AN160142 – Gold Mining Engineering and Maintenance Award

5. - CLASSIFICATION STRUCTURE AND RATES OF PAY

(1) (a)

	Classification	Rate Per Week	Arbitrated Safety Net Adjustment	Total Rate Per Week
		$	$	$
	Maintenance Employee Level 1	314.60	159.00	473.60
	Maintenance Employee Level 2	329.00	159.00	488.00
	Maintenance Employee Level 3	345.00	159.00	504.00
	Maintenance Tradesperson Level 1	363.10	159.00	522.10
	Maintenance Tradesperson Level 2	381.30	159.00	540.30
	Maintenance Tradesperson Level 3	399.50	159.00	558.50
	Maintenance Tradesperson Level 4	417.60	161.00	578.60

(b) The rates of pay in this award include arbitrated safety net adjustments available since December 1993, under the Arbitrated Safety Net Adjustment Principle.

These arbitrated safety net adjustments may be offset against any equivalent amount in the rate of pay received by employees since 1 November 1991 above the rate prescribed in the Award, except where such absorption is contrary to the terms of an industrial agreement.

Increases in rates of pay otherwise made under the State Wage Case Principles, excepting those resulting from enterprise agreements, are not to be used to offset arbitrated safety net adjustments.

(2) The following classification task statements are indicative only of the tasks which may be competently performed by an employee at a level of the classification.

Maintenance Employee Level 1 87%

Semi-skilled employees, on commencement, engaged on basic maintenance training, including induction, site safety and operational procedures.

Maintenance Employee Level 2 90%

An employee who has satisfactorily completed basic maintenance training and has completed not less than three months employment at an enterprise. Employees at this level will perform non-trade engineering skills including but not limited to assisting tradespersons, operation of maintenance equipment and using tools appropriate to tasks allocated.

An employee at this level shall possess skills and knowledge equivalent to, or hold an Engineering Production Certificate Level 1, or equivalent accredited qualification.

Maintenance Employee Level 3 95%

Semi-skilled employees who demonstrate skill and knowledge superior to maintenance employee level 2. Employees at this level may be involved with servicing of production machinery, hold certificated rigging or lifting tickets, non-trades welding/cutting to a level which requires the exercise of skill and knowledge required and agreed for the enterprise concerned.

An employee at this level shall possess skills and knowledge equivalent to, or hold an Engineering Production Certificate Level 2, or equivalent accredited qualification.

Maintenance Tradespersons Level 1 100%

An employee who holds an appropriate Trades Certificate or Tradespersons Rights Certificate as an

Engineering Tradesperson (electrical/electronic);

Engineering Tradesperson (mechanical); or

Engineering Tradesperson (fabrication); and

is able to exercise competently the skills and knowledge of that trade.

Employees shall perform all non-trade tasks incidental to their work including tasks of any lower classification level. Employees at this level shall also perform other trade tasks associated with their work provided that such other trade work does not require additional formal technical training.

Maintenance Tradesperson Level 2 105%

A maintenance tradesperson who demonstrates the ability to accurately identify equipment faults and effect maintenance practices applied to that equipment in critical areas of the operations, exercises trade skills relevant to the specific requirements of the enterprise at a higher level than Maintenance Tradesperson Level 1, who has an understanding of applicable health and safety standards, can perform work under general supervision either individually or in a team environment, and can perform trade and non-trade tasks incidental to their work, and has either

(a) satisfactorily completed a minimum of three accredited technical training modules and complemented such training with relevant on the job skill application to the appropriate level of competence where defined in a training programme established for an enterprise;

(b) completed one-third of an appropriate Post Trade Certificate; or

(c) has been assessed as possessing skills and knowledge equivalent to the accredited training for this level.

Maintenance Tradesperson Level 3 110%

A maintenance tradesperson who is able to correctly diagnose faults, evaluate and assess the possible impact to the operation and initiate first stage maintenance remedial action, who works with minimal supervision, provides other trades guidance and assistance, exercises trade skills relevant to the specific requirements of the enterprise at a higher level than maintenance tradesperson level 2, who has an understanding of applicable health and safety standards and has either

(a) satisfactorily completed six accredited technical training modules and complemented such training with relevant on the job skill application to the appropriate level of competence as defined in a training programme established for the enterprise;

(b) completed two-thirds of an appropriate Post Trade Certificate; or

(c) has been assessed as possessing skills and knowledge equivalent to the accredited training at this level.

Maintenance Tradesperson Level 4 115%

A maintenance tradesperson who capably plans and organises the daily and weekly routine, has the ability to lead a team of maintenance employees, is competent to resource materials and services for this level of work, completes work to a defined schedule, updates equipment history records, and has a thorough knowledge of occupational health and safety requirements of the employer, plans and works effectively without supervision, in conjunction with supervisors and trainers (provided the employee is trained and where necessary is registered) assists in the provision of training and assessment of lower level employees and has either:-

(a) satisfactorily completed nine accredited technical training modules and complemented such training with relevant on the job skill application to the appropriate level of competence as defined in a training programme established for the enterprise; or

(b) completed an appropriate Post Trade Certificate; or

(c) has been assessed as possessing skills and knowledge equivalent to the accredited training for this level.

