AT825520 - Australian Workers’ Union Construction and Maintenance (Western Australia) Award 2003 [Transitional]
12. WAGES AND ADDITIONAL RATES
An employee shall be paid at the wage rate set out in the table hereunder for his/her classification and locality of work.
12.1 General
12.1.1 Classifacation table
[12.1.1 varied by PR955455 PR966099; substituted by PR975328 ppc 01Dec06]
Classifications
Minimum Weekly Rate
$
1
Construction and maintenance worker Grade 1 (see Note (i))
546.28
2
Construction and maintenance worker Grade 2 (see Note (ii))
552.58
3
Construction and maintenance worker Grade 3 (see Note (iii))
575.68
4
Bitumen worker (as defined)
Concrete gun or Pump operator
Diamond driller, 2nd Runner576.92
5
Traffic controller
Power driven portable saw, employee operating577.78
6
Timberman (as defined) working at depth 1.8 - 6 metres
Storeman (as defined)580.00
7
Wall builder (as defined)
Sharpener, tool (as defined)586.92
8
Concrete finisher (as defined)
Concrete batching plant operator
Hoist or Winch driver
Manhole builder
Powder monkey (other than in connection with a quarry)
Scaffolder (as defined)
Steel fixer (including when tack welding)590.13
9
Deleted.
10
Operator, Drilling machine (as defined) 0-115 mm diameter
Pipe layer (in final position) (any kind of pipes)
Timberman (as defined) working at a depth over 6 metres596.21
11
Renderer (as defined) in pipes, tunnels or covered drains
597.08
12
Dogman
Rigger and Splicer, wire or hempen rope
Diamond driller, 1st Runner
Operator, Drilling machine (as defined) over 115 mm – 155 mm diameter602.76
13A
Senior Crusher operator, ballast crushing (employee on Railway Construction, Western Australia)
603.99
14
Construction & Maintenance Carpenter
605.60
14A
Tunneller, (including concrete lining)
Shaft or Trench sinker over six metres610.19
15
Winding and Haulage driver
Operator, Drilling machine (as defined) over 155 mm - 230 mm diameter
Operator, Tunnel excavating Machine (alpine)612.52
15A
Operator, Drilling machine (as defined) over 230 mm diameter
622.91
16
Operator, Tunnel boring machine
623.02
Note (i): Construction and Maintenance Worker Grade 1 comprehends the following classes of work:
Labourer (for whom a rate is not elsewhere prescribed);
Pick on Shovelman.
Note (ii): Construction and Maintenance Worker Grade 2 comprehends the following classes of work:
Chairman;
Timberman (as defined) working at depth of up to 1.8 metres.
Note (iii): Construction and maintenance worker Grade 3 comprehends the following classes of work:
12.1.1(a) Assistant Rigger (as defined)
12.1.1(a)(i) An employee classified or employed as an Assistant Rigger (as defined) shall, on the termination of his/her employment or his/her work in that classification for an employer, be supplied by such employer with a written statement signed by the employer showing the duration of his/her service with that employer as an Assistant Rigger.
12.1.1(a)(ii) Not more than one Assistant Rigger (as defined) shall be employed in any rigging gang (including Leading Hand and Dogman) when the number of the employees in the gang does not exceed five.
12.2 Mechanical equipment
12.2.1
[12.2.1 substituted by PR955455 PR966099; PR975328 ppc 01Dec06]
Classification
$
Group 1
580.13
Operator Pneumatic tyred tractor without power operated attachments up to and including 15 kW net engine power.
Classifications |
$ |
Group 2 |
586.80 |
Operator Crawler tractor without power operated attachments up to and including Class M4;
Operator Crawler tractor with power operated attachments Class M2;
Operator Pneumatic tyred tractor without power operated attachments above 15 kW up to and including 60 kW net engine power (This includes tractor tilting or one man hitch trailer);
Operator Pneumatic tyred tractor with power operated attachments up to and including 15 kW net engine power;
Operator rear and bottom dump up to and including two cubic metres struck capacity;
Operator back hoe self-powered (not self-propelled)
* Operator roller powered, under eight tonnes;
Operator roller powered, vibrating, under four tonnes;
Operator Trenching machine of the small ditch-witch type;
Operator Concrete spreader, powered, self-propelled;
Operator Concrete finisher, powered, self-propelled;
Operator Concrete finisher, powered, hand propelled;
Second Driver - Navvy and Dragline or Dredge type excavator.
