AP839983 - Airline Operations - Licensed Aircraft Engineers - Qantas Airways Limited - Award 2005
19.1 Disability allowance
If significant disabilities occur for a period of two weeks or more because of construction, reconstruction, alteration, major repair or other like work at or in the immediate vicinity of the premises in which the employees are required to work, the association or the union may claim the following allowances on behalf of affected employees, to be paid from the date of claim:
[19.1.1 varied by PR975301 ppc 01Dec06]
19.1.1 if the construction work involves excessive fumes, noise and dust or other like disabilities through construction vehicles, drilling, electric saws and jack hammering, form work and concrete pours, $0.58 per hour;
[19.1.2 varied by PR975301 ppc 01Dec06]
19.1.2 if the construction work involves noise and dust or other like disabilities to a limited degree due to alterations and/or the removal or installation of plant and machinery and a marked reduction in work space, $0.32 per hour.
19.2 The allowance must not be included with the wage rates for all purposes of the award.
19.3 These amounts must be reviewed regularly. If, upon review, the parties are unable to reach agreement, the matter must be referred to the Commission for determination.
19.4 Disability payments
This clause sets out the disability payments to which employees are entitled under prescribed circumstances. The following allowances are cumulative if any two or more of the following disabilities occur at the same time:
No other disability allowances are cumulative. If more than one of the other disabilities prevails, the Company is bound only to pay the highest rate. The disability payments in this clause are not subject to penalty rates for overtime, Sunday or holiday pay, or shift work.
19.4.1 Cold places
[19.4.1 varied by PR975301 ppc 01Dec06]
If an employee works for more than one hour in places where the temperature is reduced by artificial means below 0°C, the employee must be paid an allowance of 47 cents per hour. If the work continues for more than two hours, the employee must be given a rest period of 20 minutes every two hours without loss of pay.
19.4.2 Confined space
[19.4.2 varied by PR975301 ppc 01Dec06]
If an employee works in a confined space, the employee must be paid an allowance of 54 cents per hour for each hour so engaged. A confined space is:
19.4.2(a) a small compartment or place to which access is through a manhole or similar opening; or
19.4.2(b) a place, the dimensions of which necessitate the employee working in a stooping or otherwise cramped or uncomfortable position.
19.4.3 Dirty work
[19.4.3 varied by PR975301 ppc 01Dec06]
If an employee is required to work in oil or acid tanks or on any work which the supervisor agrees is of an unusually dirty or offensive nature, the employee must be paid an allowance of 47 cents per hour so engaged.
19.4.4 Fuel tanks
[19.4.4 varied by PR975301 ppc 01Dec06]
If an employee is required to perform work inside fuel tanks of aircraft in circumstances where the regulations prescribe that a mask must be worn, the employee must be paid an allowance of 86 cents per hour so engaged.
19.4.5 Height money
[19.4.5 varied by PR975301 ppc 01Dec06]
If an employee works at a height of 15 metres or more directly above the nearest horizontal plane, the employee must be paid an allowance of 34 cents per hour so engaged.
19.4.6 Hot places
[19.4.6 varied by PR975301 ppc 01Dec06]
19.4.6(a) If an employee works for more than one hour in the shade in places where the temperature is raised by artificial means to:
19.4.6(a)(i) between 46 and 54°C, the employee must be paid an allowance of 47 cents per hour so engaged;
19.4.6(a)(ii) above 54°C, the employee must be paid 59 cents per hour so engaged.
19.4.6(b) If the work continues for more than two hours in temperatures exceeding 54°C, the employee must be given a rest period of 20 minutes after every two hours work without deduction of pay. The temperature must be decided by the supervisor of the work after consultation with the employees who claim the extra rate.
19.4.7 Insulwool
[19.4.7 varied by PR975301 ppc 01Dec06]
If an employee, while employed on maintenance of aircraft, handles loose material, the employee must be paid an allowance of 54 cents per hour so engaged. Loose material means loose slag wool, loose insulwool or other loose silicate material of a like nature, but does not mean material which is in a woven, felted or similarly treated form.
19.4.8 Night soil
[19.4.8 varied by PR975301 ppc 01Dec06]
If an employee is required to handle and/or dispose of night soil, the employee must be paid an allowance of $3.85 per day or part of the day upon which the employee is so employed.
19.4.9 Wet places
[19.4.9 varied by PR975301 ppc 01Dec06]
19.4.9(a) If an employee works in any place where the employee’s clothing or boots become saturated by water, oil or otherwise, the employee must be paid an allowance of 47 cents per hour for each part of the day or shift the employee is required to work in wet clothing or boots.
19.4.9(b) The allowance is not payable if the Company provides the employee with suitable protective clothing and/or footwear.
19.5 First aid allowance
[19.5 varied by PR975301 ppc 01Dec06]
If the Company requires an employee to hold a particular first aid qualification, the employee must be paid an allowance of $9.81 per week.
19.6 Transport allowance
[19.6 varied by PR975301 ppc 01Dec06]
19.6.1 Subject to clause 19.6.2, if an employee is employed at an airport and:
19.6.1(a) is employed as a shift worker on an ordinary shift which commences or finishes after 1900 hours and before 0700 hours; or
19.6.1(b) works overtime between 1900 hours and 0700 hours and that overtime is continuous with the employee’s normal hours of duty,
the employee must be paid a transport allowance of $5.68 per shift.
