AP798297 - South Australian Government Departments and Instrumentalities (Metal Trades) Award 1999
22. ALLOWANCES AND SPECIAL RATES
22.1 All-purpose allowances
The following allowances will apply for all purposes of the award.
22.1.1 Disabilities allowance, Unit 23 - Department of Administrative and Information Services
Employees of Unit 23 in the Department of Administrative and Information Services will be paid, in lieu of the rates prescribed in 22.3 an allowance at the rate of $23.65 per week, for all purposes of the award, except shift premiums.
22.1.2 Electrical tradesperson, Corrosion Section SA Water Corporation
An electrical tradesperson who successfully completes the corrosion prevention subject of the mechanical engineering and mechanical drafting certificate course at the Regency Park Community College and who is required to apply the knowledge gained therefrom in the course of the employee's normal duties will paid an allowance at the rate of $9.70 per week.
22.1.3 Leading hands/team leader and responsible tradesperson
[22.1.3 substituted by PR924038 ppc 23Oct02]
22.1.3(a) An employee who is appointed or who performs mixed functions in a higher classification as a leading hand/team leader or responsible tradesperson (as defined in the classification level definitions Schedule A – Classification level definitions) will be paid in accordance with the higher classification level.
22.1.3(b) An employee substantively employed at level M3 and who, in addition to their normal duties, performs team leader or responsible tradesperson duties (as defined in the classification level definitions Schedule A – Classification level definitions) will be paid an allowance of $13.10 per week.
22.1.3(c) Where an employee performs team leader activities for eleven or more employees such employee will be entitled to an additional amount of $11.40 per week.
22.1.4 Lift work allowance
[22.1.4(a) varied by PR924038 PR960906; PR977791 ppc 15Aug07]
22.1.4(a) Metal tradespersons and their assistants employed by the Department of Administrative and Information Services who are engaged on the maintenance, repairing and servicing of lifts, escalators, power-driven doors, cranes and window-washing equipment, other than in the employer's workshop, will be paid an amount of $94.15 per week as a lift work allowance in consideration of the peculiarities and disabilities associated with such work and in recognition of the fact that employees engaged in such work may be required to perform or assist to perform as the case may be, any of such work.
22.1.4(b) Apprentices will be paid the following proportion of the lift work allowance as prescribed in 22.1.4(a)
Percentage | |
During first year of apprenticeship |
42 |
During second year of apprenticeship |
55 |
During third year of apprenticeship |
75 |
During fourth year of apprenticeship |
88 |
22.1.4(c) An employee in receipt of the lift work allowance prescribed by 22.1.1 and 22.1.2 will not be entitled to any of the special rates prescribed in 22.3.
22.1.4(d) An employee not normally engaged on work as defined in 22.1.4(a), who from time to time is required to perform work prescribed by 22.1.4(a), will in respect of such work, be entitled to payment for portion of the lift work allowance prescribed by this clause in accordance with the provisions of 19.3.
22.1.4(e) The lift work allowance prescribed by 22.1.4(a) and 22.1.4(b) will be paid for all purposes of this award.
22.1.4(f) An electrical tradesperson after carrying out work away from a workshop in connection with the maintenance, repairing and servicing of lifts, escalators, power-driven doors, cranes and window-washing equipment for a period of not less than two years will be classified as electrician - special class.
22.1.5 Maintenance van allowance, Department of Administrative and Information Services
[22.1.5(a) varied by PR924038 PR960906; PR977791 ppc 15Aug07]
22.1.5(a) Tradespersons employed in the District Units of the Department of Administrative and Information Services who are required to drive departmental maintenance vans will be paid an allowance at the rate of $13.30 per week.
22.1.5(b) This allowance will also be applicable to electricians employed at the Netley workshop when they are required to drive and be responsible for the departmental maintenance van having maker's capacity of four tonnes and over.
