
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Q17.6 In addition, the Employee is entitled to paid rest break of 30 minutes after each 4 hour block of
continuous overtime.
Variation of Meal Breaks
Q17.7 Where, because of the area or location of a project, the majority of on-site Employees on the
project request, and agreement is reached, the period of the meal break may be lengthened to
not more than forty-five (45) minutes with a consequential adjustment to the daily time of
cessation of work.
Working During Meal Break
Q17.8 If an Employer requires an Employee to work through their normal meal break the Employee
will be paid at the rate of double-time until they are allowed to take such a break. Where the
meal break is shortened by agreement, the Employer will pay for the period by which the meal
break is shortened, which will then form part of ordinary time hours. This provision will not apply
where the Employees and Employer have agreed to one 30 minute paid break in lieu of all other
rest break and meal break.
Q18. ANNUAL LEAVE
Q18.1 Annual leave continues to accrue (for the first 12 months) when an Employee is on any paid
absence including WorkCover, CIPQ and QLeave.
Q18.2 The Employer will continue to make weekly contributions to BUSSQ/CBUS, BERT, BEWT and
CIPQ on behalf of an Employee for each week of annual leave cashed out by the Employee.
Q19. LONG SERVICE LEAVE
Employees are entitled to long service leave on full pay under, subject to, and in accordance
with, the provisions of Chapter 2, Part 3, sections 42-58 of the Queensland Industrial Relations
Act 1999 as amended from time to time, or the provisions of the Building and Construction
Industry (Portable Long Service Leave) Act 1991. Section 43 subsection (4) of the Queensland
Industrial Relations Act 1999 does not apply to Employees covered by this agreement.
Q20. DECLARED NATURAL DISASTERS
The Employee will be able to utilise their inclement weather hours where an Employee is
reasonably prevented from attending work as resolved by Employer due to a government
declared natural disaster zone. In considering the Employees entitlement to payment the
Employer will give reasonable consideration to the capacity of the Employee to notify the
Employer of their situation.
Q21. TRAINING AND RELATED MATTERS
Q21.1 This clause applies to training other than apprenticeship training or an equivalent contract for
training.
Q21.2 All parties covered by this Agreement acknowledge the changing pace of technology in the
industry and the need for the Employer and Employees to understand those changes and have
the necessary skill requirements to keep the Employer at the forefront of the industry.
Q21.3 Where it is agreed by the Employer that additional training should be taken by an Employee,
that training may be undertaken either on or off the job. Where courses are available during
normal working hours, the Employee has first option of attending training at these times without
loss of pay. If practicable training will be provided on site to minimise down time and costs to
the Employer.
Q21.4 Where the Employer requires the Employee to attend training and the training can only be
provided out of hours, the Employee will be paid at ordinary rates for all time required to
complete the training. The Employer must consider the Employees individual circumstances
before making training outside hours mandatory.
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Q21.5 All reasonable cost associated with training including meals, accommodation and course fees
will be paid by the Employer.
Q22. SERVICES TRADES QUEENSLAND (STQ)
The Services Trades Queensland is a partnership between the Plumbers Union Qld and the
Services Trades sectors of:
Plumbing;
Air conditioning and mechanical services; and
Fire protection.
As represented by their respective Employer associations:
The Master Plumbers Association Queensland,
The National Fire Industry Association Queensland; and
Air Conditioning and Mechanical Contractors Association Queensland.
STQ’s purpose is to advance the services trades sector through enabling innovative, needs
based, leading edge solutions to training, industry leadership development, workplace health
and safety, and Employee engagement particularly by enabling future orientated skills and
competencies development. STQ’s core business objectives are:
Increasing Services Trades sector competency and professionalism;
Improving worker career opportunities and satisfaction; and
Building the sector’s workforce of the future.
The Employer agrees to support STQ by contributing $25.00 per week for each Employee who
is paid in accordance with this agreement and is not an apprentice.
Contributions shall be calculated on a weekly basis paid monthly into the STQ Fund.
Contributions for new Employees shall commence from the first day of the first full pay week of
employment whether working the full week or not. Contributions for Employees on termination
shall be based on a payment for any commenced week.
The minimum Employer contribution to STQ will be no less than for two Employees.
Upon signing this Agreement, the Employer will be liable to contribute an amount as specified
in the Trust Deed on such dates as required.
Q23. EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, STAFFING LEVELS AND REPLACEMENT LABOUR
The Employer recognises that in certain circumstances, the use of contractors and
supplementary labour may affect the job security of Employees covered by this Agreement.
The application of these requirements shall recognise location and circumstance, and where
the requirements as noted below would provide a competitive disadvantage to the company. In
these circumstances these requirements may be varied.
