AN160214 – Mineral Sands Mining and Processing Industry Award 1981
(1) (a) Each employee shall be paid an allowance of $1.50 per week for the purpose of purchasing overalls; or
(b) Each employee may buy one set of appropriate work clothing each six months and be reimbursed to a maximum amount of $38.00 for each set, upon production of the necessary receipts; or
(c) Where clothing is currently supplied by the employer, such issue will continue under the arrangements applying as at the 25th August, 1981.
Provided that only one of the options specified in subclauses (a), (b) and (c) shall be available at each site.
(2) The wearing of safety footwear is compulsory and any employee reporting for work without safety footwear may be refused work and shall not be entitled to payment for that day or shift.
(3) The employer shall supply to each employee upon commencement of employment with the employer, one pair of steel capped safety boots at no cost to the employee.
A replacement pair of steel capped safety boots shall be supplied by the employer to any employee at no cost to that employee, who satisfies the employer that the initial issue of such boots or the pair he presently possesses needs replacing through wear and tear arising out of or in the course of the employee's employment with the employer.
All safety boots issued pursuant to the provisions of this subclause shall remain the property of the employer.
