AN160133 – Foremen (Building Trades) Award 1991
(1) Subject to the provisions of this clause, a period of 20 days, exclusive of any public holiday or weekend occurring during the period, shall be given and taken as leave annually to a foreman, after 12 months continuous service (less the period of annual leave) with the employer.
(2) (a) Each foreman before going on leave, shall be paid in advance the wages which would ordinarily accrue to that foreman during the currency of the leave.
(b) In addition to the payment prescribed in (a) above a foreman shall receive a loading of 17½ per centum of the wages paid in accordance with (a).
(3) The method of taking the annual leave, including the deferral of same, shall be agreed between the employer and the foreman.
(4) Continuous service includes time during which a foreman is absent on annual leave, bereavement leave, public holidays, long service leave, jury service, workers' compensation (up to a maximum of 26 weeks) or paid sick leave.
(5) (a) Where a foreman has given five working days' or more continuous service as defined in suclause (4) of this clause and he/she either leaves his/her employment or his/her employment is terminated by the employer he/she shall be paid a twelfth of a week's wages for each completed five working days of continuous service with his/her current employer for which leave has not been granted or paid for in accordance with this award.
(b) In addition to the payment prescribed in (a) above a foreman shall receive a loading of 17½ per centum of the wages paid in accordance with (a).
