AN170010 – Building and Construction Industry Award
(a) Tradespersons and Builders Labourers
The employer may deduct payment for any day upon which a tradesperson or builders labourer cannot be usefully employed because of any strike by or participation in any strike by members of the union; or because of any strike by any members of the union employed by the employer; or because of any strike by or participation in any strike by another union, organisation or association or by any branch thereof, or by any members thereof who are employed by the employer; or because of any stoppage of work (other than for inclement weather within the allowance prescribed in Clause 16 – Inclement Weather of this award) for any cause, including breakdown of machinery or failure or lack of power, for which cause the employer is not responsible.
(b) Plant Operators and Civil Construction and Maintenance Workers
(i) An employer may deduct payment for any day the employee cannot be usefully employed because of any strike or through any breakdown of machinery or any stoppage of work by any cause for which the employer cannot reasonably be held responsible.
(ii) PROVIDED that where an employer orders employees not to work on any day because of the state of the weather, such orders shall not deprive the employees of their claim for payment under their weekly engagements, but if such employees cease work on any day because of the state of the weather without being ordered to do so they shall not be entitled to payment for time being so lost.
