AN120118 – Charitable, Aged and Disability Care Services (State) Award

30. UNIFORMS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING

(i)

(a) Subject to sub-clause (c) of this sub-clause, sufficient suitable and serviceable uniforms or overalls shall be supplied free of cost, to each employee required to wear them. An employee to whom a new uniform or part of a uniform has been supplied by the organisation, who fails to return the corresponding article last supplied, shall not be entitled to have such article replaced without payment for it at a reasonable price, in the absence of a satisfactory reason for the loss of such article or failure to produce such uniform or part thereof.

(b) Upon termination, an employee shall return any uniform or part thereof supplied by the organisation, which is still in use by the employee, immediately prior to leaving.

(c) In lieu of supplying a uniform to an employee, an employer shall pay the said employee the sum set out in Item 18 of Table 2 - of Part B, Monetary Rates per week;

(d) In lieu of supplying special-type shoes where required to an employee, an employer shall pay the said employee the sum set out in Item 19 of Table 2 - of Part B, Monetary Rates per week;

(e) In lieu of supplying a cardigan or jacket where required to an employee an employer shall pay the said employee the sum per week set out in Item 20 of Table 2 - of Part B, Monetary Rates per week;

(f) If the uniform of the employee is not laundered at the expense of the organisation, an allowance of the amount set out in Item 21 of Table 2 of Part B, Monetary Rates per week shall be paid to the employee.

(g) An employee who works less than thirty-eight hours per week shall be entitled to the allowances prescribed by this clause in the same proportion as the average hours worked each week bears to thirty-eight ordinary hours.

(ii) Each employee whose duties require them to work out of doors shall be supplied with overboots. Sufficient raincoats shall also be made available for use by these employees.

(iii) Each employee whose duties require them to work in a hazardous situation with or near machinery shall be supplied with appropriate protective clothing and equipment.

(iv) For employees engaged in homecare services the following shall apply;

(a) On request, the employer shall supply free of charge two sets of full body aprons or other attire as agreed by the parties;

(b) The attire supplied in (a) above, shall be replaced by the employer on the basis of fair wear and tear;

(c) The attire supplied in (a) above, shall remain the property of the employer at all times and any employee applying for a new issue supplied by the employer who fails to return their last issue shall not be entitled to a new issue without payment thereof;

(d) All new employees at time of engagement and all existing employees at the time of the next issue of uniforms may be required to sign an authorisation permitting the employer to deduct the value of uniforms and/or employer property from termination monies if the uniform and/or employers property is not returned. Employer property is property personally given to an employee and where such property can reasonably be expected to remain in the employees personal control;

(e) Where the client supplies equipment, materials and tools, the employer shall ensure that they are of reasonable quality and comply with safety standards;

(f) Where an employee is required to work outdoors the employer shall provide a suitable broad-brimmed hat.