Section 1 - Daily Hire Classifications

The rates of pay in these columns have been

calculated on the basis that the industry

allowance, follow the job loading, sick leave

allowance and travel pattern loading are

applicable. Where these amounts are not

applicable, hourly rates of pay should be

calculated in accordance with Clause 3 - Wages.

Classification

Base Weekly

All Purpose

Casual

Rate

Daily Hire

Hourly Rate

Hourly Rate

$

$

$

Civil Construction Worker - Grade 1

589.50

17.72

21.26

Civil Construction Worker - Grade 1 is comprised of

the following classifications:

Construction Worker, Other

Adzeperson, augerperson or sawperson

Assistant depotperson

Axeperson

Ballast - labourer discharging from punt

Bridge foundations - labourer engaged in

boring for (except machine person)

Compressed and/or mastic asphalt labourer;

Caulker

Crusher feeder and sand roller attendant

Divers' pumper

Flying fox - labourer

Forest devil - labourer

Incinerator attendant (Cockatoo Dockyard)

Labourer destroying rabbits (if required to provide

transport $1.59 per day extra and $1.14 cents per week

extra shall be paid for each dog not exceeding two

dogs)

Pole erecting - labourers erecting telegraph poles,

electric lights and/or power poles

Signalperson - cable way

Turfing, cutting and/or laying - including

landscaping on civil engineering construction -

labourers engaged in

Underground Trench & Excavation

Trench labourer 0.9m-3m (when required to use

pneumatic machines shall be paid at least machine

person's rates)

Irrigation

Labourer - boring test or other holes by hand

Labourer cutting noxious weeds with hoe

Layer-on of hot mastic asphalt compounds in supply

channels, expansion joints or cracks in concrete

channels

Maintenance persons - in channels

Painter or layer of bitumen, colfix, laykol or any

similar substance

Railway Construction - Group (A):

Back Bolter

Boxer-up

Brakesperson, spragger or spragsperson

Cutting and/or breaking rails - labourer

Erector of grade indicators

Fettler

Heelperson

Jackperson (two to be paid alike)

Labourer erecting stanchions for the overhead

wiring for railways and tramways

Linker-in

Leverperson

Loading, unloading and/or stacking rails and/or

sleepers and/or new material - labourer

Packer on metal roads and/or in yards

Packers (two) with leverperson on metal roads

and/or in yards in gangs of eight or more employees

Packers (two) with leverpersons on muck

roads in gangs of eight or more employees

Punchperson, hydraulic and/or crowperson

Rail pressing - labourer

Rail Protection Officer - Level 1

Re-railing and/or re-sleepering - labourer

Sleeper spacer and squarer

Straightening gang - labourer in

Road Construction and Maintenance

Tar and/or bituminous labourer - other

Land and Water Conservation & Irrigation

Labourer cleaning silt pits-irrigation area

Cylinder Sinking

Employees working in cylinders or caissons with or

without air pressure excavating earth other than

rock, concrete, sandstone and/or strata other than

earth less than 6.1 metres deep (26 cents per shift

extra for each additional 6.1 metres of depth or part

thereof)

Cylinder sinking - Benoto process - attendant

Civil Construction Worker - Grade 2

597.60

17.94

21.53

Civil Construction Worker - Grade 2 is comprised

of the following classifications

Railway Construction - Group (B):

Fastener, fisher-up and/or ratchet borer

Lifting ganger's offsider

Rail Protection Officer - Level 2

Rail welder's assistant

Road Construction & Maintenance

Maintenance labourer

Bituminous gang labourer

All other attendants at stone handling plant

Maintenance patrolperson

Land and Water Conservation & Irrigation

Helper - Hand Boring Plant

Test Well Borer

Construction Worker, Other

Bankperson - in connection with dredges including

employees laying or removing pipes between dredge

and shore

Construction Worker Group 1

Amenities attendant (including camp)