Classification |
$ |
Group 3 |
601.52 |
Operator Crawler tractor without power operated attachments Class M5 up to and including Class M10;
Operator Crawler tractor with power operated attachments Class M3 up to and including Class 5;
Operator Pneumatic tyred tractor without power operated attachments above 60 kW up to and including 150 kW net engine power;
Operator Pneumatic tyred tractor with power operated attachments above 15 kW up to and including 60 kW net engine power (not including tilting or one man hitch trailer);
Operator Trenching machine, chain type up to and including 1.5 metre depth or up to and including 300 mm width;
Operator Pile driver (power operated winch);
Operator rear and bottom dump of capacity above two cubic metres struck capacity up to and including fifteen cubic metres struck capacity;
Operator of Concrete paver;
Operator Roadroller, powered, eight tonnes and up to 25 tonnes;
Operator Roadroller, powered, vibrating, four tonnes and over;
* Locomotive driver - petrol, oil, pneumatic or electric driven (if carrying passengers an additional rate of $0.58);
Operator Crawler loader up to and including 500 kg mass (see Note engine power.
Classification |
$ |
Group 4 |
612.52 |
Operator Crawler tractor without power operated attachments above Class M10 up to and including Class M30;
Operator Crawler tractor with power operated attachments above Class M5 and up to and including Class M15;
Operator Grader power operated, below 35 kW net engine power;
Operator Excavator up to and including 0.5 cubic metres;
Operator Trenching machine ladder type, depth greater than 1.5 metres up to 2.4 metres and width above 300 mm up to 450 mm and bucket wheel trencher with equivalent capacity in cubic metres per hour;
Operator Pneumatic tyred tractor with power operated attachments above 60 kW up to and including 150 kW net engine power;
Operator Self-powered Scraper up to and including ten cubic metres struck capacity;
Operator rear and bottom dump above fifteen cubic metres struck capacity up to and including 30 cubic metres struck capacity;
Operator Pneumatic Tyred Tractor without power operated attachments above 150 kW up to and including 500 kW net engine power;
Operator Crawler Loader above 5000 kg mass up to and including 15000 kg mass (see 12.2.3(d));
Operator Pneumatic Tyred Loader above 30 kW up to and including 105 kW net engine power;
* Operator Roadroller, powered, over 25 tonnes;
Operator special track laying fixing or levelling machine (employed on railway construction).
Classification |
$ |
Group 5 |
617.58 |
Operator Crawler tractor with power operated attachments above Class M15 up to and including Class M30;
Operator Grader power operated 35 kW up to and including 70 kW net engine power;
Operator Pneumatic tyred tractor with power operated attachments above 150 kW up to and including 500 kW net engine power;
Operator Self-powered scraper above ten cubic metres struck capacity up to and including twenty cubic metres struck capacity;
Operator Excavator above 0.5 cubic metres up to and including 2.2 cubic metres. (This group including Gradall);
Operator Trenching machine ladder type, greater than 2.4 metres depth, and minimum 450 mm width and bucket wheel trencher equivalent in cubic metres per hour;
Operator rear and bottom dump above 30 cubic metres struck capacity up to and including 60 cubic metres struck capacity;
Operator Crawler loader above 15000 kg mass up to and including 30000 kg mass (See 12.2.3(d));
Operator Pneumatic tyred loader over 105 kW up to and including 200 kW net engine power;
Operator Crawler tractor without power operated attachments above Class M30 up to and including 60000 kg mass.
Classification |
$ |
Group 6 |
625.86 |
Operator Excavator above 2.2 cubic metres struck bucket capacity up to and including 5.5 cubic metres struck bucket capacity;
* Operator Grader power operated above 75 kW up to and including 190 kW net engine power;
Operator Pneumatic tyred loader above 200 kW up to and including 500 kW net engine power;
Operator Crawler tractor with power operated attachments above Class M30 up to and including 60000 kg mass;
Operator Crawler loader above 30000 kg mass up to and including 60000 kg mass (see 12.2.3(d));
Operator rear and bottom dump above 60 cubic metres struck capacity up to and including 120 cubic metres struck capacity;
Operator Self-powered scraper above twenty cubic metres struck capacity up to and including 50 cubic metres struck capacity.
12.2.2 Special work
A Driver operating a tractor fitted with a blade and using such blade in breaking trail in heavy sidling country shall be paid an additional allowance of 6 cents per hour for each day or part of a day in which he/she is so occupied.