Use of Contractors
If the Employer wishes to engage contractors and their Employees to perform work in the
classifications covered by this Agreement, the Employer must first consult in good faith with
potentially affected Employees and their Representative(s). Consultation will occur prior to the
engagement of subcontractors for the construction works.
Use of Supplementary Labour
Where there is need for supplementary labour to meet the temporary/peak work requirements,
such labour may be accessed on through loan arrangements.
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Supplementary labour is defined as temporary “top up” labour designed to meet short situations
such as absences due to sick leave, annual leave, and short term work peaks. The Employer
undertakes not to use supplementary labour in any position on site for a period of more than 6
weeks.
Q24. KEY CONCEPTS AND TERMS
Q24.1 “Apprentice” or “Trainee” means an Apprentice or Trainee within the meaning of Further
Education and Training Act 2014 (QLD). “Apprenticeship” and Traineeship has a corresponding
meaning.
Q24.2 Fields of work means a defined group of related skills and work functions exhibiting common
features and aimed at providing more efficient and productive work organisation, as well as more
satisfying and well paid jobs. In respect of this Agreement the fields of work are sanitary
plumbing/water supply/drainage, gasfitting, roofing and cladding, mechanical services (including
air conditioning) and irrigation. A stream shall be taken to include any work that is
complementary, ancillary or enabling in its nature relative to the trade activity. The principal
purpose of fields of work is to facilitate the development of training modules.
Q24.3 CSQ means Construction Skills Queensland. CSQ will be the recognised authority (for the
purpose of this agreement) to endorse competency standards and skill sets required for the
major commercial plumbing industry sector in Queensland.
Q24.4 Fabrication includes:
a. the fabrication of pipes for chilled water and condenser water in workshop establishments;
b. the application of tradesperson’s skills to cut, join or make up pipes into plumbing articles
or pipe work in a plumbers’ workshop or on a site where normally performed by a plumbing
or mechanical tradesperson.
Q24.5 Licensed Drainer means a person licensed as a drainer by the appropriate State Authority, or
a person holding a certificate covering draining work which is recognised under the provisions
of the Australian and New Zealand Reciprocity Association Agreement who within three months
makes application for and receives registration from the appropriate State Authority.
Q24.6 Module means a module of training that equates to 40 nominal training hours.
Q24.7 New entrant means an Employee, other than an apprentice, who has never previously worked
within the scope of a building construction industry award or an agreement covering building
construction industry work. If there is doubt as to the status of an Employee in this regard, the
following documentation may be regarded as prima facie evidence that an Employee is not a
new entrant:
a. documentary evidence concerning registration with any of the portable industry long service
leave schemes;
b. documentary evidence concerning contributions into an approved industry superannuation
fund (e.g. C+BUSS, BUSSQ);
c. documentary evidence concerning membership of a union party to any of the above
Agreements in the building and construction industry.
The new entrant classification does not apply to persons who were employed in the building and
construction industry prior to the introduction of this agreement. Such Employees are subject to
the translation arrangements set out in this agreement.
The purpose of introducing the new entrant Level is not to displace existing Employees, but to
facilitate the introduction of a career path. Accordingly, an Employer will not purposely turn over
Employees within the new entrant classification as an alternative to engaging Employees on an
ongoing basis.
Nothing contained in this clause will prevent a party from submitting a dispute about the status
of an Employee for determination under the dispute settlement procedure of this agreement.
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Q24.8 “Plumbing” means plumbing, gas fitting, roof plumbing, lead burning, ship plumbing, heating,
air-conditioning or ventilation plumbing, irrigation installation, pipe-fitting or domestic
engineering work, whether prefabricated or not, engaged on-site or in construction work or any
work in or in connection with:
a. sheet lead, galvanised iron or other classes of sheet metal or any other materials which
supersede the materials usually fixed by plumbers;
b. lead, wrought, cast or sheet iron, copper, brass or other classes of pipe work;
c. water (hot or cold), steam, gas, air, vacuum, heating or ventilating appliances, fittings,
services or installations; or
d. house, ship, sanitary, chemical or general plumbing or drainage and irrigation.
Q24.9 “Registered Plumber and/or Gasfitter” means a plumber holding registration in accordance
with the appropriate State Authority or a person holding a certificate recognised under the
provisions of the Australian and New Zealand Reciprocity Association Agreement who within
three months makes application for and receives registration with the appropriate State
Authority.
Q24.10 Services stream includes all fields of work principally concerned with the installation,
commissioning and maintenance of services, whether performed in relation to buildings,
structures or engineering projects and irrespective of when that work is undertaken in the
construction process.
Q24.11 Services stream (Plumbing and Mechanical Services) means the skills and tasks at all
appropriate levels in the classification structure which are included in the fields of work relevant
to this Agreement.
Q24.12 Skills package means a bundle of skills or competencies within or across fields of work
identified as related and complementary and approved as such by the CSQ.
