AP817693 - Kmart Australia Ltd Award 2002
15.1 First aid
Where Kmart appoints a qualified employee to perform first aid duties, they shall be entitled to an additional allowance of $1.49 per day up to a maximum of $8.90 over any six days.
15.2 Transport
15.2.1 Where an employee is temporarily transferred from one store to another, they shall be entitled to the following:
15.2.1(a) Any additional fare costs for using public transport, or
[15.2.1(b) varied by PR975051 PR978924; PR983939 ppc 01Oct08]
15.2.1(b) Any additional cost for private mileage, calculated on the basis of:
15.2.2 Where an employee agrees to use their private vehicle on company business, the allowance above shall apply.
15.2.3 An employee shall also be entitled to payment of additional travelling time at the ordinary time earnings rate except on Sundays and public holidays when payment shall be at time and a half.
15.2.4 Provided such payments shall cease when the employee has been permanently transferred to the store.
15.2.5 Where an employee works additional hours beyond their rostered shift without having been provided with either 24 hours notice or notice before the completion of the previous shift, and they are unable to obtain their regular form of transport home, Kmart shall arrange at its own cost, an alternative safe form of transport for the employee.
15.3 Location allowance
The following district allowances shall be paid in addition to the rates prescribed in clause 12 - Wages:
Per Week | |
Darwin |
$16.60 |
Alice Springs |
$9.30 |
Karratha |
$24.70 |
Kalgoorlie |
$6.20 |
Port Hedland |
$20.70 |
The provisions of the General Order of the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission with respect to location allowances shall apply to the employees engaged under the terms of this Award in locations specified in that General Order.
15.4 Meal
15.4.1 An employee required to work more than one hour of overtime after their rostered time of ending work, where less than 24 hours notice of such overtime has been given, shall be paid a meal allowance of $10.38.
15.4.2 Where an employee is rostered to work an additional day as overtime and it continues for more than five hours, the employee shall be entitled to a meal allowance of $10.38, except if they have received 24 hours notice of the requirement to work such overtime.
15.5 Protective clothing
Where it is agreed that the work required to be performed by an employee may lead to excessive soiling or damage to clothing, the employer must reimburse the employee for the costs incurred in purchasing the suitable protective clothing and any necessary laundering cost incurred by the employee. This clause shall not apply where suitable protective clothing is provided and laundered at the employer’s cost. Where such protective clothing and/or accessories have been provided to an employee they shall be required to use such clothing and/or accessories at all times.
15.6 Laundry
15.6.1 Where Kmart requires an employee to wear a uniform or popover then Kmart shall reimburse the employee for the cost of purchasing such clothing and the cost of replacement items, when replacement is due to normal wear and tear. This provision shall not apply where the clothing is supplied and/or paid for by Kmart.
15.6.2 Where an employee is required to launder such uniform or popover, the employee shall be paid an allowance as stipulated below for the relevant state:
15.6.2(a) In NSW and ACT
[15.6.2(a) substituted by PR983939; corrected by PR984217 ppc 01Oct08]
Garments requiring ironing:
Garments not requiring ironing:
15.6.2(b) In Victoria
[15.6.2(a) substituted by PR983939; corrected by PR984217 ppc 01Oct08]
15.6.2(c) In Queensland
[15.6.2(a) substituted by PR983939; corrected by PR984217 ppc 01Oct08]
15.7 Superannuation
15.7.1 All employees (except such clerks referred to in clause 15.7.2) shall be subject to the provisions of the Coles Myer Occupational Superannuation Award 1992 [Print K2517 [C0312]]and the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 and any amendments thereof.
15.7.2 Existing Clerks who as at 9 January 1995 are eligible to be or are enrolled in the following superannuation funds:
shall either continue to be members of that Fund and shall have contributions paid on their behalf whilst they remain employees of Kmart or they may elect to be enrolled and have contributions paid on their behalf into REST as provided for under the Coles Myer Occupational Superannuation Award 1992 [Print K2517 [C0312]].
15.7.3 Provided such employees may elect at any time to transfer to the REST Scheme under the above conditions, but shall forgo the right to transfer back into the former fund.
15.7.4 Provided that where such employees elect to continue in their existing funds, the existing award eligibility, contribution, and ordinary time earning provisions applicable for these employees shall hereafter remain unchanged.