Sanitary and/or garbage labourer

Clerical work - labourer

Labourer tarring bridge and/or other woodwork

Fencer

Traffic controller

General labourer - not otherwise classified

Greaser

Labourer - bending, reinforcing steel

Labourer - planting, spraying and/or lopping trees

Labourer - loading, unloading and/or stacking

materials other than cement

Machineperson's assistant

Motor and/or pump attendant

Pile driver - topperson

Pile pointer, ringer and/or shoer

Scabbler

Temporary building - labourer erecting

Tipperson and/or loading tallyperson

Tradeperson's labourer - on construction work

Cylinder Sinking

Air Lock Attendant

Civil Construction Worker - Grade 3

627.20

18.74

22.49

Civil Construction Worker - Grade 3 is comprised of

the following classifications:

Construction Worker, Other

Barring down - labourers

Bridge carpenters' labourer (including demolition

work)

Diver’s Attendant

Laboratory testing assistant

Pipe - cement monier and/or concrete - labourer

engaged in the manufacture of

Pipe layer and/or joiner

Pipe liner hand working inside pipe

Sand blast operator

Underground & Trench Excavation

Trench labourer 3m - 6m

Irrigation

Labourer using hand trowels on cement or concrete

channels

Labourer using shovel for constructing cement

channels - known as laying on

Road Construction and Maintenance

Manual kerb extruding machine operator

Labourers engaged in the erection and placement of

steel wire mattresses

Labourers engaged in the erection, placement and

repairs of permanent safety crash barriers

Land & Water Conservation & Irrigation

Spray Operator

Railway Construction - Group I:

Leader linker‑in

Rail Protection Officer - Level 3

Rail welder

Operators of track laying renewal machines as

follows:

(i)

Sleeper gantry operator

(ii)

Sleeper feed operator

(iii)

Sleeper pick‑up operator

(iv)

Rail alignment operator

Assistant operator of track tamping machine

Operator of "Pan Driver" machine or similar

Operator of Hi Rail vehicle

Railway Construction - Group (D):

Operator Ballast Regulating Machine

Concrete Construction

Central Mortar Batch Plant Operator (this rate is

inclusive of any extra payment)

Concrete Worker - including floater form erector

and/or stripper, jazzerperson and/or tamperperson,

concrete cutting or drilling machine operator, kerb

and/or gutter layer

Labourer bending, reinforcing steel to pattern or plan

Cement gun operator - other

Assistant concrete pump operator

Pressure grouter's assistant

Construction Worker - Group 2

Bricklayer's labourer

Cement ‑ labourer loading, unloading and/or

stacking

Crane chaser

Erector structural steel

Greaser attending machinery cable way above

ground level

Worker - placing precast blocks and metal strips in

reinforced earth constructions

Machine drill and/or tool sharpener

Machineperson and/or pneumatic pickperson

Timberperson up to 6.1m in depth

Pegperson and/or employee boning

Powder monkey's assistant

Preload wire winding machine operator

Rigger's assistant and/or hemp rope splicer

Storeperson

Cylinder Sinking

Employees working in cylinders or caissons with air

pressure in rock, concrete, sandstone and/or strata

other than earth less than 6.1 metres deep

(26 cents per shift extra for each additional

6.1 metres of depth or part thereof)

Civil Construction Worker - Grade 4

639.30

19.07

22.88

Civil Construction Worker - Grade 4 is comprised of

the following classifications:

Construction Worker Other Wharf Preservation

Operator (this rate is inclusive of any extra payment

for the use of creosote and working afloat in a scow)

Concrete Construction

Central concrete batch plant - weigher and batcher

(this rate is inclusive of any extra payment)

Cement Gun Operator - wet - underground

Manhole builder

Concrete finisher

Concrete kerb finisher & patcher (steel, wooden,

rubber or mechanical trowels)

Labourer placing and/or tack welding, reinforcing steel

Pressure grouter

Underground & Trench Excavation

Tunnel miner - assisting

All other labour in tunnelling crew

Trench labourer over 6.1 - 12.2m

Road Construction & Maintenance

Hot mix plant operator, other

Field assistant

Storeperson

Stone handling plant attendant

Labourers engaged in the erection and placement of

steel wire box gabions

Land and Water Conservation & Irrigation

Driller - hand boring plant

Augerperson - pneumatic or electrically powered

augers and/or timber boring machines

Frankipile operator

Pile driver

Powder monkey

Scaffolder (certificated)

Timberperson over 6.1m in depth

Wire rope splicer (not being a certified rigger)

