AN120518 – Superior Walls & Ceilings Pty Ltd/CFMEU Enterprise Award Expiring 30 March 2008
11.1 Engagement
All prospective Employees shall be required to fill out the Company pre-employment application form and may be required to undertake a pre-employment medical examination.
Parties agree that new Employees shall be subject to a probationary period of 4 weeks.
All in payment systems, sham sub-contract arrangements/other systems of engagement designed to circumvent this Agreement and cash in hand payments in lieu of conditions and/or overtime are strictly prohibited.
11.2 Redundancy
The parties agree that in the spirit of this Award, termination of employment will be consistent with the objectives and goals of the Company and the workforce. Termination of employment shall be decided on, but not limited to, issues such as skills and ability, diligence, experience, length of service with the Company and anticipated skills and future labour requirements. Employees will be consulted and advised in respect of what criteria is used to determine redundancies prior to making employees redundant.
When redundancies are deemed necessary there will be appropriate consultation with the workforce and relevant Union delegate(s) and Company Consultative Committee prior to redundancies taking place. The Company should wherever possible seek voluntary redundancies.
The Company will ensure that selection of employees will be done fairly and in accordance to the established criteria.
Where the need for redundancies is disputed, the Company will meet with the signatory Union to provide verification.
11.3 Where an Employee leaves
When an Employee leaves of his/her own accord, their termination pay will be banked into their account at the end of the next pay period. Where the Company terminates an Employee, termination pay will be paid by cheque or through electronic funds transfer into the Employee bank account as per the relevant Parent Award provision.
The parties agree that where Employees covered by this Award are on or take unauthorised leave on any Friday they shall not automatically have weekend overtime available to them.
Where employment is terminated by the Company, payment in lieu of notice shall be at the ordinary hourly rate of pay only (as provided in Appendix B of this Agreement). Payment for superannuation, redundancy and/or any other allowances prescribed by this Award shall not be applicable for the notice period where notice is not worked.