Q24.13 Streams or Skill streams means a broad grouping of skills that relate to a particular phase or
aspect of production. A stream may be comprised of a number of fields of work.
Q24.14 Trade certificate means a trade certificate level 3 or its equivalent relevant to the Plumbing
and Mechanical Services Industry, including those of Plumber or Mechanical Plumber or a Trade
Certificate Level 3 in Engineering – Fabrication.
A person who has a trade certificate level 3 or its equivalent which is relevant to the Plumbing
and Mechanical Services Industry will be deemed to have a trade certificate for the purpose of
the definition of Plumbing and Mechanical Services Tradesperson Level 2.
Where it appears in the classification definitions at 105% and above the phrase or equivalent
means:
a. any training which a registered provider (e.g. TAFE) or a State Training Authority has
recognised as equivalent to accredited training which is recognised for these levels. This
can include advanced standing through recognition of prior learning and/or overseas
qualifications; or
b. where competencies meet the requirements of the national competency standards for these
levels.
Engagement and Classification
Q24.15 The Employer will instruct each Employee upon engagement that they have been employed in
the Services Stream (Plumbing and Mechanical Services) and the classification level they are
employed at in accordance with the below table.
Q24.16 Employees shall be paid the rates of pay described in Q25 in accordance with the level to which
they are classified.
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Q24.17 The amounts in this agreement reflect the current differential in rates between all classifications
(including plumber and gasfitter and licensed drainer) in this Agreement and the carpenter
classification in the National Building and Construction Industry Agreement 2000. The parties
have agreed that the differential between a licensed plumber or a mechanical plumber engaged
in pipe work shall be 6.2% in favour of a plumber over a carpenter, although this relativity is
discounted by 1% to 5.2% by the introduction of a Services Trades Industry Levy pursuant to
this agreement. This agreement will maintain this differential by providing for an annual increase
to wages. Notwithstanding this clause, the rates of pay contained within Q21 of this Agreement
will remain unchanged for the life of this Agreement.
Q24.18 In determining the appropriate classification/reclassification of a position or job to be filled by an
Employee, an Employer will give full regard to:
a. whether the Employee has proven competencies to the classification sought within an
approved skills package.
b. whether the Employee is or is likely to utilise 50% or more of the competencies mentioned
above during his/her employment with the Employer over a reasonable period of time.
c. whether the Employee possess the skills required for the Employee’s base level of pay.
d. The experience and/or qualifications of the Employee in relevant indicative tasks nominated
in the classification definitions contained in the appendix; and/or
Q24.19 If a dispute arises as to the proper classification of a position or job to be filled by an Employee
the matter will be determined in accordance with the dispute settlement procedure of this
agreement provided that the parties may seek to have the process informed by persons with
technical/educational expertise to assist in the process of resolving the dispute and any other
persons the parties believe would assist in the resolution of the dispute.
Classification structure and definitions
Q24.20 Classification Structure
Classification Relativity to
Tradesperson %
Plumbing and mechanical services sheet metal worker level 1(a) (new
entrant) under the age of 21
After 12 months, Employees not offered an apprenticeship will be moved to
Plumbing and Mechanical Services Worker level 1(b)
55
Plumbing and mechanical services sheet metal worker level 1(b) (new
entrant) over the age of 21
75
Plumbing and mechanical services worker level 3 100
Plumbing and mechanical services tradesperson level I 100
Plumbing and mechanical services tradesperson level II 105
Plumbing and mechanical tradesperson - special class level I 110
Plumbing and mechanical services tradesperson - special class level II 115
Advanced plumbing and mechanical services trades person level I 120
Advanced plumbing and mechanical services trades person level II 125
Classification definitions
Q24.21 Plumbing Mechanical Services Worker Level 3(100%)
A Plumbing and Mechanical Services Worker Level 3 is an Employee who has:
successfully completed a Services Stream Certificate (Plumbing and Mechanical Services)
Certificate 2 of formal structured training agreed to between the parties to this Agreement:
or
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obtained equivalent skills gained through work experience subject to competency testing
to the prescribed standards covering the content of the above agreed modules of training:
or
Is a licensed Drainer
Employee at this level performs work to the level of her/his training:
Exercises good interpersonal communication skills.
Exercises discretion within their level of training.
Understands and applies quality control techniques.
Performs work under general supervision either individually or in a team environment.
Has knowledge of the four streams within the building and construction industry and how
they inter-relate.
Works in a safe manner.
Having been given adequate written or verbal instruction, be able to control their own
schedule of work and meet objectives with general supervision
Is capable of detailed measuring techniques.
Interacts with and assists Employees of other companies on site or at the workplace.
Anticipates and plans for constant changes to the work environment.
