PR545297

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DETERMINATION

Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009
Sch. 5, Item 6 - Review of all modern awards (other than modern enterprise and State PS awards) after first 2 years

National Fire Industry Association; Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia - Plumbing Division
(AM2012/146 & others)

PLUMBING AND FIRE SPRINKLERS AWARD 2010
[MA000036]

Plumbing industry

SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT WATSON

MELBOURNE, 16 DECEMBER 2013

Modern Awards Review 2012—applications to vary the Plumbing and Fire Sprinklers Award 2010—correction.

A. Further to the decision issued by the Fair Work Commission (the Commission) on 16 December 2013 [2013] FWC 9514, the determination issued by the Commission on 19 July 2013 PR539029 is corrected as follows:

1. By deleting clause G.3 appearing in item A.40 and inserting the following:

G.3 Fire sprinkler fitting

	Weekly Minimum Wage cl.20	Fire sprinkler fitting trade allowance cl.21.1(f)	Industry disability allowance and space, height and dirt money allowance cl.21.1(g)	Fire sprinkler fitters adjustment cl.21.1(h)
Apprentice	Yes	Refer 20.2(b)(i) and 20.2(b)(iii)	Refer 20.2(b)(i) and 20.2(b)(iii)	Refer 20.2(b)(i) and 20.2(b)(iii)
Adult apprentice (as defined)	Yes	Refer 20.3(a)(iii)	Refer 20.3(a)(iii)	Refer 20.3(a)(iii)
Worker Level 1	Yes	No	Adult employees	Yes
Worker Level 2	Yes	No	Adult employees	Yes
Tradesperson Level 1	Yes	Yes	Adult employees	Yes
Tradesperson Level 1 (with registration)	Yes	Yes	Adult employees	Yes
Until 31 December 2014, a sprinkler fitter who is employed in New South Wales or the Australian Capital Territory must be paid a further registration allowance in accordance with clause 21.1(i).

2. By inserting a new item A.42 as follows:

“42. By deleting clause 21.1(f) and inserting the following:

(f) Fire sprinkler fitting trade allowance

(i) The sprinkler fitting trade allowance is a rounded-up allowance based on compensation for a number of the individual allowances covering particular types of work listed in clause 21.1(c).

(ii) An employee in a classification at or exceeding Sprinkler fitting tradesperson Level 1 must be paid the sprinkler fitter trade allowance of 0.75% of the weekly standard rate per week.

(iii) The sprinkler fitting trade allowance must be paid to employees in the above classifications whether or not the work of such employees involves any of the work described in clause 21.1(c).

(iv) Classifications below Sprinkler fitting tradesperson Level 1 must be paid the plumbing trade allowance on an incidence basis, calculated hourly, under clause 21.1(c).

(v) For the purposes of this paragraph, the sprinkler fitting trade allowance has been structured to substitute for the following types of work:

• Handling insulation material—4% of the hourly standard rate (Note: standard rate is defined in the definitions clause of this award as the tradesperson Level 1 rate of pay);



• Use of explosive powered tools—7.6% of the standard hourly rate;



• Using toxic substances—4% of the standard hourly rate;



• Working in close proximity to employees engaged in using toxic substances—3.2% of the standard hourly rate;



• Working where fumes are present—rate as agreed;



• Asbestos work requiring use of materials containing asbestos or work in close proximity to employees using such materials—10.8% of the standard hourly rate.”

B. This determination comes into operation on the first full pay period commencing on or after 19 July 2013.

SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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