22.1.6 Tool allowance - tradespersons and apprentices
[22.1.6(a) varied by PR924038 PR960906; PR977791 ppc 15Aug07]
22.1.6(a) Except as provided elsewhere in this clause tradespersons will be paid the following allowance for supplying and maintaining tools ordinarily required in the performance of their work as tradespersons:
Per week | |
$ | |
Tradespersons (other than working as shipwrights) |
13.00 |
Working as shipwrights |
14.35 |
22.1.6(b) This allowance will not apply to the following employees:
Employers who had a practice prior to the making of this award of providing all tools required by tradespersons or apprentices in the performance of their work are entitled to continue this practice.
22.1.6(c) This allowance will apply to apprentices on the same percentage basis as set out in 20.1.
22.1.6(d) 22.1.6(a) does not cover the following; all necessary power tools, special purpose tools, precision measuring instruments and, for sheet metal workers, snips used in the cutting of stainless steel, monel metal and similar hard metals.
22.1.6(e) Tradespersons or apprentices will replace or pay for any tools supplied by their employer which are lost as a result of negligence on the part of the employee.
22.2 Other allowances - not all purpose
22.2.1 Case hardened prescription lenses
An employer who requires an employee to have their prescription lenses case hardened will pay for the cost of such case hardening.
22.2.2(a) Re-imbursement for damage to clothing, spectacles, hearing aids and tools
Re-imbursement must be paid to the extent of the damage sustained where, in the course of the work, clothing, spectacles, hearing aids or tools of trade are damaged or destroyed by fire or molten metal or through the use of corrosive substances. The employer's liability in respect of tools is limited to the tools of trade which are ordinarily required for the performance of the employee's duties. Re-imbursement is not payable if an employee is entitled to workers' compensation in respect of the damage.
[22.2.2(b) varied by PR924038 ppc 23Oct02]
22.2.2(b) An employee shall be reimbursed by his employer to a maximum of $1,095.00 for loss of tools or clothes by fire or breaking and entering whilst securely stored at the employer’s direction in a room or building on the employer’s premises, job or workshop or in a lock-up as provided or if the tools are lost or stolen while being transported by the employee at the employer’s direction, or if the tools are accidentally lost over water or if tools are lost or stolen during an employee’s absence after leaving the job because of injury or illness. Provided that an employee transporting his own tools shall take all reasonable care to protect those tools and prevent their theft or loss.
22.2.2(b)(i) Where an employee is absent from work because of illness or accident and has advised the employer as required, the employer will ensure that the employee’s tools are securely stored during his absence.
22.2.2(b)(ii) Provided that for the purpose of this subclause:
22.2.3 First aid allowance
An employee who has been trained to render first aid and who is the current holder of appropriate first aid qualifications such as a certificate from the St. John's Ambulance or similar body will be paid a weekly allowance of $11.95 if appointed by their employer to perform first aid duty.
22.2.4 Industry allowance, Department of Administrative and Information Services
[22.2.4(a) varied by PR924038 PR960906; PR977791 ppc 15Aug07]
22.2.4(a) In addition to the rates of pay prescribed by Schedule B, an employee (other than an apprentice, unapprenticed junior or an employee of Unit 23) employed in the Department of Administrative and Information Services will except as set out in 22.2.4(c) be paid an industry allowance at the rate of $16.20 per week to compensate for the following disabilities associated with the work undertaken away from the workshop, depot or other similar departmental establishment:
22.2.4(b) An apprentice or unapprenticed junior who works in circumstances which would entitle a tradesman to the industry allowance prescribed in 22.2.4(a), will be paid the following proportion of that allowance:
22.2.4(b)(i) Apprentices percentage
Percentage | |
During first year of apprenticeship |
42 |
During second year of apprenticeship |
55 |
During third year of apprenticeship |
75 |
During fourth year of apprenticeship |
88 |
22.2.4(b)(ii) Unapprenticed juniors percentage
Percentage | |
16 years of age |
45 |
17 years of age |
55 |
18 years of age |
65 |
19 years of age |
78.5 |
20 years of age |
93 |
[22.2.4(c) varied by PR924038 PR960906; PR977791 ppc 15Aug07]
22.2.4(c) Where an employee is engaged on a construction project on which building trade employees have been, are or will be working and have been, are or will be receiving an industry allowance of $21.65 per week, such employee will be paid that amount in lieu of the allowance prescribed in 22.2.4(a).
