AN120187 – Dry Cleaning (State) Award
18.1 Meal Allowance
18.1.1 An employee required to work overtime for more than one hour after the usual ceasing time or beyond 6.00 p.m. (whichever is the later) on any day, Monday to Friday inclusive, will be reimbursed for the purchase of a meal or paid a meal allowance as set out in item 1 of Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances The provisions of this clause will not apply where the employer provides the employee with a meal of equivalent value.
18.1.2 If the notice is given and overtime is not worked (except as a result of a breakdown in machinery or plant) the meal money prescribed above will be paid.
18.2 Protective Clothing Allowance
Where any person is required to work under wet or dirty conditions, the employees will be reimbursed for the purchase of suitable protective clothing, including footwear. The provisions of this clause do not apply where such clothing is supplied free of charge by the employer to the employee concerned.
18.3 Uniforms Allowance
18.3.1 Where the employer requires an employee to wear any uniforms the employer must reimburse the employee for the cost of purchasing such uniform. The provisions of this clause do not apply where the uniform is paid for by the employer.
18.3.2 Where the employee is responsible for laundering the uniform the employer must reimburse the employee for the demonstrated costs of laundering it. The employer and the employee may agree on an arrangement under which the employee will wash and iron the uniform for an agreed sum of money to be paid by the employer to the employee each week.
18.4 Tools of Trade Allowance
An employee will be reimbursed the demonstrated cost of purchase for all tools of trade required in the performance of the employee’s duties. The provisions of this clause will not apply where the employer provides such tools of trade.
