AN120518 – Superior Walls & Ceilings Pty Ltd/CFMEU Enterprise Award Expiring 30 March 2008
The parties agree that should any site and/or section of a site be affected by inclement weather which shall mean the existence of rain or abnormal; climatic conditions (whether they be those of hail, snow, cold, high wind, severe dust storm, extreme high temperature or the like or any combination thereof) by virtue of which it is either not reasonable or not safe for Employees exposed thereto to continue working whilst the same prevail on that site or section of the site affected can be transferred to another section of that site or another site for productive work.
The parties agree that inclement weather does not automatically create unsafe working conditions. No Employee will be expected to work in unsafe or unreasonable conditions due to inclement weather.
The parties to the Award agree to collectively work towards the minimisation of lost time due to inclement weather. Further, the parties undertake to adopt the following principles and procedures with regard to inclement weather and the idle time that inclement weather creates:
a) Employees shall accept transfer to an area or site not affected by inclement weather if, useful work is available in that area or site and that work is within the scope of the Employees skill, competence and training consistent with the classification structure and the Company provides, where necessary transport, or payment of an allowance for use of an Employees vehicle, at the rates provided in the Parent Award.
b) Where the initiatives described in (a) above are not possible or non-productive, Employees will be available for activities such as relevant and meaningful skill development, production/upgrade of skill modules, OH&S training presentation and participation in learning, planning and reprogramming of the project.
c) All parties are committed to an early resumption of work following any cessation of work, which may result from inclement weather.
d) If it is necessary and consistent with safe working procedure to walk through inclement areas in order to make areas safe, appropriate protection will be provided.
e) If it is necessary to walk through inclement areas in order to get to agreed working areas and considering safe work practices, appropriate protection will be provided.
f) The practice of "one out, all out" will not occur
g) Should a portion of the project be affected by inclement weather, all other Employees not so affected shall continue working regardless of the fact that some Employees may not be gainfully employed due to inclement weather.
h) All other Parent Award conditions shall apply.