19.6.2 The allowance is not payable to an employee who is supplied with transport or reimbursed for transport.
19.7 Tropical zone allowance
Employees are entitled to zone allowances at the rate defined in the Company’s Policy and Procedure Manuals.
19.8 Clothing
19.8.1 If an employee is required to wear protective clothing as stipulated by the relevant law operating in a State or territory covered by this award, the Company must reimburse the employee for the cost of the special clothing. The provisions of this clause do not apply if the clothing is paid for by the Company.
19.8.2 Clothing worn by the employees reporting for duty must be in a reasonably clean condition. The employees must be required to replace or pay for any protective clothing or equipment provided by the Company if lost or destroyed through negligence.
19.9 Tool Allowance
[19.9 varied by PR975301 ppc 01Dec06]
Employees covered by this award will be paid a tool allowance of $13.56 per week.
19.10 Remuneration - customer airline - non-Qantas types
The remuneration for certification of non-Qantas type customer aircraft is as follows:
19.10.1 LAMEs who have undertaken the necessary training will exercise the customers’ certification privileges and administrative requirements. Remuneration will be made only once irrespective of the number of customer airlines, aircraft models, engine series variants or other equipment variations.
19.10.2 Should a variation occur within aircraft models or engine series that constitutes a profound technological change and if that level of technology is relevant to the level of maintenance being undertaken and exceeds the basis upon which the original allowance was related, then the parties may negotiate a variation to the remuneration.
19.10.3 Payment will only be made whilst the customers’ contractual arrangement remains in place at that work location, and whilst the engineer(s) is required to work on the customers’ aircraft and is exercising customers’ certification privileges. The payment will be made to sufficient engineers to provide roster coverage for the combined customers’ services.
19.10.4 If the contract is lost or lapses, or less engineers are required due to a substantial reduction in customer service frequency, or the engineer’s work location changes, the payment will cease. However, no payment will operate for less than a three month period.
19.10.5 Arrangements for allocating payment reduction in the event of a substantial customer frequency reduction will be by discussion at the time, accounting for all relevant circumstances.
19.10.6 Any adhoc certification (i.e. one off and not the subject of a fixed term contract or ongoing maintenance or handling) will attract payment for one week for those LAMEs required to certify.
19.10.7 Payment will be made as a fixed allowance and will not carry any associated benefits such as shift penalties, superannuation, etc.
19.10.8 As this proposal will form the basis of the Company establishing long term and binding contracts with customers and unless otherwise provided for in this award, it cannot be the subject of additional claims for the benefits and revised terms which add costs unless in accordance with the “no extra claims provisions” clause of the current Qantas Certified Agreement. An exception would be that the allowance could be reasonably adjusted over time to retain parity with its initial value taking account of movements in the base salary.
[19.10.9 varied by PR975301 ppc 01Dec06]
19.10.9 In the event that Qantas was to commence operating any of these “non-Qantas” aircraft types, licence rating remuneration for the Qantas operated aircraft would be in accordance with the award arrangements in place at that time. When the engineers holding customer certification privileges obtain licence ratings to certify the Qantas aircraft, the award arrangements would cancel and replace the customer certification remuneration.
ADMINSTRATIVE RULES - CUSTOMER AIRLINES - NON-QANTAS TYPES
1. A dual payment will be made in the case of certification of mechanical (airframe, engine and limited other categories) or avionics (electrical, instrument, radio if applicable and limited other categories).
2. A single payment will be made in the case of single category certification or in addition to a dual payment to recognise an additional engine manufacturer.
3. Certification privileges must be to a standard including at least full transit servicing, defect rectification, MEL application and acquittal, etc. in all required categories. The payment does not apply to handing that does not meet the above standard.
4. The allowance will have relevance to existing award/EBA rating payments for aircraft of similar technology eg. A310 = B767, A330/A340 = A320, or as agreed by the parties.
5. Existing award payments for DC10/CF6-50A/TT9D/PW4000 will be grandfathered to current recipients and made redundant in accordance with clause 18.11 of the award as handling contracts cease on a station by station basis from 1 February 1997. Any new holders of these ratings will be covered by the “Customer Airlines - Non Qantas Types” agreement.
6. Should a LAME be receiving payments for aircraft ratings by way of the award provision (clause 18.6), no additional payment will be made under the Customer Airlines provision, except in circumstances when the new allowance is greater than the award rating payment where the difference will be paid.
7. Rating payments
The allowances listed below will be paid from the date of this award.
Current | |
A310 |
$43.00 per week |
A330/A340 |
$65.72 per week |
19.11 Senior LAMES
19.11.1 Senior LAMES - International
[19.11.1 varied by PR975301 ppc 01Dec06]
19.11.1(a) Senior LAMEs employed in international operations shall receive an additional amount of $44.83 per week. Senior LAMEs will in addition to current duties be responsible for checking Pre-Flight Training as prescribed in clause 12.3.
19.11.1(b) This task may be carried out in conjunction with Training School Personnel.
19.11.2 Senior LAMEs - Domestic
[19.11.2 varied by PR975301 ppc 01Dec06]
19.11.2(a) Senior LAMEs employed in domestic operations shall receive an additional amount as prescribed below.
Senior 1 $42.65 per week
Senior 2 $62.76 per week
19.11.2(b) Senior LAMEs 1 and 2 will in addition to current duties be responsible for checking Task/Pre-Flight Training as prescribed in clause 12.3.