The following indicative tasks which an Employee at this level may perform are subject to the
Employee having completed the appropriate training to perform the particular task:
Operating a laser when carrying out levelling.
Read and interpret plans and specifications.
Operate machinery and equipment.
Assists with informal on-the-job guidance to other Employees to a limited degree.
Performs work for which a Drainers license is required.
Q24.22 Plumbing Mechanical Services Tradesperson 1 (100%)
A Plumbing and Mechanical Services Tradesperson Level 1 is an Employee who is not a
licensed drainer or performing mechanical services pipe-work but perform work of a skilled trade
nature for which registration with a recognised licensing authority is not required although the
person may not be formally trade qualified and who is able to exercise the skill and knowledge
of the relevant trade:
Exercises good interpersonal and communication skills.
Reads, interprets and applies information from plans.
Understands and applies quality control techniques.
Exercises discretion within the scope of this grade.
Performs work under general supervision either individually or in a team environment.
Is able to perform tasks safely and be able to identify hazards within their sphere of work.
Assists with informal on-the-job guidance to a limited degree.
Performs non-trade tasks incidental to their work.
Has knowledge of the fields of work within the Plumbing and Mechanical Services sector of
the services stream and how they relate to the other areas of the services stream.
Performs work which, while primarily involving the skills of the plumbing and mechanical
services trade, is incidental or peripheral to the primary task and facilitates the completion
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of the whole task. Such incidental or peripheral work would not require additional formal
technical training.
The Plumbing and Mechanical Services Tradesperson Level 1 classification incorporates any
worker working in any classification covered by the scope of this agreement or the Award as it
applied prior to this agreement who is not:
Engaged on tasks purely of an unskilled nature
A Licensed Drainer
A Licensed Plumber
A Licensed Gasfitter
A Mechanical Plumber performing any Mechanical Services Pipe-work
Holding a trade certificate level 3 in a trade within the national plumbing training packages.
Q24.23 Plumbing and Mechanical Services Tradesperson Level 11 105%
A Plumbing and Mechanical Services Tradesperson Level 11 is either:
a Plumbing and Mechanical Services Tradesperson Level 1 who has successfully
completed three appropriate modules within an approved skills package in addition to the
training requirements of Plumbing and Mechanical Services Tradesperson Level 1; or
equivalent; or will have equivalent skills gained through work experience subject to having
successfully completed a skills test equivalent to the structured training requirements for this
level; or
A person who holds a trade certificate level 3 within the national plumbing training packages
relevant to work being performed under this agreement; or
A person who holds a trade certificate level 3 in Engineering – Fabrication.
A Plumbing and Mechanical Services Tradesperson Level 11 works above and beyond a
Plumbing and Mechanical Services tradesperson at Level 1 and to the level of her/his training:
Exercises the skills attained through completion of the training prescribed for this
classification.
Works under general supervision either individually or in a team environment.
Understands and implements quality control techniques.
Provides trade guidance and assistance as part of a work team.
Exercises discretion within the scope of this grade.
Has knowledge of occupational, health and safety requirements subject to the level of their
training.
Reads, interprets and applies information from plans.
The following indicative tasks which an Employee at this level may perform are subject to the
Employee having the appropriate trade and post trade training to enable them to perform the
particular tasks:
Exercises skills involved in fabrication, assembly, installation, repair, maintenance, testing,
modifying, fault finding, design or commissioning of systems such as water supply, sanitary,
waste disposal and drainage, mechanical services including heating, ventilation and air
conditioning, irrigation, roofing, gas fitting or gas consumer piping systems.
Where a skills package has been identified and approved by the CTQ Services Skills Advisory
Committee as core skills possessed by plumbers within the construction industry within each
field of work of the services stream then such skills shall be a perquisite for further progression
under this career path.
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Where an Employee possesses less than half of the skills identified above the Employer may
require such Employee to undertake gap training until such Employee is competent within the
field of work.
Q24.24 Plumbing and Mechanical Services Tradesperson Special Class Level 1 (110%)
A Plumbing and Mechanical Services Tradesperson - Special Class Level 1 is a Plumbing and
Mechanical Services Tradesperson Level 2 who has successfully completed the following
training requirements:
has been assessed as a competent plumber within the relevant field of work; and
three appropriate modules in addition to the training requirements of Plumbing and
Mechanical Services Tradesperson Level 2; or
the equivalent; or
will have equivalent skills gained through work experience subject to having successfully
completed a skills test equivalent to the structured training requirements for this level.
A Plumbing and Mechanical Services Tradesperson - Special Class Level 1 works above and
beyond a Plumbing and Mechanical Services Tradesperson Level 11 and to the level of her/his
training:
Exercises the skills attained through completion of the training prescribed for this
classification.
Understands and implements quality control techniques.
Provides trade guidance and assistance as part of a team
Exercises discretion within the scope of this grade.