Civil Construction Worker - Grade 5

655.80

19.52

23.42

Civil Construction Worker - Grade 5 is comprised of

the following classifications:

Construction Worker, Other

Pile driver - loading on sheer legs or pile frame up

to 30.5 tonnes lift

Operator of mobile track drill independent rotation

Concrete Construction

Cement gun operator - dry - underground

Road Construction & Maintenance

Hot mix operator - plant with capacity of under

1474.2 kg per batch

Pug Mill Rated Capacity 1474.2kg per batch or

equivalent

Land and Water Conservation & Irrigation

Gemco drill operator

Trainee channel attendant

Railway Construction - Group E:

Operator track tamping machine

Rail Protection Officer - Level 4

Construction Worker Group 4

Dogperson

Rigger (certificated) and wire rope splicer

Civil Construction Worker - Grade 6

670.10

19.91

23.89

Civil Construction Worker - Grade 6 is comprised of

the following classifications:

Construction Worker Other

Pile driver - loading on sheer legs or pile frame over

30.5tonnes lift

Road Construction & Maintenance

Pug mill rated capacity 1474.7kg but less than

6000kg

Underground & Trench Excavation

Tunnel miner

Shaft miner

Concrete liner in tunnel

Mechanical miner operator

Civil Construction Worker - Grade 7

674.30

20.02

24.02

Civil Construction Worker - Grade 7 is comprised of

the following classifications:

Road Construction & Maintenance

Pug mill rated capacity of 6000kg or more

Land & Water Construction & Irrigation

Percussion Drill Operator - Research

Civil Construction Worker - Grade 8

676.50

20.08

24.10

Civil Construction Worker - Grade 8 is comprised

of the following classifications

Construction Worker Other

Labourer - using boat for the recovery of flotsam

and jetsam

Diver

Civil Construction Worker - Grade 9

690.10

20.45

24.54

Civil Construction Worker - Grade 9 is comprised

of the following classifications

Underground & Trench Excavation

Miner attending tunnel boring machine

Civil Construction Worker - Grade 10

712.20

21.05

25.26

Civil Construction Worker - Grade 10 is comprised of

the following classifications

Underground & Trench Excavation

Miner operating tunnel boring machine

Youths

Percentage of Civil

Construction  Worker

Grade 2 ($597.60)

%

At 15 years of age

50.5

301.79

9.91

11.89

At 16 years of age

61.5

367.52

11.69

14.03

At 17 years of age

71.5

427.28

13.31

15.97

Section 2 - Weekly Hire Classifications

The rates of pay in these columns have been

calculated on the basis that the industry

allowance, sick leave allowance, and travel

pattern loading are applicable. Where these

amounts are not applicable, hourly rates of pay

should be calculated in accordance with Clause

3- Wages.

Classification

Base

All

All

Casual

Weekly

purpose

purpose

Hourly

Rate

weekly

weekly

Rate

hire rate

hire

hourly

hourly

rate with

rate

sick leave

without

allowance

sick leave

allowance

$

$

$

$

Rotary Earth Digger (auger type) Operator

(i)

>From 48.5 to 74.6kw

623.50

18.10

17.38

21.72

(ii)

Over 74.6 to 111.9kw

633.80

18.37

17.65

22.04

(iii)

Over 111.9kw

643.50

18.63

17.91

22.36

(iv)

Assistant

568.20

16.64

15.93

19.97

Driller - Operator - Shot Drilling Machine - Large

642.00

18.59

17.87

22.31

Driller - Operator - Diamond and/or Shot Drilling

Machine - Small

628.00

18.22

17.50

21.86

Driller - Operator's Assistant-Diamond and/or Shot

Drilling Machine - Large

604.70

17.60

16.89

21.12

Driller - Operator's Assistant - Diamond and/or Shot

Drilling Machine - Small

604.30

17.59

16.88

21.11

Tamrock D.H.A. 800 Drill Operator

689.30

19.83

19.11

23.80

(Note: Operator setting diamonds and/or

keeping safe custody of diamonds shall be paid 5

cents per hour in addition to the above rates.)

