AN120089 – Building and Construction Industry (State) Award

AN120089 – Building and Construction Industry (State) Award

APPENDIX B - TILELAYERS PIECEWORK

1.1 Floor Tiling

Tiles Mosaic - Ceramic, etc., 38.10 mm x 38.10 mm (11/2 in. x 11/2 in.) To 152.40 mm x 152.40 mm (6 in. x 6 in.) and larger including round, square, hexagon and other shapes.

(a) 12 square metres in area and under - $20.17 per square metre.

(b) Large single areas such as swimming pools, patios and the like over 12 square metres in area shall be paid for at the rate of ten per cent less than the above rate.

General to the above

(a) Where rosettes, monograms, etc., are inserted or deleted the same shall be paid for at the hourly rates as set out in clause 18.3 of this award .

(b) All areas in doorways, porches, verandahs or other small areas under 4 square metres shall be paid for at the hourly rates as set out in subclause 18.3, of this award. This shall apply to each separate area to be tiled and in no case shall such areas be added together in measurement to make up or exceed such 4 square metres for payment at the piecework rates as set out above.

(d) Mosaic, ceramic or other tiling laid on bathroom floors shall be paid for at the rate set out above with a minimum rate of $68.15 for each floor under 3.30 square metres provided no other tiling be done in such bathroom.

(e) Where any class of tiling, as bordering, is laid without the body of the floor being tiled it shall be paid for at the hourly rates as set out in clause 18.3 of this award.

1.2 Steptreads, Step Risers and Step Infills

(a) Steptreads on step work - $8.80 per lineal metre.

(b) Steptreads on straight work - $7.49 per lineal metre.

(i) 101.60 mm x 101.60 mm (4 in. x 4 in.) tiles:

152.40 mm x 152.40 mm (6 in. x 6 in.) tiles
203.20 mm x 101.60 mm (8 in. x 4 in.) tiles - $6.70 per lineal metre.

(ii) 101.60 mm x 50.80 mm (4 in. x 2 in.) tiles - $13.80 per lineal metre.

(d) Step infilling, behind treads - $6.71 per lineal metre.

(e) Curved work on treads, risers or infillings to be paid for at the hourly rate as set out in clause 18.3 of this award.

1.3 Wall Tiling -

(a) Fixed with mortar or thick bed adhesive -

(i) 101.60 mm x 101.60 mm (4 in. x 4 in.) tiles:

127 mm x 127 mm (5 in. x 5 in.) tiles:
152.40 mm x 76.20 mm (6 in. x 3 in.) tiles - $25.46 per square metre.

(ii) 152.40 mm x 152.40 mm (6 in. x 6 in.) tiles - $20.17 per square metre.

(iii) 203.20 mm x 101.60 mm (8 in. x 4 in.) tiles fixed vertically or horizontally -
$22.63 per square metre.

(b) Single wall areas above 12.5 square metres in area or where the total wall area to be fixed in any one room exceeds 42 square metres shall be paid for at a rate of 10 per cent less than the above rates.

Mosaic tiles fixed on vertical surfaces where no rendering is required:

Bathrooms, shop fronts, office fronts - $24.77 per square metre. Fixed to circular columns where no rendering is required the minimum rate of $34.39 per square metre shall be paid.

General to the above

(a) If tiling be fixed with diagonal joints it shall be paid for at the rate of $4.17 per square metre additional to above rates.

(b) Broken spaces such as kitchen sinks, etc., shall be paid for at the hourly rates set out in clause 18.3 of this award.

(c) All architrave treatments, arches, soffits and drops in wall tiling shall be paid for at the hourly rates as set out in clause 18.3 of this award.

(d) Where the undermentioned fittings are installed they shall be paid for as follows:

(i) Recessed soap holders and toilet paper holders - $3.84 each.

(ii) Basins tiled in - hourly rates, as set out in clause 18.3 of this award.

(iii) All other fittings except vents - $2.07 each.

(e) If two or more lines of strips up to 38.10 mm wide (11/2 in.) are inserted they shall be paid for at the rate of $1.04 per metre, in addition to full overall measurement.

(f) Window sills where they do not form part of wall tiling up to 152.40 mm (6 in.) deep -
$6.40 per lineal metre. Over 152.40 mm to 304.80 mm (12 in.) - $9.60 per lineal metre.

(g) Cove tiles and internal cove tiles -

152.40 mm x 25.40 mm (6 in. x 1 in.) and 152.40 mm x 50.80 mm (6 in. x 2 in.) - $3.75 per lineal metre.