(3) Industry Allowance:

(a) Each employee shall be paid an allowance of $93.80 per week.

(b) The allowance recognises, and is in payment for, all aspects of work in the industry including the location and nature of individual operation within it.

(c) The allowance shall be paid in addition to the weekly wage rates contained in subclause (1) of this clause and shall be paid for all purposes of the award.

(4) Leading Hands:

In addition to the weekly wage prescribed for an employee's classification, a Leading Hand shall be paid the following:

		$
(a)	If in charge of not less than three and not more than ten other employees	20.40
(b)	If in charge of more than ten and not more than 20 employees	30.60
(c)	If in charge of more than 20 employees	39.70

(5) Apprentices:

Apprentices shall be paid the following percentage of tradesperson rate per week.

Four year term -	%
First year	42
Second year	55
Third year	75
Fourth year	88
Three and a half year term -
First six months	42
Next year	55
Following year	75
Final year	88
Third year term -
First year	55
Second year	75
Third year	88

Apprentices shall also receive the above percentage rates of the District Allowance, Tool Allowance, and Industry Allowance.

(6) Casual Employees:

Casual employees shall be paid ordinary rates plus twenty percent.

(7) Tool Allowance:

(a) Where an employer does not provide a tradesperson or an apprentice with the tools ordinarily required by that tradesperson or apprentice in the performance of work as a tradesperson or as an apprentice the employer shall pay a tool allowance of

(i) $12.20 per week to such tradesperson; or

(ii) in the case of an apprentice a percentage of $12.20, being the percentage which appears against the year of apprenticeship in subclause (5) of this clause, for the purpose of such tradesperson or apprentice supplying and maintaining tools ordinarily required in the performance of work as a tradesperson or as an apprentice.

(b) Any tool allowance paid pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subclause shall be included in, and form part of, the ordinary weekly wage prescribed in this clause.

(c) An employer shall provide for the use of tradespersons or apprentices all necessary power tools, special purpose tools and precision measuring instruments.

(d) A tradesperson or apprentice shall replace or pay for any tools supplied by his employer if lost through the employees negligence.

(8) Minimum Wage

(a) No adult employee shall be paid less than the Minimum Adult Award Wage unless otherwise provided by this clause.

(b) The Minimum Adult Award Wage for full time adult employees is $484.40 per week payable on and from 7^th July 2005.

(c) The Minimum Adult Award Wage of $484.40 per week is deemed to include all arbitrated safety net adjustments from State Wage Case decisions.

(d) Unless otherwise provided in this clause adults employed as casuals, part time employees or pieceworkers or employees who are remunerated wholly on the basis of payment by result shall not be paid less than pro rata the Minimum Adult Award Wage according to the hours worked.

(e) Juniors shall be paid no less than the wage determined by applying the percentage prescribed in the junior rates provision in this award to the Minimum Adult Award Wage of $484.40 per week.

(f) (i) The Minimum Adult Award Wage shall not apply to apprentices, employees engaged on traineeships or Jobskill placements or employed under the Commonwealth Government Supported Wage System or to other categories of employees who by prescription are paid less than the minimum award rate.

(ii) Liberty to apply is reserved in relation to any special categories of employees not included here or otherwise in relation to the application of the Minimum Adult Award Wage.

(g) Subject to this clause the Minimum Adult Award Wage shall -

(i) apply to all work in ordinary hours.

(ii) apply to the calculation of overtime and all other penalty rates, superannuation, payments during any period of paid leave and for all purposes of this award.

(h) Minimum Adult Award Wage

The rates of pay in this award include the minimum weekly wage for adult employees payable under the 2005 State Wage Case Decision. Any increase arising from the insertion of the minimum adult award wage will 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 above award payments include wages payable pursuant to enterprise agreements, consent awards or award variations to give effect to enterprise agreements and over award arrangements. Absorption which is contrary to the terms of an agreement is not required. Increases under previous State Wage Case Principles or under the current Statement of Principles, excepting those resulting from enterprise agreements, are not to be used to offset the minimum adult award wage.

(i) Adult Apprentices

(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of this clause, an apprentice, 21 years of age or over, shall not be paid less than $406.70 per week.

(ii) The rate paid at paragraph (i) above is payable on superannuation and during any period of paid leave prescribed by this Award.

(iii) Where in this award an additional rate is expressed as a percentage, fraction or multiple of the ordinary rate of pay, it shall be calculated upon the rate prescribed in this award for the actual year of the apprenticeship.

(iv) Nothing in this sub-clause shall operate to reduce the rate of pay fixed by this Award for an adult apprentice in force immediately prior to 5th June 2003.