22.2.4(d) Employees whilst in receipt of the allowances set out in 22.2.4(a), 22.2.4(b) and 22.2.4(c) are not entitled to the provisions of 22.3.
22.2.5 Licence allowance, electrical tradespersons
An electrical fitter, electrical mechanic, electrician special class, fitter in charge, plant electrician, bolivar, plant operator (tradesperson), senior tradesperson or instrumentation tradesperson who is required to have an “A” class electrical workers’ licence in accordance with the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Electricians Act, 1995 and who holds such licence will be paid an allowance of $15.65 per week, for each week in which ordinary hours of duty are performed. Provided that this allowance will not be taken into account in calculating payments for all purposes.
22.2.6 Metal tradespersons mechanical services group, Netley workshops, Department of Administrative and Information Services
Metal tradespersons who are:
will be paid an allowance of 0.69 cents per hour for each hour of their employment.
22.2.7 Metal tradespersons (mechanical and electrical) Glenside Hospital, Lyell McEwin Health Service, Royal Adelaide Hospital and Northfield District Office of the Department of Administrative and Information Services
[22.2.7(a) varied by PR924038 PR960906; PR977791 ppc 15Aug07]
22.2.7(a) Metal tradespersons (mechanical and electrical) employed in the above units who are:
will be paid an allowance of 0.69 cents per hour for each hour such duties are performed.
22.2.7(b) For the purposes of this clause, gasfitting duties means work on gas fired equipment which necessitates the dismantling, removal, installation and adjustment of items on the gas or control valves, pressure reducing valves, solenoid valves, filters, pressure switches and gauges, the pressure or vacuum providing system, the gas pilot ignition system and the gas burner control system. These duties will also include the servicing of electrical/electronic systems attached to such equipment and the diagnosis and repairing of faults in these systems by electrical tradespersons.
22.2.7(c) This allowance will not be paid during periods to leave or for any other purposes of the award.
22.2.8 Protective clothing and equipment allowance
Where an employee is required to wear protective clothing and equipment as stipulated by the relevant State law, the employer must reimburse the employee for the cost of purchasing such special clothing and equipment. The provisions of this clause do not apply where the clothing and equipment is paid for by the employer.
22.2.9 Ship repairing
Employees engaged on ship repairs will be paid the following amounts:
Per week | |
$ | |
Tradesperson |
11.40 |
All other labour |
9.35 |
22.2.10 Shipwright divers
[22.2.10(a) varied by PR924038 PR960906; PR977791 ppc 15Aug07]
22.2.10(a) Shipwrights when required to dive will be paid $11.65 for the first hour and $5.90 for each subsequent hour in addition to the ordinary wages whether weekly hired, part-time or casual, and in cases where overtime is worked, penalty rates will apply to ordinary rates only.
22.2.11 Whyalla and Iron Knob
An employee working within eight kilometres of the Chief Post Office at Whyalla and Iron Knob will be paid 63 cents a week more than the rate of pay prescribed in the wage schedule of this Part of the award for the respective classification.
22.2.12 Occupational licensing
[22.2.12 Occupational licencing - CHFC and HCFC accreditation title changed by S8450 from 19Jul00]
An employee who is required to possess and act upon any occupational licence, registration or accreditation in accordance with any state or federal legislation and regulations will, upon gaining such licence, registration or accreditation, be reimbursed the cost of any preparation course, assessment / examination and the ongoing cost of maintaining the licence, registration or accreditation as prescribed by the relevant legislation.
22.3 Special rates
Subject to 23.3.1 and 23.3.2, the following special rates will be paid to employees including apprentices and juniors.