Premix and Asphalt, Central Asphalt Depot

Senior Operator

716.50

20.55

19.83

24.66

Automatic Kerb Extruding, Trimmer and Paver

Machine Operator

(i)

48.5kW and under

638.80

18.50

17.78

22.20

(ii)

Over 48.5kW but less than 97kW

660.60

19.08

18.36

22.90

(iii)

Slipform Concrete Paving Machine -

677.00

19.51

18.79

23.41

Operator

(iv)

Curing and Texture Machine Operator

641.40

18.57

17.85

22.28

Traffic Line Marking

Operator or machine attendant

637.40

18.46

17.75

22.15

Other attendant

620.40

18.02

17.30

21.62

Tow Truck Attendant- Sydney Harbour Bridge

634.20

18.38

17.66

22.06

Artesian and Sub Artesian Bores:

Assistant - cable tool rigs

590.40

17.23

16.51

20.68

Helpers - cable tool rigs

587.40

17.15

16.43

20.58

Assistants - rotary hammer drill rigs

626.30

18.17

17.45

21.80

Helpers - rotary hammer drill rigs

624.40

18.12

17.40

21.74

Item.

Clause

Brief Description

Amount

No

Reference

$

1

3(vii)

Sick Leave Allowance

27.30 per week

2

3(vi)

Industry Allowance

25.10 per week

3

3(viii)

Leading hand in charge of -

More than 2 and up to 5 employees

0.57 per hour

More than 5 and up to 10 employees

0.82 per hour

More than 10 employees

1.07 per hour

4

5(i)(a)

Working in Rain

2.85 per day

5

5(ii)(a)(1)

Wet Places

0.57 per hour

6

5(ii)(a)(4)(i)

Water over 45.5cm

3.78 per day

7

5(ii)(a)(4)(ii)

Water over 91.4cm

4.60 per day

8

5(ii)(b)

Work in Slurry

0.52 per hour

9

5(iii)

Snow over 15.2cm

4.60 per day

Snow over 2.5cm and less than 15.2 cm

3.09 per day

10

5(iv)

Confined Space

0.71 per hour

11

5(v)(a)

Distant Places

1.19 per day

Distant Places - western division

1.97 per day

12

5(v)(b)

Distant Places - Snowy River, etc.

1.97 per day

13

5(vi)

Road Construction - Distant Places

1.19 per day

14

5(vii)

Height Money

0.57 per hour

15

5(viii)

Explosive Power Tools

1.30 per day

16

5(ix)

Heavy Blocks -

Over 5.5 kg and up to 9 kg

0.57 per hour

Over 9 kg and up to 18 kg

1.03 per hour

Over 18 kg

1.44 per hour

17

5(x)

Roof Repairs

0.57 per hour

18

5(xi)(a)

Epoxy Materials

0.71 per hour

19

5(xi)(c)

Working in close proximity to the above

0.57 per hour

20

5(xii)

Cleaning Down Brickwork

0.52 per hour

21

5(xiii)

Refractory Brickwork

1.71 per hour

22

5(xiv)(i)

Towers Allowance -

Above 15 metres

0.57 per hour

Each further 15 metres

0.57 per hour

23

5(xv)

Coal Wash

0.57 per hour

24

5(xvii)

Dust Allowance

12.56 per week

25

17

Meal Allowance

12.65 per meal

Each subsequent meal

10.55 per meal

26

25(ii)(1)

Return Home Allowance

47.75 per occasion

Each additional 10km beyond 100km

2.05 per 10 km

27

25(ii)(4)

Camping Allowance

23.50 per day

28

26(i)(a)

Excess Fares

16.50 per day

29

26(i)(a)

Excess Fares - transport provided

6.30 per day

30

26(i)(b)

Travel Pattern Loading

11.85 per week

31

27(iv)(a)

Country Allowance - Unbroken week

436.10 per week

32

27(iv)(c)

Return Home Allowance

47.75 per occasion

Each additional 10km beyond 100km

2.05 per 10 km

33

27(vi)

Meal whilst travelling

12.65 per meal

34

27(vi)

Bed Allowance whilst travelling

62.00 per occasion

35

28(iii)

First Aid Allowance

2.55 per day

36

5(xvii)

Tow Truck Attendant

0.76 per hour