AN150029 – Carpenters & Joiners (General) Award 1993

CLAUSE 37. COMPENSATION FOR CLOTHES AND TOOLS

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37.1 An employee whose clothes, spectacles, hearing aids or tools have been accidentally spoilt by acid, sulphur or other deleterious substances, shall be paid such amount to cover the loss thereby suffered as may be agreed upon with the employer.

37.2 An employee shall be reimbursed by the employer to a maximum of $1054 for loss of tools or clothes 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 in a lock-up as provided in this Award 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. Provided that an employee transporting their own tools shall take all reasonable care to protect those tools and prevent theft or loss.

37.3 Provided that for the purpose of this Clause -

(a) Only tools used by the employee in the course of employment shall be covered by this Clause;

(b) The employee shall, if requested to do so, furnish the employer with a list of tools so used;

(c) Reimbursement shall be at the current replacement value of new tools of the same or comparable quality;

(d) The employee shall report any theft to the police prior to making a claim on the employer for replacement of stolen tools.

37.4 When an employer requires an employee to wear spectacles with toughened glass lenses, the employer will pay the cost of the toughening process.