Works under limited supervision, either individually or in a team environment.
Reads, interprets and applies information from plans.
The following indicative tasks which an Employee at this level may perform are subject to the
Employee having the appropriate trade and post trade training to enable the Employee to
perform the particular indicative tasks:
Exercises precision trade skills using various materials and/or specialised techniques.
Schedule and plan work activity
Write brief reports on work activity.
Have knowledge of the Australian Standards applying to their sphere of work.
Recognise hazards associated with tasks in their field of work.
Exercises skills involved in the fabrication, assembly, installation, repair, maintenance,
testing, modifying, fault finding, design or commissioning of systems such as water supply,
sanitary, waste disposal and drainage, mechanical services including heating, ventilation
and air conditioning, irrigation, roofing, gas fitting or gas consumer piping systems.
Q24.25 Plumbing and Mechanical Services Tradesperson - Special Class Level 11 (115%)
A Plumbing and Mechanical Services Tradesperson - Special Class Level 11 is a Plumbing and
Mechanical Services Tradesperson - Special Class Level 1 who successfully completed the
following training requirements:
three appropriate modules in addition to the requirements of Plumbing and Mechanical
Services Tradesperson - Special Class Level 1; or
equivalent; or
will have equivalent skills gained through work experience subject to having successfully
completed a skills test equivalent to the structured training requirements for this level.
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A Plumbing and Mechanical Services Tradesperson - Special Class Level 11 works above and
beyond a Plumbing and Mechanical Services Tradesperson - Special Class Level 1 and to the
level of her/his training:
Exercises the skills attained through completion of the training prescribed for this
classification.
Provides trade guidance and assistance as part of a work team.
Understands and implements quality control techniques.
Works either independently within the skill level of the Employee, or in a team environment
with limited supervision.
Reads, interprets and applies information from plans.
The following indicative tasks which an Employee at this level may perform are subject to the
Employee having the appropriate trade and post trade training to enable the Employee to
perform the particular indicative tasks:
Exercises high precision trade skills using various materials and/or specialised techniques.
Exercises skills involved in the fabrication, assembly, installation, repair, maintenance,
testing, modifying, fault finding, design or commissioning of systems such as water supply,
sanitary, waste disposal and drainage, mechanical services including heating, ventilation
and air conditioning, irrigation, roofing, gas fitting or gas consumer piping systems.
Q24.26 Advanced Plumbing and Mechanical Services Tradesperson Level 1 (120%)
An Advanced Plumbing and Mechanical Services Tradesperson Level 1 is a Plumbing and
Mechanical Services Tradesperson - Special Class Level 11 who has who successfully
completed the following training requirements:
1.5 appropriate modules in addition to the training requirements of Plumbing and
Mechanical Services Tradesperson - Special Class Level 11 ; or
equivalent; or
will have equivalent skills gained through work experience subject to having successfully
completed a skills test equivalent to the structured training requirements for this level.
An Advanced Plumbing and Mechanical Services Tradesperson Level 1 works above and
beyond a Plumbing and Mechanical Services Tradesperson - Special Class Level 11 and to the
level of her/his training:
Exercises the skills attained through completion of the training prescribed for this
classification.
Exercises discretion within their level of training.
Is able to provide trade guidance and assistance as part of a work team.
Understands and implements quality control techniques.
Works either independently within the skill level of the Employee, or in a team environment
with limited supervision.
Reads, interprets and applies information from plans.
The following indicative tasks which an Employee at this level may perform are subject to the
Employee having the appropriate trade and post trade training to enable the Employee to
perform the particular indicative tasks:
Exercises high precision trade skills using various materials and/or specialised techniques.
Possess effective written and verbal skills in order to provide concise reporting and
communication.
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Exercises skills involved in the fabrication, assembly, installation, maintenance, testing,
modifying, fault finding, design or commissioning of systems such as water supply, sanitary,
waste disposal and drainage, mechanical services including heating, ventilation and air
conditioning, irrigation, roofing, gas fitting or gas consumer piping systems.
Q24.27 Advanced Plumbing Mechanical Services Tradesperson Level 11 (125%)
An Advanced Plumbing and Mechanical Services Tradesperson Level 11 is an Advanced
Plumbing and Mechanical Services Tradesperson Level 1 who has successfully completed the
following training requirements:
1.5 appropriate modules in addition to the training requirements of an Advanced Plumbing
and Mechanical Services Tradesperson Level 1;
or equivalent; or
will have equivalent skills gained through work experience subject to having successfully
completed a skills test equivalent to the structured training requirements for this level.
An Advanced Plumbing and Mechanical Services Tradesperson Level 11 works above and
beyond an Advanced Plumbing and Mechanical Services Tradesperson Level 1 and to the level
of her/his training:
Undertakes quality control and work organisation at a level higher than for an Advanced
Plumbing and Mechanical Service Tradesperson Level 1.
