AN120470 – Retail Services Employees (State) Award
(a) All Retail Building Assistants and Retail Security Assistants who, during their current employment, are required to undertake an approved training course nominated by the employer and as required by the provisions of the Security Industry Act 1997 (and Regulations) or as required by their employer, shall have the costs of such training courses reimbursed by the employer. Provided that the undertaking of the said training course is a requirement of the employee's current position.
(b) Reimbursable costs as referred to in subclause (a) of this clause shall include excess travelling expenses relating to the attendance at the said courses.
(c) (1) Employees shall be granted time off without loss of pay during ordinary hours to attend training courses referred to in subclause (a) of the clause.
(2) In cases where the courses are to be held outside the rostered shift of the employee required to attend the course, then:
(i) The rostered shift should be altered so that the employee can attend during ordinary working hours,
(ii) For the time spent attending the course, the employee can be granted time off in lieu on an hour-for-hour basis at a time convenient to the employer,
(iii) The employee shall be paid for attending the course at ordinary time rates without the addition of penalties. Provided that such attendance shall not form part of the employee's ordinary roster for the purposes of clause 3, Hours of Work. The employee may elect the preferred option from (i), (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph with the option to be applied to be finally determined by the employer having regards to the needs of the establishment.