152.40 mm x 152.40 mm (6 in. x 6 in.) and 152.40 mm x 101.60 mm (6 in. x 4 in.) - $6.40 per lineal metre.

(h) Skirting Tiles -

152.40 mm x 152.40 mm (6 in. x 6 in.) and 152.40 mm x 101.60 (6 in. x 4 in.) - $7.00 per lineal metre.

1.4 Staircase Work - Staircase work which shall include the landings in all stairways shall be paid for at the rate of $27.84 per square metre for 152.40 mm x 152.40 mm (6 in. x 6 in.) tiles and at the rate of $34.10 per square metre for 101.60 mm x 101.60 mm (4 in. x 4 in.) tiles.

1.5 Shop and Hotel Fronts - Shop fronts and hotel fronts inclusive of stall boards and piers shall be paid for at the rate of $27.84 per square metre for 152.40 mm x 152.40 mm (6 in. x 6 in.) tiles and at the rate of $34.10 per square metre for 101.60 mm x 101.60 mm (4 in. x 4 in.) tiles.

1.6 Building of brickwork for baths and hobs shall be paid for at the hourly rates as set out in clause 18.3 of this award.

1.7 Open Joints, etc.:

(a) Where tiles are laid or fixed in any place whatsoever so as to have open joints between or around them they shall be paid for at the rate of 16.66 per cent extra above the rates as set out in this schedule for the laying and fixing of such tiles this clause not to apply when the tiles are fitted with spacer lugs.

(b) Where colouring material is used in filling in around or between tiling the same shall be paid for at the rate of 16.66 per cent extra out in the schedule above.

1.8 The rates for any class of work not provided for by this piecework schedule shall be agreed upon between the employer and the employee. In the event of no agreement being reached the hourly rate as set out in clause 18.3 of this award, shall apply.

1.9 The application of section 50 of the Act, in respect of the piecework rates set out in this schedule, is hereby excluded but the said piecework rates shall be adjusted to accord with variations in the weekly award for adult males in the following manner:

The total increase or decrease of the weekly rate of pay of a tilelayer under the Building and Construction Industry (State) Award plus a loading of 33.33 per cent together with a provision for 17.5 per cent annual leave loading, divided by a weekly norm of 26 square metres and expressed as a percentage increase or decrease, as the case may be, to two decimal places, to determine the variation in the fixing rate for wall and floor tiles.

2.1 Additional General Conditions:

When a tilelayer is sent to a job to proceed with work and he is unable to proceed with such work owing to the job not being sufficiently advanced for such tilelaying work to be done, he shall be paid for all time lost on such job at the hourly rate set out in clause 18.3 of this award.

2.2 Should the tilelayer be delayed from starting, going on with or completing his work by reason of an insufficient supply of tiles, sand, cement or other materials necessary or owing to failure to supply or make available suitable scaffolding, he shall be paid for the time so lost at the hourly rate set out in clause 18.3

2.3 Where work is situated above or below the ground floor all materials necessary shall be supplied on such floor ready for the tilelayer to proceed with his work, such material shall not be set down on any floor at a greater distance than 15 metres from the place where the work is to be done.

2.4 Where work has to be done in houses or buildings which are in occupation, the tilelayer shall be paid for any time lost on account of their being prevented from starting or ceasing work at the usual time, or for their having to knock off and lose time for any reasonable cause whilst they are working on such occupied premises and such payment shall be made on the basis of the hourly rates set out in clause 18.3.

2.5 All suitable scaffolding shall be supplied on all jobs for the use of the tilelayer to carry out their work.

2.6 Where the tilelayer has to make good any tiling left out or damaged through no fault of his own, he shall be paid at the hourly rate set out in clause 18.3 .

2.7 Tilelayers Wall and Roof Slaters and Tilers - 38-Hour Week

An employee performing work and being paid in accordance with this Schedule shall be given and shall take the 38-hour week, worked as one paid day off each four week cycle in accordance with clause 27, Hours of Work.

The paid day off in accordance with clause 27, Hours, of the award shall be paid for as 7.6 hours at the hourly rate calculated in accordance with clause 18.3 of the award: Provided that the daily accrual of .4 of an hour shall be deducted for each full day an employee is absent, otherwise than in accordance with paid leave or other provisions of the award or on account of workers' compensation.

Without limiting in any way the foregoing provisions, all other conditions of employment shall continue to be governed by the provisions of the award including the consequential changes to those conditions for the 38-hour week.