Provides trade guidance and assistance as part of a work team.
Assists in the provision of training to Employees in conjunction with supervisors/trainers.
Performs maintenance planning and predictive maintenance work within their field of work.
Prepares reports of a technical nature on specific tasks or assignments as directed.
Exercises broad discretion within the scope of this level.
The following indicative tasks which an Employee at this level may perform are subject to the
Employee having the appropriate trade and post trade training to enable the Employee to
perform the particular indicative tasks:
Use information from plans to identify, diagnose and solve problems related to work in a
specific field.
Be able to identify any deviations from plans and sketches.
Schedule and plan work for a team and provide brief reports on the progress and quality of
the work.
Exercises skills involved in the fabrication, assembly, installation, maintenance, testing,
modifying, fault finding, design or commissioning of systems such as water supply, sanitary,
waste disposal and drainage, mechanical services including heating, ventilation and air
conditioning, irrigation, roofing, gas fitting or consumer piping systems.
Exercises diagnostic skills in respect of various systems in plumbing and mechanical
services.
Q24.28 Supervision Definitions
General Supervision
Working under general supervision means a person who:
receives general instructions, usually covering only the broader technical aspects of the
work; and
may be subject to progress checks but such checks are usually confined to ensuring that,
in broad terms, satisfactory progress is being made; and
has their assignments reviewed on completion; and
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although competent and well experienced, there may be occasions on which the person
will receive more detailed instructions.
Limited Supervision
Working under limited supervision means a person who:
receives limited instructions normally confined to a clear statement of objectives; and
has their work usually measured in terms of the achievement of stated objectives; and
is fully competent and very experienced in a technical sense and requires little guidance in
the performance of their work.
Employees Employed Prior to the Commencement of this Agreement
Q24.29 Classification Structure
In addition to the above classification structure, Employees employed prior to the
commencement of this Agreement who were employed at one of the below classification levels,
may remain employed in accordance with the classification structure below for the life of the
Agreement. To be clear, no new Employees employed after the commencement of this
Agreement will be employed at one of the below classification levels.
Classification
Relativity to
Tradesperson
%
Plumbing and mechanical services worker level 2(a) (new entrant) - upon
commencement in the industry 85
Plumbing and mechanical services worker level 2(b) - after three months in the
industry
After three months in the industry or, for those translating from level 1, 3 months
at level 2(a).
88
Plumbing and mechanical services worker level 2(c) - after twelve months in the
industry
After twelve months in the industry or, for those translating from level 1, following
12 months at level 2(b).
90
Plumbing and mechanical services worker level 2(d) - upon fulfilling the
substantive requirements of plumbing and mechanical services worker level 2(d) 92.4
Q24.30 Classification Definitions
Q24.31 Plumbing and Mechanical Services Worker Level 2(d) – 92.4%
A Plumbing and Mechanical Services Worker Level 2(d) is an Employee who has fulfilled the
substantive requirements of a Plumbing and Mechanical Services Worker Level 2(d) as
detailed below. An Employee at this level will have:
successfully completed a Services Stream Certificate (Plumbing and Mechanical Services)
Level 1 consisting of sixteen appropriate modules of structured training agreed to
between the parties to this Agreement; or
obtained equivalent skills gained through work experience subject to competency testing
to the prescribed standard covering the same content as the above modules of training.
An Employee at this level performs work above and beyond the skills of an Employee at
Plumbing and Mechanical Services Worker Level 2(c) and to the level of her/his training:
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Assists in the co-ordination of work in a team environment or works individually under
general supervision.
Is responsible for ensuring the quality of their own work.
Exercises discretion within their level of skill and training.
Has an understanding of the construction processes within the services stream.
Assists in the provision of on-the-job training to a limited degree.
Works from instructions and procedures.
Implements basic fault-finding and problem solving skills within the Employee’s sphere of
work.
Measures accurately for their area of operation.
Works in a safe manner.
Interacts harmoniously with Employees of other companies on site or at the workplace.
Adapts to a changing work environment.
The following indicative tasks which an Employee at this level may perform are subject to the
Employee having completed the appropriate training to perform the particular task:
Erect and dismantle scaffolding.
Assist with rigging.
Undertake basic oxy cutting.
Execute shoring/trenching.
Undertake site drainage and de-watering.
Assisting one or more tradespersons.
Safely handle waste.
Use tools, plant and equipment requiring the exercise of skill and knowledge beyond that
of an Employee at Plumbing and Mechanical Services Worker Level 1(c).
