AN140103 – Electrical Contracting Industry Award - State 2003
5.4.1 Electrical workers weekly award rate of pay
The rates of pay applicable to the following Grades of employees in the Southern Division, Eastern District shall be as follows:
Additional |
Weekly Rate | ||
Base Rate |
Payment |
of Pay | |
Per Week |
Per Week |
Per Week | |
Classification |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Grade 1 |
492.80 |
34.30 |
527.10 |
Grade 2 |
513.60 |
34.30 |
547.90 |
Grade 3 |
534.50 |
34.30 |
568.80 |
Grade 4 |
557.30 |
34.30 |
591.60 |
Grade 5 |
576.20 |
53.50 |
629.70 |
Grade 6 |
597.10 |
53.50 |
650.60 |
Grade 7 |
638.80 |
34.30 |
673.10 |
Grade 8 |
680.50 |
34.30 |
714.80 |
Grade 9 |
701.40 |
34.30 |
735.70 |
Grade 10 |
761.90 |
34.30 |
796.20 |
C10 of the Engineering Award - State is the classification level upon which Grade 5 above has been calculated.
NOTE: The rates of pay in this Award are intended to include the arbitrated wage adjustment payable under the 1 September 2005 Declaration of General Ruling and earlier Safety Net Adjustments and arbitrated wage adjustments. [Disputed cases are to be referred to the Vice President.] This arbitrated wage adjustment may be offset against any equivalent amount in rates of pay received by employees whose wages and conditions of employment are regulated by this Award which are above the wage rates prescribed in the Award. Such payments include wages payable pursuant to certified agreements, currently operating enterprise flexibility agreements, Queensland workplace agreements, award amendments to give effect to enterprise agreements and overaward arrangements. Absorption which is contrary to the terms of an agreement is not required.
Increases made under previous State Wage Cases or under the current Statement of Policy, excepting those resulting from enterprise agreements, are not to be used to offset arbitrated wage adjustments.
5.4.2 An additional non-adjustable all purpose amount of $13.20 shall be paid to employees engaged prior to 1 February 1993 as Electrical Labourers.
5.4.3 The Weekly Rate of Pay incorporates the following pre-existing payments which formed part of the Award prior to 1 February 1993: Base Rate, Additional Allowance, Special Electrical Contracting Allowance*, and Tradesman's Allowance (Part (a)).
* The pre-existing Special Electrical Contracting Allowance incorporated compensation for:
Battery Work, Concrete Mixing, Confined Spaces, Dirt Money, Electrical Elevators, Extraordinary Conditions, Hammer and Drill Work, Special Hospitals, Painting Poles, Employees using Chain Saws and Accumulation of Special Rates.
5.4.4 Calculation of weekly pay
(a) Employees shall be classified into the Grade appropriate to their function and qualifications in line with clause 5.1 (Award Classifications).
(b) Total Weekly Award Rate of Pay
In all circumstances, the other allowances contained in clause 5.8 of the award, shall be added (where applicable) to the weekly rate of pay, to obtain the full payable rate for each classification.
N.B. - Travelling Time and Fares etc. may also apply.
5.4.5 Proportion of additional payment applicable to apprentices
Apprentices shall receive the following proportion of the Additional Payment applicable to an Electrical Worker Grade 5:
First year |
32% |
Second year |
44% |
Third year |
60% |
Fourth year |
71% |
