AN120684 – Plumbers and Gasfitters (State) Consolidated Award
Building Industry -
1. Unless otherwise expressly stipulated by this award, no employee shall be reduced in status or position nor his/her rate of remuneration reduced or any of his/her conditions of employment adversely affected merely as a consequence of the making of this award.
2. (a) Journeyperson Plumber (other than Ship's Plumber) - The ordinary hourly rates of wages for a journeyperson plumber shall be adjustable with the changes in the adult basic wage, from time to time effective, and shall be the rate calculated as follows:
(i) By multiplying the total sum of the adult basic wage and the margin of skill as set out in Table 1 - Rates of Pay, of Part B, Monetary Rates, plus the industry allowance plus the tool allowance and supplementary payment as set out in Item 1 of Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances, of the said Part B, plus the arbitrated safety net adjustments by 52 over 48.8 to load the wages to provide payments of 1.6 weeks to follow the job and 1.6 weeks inclement weather.
(ii) By adding to the sum calculated in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, the special allowance as set out in the said Item 1 and dividing the resultant sum by 38 to reduce it to an hourly rate calculated to the nearest cent, less than half a cent to be disregarded.
(iii) The ordinary rate calculated in accordance with subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of this paragraph is an amount per hour as set out in the said Table 1, plus a registration allowance per hour as set out in Item 1. This allowance shall be paid for all purposes of the award with the exception of clauses 5, Night Shift and 20, Overtime, in which cases it shall be paid as a flat rate and not be subject to penalty addition.
(b) The ordinary hourly rate of wages for the undermentioned classifications shall be calculated by deducting from the hourly rate specified in subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (a) of this subclause for a journeyperson plumber the amount hereunder:
Drainer - An amount as set out in Item 1 of Table 2.
(c) Ship's Plumber - The ordinary hourly rate of wages for a Ship's Plumber shall be adjustable with changes in the adult basic wage, from time to time effective and shall be the rate calculated as follows:
(i) By multiplying the total sum of the basic wage and the margin for skill as set out in Table 1 plus the industry allowance plus the tool allowance and a supplementary payment as set out in Table 1 plus the arbitrated safety net adjustments by 52 over 48.8 to load the wages to provide payments of 1.6 weeks to follow the job and 1.6 weeks inclement weather.
(ii) By adding to the sum calculated in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph special allowance as set out in Item 1 of Table 2 and dividing the resultant total sum by 38 to reduce it to an hourly rate to be calculated to the nearest cent, less than half a cent to be disregarded.
(iii) The ordinary rate calculated in accordance with subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of this paragraph is an amount per hour as set out in Table 1, plus a registration allowance as set out in Item 2 of Table 2.
(iv) (a) The supplementary payment as set out in Item 2 is compensation for the non-incidence of over-award payments in the building industry.
(b) The special allowance as set out in Item 2 where mentioned is compensation for:
(a) excess travelling time incurred by employees in the building industry; and
(b) the removal of loadings consequent upon the introduction of this award.
(d) Apprentices -
(i) The minimum rates of wages for indentured apprentices shall be as follows:
Indentured Apprentices - For apprentices employed by employers bound by this award, other than those employed on ship's plumbing, the wage rates shall apply as set out in Table 1 - Rates of Pay of Part B, Monetary Rates.
Note: The special allowance variation will follow principles adopted in the special allowance clause of this award.
(ii) The minimum rate of wages for trainee apprentices shall be as set out in the said Table 1.
Note: The special allowance variation will follow principles adopted in the special allowance clause of this award.
The above rates include all arbitrated safety net adjustments prescribed in this clause.
(iii) (a) In the case of apprentices engaged in ship repairs, the sum as set out in Item 2 of Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances, of the said Part B, shall be paid in addition to the base rate payable per week. Provided that where an apprentice is, for a period of half a day or longer, away from his/her place of employment for the purpose of receiving tuition, the amount prescribed herein shall be decreased proportionately.
(b) An apprentice for whom a term of pre-apprenticeship has been approved shall be paid at the rate for a first year apprentice for the first six months of his/her apprenticeship and shall then be paid at the rate fixed for a second-year apprentice for the following 12 months; the third year rate for the 12 months period then following and the 4th year rate for the remaining period of the apprenticeship.
Note: Apprentices may also be entitled to additional amounts in respect of tool allowance, fares, accident pay, overtime and other special rates, including rates for work on ship's plumbing, as provided in this award.)
(c) All wages shall be on a weekly basis, provided that it shall be an implied term in any contract of apprenticeship that an employer shall be at liberty to deduct from the weekly wage of an apprentice an amount proportionate to the time lost by an apprentice arriving late for work.
(e) The rates of pay in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case of May 2004 and 2005. These adjustments may be offset against:
(i) any equivalent overaward payments; and/or
(ii) award wage increases since 29 May 1991 other than Safety Net, State Wage Case and Minimum Rates adjustments.
Inclement Weather -
Note: For the purpose of this clause, inclement weather shall mean the existence of rain or abnormal climatic conditions such as severe dust storm, high wind, cold, hail, snow, extreme of high temperature or any combination thereof by virtue of which it is either not reasonable or is unsafe for workmen exposed thereto to continue working whilst those conditions prevail.