22.3.1 Special rates not cumulative
22.3.1(a) Where more than one of the disabilities set out in 23.3 entitles an employee to extra rates, the employer will be bound to pay only one rate, namely the highest rate for the applicable disabilities.
22.3.1(b) This does not apply in relation to cold places, hot places, wet places, confined spaces, dirty work or height money, the rates for which are cumulative.
22.3.2 Special rates are not subject to penalty additions
The special rates in 23.3 will be paid irrespective of the times at which the work is performed, and will not be subject to any premium or penalty additions.
22.3.3 Autopsy room
An employee required to work in the autopsy room whilst autopsies are being performed will, whilst so employed, be paid 52 cents per hour or part thereof.
22.3.4 Boiler cleaning
An employee engaged inside the gas or water space of any boiler, flue economiser, in cleaning or scraping work will, whilst so employed, be paid 88 cents per hour.
22.3.5 Boiler repairs
[22.3.5(a) varied by PR924038 PR960906; PR977791 ppc 15Aug07]
22.3.5(a) An employee working on repairs to smoke-boxes, fire-boxes, furnaces or flues of boilers is entitled to 32 cents per hour extra.
[22.3.5(b) varied by PR924038 PR960906; PR977791 ppc 15Aug07]
22.3.5(b) An employee engaged on repairs to oil fired boilers, including the castings, uptakes and funnels, or flues and smoke stacks is entitled to $1.20 per hour extra while working inside such a boiler.
22.3.6 Cold places
An employee who works for more than one hour in places where the temperature is reduced by artificial means below O degrees celsius is entitled to 45 cents per hour extra. Where the work continues for more than two hours an employee is entitled to a rest period of twenty minutes every two hours without loss of pay.
22.3.7 Confined spaces
An employee working in a confined space (as defined) is entitled to 60 cents per hour extra.
22.3.8 Dirty work
[22.3.8(a) varied by PR924038 PR960906; PR977791 ppc 15Aug07]
22.3.8(a) Where an employee and their supervisor agree that work (other than ship repair work) is of an unusually dirty or offensive nature, the employee will be entitled to 46 cents per hour extra.
[22.3.8(b) varied by PR924038 PR960906; PR977791 ppc 15Aug07]
22.3.8(b) Where an employee and their supervisor agree that certain ship repair work is of an unusually dirty or offensive nature, the employee will be entitled to 61 cents per hour extra.
22.3.9 Explosive power tools
An employee required to use explosive powered tools will be paid a minimum payment of $1.20 per day. Where an hourly rate is required, it will be calculated by dividing the rate by 7-6/10.
22.3.10 Height money
Employees other than linespersons, linesperson's assistants, riggers and splicers engaged in the construction, erection, repair and/or maintenance as the case may be, of ships, steel frame buildings, bridges, gasometers or other structures at a height in each case of fifteen metres or more directly above the nearest horizontal plane will be entitled to 31 cents per hour extra.
22.3.11 Hot places
[22.3.11(a) varied by PR924038 PR960906; PR977791 ppc 15Aug07]
22.3.11(a) An employee who works for more than one hour in the shade in places where the temperature is raised by artificial means to:
22.3.11(b) Where work continues for more than two hours in temperatures exceeding 54 Celsius, employees will be entitled to twenty minutes rest after every two hours work without deduction of pay. The temperature will be determined by the supervisor after consultation with the employees who claim the extra rate.
22.3.12 Insulation materials
Employee handling loose slag wool, loose insulwool or other loose material of a like nature used for providing insulation against heat, cold or noise will when so employed on ship construction or ship repairing or on the construction, repair or demolition of furnaces, walls, floors and/or ceilings be paid 60 cents per hour extra.
22.3.13 Meat digesters and oil tanks
An employee working on repairs in oil tanks or meat digesters is entitled to 46 cents per hour extra. Employees engaged on such work for more than half of a day or shift are entitled to the special rate for the whole day or shift.