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Q25. RATES OF PAY AND CAREER PATH
Rates of Pay
1/11/2015 1/07/2016 1/01/2017 1/09/2017 1/09/2018 1/09/2019
% 2.5% 2.5% 5% 5% 4%
Plumbing and mechanical services
sheet metal worker level 1(a) 55% $21.97 $22.52 $23.08 $24.23 $25.39 $26.31
Plumbing and mechanical services
sheet metal worker level 1(b) 75% $29.96 $30.71 $31.48 $33.05 $34.62 $35.88
Plumbing and mechanical services
worker level 2 100% $39.94 $40.94 $41.96 $44.06 $46.16 $47.84
Apprentices Employed Since the Commencement of this Agreement:
1st Year Apprentice NA $12.61 $12.93 $13.25 $13.91 $14.57 $15.10
2nd Year Apprentice NA $17.34 $17.77 $18.22 $19.13 $20.04 $20.77
3rd Year Apprentice NA $23.65 $24.24 $24.85 $26.09 $27.33 $28.33
4th Year Apprentice NA $28.38 $29.09 $29.82 $31.31 $32.80 $33.99
Plumbing and mechanical services
tradesperson level 1 100% $39.94 $40.94 $41.96 $44.06 $46.16 $47.84
Plumbing and mechanical services
tradesperson level 2 105.20% $42.02 $43.07 $44.15 $46.35 $48.56 $50.33
Plumbing and mechanical services -
special class level 1 110% $43.93 $45.03 $46.15 $48.46 $50.77 $52.62
Plumbing and mechanical services -
special class level 2 115% $45.93 $47.08 $48.26 $50.67 $53.08 $55.01
Advanced Plumbing and mechanical
services tradesperson level 1 120% $47.93 $49.13 $50.36 $52.87 $55.39 $57.41
Advanced Plumbing and mechanical
services tradesperson level 2 125% $49.93 $51.18 $52.46 $55.08 $57.70 $59.80
Apprentices Employed Prior to the Commencement of this Agreement:
1st Year Apprentice 40% $15.98 $16.38 $16.79 $17.63 $18.47 $19.14
2nd Year Apprentice 55% $21.97 $22.52 $23.08 $24.23 $25.39 $26.31
3rd Year Apprentice 75% $29.96 $30.71 $31.48 $33.05 $34.62 $35.88
4th Year Apprentice 90% $35.95 $36.85 $37.77 $39.66 $41.55 $43.06
Employees Employed Prior to the Commencement of this Agreement:
Plumbing and mechanical services
worker level 2(a) 85% $33.95 $34.80 $35.67 $37.45 $39.24 $40.66
Plumbing and mechanical services
worker level 2(b) 88% $35.15 $36.03 $36.93 $38.78 $40.62 $42.10
Plumbing and mechanical services
worker level 2(c) 90% $35.95 $36.85 $37.77 $39.66 $41.55 $43.06
Plumbing and mechanical services
worker level 2(d) 92% $36.74 $37.66 $38.60 $40.53 $42.46 $44.00
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Allowances
1/07/2016 1/01/2017 1/09/2017 1/09/2018 1/09/2019
Acid plants and chemical works
per hour $2.60 $2.60 $2.60 $2.60 $2.60
Asbestos Materials per hour $0.89 $0.89 $0.89 $0.89 $0.89
Compensation for tools per max
allowance $2,500.00 $2,500.00 $2,500.00 $2,500.00 $2,500.00
Confined space per hour $1.06 $1.06 $1.06 $1.06 $1.06
Distant work per week $528.37 $528.37 $528.37 $528.37 $528.37
Distant work per day $75.73 $75.73 $75.73 $75.73 $75.73
Return journey per trip $24.29 $24.29 $24.29 $24.29 $24.29
Weekend return journey per trip $44.08 $44.08 $44.08 $44.08 $44.08
Camping allowance per week $211.98 $211.98 $211.98 $211.98 $211.98
Camping allowance per day $30.54 $30.54 $30.54 $30.54 $30.54
Employee accepting
responsibility to statutory
authorities: per week
$49.08 $49.08 $49.08 $49.08 $49.08
Employee Acting on Welding
Certificate per hour $0.67 $0.67 $0.67 $0.67 $0.67
Fares and Travel - Own
transport during work hours per
km
$1.19 $1.19 $1.19 $1.19 $1.19
Fares and Travel -Own transport
beyond radius per km $0.63 $0.63 $0.63 $0.63 $0.63
First Aid Allowance per Day $3.27 $3.27 $3.27 $3.27 $3.27
Fumes $0.89 $0.89 $0.89 $0.89 $0.89
Hospital - Contagious Diseases
per day $0.51 $0.51 $0.51 $0.51 $0.51
Meals per meal $14.93 $14.93 $14.93 $14.93 $14.93
Toxic Substances $0.89 $0.89 $0.89 $0.89 $0.89
Insulation per hour $0.89 $0.89 $0.89 $0.89 $0.89
Union Delegate $15.11 $15.11 $15.11 $15.11 $15.11
Multi-Storey
From the commencement to the
15th floor level $0.64 $0.64 $0.64 $0.64 $0.64
