AUSTRALAND HOLDINGS LIMITED COLES MYER REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTRE
GOULBURN PROJECT AWARD 2005
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by Unions New
South Wales, industrial organisation of employees.
(No. IRC 5477 of 2005)
Before Mr Deputy
President Grayson
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4 November 2005
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AWARD
1. Arrangement
Clause No. Subject Matter
1. Arrangement
2. Objectives
3. Definitions
4. Application
5. Duration
6. Industry
Standards
6.1 Superannuation and Redundancy
6.2 Top Up/24 Hour Income Protection Insurance
7. Project
Productivity Allowance
7.1 Project Allowance
7.2 Transport Workers
8. Productivity
Initiatives
8.1 Learning Initiatives
8.2 Inclement Weather
8.3 Rostered Days Off
8.4 Maximising Working Time
8.5 Hours of Work
9. Occupational
Health, Safety and Rehabilitation (OHS&R)
9.1 OH&S Industry Induction
9.2 Occupational, Health and Safety Plans
9.3 The Safety Committee
9.4 Safety Procedures
9.5 Unsafe Working Conditions
9.6 Formwork Safety
9.7 Temporary Power/Testing and Tagging
9.8 Crane Safety
10. Dispute
Resolution
10.1 Employer specific disputes
10.2 Project Wide Disputes
10.3 Demarcation Disputes
10.4 Procedures to prevent Disputes Regarding Non-Compliance
11. Monitoring
Committee
12. Immigration
Compliance
13. Long
Service Compliance
14. No Extra
Claims
15. No
Precedent
16. Union
Rights
16.1. Visiting Union Officials
16.2 Workplace Delegates
16.3 Union Membership
17. Australian
Content
18. Protective
Clothing
19. Workers
Compensation and Insurance Cover
20. Training
and Workplace Reform
21. Project
Death Cover
22. Anti-Discrimination
23. Personal/Carers
Leave
23.1 Use of Sick Leave
23.2 Unpaid Leave for Family Purpose
23.3 Annual Leave
23.4 Time Off in Lieu of Payment for Overtime
23.5 Make Up Time
23.5 Make-up Time
23.6 Rostered days off
24. Project
Close-Down Calender
Annexure
A
Annexure
B
2. Objectives
2.1 The Parties
agree to continue to develop and aim towards the following objectives in
respect of the following key areas on the Project:
a) Forms of work
organisation which encourage the use and acquisition of skills and continual
learning;
b) Effective
management practices;
c) Communication
processes which facilitate participation by all Employers, Employees and Unions
d) New technology
and associated change to enhance productivity;
e) Improved
quality of work;
f) Increased
scope of sub-contract work packages to promote genuine skills enhancement and
acquisition by Employees.
g) Provision of a
career structure for all Employees based on skills, competencies and increased
job satisfaction;
h) Provision of
high standards of occupational health & safety on the Project;
i) Improved
impact of the Project on the environment;
j) Implementation
of this Award
k) Compliance
with all relevant statutory provisions;
l) Elimination
of unproductive time;
m) Improved
compliance by the Employers with the provisions of applicable awards and/or
enterprise agreements and legislative requirements;
n) Increased
leisure time for Employees by eliminating excessive or unnecessary overtime;
and
o) Enhancing job
opportunities for persons who have a legal right to work including persons who
wish to take on apprenticeships or traineeships.
2.2 In addition to the above objectives it
is an objective of the Unions that all companies working on the project should
have an Enterprise Agreement with the appropriate Union.
3. Definitions
"Australand" means the NSW Commercial &
Industrial Divisions of Australand Holdings Limited.
"Award" means Unions NSW and Australand Holdings
Limited Coles Myer Regional Distribution Centre Goulburn Project Award 2005.
"Employee" means any person engaged by the
Employer and who performs work on the Project.
"Employer" means Australand Holdings Limited and
any Subcontractor engaged by Australand to work on the project.
"Enterprise
Agreement" means an agreement certified under the Workplace Relations
Act 1996 (Cth) or approved under the Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW).
"Monitoring Committee" means the committee
established under clause 11 of this Award.
"OHS&R" means Occupational Health Safety and
Rehabilitation.
"Occupational Health Safety and Rehabilitation
Policy" means the plan devised and implemented by the Project Manager for
the Project (as amended from time to time).
"Parties" means the Employers and Unions referred
to in Annexure A.
"Practical Completion" means the date on which the
Project is complete, including that the building is fit for occupancy and/or
purpose.
"Project" means the construction works on the
Coles Myer Regional Distribution Centre carried out by Australand Holdings
Limited at 302 Hume Highway, Goulburn.
"Project Manager" means the Project Manager
(Delivery) for the Project appointed by Australand Holdings Limited from time
to time.
"Safety Committee" means the site safety committee
formed under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (NSW) 2000.
"Superannuation Guarantee Legislation" means the Superannuation
Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 and Superannuation Guarantee Charge
Act 1992 (as amended from time to time).
4.
Application
4.1 This
Award will apply to work done on the Project by the Employees for the period
the Employer engages the Employees to work on the Project.
4.2 Where
Australand Holdings Limited engages sub-contractor/s, it shall make it a
condition of any contract that it enters into with its sub-contractor/s that
they will not employ or otherwise engage persons on wages and conditions, which
are less favourable than those set out in this Project Award.
4.3 The
Parties also acknowledge and agree that the terms of this Award form part of
the tender conditions for work on this Project.
4.4 This
Award is generally intended to supplement and co-exist within the terms of
existing Enterprise Agreements and Awards and its primary purpose is to provide
a framework for the Employers, Unions NSW and the Unions, to manage those
issues on the Project, which affect more than one Employer.
5.
Duration
This Award shall operate on and from 18 October 2005
and remain in force until Practical Completion.
6.
Industry Standards
6.1 Superannuation and Redundancy
(a) The Employers
will make a contribution of $100.00 per week or 9% of ordinary time earnings
(whichever is the greater) on behalf of each of its Employees to the
superannuation fund nominated in the relevant industrial instruments, including
C+BUS; NESS; STA, TWU or other schemes as agreed between the parties.
(b) The Employers
will make a contribution of $61 per week into ACIRT or MERT or other schemes approved by the Parties. This contribution satisfies the Employers' obligations to make
such contributions (or any similar contribution) to a redundancy trust fund
under any other industrial instrument.
6.2 Top Up/24 Hour Income Protection
Insurance
Each Employer will provide Workers Compensation
Top-Up/24 Hour Income Accident Insurance with the UPLUS scheme or other similar
schemes, which are approved by the Parties.
7. Project
Productivity Allowance
7.1
(a) Subject to
subclause 7.2, the Employer will pay an amount of $1.75 project productivity
allowance to all persons it engages on the Project for each hour worked on the
Project.
(b) The Productivity
Incentive Payment referred to in this clause is not intended to affect any allowance otherwise payable under a building
award or enterprise agreement as defined in clause 3 of this Award.
7.2 Transport
Workers
(a) Employees -
Rates of Pay
It is further agreed that any Transport Worker carrying
our work relating to the project will be paid, in addition to his/her Award or
Enterprise Agreement rate of remuneration, unless the enterprise agreement
specifically absorbs project productivity payments and/or allowances, any
applicable project productivity allowance, provided that the driver has had a
regular involvement of two (2) hours or more on any day with the Project.
(b) Contract
Carrier
The Parties agree that all Contract Carriers involved
in the Transport Industry shall be paid the rates of pay applicable under the
Transport Industry Excavated Materials Contract Determination for the cartage
of materials to, on and from the site.
(c) GST
Rates paid to contractor’s carriers, including any
applicable project productivity allowance, shall be exclusive of GST. A separate amount equal to 10% of the value
of the remuneration payable shall be paid to the carrier for contracts of
carriage (the GST amount). The total
fee payable to the contract carrier shall be the sum of the remuneration
payable and the GST amount.
8. Productivity Initiatives
8.1 Learning Initiatives
Each Employer
shall be required to demonstrate to Australand its implementation of its
commitment to skill enhancement while working on the Project.
8.2 Inclement Weather
(a) The Parties to this Award will
collectively proceed towards the minimisation of lost time due to inclement
weather.
(b) Further, the Parties are bound to adopt
the following principles with regard to inclement weather and idle time created
by inclement weather:
(i) Adoption of a reasonable approach
regarding what constitutes inclement weather;
(ii) Employees shall accept transfer to an area
or site not affected by inclement weather if, in the opinion of the Parties,
useful work is available in that area or site and that work is within the scope
of the Employee’s skill, competence and training consistent with the relevant
classification structures (provided that the Employer shall provide transport
to such unaffected area where necessary);
(iii) Where the initiatives described in
sub-paragraph (b)(ii) above are not possible, the use of non-productive time
may be used for activities such as relevant and meaningful skill development;
production/upgrade of skill modules; presentation and participation in
learning; planning and reprogramming of the Project;
(iv) All Parties are committed to resuming work
as soon as possible following any cessation of work due to inclement weather;
(v) The Parties agree the practice of
"one out, all out" will not occur.
8.3 Rostered Days Off
(a) Subject to Clause 24 a procedure for the
implementation of Rostered Days Off (RDO's) will be agreed on the Project, the
purpose of which is to:
(i) increase the quality of working life
for Employees; and
(ii) increase and maximise the productivity
of the Project.
(b) Records of each Employee’s RDO accruals
will be recorded on the Employee's pay slip and copies made available to the
Employee, the Employee’s delegate or union official upon request. It is
acknowledged that different arrangements in relation to the banking of RDO's
may apply to members of the CEPU.
(c) Where an Employee and Employer agrees,
work may be performed on any RDO and the relevant Employer will arrange with
its Employee for an alternative day to be taken off. Any banking of the RDO must be with the Employee's consent. Where agreement is reached between the
Employer and Employee, and an alternative day is substituted for the RDO, the
scheduled RDO will be treated by the Employer and Employee as an ordinary
working day.
8.4 Maximising Working Time
The Parties
agree that crib and lunch breaks may be staggered for Employees so that work
does not cease during crib and lunch.
There will be no unreasonable interruption of the comfort of Employees
having lunch with the amenities to be maintained in a clean and hygienic state
at all times.
8.5 Hours of Work
Ordinary hours
of work shall be 8 hours per shift between 6.00am and 6.00pm Monday to
Friday. However, ordinary hours may
commence from 5.00am by agreement between the Employer and Employee and the
relevant Union.
9. Occupational Health, Safety and
Rehabilitation (OHS&R)
9.1 Induction
(a) No person will
be engaged to perform work on the Project unless they have completed the
WorkCover NSW Accredited OH&S Industry Induction Course.
(b) All persons
who enter the Project site, must attend a site induction course coordinated and
prepared by Australand before they will be permitted to enter the relevant
site.
(c) All transport
workers involved on the Project shall hold an appropriate Blue Card Induction
Program conducted by a licensed Blue Card Training Provider.
9.2 Occupational
Health and Safety Plans
(a) All Employers
must prepare and submit to Australand an occupational, health safety and
rehabilitation management plan in the format required by the Employer's
contract with Australand for the performance of work on the Project. These plans should include details about:
risk assessment of their works;
hazard identification, prevention and control;
planning and re-planning for a safe working
environment;
industry and trade specific induction of Employees;
monitoring performance and improvement of work methods;
reporting of all incidents/accidents;
compliance verification; and
regular Occupational Health
Safety & Rehabilitation meetings, inspections and audits of the Project.
9.3 The Safety Committee
A Safety Committee for the Project will be established
and trained in accordance with the applicable occupational health and safety legislation.
9.4 Safety Procedures
(a) The Parties
acknowledge and agree that all Parties are committed to safe working procedures
and that any disregard by an Employee of the Employer's or Australand's safety
policies and procedures will not be tolerated.
(b) If the
Australand management and/or the Safety Committee is of the opinion that an
Employee or Employer has committed a serious breach of either the Occupational
Health and Safety Plan, any other applicable occupational health and safety
policy or procedure or safe working practices, the Parties acknowledge that
Australand may take disciplinary action against the Employer and/or direct an
Employer to take disciplinary action against the Employee, which may include
taking all steps required to remove the Employee from the Project or
terminating or suspending the Employer's engagement on the Project.
9.5 Unsafe Working
Conditions
In the event that Australand and/or the Safety
Committee determines that an unsafe working condition exists, then the Parties
acknowledge that:
(a) no Employee
will be directed to work in that unsafe working area; and
(b) productive
work must continue in all areas that are not affected by that unsafe condition
and that an Employer may direct Employees to work in an alternative area that
is safe.
9.6 Formwork
Safety
All Employees engaged to work on the
erection or dismantling of formwork must have the relevant WorkCover Formwork
Certificate of Competency. Where an
Employee does not have a Certificate of Competency, an accredited organisation
will be contacted to assess the qualifications of the relevant employee.
9.7 Temporary
Power/Testing and Tagging
In order to maintain the highest standards
of safety on the Project in relation to the use of electricity during
construction, it is agreed that the temporary installation must be installed
strictly in accordance with AS 3012 (1995).
All electrical work on the Project is to be carried out by qualified
electrical tradespersons. Testing and
tagging is to be carried out only by qualified electrical tradespersons.
9.8 Crane
Safety
No mobile crane will be allowed on the
Project site unless it has been certified by Cranesafe Australia (New South
Wales). Such cranes will be required to
display their current Cranesafe inspection label.
10.
Dispute Resolution
One of the aims of this Award is to eliminate lost time in
the event of a dispute and to achieve prompt resolution of any dispute.
10.1 Employer
Specific Disputes
In the event of a dispute or conflict occurring
specifically between an Employer and its Employees or their representative
Union, the following procedure will be adopted:
(a) Discussion
between those directly affected, including the relevant Employee and their
direct supervisor;
(b) Discussion
between site management representatives of the Employer and the Union delegate;
(c) Discussion
between site management representatives of the Employer and the Union
organiser;
(d) Discussion
between senior management of the Employer, Australand and the appropriate Union
official;
(e) Discussion
between the Secretary of the relevant Union (or nominee) and the relevant
Australand Senior NSW Construction Manager/General Manager Construction (or
nominee);
(f) If the
dispute is not resolved after step (e), any of the Parties to the Award or
Australand may elect to notify the dispute to the Industrial Relations
Commission of New South Wales, and request that the Industrial Relations
Commission of New South Wales resolve the dispute pursuant to its powers set
out in the Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW).
(g) Work shall
continue without disruption or dislocation during the discussions and
negotiations concerning the dispute.
10.2 Project
Wide Disputes
In the event of a dispute or conflict effecting more
than one Employer occurring, the following procedure will be adopted:
(a) Discussion
between those directly affected;
(b) Discussion
between site management representatives of Australand and the Union delegate;
(c) Discussion
between site management representatives of Australand and the Union organiser;
(d) Discussion
between senior management of Australand and the appropriate Union official;
(e) Discussion
between the Secretary of the relevant Union (or nominee) and the relevant
Australand Senior NSW Construction Manager/ General Manager Construction - (or
nominee);
(f) If the
dispute is not resolved after step (e), any of the Parties to the Award or
Australand may elect to notify the dispute to the Industrial Relations
Commission of New South Wales, and request that the Industrial Relations
Commission of New South Wales resolve the dispute pursuant to its powers set
out in the Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW).
(g) Work shall
continue without disruption or dislocation during the discussions and
negotiations concerning the dispute.
10.3 Demarcation
Disputes
The Unions will use their best endeavours to resolve
any demarcation dispute.
In the event that a dispute arises which cannot be
resolved between the relevant Unions, the Unions agree to resolve the dispute
in a timely manner strictly in accordance with the following procedures:
(a) Productive
work shall continue without interruption or dislocation during discussion and
resolution of dispute, including no work stoppages or other forms of industrial
action;
(b) The relevant
Unions must notify and commence discussions with Unions NSW and the Unions to
try to resolve the dispute;
(c) If the dispute
is not resolved after step (b), either Union may notify the dispute to the
Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales and request that the Industrial
Relations Commission of New South Wales resolve the dispute pursuant to its
powers set out in the Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW).
For the
avoidance of doubt, the Unions agree that there shall be no work stoppages or
industrial action on the Project as a consequence of or in connection with a
demarcation dispute.
10.4 Procedures to prevent Disputes Regarding
Non-Compliance
(a) Australand, in association with the
accredited Project union delegates, will check monthly payments of Employers in
relation to superannuation, redundancy and extra insurance to ensure payments
to or on behalf of the Employer’s Employees have been made, as required. Australand and the Project union delegate
shall also check that Employers have not introduced arrangements designed to
avoid tax and other statutory obligations or sham subcontract arrangements,
such as ‘all-in’ payment and or ‘cash-in-hand’ payments. Where such practices are identified, the
Employer will take immediate steps to ensure that any such arrangements are
rectified and that any Employee affected by any such arrangement receives all
statutory and other entitlements.
(b) Each Employer engaged on the Project
will be specifically advised and monitored, in accordance with clause 10.4(c)
below, in respect of payroll tax and required to comply with their lawful
obligations.
(c) In accordance with Section 127 of the Industrial
Relations Act 1996, Section 175(b) of the Workers’ Compensation Act
1987 and Part 5B s1G-31J of the Payroll Tax Act 1971 Australand will
require all Employers to complete (as required) an applicable statement
regarding workers’ compensation, payroll tax and remuneration. If requested, these statements will be made
available to an accredited trade union officer or the Project union delegate.
(d) The relevant Union delegate or Union
official shall advise Australand if they believe that the information which has
been provided by any Employer in accordance with their above obligations is not
correct. Australand will then raise this
matter with the relevant Employer.
(e) Any dispute concerning non-compliance
with this clause shall be resolved in accordance with the dispute settling
procedures of this Award.
11. Monitoring Committee
11.1 The Parties may
establish a committee to monitor the implementation of this Award. The Monitoring Committee’s members will be
nominated by and represent Australand and the Employers and Unions NSW and its
affiliates.
11.2 This Monitoring
Committee will meet at the commencement of construction on the Project and then
at monthly intervals or as required during construction on the Project.
11.3 The Monitoring
Committee will consider ways in which the aims and objectives of this Award can
be enhanced, which may include, but not be limited to discussion of:
(a) developing
more flexible ways of working;
(b) enhancing
occupational health and safety;
(c) productivity
plans, and
(d) compliance
with the Award and other statutory requirements by Employers, Employees and
Unions.
11.4 If the principles
of this Award are not being followed, the Monitoring Committee will develop a
plan, in consultation with the Parties and Australand, to implement the intent
of the Award.
12.
Immigration Compliance
12.1 The Parties are
committed to compliance with Australian immigration laws so as to ensure
maximum work opportunities for unemployed permanent residents and Australian
citizens. Employers will be advised by Australand of the importance of
immigration compliance. Where there is
concern that illegal immigrants are being engaged by an employer on the
Project, Australand will act decisively to ensure that Employers comply with
Australian immigration laws.
12.2 Employers are
required, prior to potential Employees commencing work on-site, to check the
legal right of the potential Employee to work.
The authorization form attached to this Award as per Annexure D will
assist in providing evidence of the potential
Employee’s legal status.
13. Long Service
Compliance
If applicable, and in accordance with the NSW Building
and Construction Industry Long Service Leave Act, no Employee will be engaged
by an Employer to work on the Project unless he or she is a worker registered
with the NSW Long Service Payments Corporation. All Employers (if applicable) engaged on site will be registered
as employers in accordance with the NSW Building and Construction Industry Long
Service Payments Act and will strictly comply with their obligations.
14. No Extra Claims
It is a term of this Award that Unions NSW, Employees
and Unions will not pursue extra claims against any Employer in respect of any
term or condition covered by this Award in relation to the Project.
15. No Precedent
15.1 The Parties
agree not to use this Award as a precedent and that this Award will in no way
create a claim for flow-on of on-site wage rates and
conditions to any other Australand projects.
16. Union Rights
The Parties to this Award acknowledge the right of
Employees to be active union members and respect the right of each Union to organise
and recruit members. The Parties to
this Award also acknowledge that good communication between the union official,
delegate and the Union’s members is an important mechanism in assisting the
Parties to resolve grievances and disputes in a timely
fashion.
16.1 Visiting Union
Officials
(a) Officials of
any Union, when arriving on-site at the Project, shall call at the site office
and introduce themselves to a management representative of Australand, prior to
commencing their union duties.
(b) Union
officials shall produce their right of entry permits, if required, and observe
any applicable industrial instruments, the Occupational Health and Safety Act
and Regulations, and other statutory/legislative obligations for entry to the
site.
(c) Union
officials with the appropriate credentials shall be entitled to inspect all
such wage records, other payment records and related documentation necessary to
ensure that the Employers are observing the terms and conditions of this Award.
(d) Subject to the
Union providing sufficient notice to a senior representative of the Employer
concerned and Australand, all relevant documentation and pay records will be
made available within 48 hours on site or at another mutually agreed convenient
location.
(e) Such inspections
shall not take place unless there is a suspected breach of this Award or the Industrial
Relations Act 1996 (NSW).
16.2. Workplace
Delegates
DEFINITION
In this clause the expression "delegate" means
the Employee who is the accredited representative of a Union at the Employer’s
workplace who is working on the Project, and if there is more than one delegate
in respect of the workforce of that Employer working on the Project then the
expression "delegate" means each and every such delegate so
accredited by the Union in relation to that Employer’s workforce.
(a) Rights of the
Delegate
(i) The Parties
acknowledge it is the sole right of the Union and its members to elect a
delegate for each work site, who shall be authorized as the authorized
representative of the Union at the site.
(ii) The delegate
shall have the right to approach or be approached by any Employee of the
Employer to discuss industrial matters with that Employee during normal working
hours provided that there is minimal disruption to work.
(iii) The delegate
shall have the right to communicate with members of the Union in relation to
industrial matters without impediment by the Employer provided such discussions
result in minimal disruption to work.
Without limiting the usual meaning of the expression
"impediment", this provision applies to the following conduct by an
Employer:
moving a delegate to a workplace or work situation
which prevents or significantly impedes communication with members;
changing a delegate’s shifts or rosters so that
communication with workers is prevented or significantly impeded where there
was no operational requirement to do so;
disrupting duly organised meetings which are taking place
outside of working hours or are otherwise authorised by the relevant Employer.
(iv) The delegate
shall be entitled to represent members in relation to industrial matters at the
workplace, and without limiting the generality of that entitlement is entitled
to be involved in representing members:
at all stages in the negotiation and implementation of
enterprise agreements or awards or other industrial instruments;
the introduction of new technology and other forms of
workplace change;
Ensuring that Employees are paid their correct wages,
allowances and other lawful entitlements.
To check with relevant industry schemes so as to ensure
that superannuation, long service leave and redundancy has been paid on time.
(v) In order to
assist the delegate to effectively discharge his or her duties and
responsibilities, Employers will ensure that the delegate has:
access to a reasonable period of time to communication
with other delegates, Union officials and management in relation to industrial
matters, where such communication cannot be dealt with or concluded during
normal breaks in work;
reasonable paid time off up to a maximum of 10 days per
year to attend relevant Union training courses/forums, as authorized by the
Union and only with the prior approval of the relevant Employer;
Reasonable paid time off to attend meetings of
delegates in the industry, as authorized by the relevant Union.
(vi) The Employer
of a delegate shall provide to the delegate the following (provided that it is
reasonably practicable for the Employer to do so):
a lockable Cabinet for the Keeping of Records;
a lockable notice board for the placement of relevant
and appropriate Union notices;
where practicable, i.e. on large sites, a Union office;
where a Union office room is not practicable,
reasonable access to a meeting room;
reasonable use of a telephone for legitimate Union
business;
from existing resources, and when required, for
legitimate Union business, access to:-
a word-processor, typewriter, or secretarial support at
the workplace;
personal computers (PC), CD ROM, E-mail and the
Internet at the workplace;
a photocopier or facsimile machine.
(vii) Employers
shall not deduct wages of a delegate where the Union reasonably requires that
delegate to attend any Court or Industrial Tribunal proceedings relating to
Industrial matters at the Employer’s workplace in relation to the Project.
16.3 Union
Membership
Properly accredited officials and workplace
representatives of a Union shall have the right to be provided with appropriate
access outside of normal working hours to Employees to promote the benefits of
union membership.
To assist in this process the Employer shall:
(a) if requested
by an Employee, provide payroll deduction services for Union fees. Such fees shall be remitted to the relevant
Union on a monthly basis with enough information supplied to enable the Union
to carry out a reconciliation;
(b) Provide the
union, if requested, with reasonable access to talk to new employees at
induction training.
17. Australian
Content
The Project Manager shall endeavour to maximise
Australian content in materials and construction equipment on the Project where
practical and feasible.
18. Protective
Clothing
18.1 An Employer must
provide its Employees engaged on the Project with protective clothing and
footwear on the basis set out below.
The Employers will try, so far as possible, to ensure that the clothing
and footwear is legally produced in Australia.
(a) Safety Footwear
Appropriate safety footwear shall be supplied on
commencement, if not already provided, to all persons engaged on the Project
and will be replaced as a result of fair wear and tear, provided they are
produced to the Employer as evidence.
(b) Clothing
Two sets of protective clothing (combination of bib and
brace or shorts, trousers and shirts) will be supplied to all Employees after
accumulated engagement on the Project of 152 hours or more and will be replaced
once per calendar year as a result of fair wear and tear, provided they are
produced to the Employer as evidence.
(c) Jackets
Each Employee, after accumulated employment on the
Project of 152 hours, shall be eligible to be issued with warm bluey jacket or
equivalent, which will be replaced once per calendar year on a fair wear and
tear basis, provided they are produced to the Employer as evidence.
18.2 In
circumstances where any Employee of an Employer is transferred to the Project
from another project where an issue of equivalent clothing was made, then such
Employee shall not be entitled to an issue for this Project until the expiry of
the calendar year or on a fair wear and tear basis.
18.3 Employees who
receive from their Employer an issue and replacement of equivalent clothing
and/or safety footwear as part of the Employer’s policy or relevant industrial
instrument shall not be entitled to the provisions of this clause.
18.4 Employers will
consult with Unions NSW to be provided with a list of Australian Manufacturers
who do not use illegal or exploited labour in the manufacture of their work
clothes.
19. Workers’
Compensation and Insurance Cover
19.1 Employers must
ensure that all persons that they engage to work on the Project are covered by
workers’ compensation insurance.
19.2 Australand will
audit Workers’ Compensation Certificates of Currency from each Employer engaged
on site to ensure that the wages estimate and tariff declared for the type of
work undertaken is correct. This
information will be available to authorised Union officials on request.
19.3 Employers and
their Employees must comply with the following steps to ensure expedited
payment of workers’ compensation:
(a) All Employees
will report injuries to the Project first aid officer, nominated by Australand,
and their supervisor at the earliest possible time after the injury.
(b) All Employees
will comply with the requirements for making a workers’ compensation claim,
including the provision of a WorkCover medical certificate, at the earliest
possible time after the injury. This
information will also be supplied to the Project first aid officer, and the
Employee’s supervisor.
(c) In cases where
the Employee is unable to comply with the above, the relevant Employer will
assist in fulfilling requirements for making a claim.
19.4 Employers must
ensure that they are aware of and will abide by Sections 63 to 69 of the Workplace
Injury Management and Workers’ Compensation Act 1998, which provide that:
(a) The Employer
shall keep a register of injuries/site accident book in a readily accessible
place on site;
(b) All Employees
must enter in the register any injury received by the Employee. The Employer
must be notified of all injuries on site immediately. The Employer must notify
the insurer within 48 hours of a significant injury;
(c) An Employer
who receives a claim for compensation, must within seven (7) days of receipt,
forward the claim or documentation, to their insurer;
(d) An Employer
who receives a request from their insurer for further specified information must
within seven (7) days after receipt of the request, furnish the insurer with
the information as is in the possession of the Employer or reasonably obtained
by the Employer;
(e) An Employer
who has received compensation money from an insurer shall forward such money to
the person entitled to the compensation within three (3) working days;
19.5 Where there has
been a serious incident and/or accident, which has resulted in a serious injury
or loss of life the employer shall notify the relevant
Union immediately.
19.6 The
Employer will also complete the relevant accident notification form and send it
to WorkCover.
20. Training and
Workplace Reform
The Parties are committed to achieving improvements in productivity
and innovation through cooperation and reform. Employers are expected to
demonstrate their commitment to develop a more highly skilled workforce by
providing their Employees with career opportunities through appropriate access
to training and, where possible, removing any barriers to the use of skills
acquired.
21. Project Death
Cover
Australand will guarantee the beneficiary of any Employee
who dies as a consequence of working on the Project will be paid a death
benefit of $25,000. Such benefit shall
be paid within fourteen (14) days of the production of appropriate
documentation. This payment shall be in
addition to any other entitlement that might be paid to the beneficiary as a
consequence of the death of the Employee.
22. Anti-Discrimination
22.1 It is the
intention of the Parties bound by this Award to seek to achieve the object in
section 3(f) of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 to prevent and
eliminate unlawful discrimination in the workplace.
22.2 This includes
unlawful discrimination on the ground of race, sex, marital status, disability,
homosexuality, transgender identity, responsibilities as a carer and age.
22.3 It follows that
in fulfilling their obligations under the dispute resolution procedure
prescribed by this Award, the Parties have obligations to take all reasonable
steps to ensure that the operation of the provisions of this Award are not
directly or indirectly unlawfully discriminatory in their effects. It will be consistent with fulfilment of
these obligations for the Parties to make application to vary any provision of
the Award, which, by its terms of operation, has an unlawfully direct or
indirect discriminatory effect.
22.4 Subject to the
exceptions provided for under the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977, it is
unlawful to victimise an Employee because the Employee has made or may make or
has been involved in a complaint of unlawful discrimination or harassment.
22.5 Nothing in this
clause is to be taken to affect:
(a) any conduct or
act which is specifically exempted from anti-discrimination legislation;
(b) offering or
providing junior rates of pay to persons under 21 years of age;
(c) any act or
practice of a body established to propagate religion which is exempted under
section 56(d) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977;
(d) a party to
this Award from pursuing matters of unlawful discrimination in any State or
Federal jurisdiction.
22.6 This
clause does not create legal rights or obligations in addition to those imposed
upon the Parties by legislation referred to in this
clause.
23. Personal/Carers Leave
23.1 Use
of Sick Leave
(a) An
Employee, other than a casual employee, with responsibilities in relation to a
class of person set out in clause 24.1 (c)(ii) who needs the Employee’s care and
support, shall be entitled to use, in accordance with this subclause, any
current or accrued sick leave entitlement, for absences to provide care and
support, for such persons when they are ill. Such leave may be taken for part
of a single day.
(b) The
employee shall, if required, establish either by production of a medical
certificate or statutory declaration, the illness of the person concerned and
that the illness is such as to require care by another person. In normal circumstances, an employee must
not take carer’s leave under this subclause where another person has taken
leave to care for the same person.
(c) The
entitlement to use sick leave in accordance with this subclause is subject to:
(i) the
Employee being responsible for the care of the person concerned; and
(ii) the
person concerned being:
a spouse of the Employee; or
a de facto spouse, who, in relation to a
person, is a person of the opposite sex to the first mentioned person who lives
with the first mentioned person as the husband or wife of that person on a bona
fide domestic basis although not legally married to that person; or
a child or an adult child (including an
adopted child, a step child, a foster child or an ex-nuptial child), parent
(including a foster parent and legal guardian) grandparent, grandchild or
sibling of the Employee or spouse or de facto spouse of the employee; or
a same sex partner who lives with the
Employee as the de factor partner of that Employee on a bona fide domestic
basis; or
a relative of the Employee who is a member of
the same household, where for the purposes of this paragraph:
"relative" means a person related
by blood, marriage or affinity;
"affinity" means a relationship
that one spouse because of marriage has to blood relatives of the other: and
"household" means a family group
living in the same domestic dwelling.
(d) An
Employee shall, wherever practicable, give the Employer prior notice of the
intention to take leave, the name of the person requiring care and that person’s
relationship to the Employee, the reasons for taking such leave and the
estimated length of absence. If it is
not practicable for the Employee to give prior notice of absence, the Employee
shall notify the Employer by telephone of such absence at the first opportunity on the day of absence.
23.2 Unpaid
Leave for Family Purpose
(a) An Employee may elect, with the consent
of the Employer, to take unpaid leave for the purpose of providing care and
support to a member of a class of person set out in 23.1(c)(ii) above who is
ill.
23.3 Annual
Leave
(a) An
Employee may elect with the consent of the Employer, subject to the Annual
Holidays Act 1944 (NSW), to take annual leave not exceeding five days in
single day periods or part thereof, in any calendar year at a time or times
agreed by the parties.
(b) Access
to annual leave, as prescribed in paragraph 24.3(a) above, shall be exclusive
of any shutdown period provided for elsewhere under this Award.
(c) An
Employee and Employer may agree to defer payment of the annual leave loading in
respect of single day absences, until at least five consecutive annual leave days are taken.
23.4 Time-off
in Lieu of Payment for Overtime
An Employee may elect, with the consent of
the Employer, to take time-off in lieu of payment for overtime at a time or
times agreed with the Employer within twelve (12) months of the said election.
(a) Overtime
taken as time off during ordinary time hours shall be taken at the ordinary
time rate, that is an hour for each hour worked.
(b) If,
having elected to take time as leave in according with paragraph 24.4(a) above,
the leave is not taken for whatever reason, payment for time accrued at
overtime rates shall be made at the expiry of the twelve (12) month period or
on termination.
(c) Where
no election is made in accordance with paragraph 24.4(a), the Employee shall be paid overtime rates in accordance with the award.
23.5 Make-up
Time
(a) An
Employee may elect, with the consent of the Employer, to work "make up
time", under which the employee takes time off ordinary hours, and works
those hours at a later time, during the spread of ordinary hours provided in
the award at the ordinary rate of pay.
(b) An
Employee on shift work may elect, with the consent of the Employer, to work
"make up time" (under which the Employee takes time off ordinary
hours and works those hours at a later time), at the shift work rate, which
would have been applicable to the hours taken off.
23.6 Rostered
days off
(a) An
Employee may elect, with the consent of the Employer, to take a rostered day
off at any time.
(b) An
Employee may elect, with the consent of the Employer, to take rostered days off
in part day amounts.
(c) An
Employee may elect, with the consent of the Employer, to accrue some or all
rostered days off for the purpose of creating a bank to be drawn upon at a time
mutually agreed between the Employer and Employee, or subject to reasonable
notice by the Employee or the Employer.
(d) This
subclause is subject to the Employer informing each Union which is both party
to the Award and which has members employed at the particular enterprise of its
intention to introduce an enterprise system of RDO flexibility, and providing a
reasonable opportunity for the Unions to participate in negotiations.
24. Project
Close-Down Calendar
24.1 For the
purposes of this Award the Parties agree that the following calendar will be
adopted for the Project. The calendar
has been produced with a view to maximising quality leisure time off for all employees. Accordingly, the Parties agree that on
certain weekends (as set out in the calendar), no work shall be carried out.
Provided, however, where there is an emergency or
special client need, work can be undertaken on the weekends and adjacent RDO’s as
set out below, subject to the agreement of the relevant Union. In such circumstances reasonable notice
(where possible), shall be given to the relevant Union (or Union delegate).
SITE CALENDAR 2005
Saturday
|
October 1
|
|
Sunday
|
October 2
|
|
Monday
|
October 3
|
Labour Day Public Holiday
|
Tuesday
|
October 4
|
RDO
|
|
|
|
Saturday
|
December 3
|
|
Sunday
|
December 4
|
|
Monday
|
December 5
|
Union Picnic Day
|
Tuesday
|
December 6
|
RDO
|
SITE CALENDAR 2006
Monday January 2
|
Public Holiday
|
|
|
Thursday January 26
|
No Work Public
Holiday
|
Friday January 27
|
RDO (fixed)
|
Saturday January 28
|
No Work Saturday
|
Sunday January 29
|
No Work Sunday
|
|
No Work Public
Holiday
|
Friday April 14
|
|
Saturday April 15
|
No Work Saturday
|
Sunday April 16
|
No Work Sunday
|
Monday April 17
|
No Work Public
Holiday
|
|
|
Saturday April 22
|
No Work Saturday
|
Sunday April 23
|
No Work Sunday
|
Monday April 24
|
RDO (fixed)
|
Tuesday April 25
|
No Work Public
Holiday
|
|
|
Saturday June 10
|
No Work Saturday
|
Sunday June 11
|
No Work Sunday
|
Monday June 12
|
No Work Public
Holiday
|
Tuesday June 13
|
RDO (fixed)
|
|
|
Saturday September 30
|
No Work Saturday
|
Sunday October 1
|
No Work Sunday
|
Monday October 2
|
No Work Public
Holiday
|
Tuesday October 3
|
RDO (fixed)
|
|
|
Saturday December 2
|
No Work Saturday
|
Sunday December 3
|
No Work Sunday
|
Monday December 4
|
No Work Union Picnic Day
|
Tuesday December 5
|
RDO (fixed)
|
|
|
Monday December 25
|
Public
Holiday
|
Tuesday December 26
|
Public
Holiday
|
ANNEXURE A (Parties)
Part 1
EMPLOYERS:
Australand Holdings Limited and any subcontractors engaged to
work on the project
Part 2
UNIONS:
Unions NSW
Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union, New
South Wales Branch
Communication Electrical Electronic Energy Information Postal
Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia (NSW) Branch - Plumbing
Division;
Electrical Trades Union of Australia New South Wales
Branch
Transport Workers Union New South Wales Branch
Automotive Food Metals Engineering Printing &
Kindred Industries Union New South Wales Branch
ANNEXURE B
Authority to
obtain details of work rights from DIMIA
EMPLOYEE DETAILS
As specified in passport or other identity document)
Family Name:
Given Name(s):
Other Name(s) used (e.g. maiden name):
Date of Birth:
Nationality:
Passport Number:
Visa Number:
Visa Expiry Date:
I authorise the Department of Immigration and Multicultural
and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA) to release the details of my work rights status (that
is, my entitlement to work legally in Australia) to the named employer/labour
supplier.
I understand that these details are held by DIMIA on
departmental files and computer systems. I also understand that the
employer/labour supplier will use this information for the purposes of
establishing my legal entitlement to work in Australia, and for no other
purpose.
Employee Signature:
Date:
EMPLOYER/LABOUR SUPPLIER DETAILS
Business Name:
Business Street Address:
Type of Business:
Name of Contact Person:
Telephone:
Fax:
Note that the employee’s work rights status will be sent
directly to the fax number given above. Please ensure that this number is
correct
THE COMPLETED FORM SHOULD BE FAXED TO 1800 505 550
IF ALL DETAILS MATCH WITH OUR RECORDS, THE EMPLOYEE’S WORK
RIGHTS STATUS WILL BE FAXED TO YOU WITHIN ONE WORKING DAY.
CLASSIFICATIONS COVERED BY THIS PROJECT AWARD
Those classifications covered by the following awards:
Federal Awards
National Building and Construction Industry Award 2000
National Metal and Engineering On-Site Construction
Industry Award 1989
Plumbing Industry (New South Wales) Award 1983
Sprinkle Pipe Fitters Award 1975
Mobile Crane Hire Award 1996
National Joinery and Building Trade Products Award 1993
State Awards
General Construction and Maintenance, Civil and
Mechanical Engineering (State) Award
Building and Construction Industry (State) Award
Electrical Contracting Industry (State) Award
Plant, Operators on Construction (State) Award
Plumber and Gasfitters (State) Award
Joiners (State) Consolidated Award
Mechanical Engineering (State) Award
Transport Industry - Interim State Award, and
applicable NSW Determinations
Metal and Engineering Industry (NSW Interim Award)
Security Industry (State) Award
Respondents:
Australand Holdings Limited, Level 3, 1C Homebush Drive
Rhodes NSW 2138
The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union, NSW Branch, 133
Parramatta Road, Granville NSW 2142
The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, NSW
Divisional Branch, 12 Railway Street, Lidcombe NSW 2141
The Electrical Trades Union, NSW Branch, Level 5, 370 Pitt
Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
The Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information,
Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union, CEPU Plumbing Division, NSW Branch,
Level 3, 741 George Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
The Transport Workers' Union of Australia, NSW Branch, 31
Cowper Street, Parramatta NSW 2150
J. P. GRAYSON D.P.
____________________
Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.