AP818787CRV - Clerks (Road Transport Industry) Award 2002
18.1 Meal allowance
[18.1.1 varied by PR934021 PR947419 PR960151 PR975029 PR978750; PR983875 ppc 01Oct08]
18.1.1 The prescribed meal allowance for the purposes of this award is $11.12. The prescribed meal allowance is not paid where the employer provides the employee with a meal.
18.1.2 An employee will be paid the prescribed meal allowance and will be entitled to a paid meal break of twenty minutes in addition to any overtime payment, as follows:
18.1.2(a) Where required to work beyond one hour after his or her usual finishing time and beyond 6.00 p.m. or where two or more hours overtime is worked. Where such overtime exceeds five hours a further meal allowance will be payable.
18.1.2(b) When required to work more than five hours on a Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday. A further meal allowance will be paid when an employee is required to work more than nine hours on such a day and thereafter at the end of each additional four hours work, provided the employee continues working after each qualifying period.
18.1.3 If an employee has provided their own meal after being notified that they are required to work in any of the circumstances outlined above and is not required to do so, the employee will be paid the prescribed meal allowance for the superfluous meal.
18.2 First aid allowance
[18.2 varied by PR934021 PR947419 PR960151 PR975029 PR978750; PR983875 ppc 01Oct08]
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 for the St. John’s Ambulance or similar body, will be paid an allowance of $2.00 per day, if the employee is appointed by the employer to perform first aid.
18.3 Protective clothing and equipment
18.3.1 The employer must reimburse the employee for the cost of purchasing any special clothing such as uniforms, dress, clothing or footwear.
18.3.2 The employer must reimburse the employee for the cost of purchasing a uniform and/or protective clothing where the employee is engaged in work damaging to clothing (for example, the use of duplicators, addressographs, or similar machines).
18.3.3 The provisions of this clause do not apply where any clothing is supplied to the employee at the employer’s expense.
18.4 Vehicle allowance
[18.4 varied by PR934021 PR960151 PR975029; PR983875 ppc 01Oct08]
Where an employee is required to use his or her own vehicle in connection with the employer’s business, the employee will be paid for the use of the vehicle at the rate of 67 cents per kilometre.
18.5 Living away from home allowance
18.5.1 Where an employee is required to work away from his or her usual place of duty at some place other than his or her home town, the employee must be paid in accordance with existing practices.
18.5.2 Where an employee is required to work at a location away from his or her usual place of duty which does not necessitate leaving his or her home town, the employee will be paid the following:
18.5.2(a) any excess fares over what are normally incurred for travelling; and
18.5.2(b) at the ordinary rate of pay for any time in excess of the time normally spent in travelling from the employee’s home to his or her usual place of duty and returning.
18.6 District allowance
18.6.1 The following district allowances will apply to employees, in addition to the appropriate weekly wage rate prescribed in 16.2.
18.6.2 Regular part-time employees will be paid a pro rata amount based on their ordinary hours worked divided by 38.
18.6.3 Casual employees will receive per hour 1/38th of the appropriate district allowance.
18.6.4 The district allowances prescribed in this clause will not be used in the calculation of overtime payments or shiftwork premiums.
18.6.5 The district allowances are as follows:
18.6.5(a) Western Australia
[18.6.5(a)(i) substituted PR947419 PR960151 PR975029 PR978750; PR983875 ppc 01Oct08]
18.6.5(a)(i) Where an employee is required to perform work in an area of Western Australia as prescribed, the employee will be paid:
TOWN |
PER WEEK |
$ | |
Agnew |
18.70 |
Argyle |
49.50 |
Balladonia |
19.00 |
Barrow Island |
32.20 |
Boulder |
7.90 |
Broome |
30.00 |
Bullfinch |
8.80 |
Carnarvon |
15.30 |
Cockatoo Island |
32.90 |
Coolgardie |
7.90 |
Cue |
19.20 |
Dampier |
26.00 |
Denham |
15.30 |
Derby |
31.20 |
Esperance |
5.50 |
Eucla |
20.90 |
Exmouth |
27.20 |
Fitzroy Crossing |
37.80 |
Goldsworthy |
16.40 |
Halls Creek |
43.40 |
Kalbarri |
6.60 |
Kalgoorlie |
7.90 |
Kambalda |
7.90 |
Karratha |
31.10 |
Koolan Island |
32.90 |
Koolyanobbing |
8.80 |
Kununurra |
49.50 |
Laverton |
19.10 |
Learmonth |
27.20 |
Leinster |
18.70 |
Leonora |
19.10 |
Madura |
20.00 |
Marble Bar |
47.70 |
Meekatharra |
16.50 |
Mount Magnet |
20.60 |
Mundrabilla |
20.50 |
Newman |
17.90 |
Norseman |
16.30 |
Nullagine |
47.60 |
Onslow |
32.20 |
Pannawonica |
24.30 |
Paraburdoo |
24.20 |
Port Hedland |
25.90 |
Ravensthorpe |
9.90 |
Roebourne |
35.80 |
Sandstone |
18.70 |
Shark Bay |
15.30 |
Shay Gap |
16.40 |
Southern Cross |
8.80 |
Telfer |
44.00 |
Teutonic Bore |
18.70 |
Tom Price |
24.20 |
Whim Creek |
30.90 |
Wickham |
29.90 |
Wiluna |
19.00 |
Wittenoom |
42.20 |
Wyndham |
46.50 |
18.6.5(a)(ii) Except as provided in 18.6.5(a)(iv), a single employee will be paid 50% of the prescribed allowance in 18.6.5(a)(i).
