AN120221 – Funeral Industries (State) Award 2005

26. PROVISION OF CLOTHING, GLOVES, ETC

(i) Uniforms are to be provided and maintained by employer as follows- employer’s to provide 4 shirts or blouses and wet weather clothing including raincoat each year. The laundering of uniforms is the responsibility of the employee. All items of clothing remain the property of the employer.

(ii)

(a) All permanent employees required by the employer to wear a driver's uniform consisting of a coat, trousers, and raincoat shall be supplied with such items of clothing by the employer. The uniform supplied by the employer shall also be maintained by the employer. This maintenance shall be deemed to include dry cleaning where the employee has not wilfully or carelessly treated the said uniform.

(b) Casual employees who are required by their employer to supply and maintain their own uniform shall be paid a clothing allowance as set out in Item 28 of Table 2 for each half day or part thereof they attend for work.

(c) All employees covered by subclauses (viii) and (ix) of this clause shall be supplied by the employer with a minimum of four shirts per annum of the type stipulated by the employer, two of which shall be supplied at the commencement of the employment in the case of employees engaged after the coming into force of this award. Maintenance and laundering shall be the responsibility of the employee

(d) The ownership of all items of clothing or any apparel of whatsoever nature supplied to any employee under this section shall be vested in the employer and shall be deemed to belong to the employer and the employee will hold himself or herself responsible for the due care of all such items of clothing or apparel and shall forthwith return all such items of clothing and apparel supplied to him/her by the employer on termination of his/her employment.

(iii) All employees who are required to wash, clean, polish or service vehicles shall be provided with overalls or other protective clothing which shall remain the property of the employer. Such clothing shall, upon request, be renewed if the employer is satisfied that they are worn out or are unusable through damage not caused by the employee's default.

(iv) All employees required to wash motor vehicles shall be provided by the employer with rubber boots when requested by the employee.

(v) All casket makers and polishers shall be supplied with overalls by the employer;

(vi) All casket makers shall be provided with a suitable hand cream.