12.2.3 Notes
12.2.3(a) Crawler tractors are classified in accordance with the proposed Australian Standard - "Classification of Crawler tractor by Mass" as follows:
Class |
Shipping mass - kilograms |
M2 |
over 1000 up to 2000 |
M3 |
over 2000 up to 3000 |
M4 |
over 3000 up to 4000 |
M5 |
over 4000 up to 5000 |
M10 |
over 9000 up to 10000 |
M15 |
over 10000 up to 15000 |
M30 |
over 25000 up to 30000 |
M50 |
over 40000 up to 50000 |
12.2.3(b) Crawler tractors above 50000 kg mass are classified as indicated in the wages table of this clause.
12.2.3(c) The classification of pneumatic tyred tractors and pneumatic tyred loaders are based on the proposed Australian Standard for Metric Tractor Classification.
12.2.3(d) Crawler tractor front-end loaders are to be classified by using the mass of the tractor, including the loader attachment in lieu of the bare shipping mass.
12.2.3(e) Self propelled rollers are classified by mass complete, including maximum ballast.
12.2.3(f) Mobile cranes constructed as an attachment to or modification of a tractor, fall into the appropriate group for the tractor with power operated attachment.
12.2.3(g) Tractors without power operated attachments include tractors:
12.2.3(g)(i) with power operated attachments not in use, and
12.2.3(g)(ii) with items which, although they have a power-unit of their own are not controlled by the operator of the tractor except for starting and stopping (for example - Drawn vibrating roller).
12.2.3(h) Back hoe attached to a tractor shall be considered as a power operated attachment to the tractor.
12.2.3(i) Reference to bituminous surfacing equipment or material includes tar, sprayed work and hot mix work.
12.3 Mobile crane drivers
12.3.1 Classifications
[12.3.1 substituted by PR955455 PR966099; PR975328 ppc 01Dec06]
Operator of mobile crane with lifting capacity of:
$ | ||
1 |
Up to 8 tonnes |
607.45 |
2 |
In excess of 8 tonnes and not exceeding 15 tonnes |
614.12 |
3 |
In excess of 15 tonnes and not exceeding 40 tonnes |
621.41 |
4 |
In excess of 40 tonnes and not exceeding 80 tonnes |
627.47 |
5 |
In excess of 80 tonnes and not exceeding 100 tonnes |
632.53 |
6 |
In excess of 100 tonnes and not exceeding 140 tonnes |
639.70 |
7 |
In excess of 140 tonnes and not exceeding 180 tonnes |
637.58 |
8 |
In excess of 180 tonnes and not exceeding 220 tonnes |
659.44 |
9 |
In excess of 220 tonnes |
676.12 |
Note: Mobile cranes are defined as those mounted on a specially designed chassis or a lorry and capable of load manipulation, slewing, and travelling under their own power.
Mobile cranes constructed as an attachment to or modification of a tractor fall into the appropriate group for the tractor with power operated attachment.
12.4 Classifications not elsewhere included in this table for which the rate to be paid is of the amount of the wage rate prescribed in the current award of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission, to which the classifications are respectively assigned hereunder. If no rate per hour is prescribed in the relevant award it is to be 1/38 of the rate per week calculated to the nearest 0.25 of a cent.
Classification |
Award |
Timber workers not elsewhere included in the award |
Timber Industry CFMEU Wood Panels Award 2000 [PR901022 [AW811245]] |
Carting and driving |
Transport Workers Award, 1998 [Print Q8693 [PR906964 [AW799474]] |
Carpenters & Builders’ labourers |
National Building and Construction Award 2000 [Print PR905338 [AW790741]] |
[12.5 substitued by PR955455 PR966099; PR975328 ppc 01Dec06]
12.5 Rates additional to and cumulative with any other rate specified for the employee
No. |
Classification |
Per week
|
1. |
Coffer dam worker (not under air pressure) (as defined) |
9.20 |
2. |
Coffer dam worker (under air pressure) rate to be that agreed to by the parties concerned |
- |
3. |
Leading hand (as defined) |
- |
In charge of less than three other employees |
15.80 | |
In charge of three but not more than six other employees |
27.20 | |
In charge of more than six other employees |
34.50 | |
4. |
Employee in charge of plant (as defined) |
27.10 |
12.6 Special rates
12.6.1 Underground allowance
[12.6.1(a) varied by PR955455 PR966099; PR975328 ppc 01Dec06]
12.6.1(a) An employee required to work underground for no more than four days or shifts in an ordinary week shall be paid an amount of $2.05 a day or shift in addition to any other amounts prescribed for such employee elsewhere in this award.