18.6.5(a)(iii) An employee, whose spouse is employed by the same employer and who is entitled to an allowance of a similar kind to that prescribed in 18.6.5(a)(i), will be paid 50% of the allowance prescribed.
18.6.5(a)(iv) Where an employee is provided with board and lodging by the employer, the employee will be paid 1/3rd of the allowance prescribed.
18.6.5(a)(v) Junior or casual employees receiving less than the adult rate and employees employed for less than a full week will receive that proportion of the location allowance as equates with the proportion that their wage for ordinary hours that week is to the adult rate for the work performed.
18.6.5(a)(vi) Where an employee is on annual leave or receives payment in lieu of annual leave, the employee will be paid the location allowance, for the period of such leave, to which the employee would ordinarily be entitled.
18.6.5(a)(vii) Where an employee is on long service leave or other approved leave with pay (other than annual leave), the employee will be paid a location allowance for the period of such leave, when the employee remains in the location in which he or she is employed.
18.6.5(a)(viii) For the purposes of this clause, a married employee includes:
18.6.5(a)(ix) Where an employee is employed in a town or location not specified in this clause, the allowance payable for the purpose of 18.6.5(a)(i), will be such amount as may be agreed between the Union and the employers to this award, or failing such agreement, as may be determined by the Commission.
18.6.5(a)(x) Prior to any such agreement or determination, the employer must pay the employee an amount equivalent to the district allowance in force under this award for that town or location on 1 June 1980.
18.6.5(a)(xi) Nothing in this award has the effect of reducing any location allowance payable to any employee as at 2 July 1992 whilst that employee remains employed by their present employer.
18.6.5(a)(xii) That part of the district allowances for Western Australian representing prices must be varied from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 1 July each year in accordance with:
18.6.5(a)(xii)(1) the making of a general order pursuant to s.50 of the Industrial Arbitration Act of Western Australia (as varied from time to time); or
18.6.5(a)(xii)(2) if no order is made, then the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (excluding housing) for Perth measured to the end of the immediately preceding March quarter, the calculation to be taken to the nearest 10 cents.
18.6.5(b) Queensland
[18.6.5(b) varied by PR934021 PR947419 PR960151 PR975029 PR978750; PR983875 ppc 01Oct08]
Where an employee is required to perform work in one of the following areas of Queensland as prescribed, the employee will be paid:
Region |
Adults Per Week |
Juniors Per Week |
$ |
$ | |
Southern division |
||
Western district |
1.57 |
0.79 |
Mackay division |
1.38 |
0.67 |
Northern division |
||
Eastern district |
1.59 |
0.79 |
Western district |
4.93 |
2.46 |
18.6.5(c) Northern Territory
[18.6.5 varied by PR934021 PR947419 PR960151 PR975029 PR978750; PR983875 ppc 01Oct08]
18.6.5(c)(i)
$ | |
North of the 20th parallel of south latitude |
23.66 |
South of the 20th parallel of south latitude |
9.53 |
18.6.5(c)(ii) Juniors will receive the appropriate percentage, as prescribed in 16.2.2, of the above allowance.
18.7 Northern Territory - special conditions
An adult employee will, after each two year period of continuous employment with the same employer, be reimbursed return first class airfares to the place of the employee’s engagement within Australia.
