MA000022  PR711482
FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DETERMINATION


Fair Work Act 2009

s.156—4 yearly review of modern awards

4 yearly review of modern awards—plain language re-drafting—standard clauses
(AM2016/15)

CLEANING SERVICES AWARD 2010
[MA000022]

Cleaning services

JUSTICE ROSS, PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT HATCHER
COMMISSIONER HUNT

MELBOURNE, 20 AUGUST 2019

4 yearly review of modern awards—plain language re-drafting—standard clauses—Cleaning Services Award 2010.

A. Further to the Full Bench decision [[2019] FWCFB 5409], 1 issued by the Fair Work Commission on 20 August 2019, the above award is varied as follows:

1. By deleting clause 14 and inserting the following:

14. Redundancy

NOTE: Redundancy pay is provided for in the NES. See sections 119–123 of the Act. Clause 14.4 supplements the NES where there is a change of cleaning contract from one cleaning contractor to another cleaning contractor.

14.1 Transfer to lower paid duties on redundancy

(a) Clause 14.1 applies if, because of redundancy, an employee is transferred to new duties to which a lower ordinary rate of pay applies.

(b) The employer may:

(c) If the employer acts as mentioned in paragraph (b)(ii), the employee is entitled to a payment of an amount equal to the difference between the ordinary rate of pay of the employee (inclusive of all-purpose allowances, shift rates and penalty rates applicable to ordinary hours) for the hours of work the employee would have worked in the first role, and the ordinary rate of pay (also inclusive of all-purpose allowances, shift rates and penalty rates applicable to ordinary hours) of the employee in the second role for the period for which notice was not given.

14.2 Employee leaving during redundancy notice period

(a) An employee given notice of termination in circumstances of redundancy may terminate their employment during the minimum period of notice prescribed by section 117(3) of the Act.

(b) The employee is entitled to receive the benefits and payments they would have received under clause 14 or under sections 119–123 of the Act had they remained in employment until the expiry of the notice.

(c) However, the employee is not entitled to be paid for any part of the period of notice remaining after the employee ceased to be employed.

14.3 Job search entitlement

(a) Where an employer has given notice of termination to an employee in circumstances of redundancy, the employee must be allowed time off without loss of pay of up to one day each week of the minimum period of notice prescribed by section 117(3) of the Act for the purpose of seeking other employment.

(b) If an employee is allowed time off without loss of pay of more than one day under paragraph (a), the employee must, at the request of the employer, produce proof of attendance at an interview.

(c) A statutory declaration is sufficient for the purpose of paragraph (b).

(d) An employee who fails to produce proof when required under paragraph (b) is not entitled to be paid for the time off.

(e) This entitlement applies instead of clauses 13.2 and 13.3.

14.4 Change of contract

(a) Clause 14.4 applies in addition to clause 9—Consultation regarding change of contract and section 120(1)(b)(i) of the Act and applies on the change of a cleaning contract from one cleaning contractor (the outgoing contractor) to another (the incoming contractor).

(b) Section 119 of the Act does not apply to an employee of the outgoing contractor where:

(c) To avoid doubt, section 119 of the Act does apply to an employee of an outgoing contractor where the employee is not offered acceptable employment with either the outgoing contractor or the incoming contractor.

2. By updating the table of contents and cross-references accordingly.

B. This determination comes into operation from 30 August 2019. In accordance with s.165(3) of the Fair Work Act 2009 this determination does not take effect until the start of the first full pay period that starts on or after 30 August 2019.

PRESIDENT

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 1   See also [2018] FWCFB 7447, [2018] FWCFB 4704, [2018] FWCFB 4177, [2018] FWCFB 3009, [2017] FWCFB 5258, [2017] FWCFB 4419