Provided that an employee required to work underground for more than four days or shifts in an ordinary week shall be paid an underground allowance in accordance with the terms of clause 13 - Industry allowance and underground allowance.
12.6.1(b) Where a shaft is to be sunk to a depth greater than six metres the payment of the underground allowance shall commence from the surface.
12.6.1(c) This allowance shall not be payable to employees engaged upon "pot and drive" work at a depth of 3.6 metres or less.
12.6.2 Confined space allowance
An employee required to work in a place the dimensions or nature of which necessitate working in a cramped position or without sufficient ventilation shall be paid an additional $0.59 per hour or part thereof.
12.6.3 Explosive powered tools allowance
An employee qualified in accordance with the laws and regulations of the respective States to operate explosive powered tools shall be paid an additional $1.13 for each day on which he/she uses such tools.
12.6.4 Wet pay allowance
Where on sewerage and sub-surface works, in the opinion of a supervising officer the conditions are exceptionally wet, payment of an additional $1.47 per day shall be made to an employee.
12.6.5 Sewerage work
12.6.5(a) Compressed air work
Liberty to apply to amend this subclause is reserved.
12.6.5(b) Plan allowance
[12.6.5(b) varied by PR955455 PR966099; PR975328 ppc 01Dec06]
An employee engaged on work for which he/she is supplied with a plan shall be paid an additional $1.62 per day.
12.6.5(c) Slurry refiller
[12.6.5(c) varied by PR955455 PR966099; PR975328 ppc 01Dec06]
A Slurry refiller (as defined) when so engaged shall not be entitled to wet pay, but shall receive an additional $1.62 per day or portion of a day.
12.6.5(d) Live sewer work
[12.6.5(d) varied by PR955455 PR966099; PR975328 ppc 01Dec06]
An employee on live sewer work (as defined) shall be paid an additional $0.43 per hour.
12.6.5(e) Timbering allowance
[12.6.5(e) varied by PR955455 PR966099; PR975328 ppc 01Dec06]
Any Sinker required to timber any shaft, drive or trench shall be paid an additional $0.54 per day or part thereof.
Note: The special rates prescribed in this part shall be paid irrespective of the times at which the work is performed and shall not be subject to any premium or penalty additions.
12.7 Height allowance
12.7.1 An employee working on a bridge, chimney stack, spire, radio or television mast or tower, shaft, tower or similar structure, where the construction exceeds fifteen metres in height shall be paid for all work above fifteen metres, $0.47 per hour, with $0.48 per hour additional for all work above each fifteen metres.
12.7.2 Provided that height allowance shall not be payable to an employee working on a bridge deck after permanent installation of the bridge parapets has been completed.
12.7.3 An employee working on a building-type structure (e.g. a water or sewerage treatment plant, pumping station, power house, smelter potroom, mineral processing plant, cement mill, or pulp mill) where the construction exceeds fifteen metres in height shall be paid the allowance prescribed in 12.7.1.
12.8 Bosun's chair allowance
An employee required to work in a bosun's chair or on a single plank swing scaffold shall be paid an additional $0.70 per hour or part thereof. Provided that any special rate prescribed elsewhere in this clause shall not be cumulative upon the extra rates provided in this paragraph.
12.9 Toxic substances
12.9.1 Employees required to use toxic substances shall be informed by the employer of the health hazards involved and instructed in the correct and necessary safeguards which must be observed in the use of such materials.
12.9.2 Employees using such materials shall be provided with and shall use all safeguards as are required by the appropriate government authority or in the absence of such requirements such safeguards as are defined by a competent authority.
12.9.3 Employees using toxic substances or materials of a like nature shall be paid $0.59 per hour extra. Employees working in close proximity to employees so engaged shall be paid $0.48 per hour extra.
12.9.4 For the purposes of this subclause toxic substances shall include epoxy based materials and all materials which include or require the addition of a catalyst hardener and reactive additives or two pack catalyst system shall be deemed to be materials of a like nature.
12.10 Pipe enamelling
An employee engaged on the enamelling of pipe joints by hand, on site, shall be paid an additional $4.59 per day or part thereof.
12.11 Multi-storey allowance
An employee working on-site on the construction of a structure, on which multi-storey allowance is payable to other employees working on the structure pursuant to the National Building and Construction Industry Award 2000 [Print PR905338 [AW790741]] (as varied) shall be paid multi-storey allowance on the same terms and conditions as those other employees.
