AT825520 - Australian Workers’ Union Construction and Maintenance (Western Australia) Award 2003 [Transitional]

APPENDIX 1 - MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND BRIDGE BUILDING PROJECTS

1. APPLICATION

1.1 This Appendix shall apply to employees who are members or eligible to be members of The Australian Workers' Union employed by respondent employers to The Australian Workers' Union Construction and Maintenance (Consolidated) Award 1987 [Print G6898 [AW765527] (the award) who perform work within the scope of the award on major civil construction projects and on bridge building projects (as defined in clause 2 - Scope-major projects and bridge building of this Appendix).

1.2 The provisions of The Australian Workers' Union Construction and Maintenance (Consolidated) Award 1987 [Print G6898 [AW765527]] shall apply to such work unless any such provisions are inconsistent with the provisions of this Appendix in which case the provisions of this Appendix shall prevail.

1.3 In the event of any dispute arising concerning the application of this Appendix, and agreement on the matter cannot be reached by the parties, the matter shall be referred to the AIRC for determination.

2. SCOPE - MAJOR PROJECTS AND BRIDGE BUILDING

2.1 A major project for the purpose of this Appendix shall mean a major construction project situated in remote and/or difficult terrain and/or containing disadvantages and disabilities not provided for in this award.

2.1.1 Any dispute that this Appendix apply on the ground that a particular project is a major project shall be referred to the AIRC in accordance with clause 8 - Settlement of disputes, is a major project. The nature and type of the project specified in the various Appendices replaced by this Appendix shall be a guide to the declaration that any new projects are to be covered by this Appendix.

2.2 Bridge building for the purpose of this Appendix shall mean the construction of all bridges, overpasses and underpasses including on-site steel work, concrete work and the preparation incidental thereto in the State of Western Australia.

3. ENGAGEMENT

In lieu of the provisions of clause 9 – Contract of Service of this Award, the following shall apply:

3.1 Engagement shall be by the week.

3.2 Should an employee absent himself/herself from work his/her wages shall be subject to a deduction proportionate to the length of his/her absence except when absent on paid leave.

3.3 Upon commencing work with an employer, an employee shall be classified under a classification prescribed in this Appendix and he/she shall remain upon such classification and be paid the rate prescribed therefore, until he/she is reclassified. An employee shall be entitled to one week's notice of any proposed reclassification by the employer.

4. CLASSIFICATIONS STRUCTURE, WAGE RATES AND ALLOWANCES

[Appx 1:4 Wage Rates title changed and substituted by PR955455 ppc 22Dec04]

4.1 Classification Structure

Construction worker grade 1

Labourer with less than three months' experience in the construction industry

Construction worker grade 2

• Aluminium alloy structural erector;
• Assistant powder monkey (as defined);
• Assistant rigger (as defined);
• Bar bending machine operator;
• Bitumen worker (as defined);
• Chainman;
• Concrete cutting or drilling machine operator;
• Concrete floater (as defined);
• Concrete formwork stripper;
• Concrete gang worker;
• Concrete gun or Pump operator;
• Crane chaser/crane hand/gantry hand;
• Demolition labourer;
• Dump cart;
• Fencer (as defined);
• Gear hand;
• Jackhammerman;
• Kerb and gutter layer;
• Pick or shovelman;
• Steel erector;
• Tradesman labourer.

Construction worker grade 3

• Concrete batching plant operator;
• Concrete finisher (as defined);
• Foundation shaftsman (as defined);
• Hoist or Winch driver;
• Manhole builder;
• Pitcher or beacher (as defined);
• Powder monkey;
• Power driven portable saw, employee operating;
• Scaffolder (as defined);
• Spotter;
• Steel fixer (including tack welder);
• Storeman;
• Tool sharpener (as defined);
• Traffic controller;
• Wall builder (as defined).

Construction worker grade 4

• Crusher operator, aggregate;
• Dogman;
• Drainer;
• Operator, drilling machine, up to and including 155 mm diameter;
• Paviour (including segmental paving);
• Pipe layer (any kind of pipes);
• Renderer (as defined) in pipes, tunnels or covered drains;
• Rigger;
• Timberman (as defined).

Construction worker grade 5

• Operator, drilling machine, over 155mm to 230 mm diameter;
• Shaft or trench sinker;
• Tunneller 2 (as defined);
• Winding and haulage driver.

Construction worker grade 6

• Operator, drilling machine, over 230 mm diameter;
• Operator, tunnel boring machine;
• Operator, tunnel excavating machine (Alpine);
• Tunneller 1, (as defined).

Plant operator grade 1

• Bitumen sprayer;
• Concrete finisher, powered;
• Concrete spreader, powered;
• Crawler tractor with power operated attachments (up to and including 2000kg shipping mass);
• Dumper, rear and bottom (up to and including two cubic metres struck capacity);
• Hand sprayer, lance type;
• Pneumatic tyred tractor with power operated attachments (up to and including 15 kW net engine power);
• Roller (under eight tonnes);
• Roller, vibrating, (under four tonnes);
• Second driver, navvy and dragline or dredge type excavator;
• Trenching machine (small Ditch-Witch type).