From the 16th floor level to the
30th floor level $0.77 $0.77 $0.77 $0.77 $0.77
From the 31st floor level to the
45th floor level $1.15 $1.15 $1.15 $1.15 $1.15
From the 46th floor level to the
60th floor level $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50
From the 61st floor level
onwards $1.88 $1.88 $1.88 $1.88 $1.88
Leading Hand
Not more than one $20.19 $20.19 $20.19 $20.19 $20.19
2 and not more than 5 $44.80 $44.80 $44.80 $44.80 $44.80
6 and not more than 10 $57.22 $57.22 $57.22 $57.22 $57.22
Over 10 $76.35 $76.35 $76.35 $76.35 $76.35
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Q26. RDO CALENDARS
2016 RDO Calendar
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2017 RDO Calendar
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2018 RDO Calendar
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Tool List
1 Pair 225mm Footprints 1 25mm Woodchisel
1 Pair 250mm Stillsons 1 150mm Crescent Shifting Spanner
1 Pair 450mm Stillsons 300mm Crescent Shifting Spanner
1 Pair 250mm Vice Grips 1 250mm Rasp & Handle
1 Pair 200mm Combination Pliers 1 250mm Half Round File & Handle
1 Pair 225mm Multigrips 1 Hacksaw (Sandvik 225)
1 Pair 200mm Pincers 1 Junior Hacksaw
1 Pair 300mm Straight Snips 1 Tube Cutter 3mm - 32 mm
1 Pair 175mm Curved Snips 1 Tapered Bent Pin
1 Pair Left Hand Wiss Snips 1 Pointing Trowel
1 Pair Right Hand Wiss Snips 1 Basin Spanner
1 Pair Pop Rivet Pliers 1 Strap Wrench
1 Pair 200mm Dividers 1 Centre Punch
1 Pair 15mm Copper Tube Benders 1 Prick Punch
1 Set Allen Keys 1mm - 10mm 1 Nail Bag
1 Set Tube Expanders 12mm - 25mm 1 Tool Box or Carry All or equivalent
1 Set Ratchet Socket Wrench 6mm - 25mm or 1 Plugging Chisel
1 Set Open End/Ring Spanners 6mm - 16mm 1 13mm Cold Chisel
1 Screw Driver 200mm Phillips 1 25mm Cold Chisel
1 Screw Driver 150mm Phillips 1 Stanley Knife
1 Screw Driver 300mm Slotted 1 Flint Gun
1 Screw Driver 200mm Slotted 1 Oxy Key
1 Screw Driver 150mm Slotted 1 Mastic Gun
1 Cross Pein Hammer10 OZ 1 8 Metre Measuring Tape
1 Ball Pein Hammer 20 OZ 1 Hand Wood Saw 660mm
1 Claw Hammer 20 OZ 1 PVC Conduit Cutters
1 Trap or Spud Wrench 1 WireBrush
1 Lump Hammer 4 LB 1 Battery Drill with Battery and charger
1 Bevel Square 250mm In addition to the above list (where applicable) the
tool list for Drainers shall include the following: 1 Set Square 300mm
1 Line Level 1 1200mm Level
1 Spirit Level 600mm 1 30m Measuring Tape
1 Brickies String Line 1 Wood Float
1 Chaulk-O-Matic 1 Steel Float
1 Plumbob 450gr 1 Edging Tool
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SIGNATORIES
For and on behalf of the Communications Electrical Electronic Energy Information Postal Plumbing
and All ied Service Union of Australia 128v (CEPU) and the Employees of the Enterprise:
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Name Earl Setches
Position State Secretary
Company CEPU Victoria Plumbing Division
Address 52 Victoria Street, Carlton South Vic 3152
Date 3o/1 1 /t~
For and on behalf of the Enterprise:
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Name Russell Telford
Position Managing Director
Company A.G. Coombs Pty Ltd
Address 26 Cochranes Road, Moorabbin Victoria 3189
Date 29 November 2016
A.G.Coombs SIGNATORIES For and on behalf of the Communications Electrical Electronic Energy Information Postal Plumbing and Allied Service Union of Australia 128v (CEPU) and the Employees of the Enterprise: Signature Name Earl Setches Position State Secretary Company CEPU Victoria Plumbing Division Address 52 Victoria Street, Carlton South Vic 3152 Date 30/11/16 For and on behalf of the Enterprise: Signature Name Russell Telford Position Managing Director Company A.G. Coombs Pty Ltd Address 26 Cochranes Road, Moorabbin Victoria 3189 Date 29 November 2016