12.12 Location allowances
12.12.1 Except as otherwise provided by this award, in addition to all other amounts due to employees in Western Australia including hourly hire employees, an employee shall be paid the following allowances when employed in the town prescribed hereunder:
TOWN |
PER WEEK |
$ | |
Agnew |
17.80 |
Argyle |
46.80 |
Balladonia |
17.90 |
Barrow Island |
30.40 |
Boulder |
7.40 |
Broome |
28.40 |
Bullfinch |
8.40 |
Carnarvon |
14.50 |
Cockatoo Island |
31.20 |
Coolgardie |
7.40 |
Cue |
18.10 |
Dampier |
24.60 |
Denham |
14.50 |
Derby |
29.50 |
Esperance |
5.30 |
Eucla |
19.80 |
Exmouth |
25.70 |
Fitzroy Crossing |
35.70 |
Goldsworthy |
15.70 |
Halls Creek |
41.00 |
Kalbarri |
6.20 |
Kalgoorlie |
7.40 |
Kambalda |
7.40 |
Karratha |
29.40 |
Koolan Island |
31.20 |
Koolyanobbing |
8.40 |
Kununurra |
46.80 |
Laverton |
18.00 |
Learmonth |
25.70 |
Leinster |
17.80 |
Leonora |
18.00 |
Madura |
18.90 |
Marble Bar |
45.00 |
Meekatharra |
15.60 |
Mount Magnet |
19.50 |
Mundrabilla |
19.40 |
Newman |
17.00 |
Norseman |
15.40 |
Nullagine |
44.90 |
Onslow |
30.40 |
Pannawonica |
23.00 |
Paraburdoo |
22.90 |
Port Hedland |
24.50 |
Ravensthorpe |
9.40 |
Roebourne |
33.80 |
Sandstone |
17.80 |
Shark Bay |
14.50 |
Shay Gap |
15.70 |
Southern Cross |
8.40 |
Telfer |
41.60 |
Teutonic Bore |
17.80 |
Tom Price |
22.90 |
Whim Creek |
29.20 |
Wickham |
28.30 |
Wiluna |
18.00 |
Wittenoom |
39.80 |
Wyndham |
44.00 |
12.12.2 Except as provided in 12.12.3, an employee who has:
12.12.2(a) a dependant shall be paid the allowance prescribed in 12.12.1;
12.2.2(b) a partial dependant shall be paid the allowance prescribed in 12.12.1 plus the difference between that rate and the amount such partial dependant is receiving by way of a district or location allowance.
12.12.3 Where an employee is provided with board and lodging by his/her employer, free of charge, such employee shall be paid 66-2/3% of the allowances prescribed in 12.12.1.
12.12.4 Subject to 12.12.2, junior employees, casual employees, apprentices receiving less than adult rate and employees employed for less than a full week shall 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.
12.12.5 Where an employee is on annual leave or receives payment in lieu of annual leave he/she shall be paid for the period of such leave the district allowance to which he/she would ordinarily be entitled.
12.12.6 Where an employee is on long service leave or other approved leave with pay (other than annual leave) he/she shall only be paid location allowance for the period of such leave he/she remains in the location in which he/she is employed.
12.12.7 For the purpose of this clause:
12.12.7(a) Dependant shall mean:
12.12.7(a)(i) a spouse or de facto spouse; or
12.12.7(a)(ii) a child where there is no spouse or de facto spouse;
who does not receive a district or location allowance.
12.12.7(b) Partial dependant shall mean a dependant as prescribed in 12.12.7(a) who receives a district or location allowance prescribed in 12.12.1.
12.12.8 Where an employee is employed in a town or location not specified in this clause the allowance payable for the purpose of 12.12.1 shall be such amount as may be agreed between the Australian Mines and Metals Association, the Confederation of Western Australian Industry and the Trades and Labour Council of Western Australia or, failing such agreement, as may be determined by the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission.
12.12.9 Subject to the making of a General Order pursuant to section 50 of the Western Australian Industrial Relations Act 1979, that part of each location allowance representing prices shall be varied from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 1st day of July each year in accordance with the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (excluding housing) as updated from time to time are incorporated into and form part of this award, for Perth measured to the end of the immediately preceding March quarter, the calculation to be taken to the nearest ten cents.
12.13 Special allowance
12.13.1 An employee engaged by the hour shall be paid a special allowance of 14.25 cents per hour to compensate for the removal of loadings consequent upon the introduction of paid sick leave for hourly hired employees.
12.13.2 The above allowance is payable for all purposes of this award; it was fixed at the time of inclusion in the award and shall remain constant.