Plant operator grade 2

• Bitumen sprayer (driver)
• Concrete paver
• Crawler loader (up to and including 15000 kg mass)
• Crawler tractor with power operated attachments (over 2000 kg up to and including 15000 kg shipping mass)
• Dumper, rear and bottom, (above two cubic metres, up to and including 30 cubic metres struck capacity)
• Excavator (up to and including 0.5 cubic metres struck capacity)
• Grader (below 35 kW net engine power)
• Locomotive (not carrying passengers)
• Pile driver
• Pneumatic tyred loader (up to and including 105 kW net engine power)
• Pneumatic tyred tractor with power operated attachments (above 15 kW up to and including 150 kW net engine power)
• Roller (eight tonnes and above)
• Roller, vibrating (four tonnes and above)
• Scraper (up to and including ten cubic metres struck capacity)
• Track laying, fixing or levelling machine (railway construction)
• Trenching machine (depth up to 2.4 metres, and width up to 450 mm) and bucket wheel trencher with equivalent capacity in cubic metres per hour.

Plant operator grade 3

• Crawler loader (above 15000 kg mass, up to and including 60000 kg mass);
• Crawler tractor with power operated attachments (above 15000 kg up to and including 60000 kg mass;
• Dumper, rear and bottom (above 30 cubic metres, up to and including 120 cubic metres struck capacity;
• Excavator (above 0.5 cubic metres, up to and including 5.5 cubic metres struck capacity (this group includes Gradall);
• Grader, (35 kW up to and including 190 kW net engine power);
• Locomotive (carrying passengers);
• Pneumatic tyred loader (over 105 kW up to and including 500 kW net engine power);
• Pneumatic tyred tractor with power operated attachments (above 150 kW up to and including 500 kW net engine power);
• Scraper (above 10 cubic metres, up to and including 50 cubic metres struck capacity);
• Trenching machine (greater than 2.4 metres depth and 450 mm width) and bucket wheel trencher with equivalent capacity in cubic metres per hour.

Mobile crane operator

Grade	Operator of mobile crane with lifting capacity of:
1	Up to 8 tonnes
2	In excess of 8 tonnes and not exceeding 15 tonnes
3	In excess of 15 tonnes and not exceeding 40 tonnes
4	In excess of 40 tonnes and not exceeding 80 tonnes
5	In excess of 80 tonnes and not exceeding 100 tonnes
6	In excess of 100 tonnes and not exceeding 140 tonnes
7	In excess of 140 tonnes and not exceeding 180 tonnes
8	In excess of 180 tonnes and not exceeding 220 tonnes
9	In excess of 220 tonnes

Cookhouse personal

Head cook
Qualified/ Tradesman cook
Unqualified Cook or Cook's offsider/utility

4.2 Wage rates

[Appx 1:4.2 substituted by PR966099; PR975328 ppc 01Dec06]

In lieu of the rate of pay and allowances set out in 12.1, 12.2, 12.3 and 12.5 and clause 13 Industry and underground allowance, the following rates will apply:

Classification	Weekly Wage Rate
	$
Construction worker
Grade 1	549.60
Grade 2	573.60
Grade 3	585.20
Grade 4	600.80
Grade 5	613.00
Grade 6	618.90
Plant operator
Grade 1	580.80
Grade 2	607.70
Grade 3	621.50
Mobile crane operator
Grade 1	596.90
Grade 2	608.90
Grade 3	617.40
Grade 4	624.10
Grade 5	629.20
Grade 6	636.80
Grade 7	646.80
Grade 8	658.20
Grade 9	675.60
Cookhouse personnel
Head cook	627.10
Loading for split shifts	7.40
Qualified/Trade cook	605.60
Loading for split shifts	6.10
Unqualified cook or cook’s offsider/utility	579.34
Loading for split shifts	5.50

Additional payment for night work

Cookhouse personnel who commence ordinary hours of work between the hours of 8.00 p.m. and 2.00 a.m. shall be paid an additional flat amount of $3.45 for each period of eight ordinary hours so worked.

4.3 Allowances

4.3.1 The following allowances shall be payable for all purposes of the award:

[Appx 1:4.3.1 varied by PR966099; PR975328 ppc 01Dec06]

	Per week $
Coffer dam workers (under air pressure)	Rate to be that agreed to by the employer and employees
Coffer dam worker (not under air pressure) (as defined)	9.40
Employee in charge of plant (as defined)	28.10

4.3.2 Leading hands (as defined)

[Appx 1:4.3.2 varied by PR966099; PR975328 ppc 01Dec06]

A person who specifically appointed to be a leading hand (as defined) shall be paid at the rate of the under mentioned amounts above the rates of the highest classification supervised, or his/her own rate, whichever is the highest in accordance with the number of persons in his/her charge.

	$
In charge of not more than one person	13.70
In charge of two and not more than five persons	30.70
In charge of six and not more than ten persons	38.90
In charge of more than ten persons	51.00

4.3.3 Supplementary payment

All employees shall be paid a supplementary payment of $52.10 per week, which shall be added to the amounts appearing in Clause 4.2 for the purpose of calculating the actual weekly rates.

4.3.4 Special allowance

In addition to the base rate specified in Clause 4.1 employees shall be paid for all purposes of this award a special allowance of $7.70 per week, and such allowance shall not be altered as consequence of wage indexation decisions.

4.4 Actual weekly rate

The actual weekly rate shall be calculated by multiplying the sum of the appropriate amounts prescribed in:

4.4.1 Appendix 1 Clause 4.2, clause 4.3.1, clause 4.3.2 and clause 4.3.3.

[Appx 1:4.4.2 varied by PR966099; PR975328 ppc 01Dec06]

4.4.2 Clause 13 - Industry underground allowance, provided that the amount of the allowance prescribed in 13.1 shall be $20.80 and in 13.2 shall be $10.30 for the purpose of this calculation.

4.4.3 Clause 12.12 Location Allowances.

4.4.4 by fifty-two over fifty point four (52/50.4) rounded to the nearest ten cents, and by adding to that subtotal the special allowance prescribed in 4.3.4.