AN170088 – Retail Trades Award

37. SUPERANNUATION

Note: The Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Choice of Superannuation Funds) Act 2005 provides that individual employees generally have the opportunity to choose their own superannuation funds. For further information see the AIRC guidance note — Choice of Superannuation Funds and Award Provisions.

(a) Contribution

An employer shall make a contribution equivalent to 3% of ordinary time earnings into an approved Superannuation Fund in respect of all eligible employees (as defined) as from 1 June, 1989. Such earnings shall exclude overtime and allowances in the nature of a reimbursement (such as meal money).

In the case of full time adult employees permanently classified as drivers, the level of contribution shall be $17.00 per week.

Contributions to the fund shall be made by the employer on at least a calendar monthly basis unless there are circumstances for which the employer cannot be held responsible.

(b) Casual and Part Time Employees

In the case of eligible casual and part time employees, contributions shall be made where the employee works at least 12 hours per week averaged over a Fund billing statement month.

(c) Definitions

‘Eligible Employee’ shall mean an employee whether weekly, part time or casual, who has had at least 6 months continuous service with an employer subject to this award. Provided that in the case of an employee who has so qualified with one employer, that employee shall not be required to serve the qualifying period with any subsequent employer subject to this award.

‘Approved Fund’ shall mean a superannuation fund or scheme approved in accordance with the Commonwealth Operational Standards for Occupation Superannuation Funds.

(d) Fund

Contributions determined in accordance with subclause (a) of this clause shall, subject to subclause (e) of this clause, be made into either of the following nominated approved funds:-

(i) Retail Employees Superannuation Trust

(ii) TASPLAN

(e) Exemption

The following employers shall be exempt from using the nominated funds referred to in subclause (d) of this clause and in lieu shall utilise the fund identified opposite their company name:-

	Business	Fund
(i)	Routleys Pty Ltd	Group Ten Superannuation Fund
(ii)	Lloyd Arnold	National Flexi Super
(iii)	Tasmanian Office Equipment	National Flexi Super Plus
(iv)	Room To Move	The Eagle Retirement Fund
(v)	Kingsgroup Pty Ltd	Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce Industry Super Fund
(vi)	James Hardie Plumbing & Pipelines Pty Ltd (trading as James Hardie Pipelines)	James Hardie Securiplan
(vii)	King Island Co-Op Limited	National Mutual Simple Super Fund

Notwithstanding the above, all superannuation exemptions approved by the Tasmanian Industrial Commission prior to 22 October 1993 shall remain in force.

(f) Notwithstanding anything elsewhere contained in this clause, an employee who belongs to the religious fellowship known as Brethren and who holds a certificate issued under an Act may nominate an alternative complying fund into which the contributions shall be paid.