22.3.14 Wet places
[22.3.14(a) varied by PR924038 PR960906; PR977791 ppc 15Aug07]
22.3.14(a) An employee working in any place where their clothing or boots become saturated by water, oil or another substance, will be paid 45 cents per hour extra. Any employee who becomes entitled to this extra rate will be paid such rate only for the part of the day or shift that they are required to work in wet clothing or boots.
22.3.14(b) This extra rate is not payable to an employee who is provided by the employer with suitable and effective protective clothing and/or footwear.
22.3.15 Special rates allowance, specified hospitals
[22.3.15(a) varied by S0596 PR924038 PR960906; PR977791 ppc 15Aug07]
22.3.15(a) Employees employed in:
will be paid an allowance at the rate of $10.45 per week for all disabilities encountered whilst engaged on maintenance work in substitution for any or all of the special rates prescribed by 22.3, with the exception of 22.3.3 and 22.3.4 which will be paid in addition to the special rates allowance when applicable.
22.3.15(b) For all hours worked in excess of or less than 38 per week, the allowance mentioned above will be increased or decreased by 1/38, whatever the case may be, calculated to the nearest cent for each hour or part thereof so worked.
22.3.15(c) This allowance will be applied during authorised paid absences on sick, annual and long service leave but will not be applicable to any payment made in lieu of leave.
22.3.16 Special rate – Crouzet maintenance and repair
[22.3.16 inserted by S8450 from 19Jul00]
[22.3.16(a) varied by PR960906; corrected by PR965704; varied by PR977791 ppc 15Aug07]
22.3.16(a) Employees employed in the Passenger Transport Board on the maintenance of the Crouzet ticketing system, will be paid an allowance at the rate of $27.45 per week in recognition of the peculiarities and all disabilities associated with such work and in substitution for any and all of the special rates prescribed by Clause 22.3 of this Award.
22.3.16(b) For all hours worked in excess of or less than 38 per week, the abovementioned allowance will be increased or decreased by 1/38, whatever the case may be, calculated to the nearest cent for each hour or part thereof so worked.
22.3.16(c) The allowance will not be paid during periods of leave or for any other purposes of the Award.
22.4 Transfers, travelling and expenses when working away from usual place of work
22.4.1 Transfer involving change of residence
An employee:
involving a change of residence will be paid travelling time whilst necessarily travelling between such localities and expenses for a period not exceeding three months or in cases where the employee is in the process of buying a place of residence in the new locality for a period not exceeding six months. Provided that such expenses will cease after the employee has taken up permanent residence at the new location.
22.4.2 Travelling, transport and fares
22.4.2(a) Excess travelling and fares
22.4.2(a)(i) An employee who on any day or from day to day is required to work at a job away from their accustomed workshop or depot will, at the direction of the employer, present themself for work at such job at the usual starting time, but for all time reasonably spent in reaching and returning from such job (in excess of the time normally spent in travelling from their home to such workshop or depot and returning) the employee will be paid travelling time, and also any fares reasonably incurred in excess of those normally incurred in travelling between their home and such workshop or depot.
22.4.2(a)(ii) An employee who with the approval of the employer uses their own means of transport for travelling to or from outside jobs will be paid the amount of excess fares which the employee would have incurred in using public transport unless the employee has an arrangement with their employer for a regular allowance.
22.4.2(b) Distant work
An employee sent from their usual locality to another (in circumstances other than those prescribed in 22.4.2(a) and required to remain away from the employee’s usual place of abode will be paid travelling time whilst necessarily travelling between such localities, and expenses whilst so absent from their usual locality.
22.4.2(c) Payment for travelling
22.4.2(c)(i) The rate of pay for travelling time is ordinary rates, except on Sundays and holidays when it will be time and a half.
22.4.2(c)(ii) The maximum travelling time to be paid for is twelve hours out of every 24 hours, or when a sleeping berth is provided by the employer for all-night travel, eight hours out of every 24.
22.4.2(d) Expenses
Expenses for the purpose of this clause means:
