Building
Employees Mixed Industries (State) Award
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by Construction,
Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (New South Wales Branch) , Industrial
Organisation of Employees.
(No. IRC 1105 of 2008)
Before Commissioner
Cambridge
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3 September 2008
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VARIATION
1. Delete
subclause 16.8 of clause 16, Wages, of the award published 16 November 2001
(329 I.G. 577), and insert in lieu thereof the following:
16.8 The rates of pay
in this award include adjustments payable under the State Wage Case 2008. These
adjustments may be offset against:
(i) any equivalent
overaward payments, and/or
(ii) award wage
increases since May 1991 other than safety net, State Wage Case and minimum
rates adjustments.
2. Delete Part B,
Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
PART B
MONETARY RATES
Table 1 - Wages
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Base Rate
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Supplementary
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SWC
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Tool
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Ordinary
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payment
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Adjustments
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Allowance
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Weekly Rate
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$
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$
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$
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$
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$
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Carpenters &
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367.30
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38.20
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215.40
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24.70
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645.60
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Joiners
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Bricklayers
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367.30
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38.20
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213.30
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17.50
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636.30
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Plumbers
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369.60
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38.00
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215.50
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24.70
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n/a
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including:
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Gasfitters &
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Drainers
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Painters,
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367.30
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38.00
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215.40
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5.90
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n/a
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Including:
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Signwriters
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Marblers,
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Grainers &
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Artworkers
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Builders Labourer
Classification
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Previous
Ordinary
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SWC
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Current
Ordinary
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Weekly
Rate
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Adjustments
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Weekly
Rate
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$
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$
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$
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1.
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Rigger, Dogger
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431.40
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146.20
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577.10
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2.
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Scaffolder (as defined),
powder
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420.20
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145.80
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566.00
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monkey hoist or winch driver,
foundation
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shaftperson (as defined),
concrete finisher
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(as defined), steel fixer
including tack welder
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3.
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Bricklayer’s labourer,
plasterer’s
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408.00
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145.30
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553.30
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labourer, assistant rigger (as
defined),
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assistant powder monkey (as
defined)
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demolition work (after 3
months experience)
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gear hand, pile driver
(concrete),
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hammerperson, mixer driver
(concrete),
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steel erector, aluminium alloy
structural
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erectors, (whether pre-fabricated
or
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otherwise), gantry hand or
crane hand,
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crane chaser, cement gun
operator, concrete
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cutting or drilling machine
operator, concrete
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gang including concrete
floater (as defined),
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roof layer (malthoid or
similar material)
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dump cart operator, under
pinner, steel or bar
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bender to pattern or plan,
concrete formwork
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stripper
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4.
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Builder’s labourer employed on
work
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384.20
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168.50
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552.70
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other than that specified in
(1) to (3) hereof
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Apprentices
Carpenters/Joiners/Bricklayers/Painters
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Indentured
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Trainees
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$
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$
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1st Year
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217.00
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243.50
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2nd Year
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317.40
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356.30
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3rd Year
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420.30
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461.90
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4th Year
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491.50
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518.80
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Plumbers
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$
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$
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1st Year
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219.10
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247.50
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2nd Year
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320.20
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359.90
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3rd Year
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421.80
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465.60
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4th Year
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496.10
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523.80
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Table 2 -
Allowances
Item
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Clause
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Description
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Amount
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$
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1
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Tool Allowance
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16.1
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Carpenter/Joiner
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24.70 per week
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16.1
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Bricklayer
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17.50 per week
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16.2
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Plumber
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24.70 per week
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16.3
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Painter
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5.90 per week
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16.4
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Plumber - Registration Allowance
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0.50 per hour
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2
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Adjustments
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16.2.2
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Ships Plumber
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0.28 per hour
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16.2.3
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Drainer (amount to be deducted)
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0.05 per hour
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16.3.2
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Signwriter
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0.45 per hour
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16.3.3
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Marbler and Grainer
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0.45 per hour
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16.3.4
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Ship Painter
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0.35 per hour
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16.3.5
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Casual Ships Painter
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13.99 per day
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16.3.6
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Signwriter, Grainer, Gilder on Ship work
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0.77 per hour
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16.3.7(a)
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Artworker Grade 2
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0.44 per hour
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16.3.7(b)
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Artworker Grade 1
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0.79 per hour
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All Employees
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3
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17.2.1
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Insulation
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0.69 per hour
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4
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17.2.2
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Hot Work
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between 46 and 54 degrees
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0.55 per hour
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exceeding 54 degrees
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0.69 per hour
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5
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17.2.3
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Cold Work
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0.55 per hour
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6
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17.2.4
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Confined Spaces
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0.69 per hour
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7
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17.2.5
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Swing Scaffold
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first four hours
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3.99
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every hour after
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0.78 per hour
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8
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17.2.6
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Wet Work
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0.55 per hour
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9
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17.2.7
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Dirty Work
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0.55 per hour
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10
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17.2.8
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Towers Allowance
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above 15 meters in height
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0.55 per hour
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each additional 15 meters
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0.55 per hour
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11
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17.2.9
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Toxic Substances
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preparation and application
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0.69 per hour
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when air conditioning plant not operating
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0.45 per hour
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Close Proximity to employees so engaged
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0.55 per hour
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12
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17.2.11
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Computing Quantities
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All Trades except Plumbers
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3.99 per day
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Plumbers
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0.55 per hour
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13
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17.2.12
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Asbestos Eradication
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1.85 per hour
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Carpenters, Joiners and
Bricklayers Only
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14
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17.3.1
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Roof Work
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0.69 per hour
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15
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17.3.2
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Ship Repair
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13.42 per week
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16
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17.3.3
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Second Hand Timber
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2.17 per day
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17
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17.3.4
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Acid Work
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1.46 per hour
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18
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17.3.5
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Cleaning Down Brick Work
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0.50 per hour
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19
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17.3.6
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Bagging
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0.50 per hour
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20
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17.3.7
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Brick Cutting Machine
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0.69 per hour
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21
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17.3.8
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Heavy Blocks
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weighting over 5.5 kg and under 9 kg
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0.55 per hour
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weighting over 9 kg and under 18 kg
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1.01 per hour
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weighting over 18 kg
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1.40 per hour
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Carpenters, Joiners,
Bricklayers and Painters
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22
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17.4.1
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Tunnel and Shaft
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0.69 per hour
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23
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17.4.2
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Furnace Work
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1.46 per hour
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24
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17.4.3
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Explosive Power Tools
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1.31 per hour
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Plumbers Only
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25
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17.5.1
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Chokages
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6.28 per day
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26
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17.5.2
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WC's Urinals
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0.69 per hour
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27
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17.5.3
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Height Work
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0.55 per hour
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28
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17.5.4
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Lead Burner
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0.70 per hour
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Lead Burner in Chemical Works
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0.92 per hour
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Oxyacetelyne or Electric Welding Certificate
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0.50 per hour
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Welding in Compliance with AS4041-1998
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0.73 per hour
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Min per day $5.60
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Welding other then under 17.5.4(c)
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0.12 per hour
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29
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17.5.5
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Using or in close proximity to Asbestos
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0.69 per hour
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30
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17.5.6
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Slaughter Yards
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1.31 per hour
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31
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17.5.7
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Roof Work
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0.77 per hour
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32
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17.5.8
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Use of Licences
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Plumber’s Licence
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0.84 per hour
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Gasfitter’s Licence
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0.84 per hour
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Drainer’s Licence
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0.74 per hour
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Plumber’s and Drainer’s Licence
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1.13 per hour
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Plumber’s and Gasfitter’s Licence
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1.13 per hour
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Gasfitter and Drainers Licence
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1.58 per hour
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33
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17.5.9
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District Allowance
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(a)
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0.89 per hour
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(b)
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1.46 per hour
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(c)
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1.46 per hour
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Ship Plumbers
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34
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17.6.1
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Ballast and Oil Tanks
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0.69 per hour
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34
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17.6.2
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Bilges
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0.50 per hour
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38
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17.6.3
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Diesel Engines
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0.50 per hour
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Painters
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37
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17.7.2
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Height Work
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0.50 per hour
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38
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17.7.3
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Use of Rigging or Scaffold Certificate
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0.55 per hour
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39
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17.7.4
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Spray Allowance
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0.55 per hour
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40
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17.7.5
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Power Tools
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0.55 per hour
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Builders Labourers
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41
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16.4.2
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Builders Labourer engaged on maintenance - not
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applicable to Builders Labourers Classification 4
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14.53 per week
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16.4.3
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Builders Labourer other than on maintenance - not
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applicable to Builders Labourers Classification 4
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9.73 per week
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42
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17.8.1
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Work on Acid Resistant Brick Work Boilers,
|
0.52 per hour
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17.8.2
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furnaces, Kilns, etc
|
0.52 per hour
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43
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17.9.1
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Apprentices use of Rigging or Scaffold Certificate
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0.55 per hour
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44
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18
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Leading Hand
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Per week
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Carpenters and Bricklayers
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In charge of:
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not more than 1 person
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15.70 per week
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more than 2 but not more than 5 persons
|
34.40 per week
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more than 5 but not more than 10 persons
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43.90 per week
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more than 10 persons
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58.60 per week
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Plumbers
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In charge of:
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up to 2 journeypersons
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0.75 per hour
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3 to 5 journey persons
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0.88 per hour
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5 to 10 journeypersons
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1.13 per hour
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over 10 journeypersons
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1.46 per hour
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Painters
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In charge of:
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1 to 5 journeypersons (and/or apprentices)
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6.91 per day
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6 to 15 journeypersons (and/or apprentices)
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8.61 per day
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more than 15 journeypersons (and/or apprentices)
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11.77 per day
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Builders’ Labourers
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In charge of
|
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not less than 2 nor more than 5 persons
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28.50 per week
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not less than 5 nor more than 10 persons
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35.70 per week
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more than 10 persons
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48.20 per week
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45
|
20.3.2
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Ships Work - Special Places
|
0.50 per hour
|
46
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20.3.3
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Insulations with granulated cork
|
0.50 per hour
|
47
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20.4
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Removal Bitumous Compounds
|
0.50 per hour
|
48
|
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Industry Allowance
|
24.40 per week
|
49
|
15.2
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Overtime Meal Allowance
|
11.30 per meal
|
50
|
22.3.1(b)
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Living Away from Home - Weekly
|
390.20 per week
|
51
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22.3.1(c)
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Living Away from Home - Daily
|
55.80 per day
|
52
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22.4.1(a)(iii)
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Travel Expenses - Meal
|
11.30 per meal
|
53
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22.4.1(b)(i)
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Return Journey
|
18.70 per occasion
|
54
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22.6.5
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Weekend Return Home
|
31.80 per occasion
|
55
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24.1.1
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First Aid Allowance
|
2.28 per day
|
56
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26.2.1
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Loss of Tools and Clothing
|
1431.00
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3. This variation
shall take effect from the beginning of the first pay period to commence on or
after 5 August 2008.
I.
W. CAMBRIDGE, Commissioner
____________________
Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.