Woolworths (South Australia and Northern Territory) Award, 2003
AP825337 - Woolworths (South Australia and Northern Territory) Award, 2003
18.1 Definitions
18.1.1 The Fund
In this clause all references to the Fund shall mean the Retail Employees Superannuation Trust.
18.1.2 Ordinary pay
In this clause the term ordinary pay shall mean award wages and supervisory and/or buying allowances, casual loadings, and penalty rates.
18.1.3 Trustee
In this clause all references to Trustee shall mean the Trustee of the Retail Employees Superannuation Trust.
18.2 Quantum
18.2.1 Every employer shall make application to participate in the Fund and upon acceptance by the Trustee subject to 18.5 hereof shall contribute to the Fund in respect to all employees an amount equal to 3% of each employee’s ordinary pay each week.
18.2.2 Where employees are employed by an employer within the Central Shopping District or within the Metropolitan Shopping District, this obligation shall apply from 1st March 1989.
18.2.3 Where employees are employed by an employer outside of the Central Shopping District and the Metropolitan Shopping District, this obligation shall apply from 1st November 1989.
18.2.4 Where employees are employed by an employer within the Northern Territory, this obligation shall apply from 1st March 1990.
18.2.5 Such application to join the Fund by the employer shall be made within two months after the commencement of the obligation to pay superannuation or in respect to a new business within one month of the business commencing.
18.3 Continued participation
An employer who participates in the Fund shall not cease participation in the Fund whilst employing employees who are eligible for contribution pursuant to 18.5.
18.4 Cessation of contributions
Once an employer has commenced to contribute to the Fund in respect to an employee, the employer shall not cease making such contribution:
18.4.1 Until the employee’s employment has terminated; or
18.4.2 The employee’s average hours fall below the minimum hours set forth in 18.5.2, 18.5.3 and 18.5.4 of this clause for a period of six months.
18.5 Qualifying period and eligibility
An employer shall make contributions in respect of:
18.5.1 Adult full-time, adult part-time employees, and junior full-time employees who have been engaged continuously for a period of six months in an occupation governed by this award.
18.5.2 Adult casual employees who have accumulated 26 weeks in which they have commenced employment on at least one day in the week in an occupation governed by this award and who in any 26 week period have worked an average of twelve or more hours per week.
18.5.3 Junior part-time employees who have been engaged continuously for a period of six months in an occupation governed by this award and who in any six month period have worked an average of eighteen or more hours per week.
18.5.4 Junior casual employees who have accumulated 26 weeks in which they have commenced employment in an occupation governed by this award on at least one day in the week and who in any 26 week period have worked an average of eighteen or more hours per week.
18.5.5 If the employee ceases to be employed in an occupation governed by this award for a period in excess of six months, that employee shall be subject to the qualifying period in 18.5.1 to 18.5.4 above.
18.6 Employee contributions
18.6.1 Employees who may wish to make contribution to the Fund additional to those being paid by the employer pursuant to 18.2, shall be entitled to authorise the employer to pay into the Fund from the employee’s wages amounts specified by the employee.
18.6.2 Upon such authorisation the employer shall be required to make the deduction and forward it to the Fund.
18.6.3 Employee contributions to the Fund requested under these subclauses shall be subject to the following conditions:
18.6.3(a) The amount of the contribution shall be expressed in whole dollars.
18.6.3(b) After the first contribution, the amount of contribution shall only be adjusted from the first full pay period in July each year.
18.7 Existing superannuation arrangements
No employer shall be excluded from this clause on the basis of existing voluntary superannuation arrangements.
