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This includes workers carrying out general building and construction work on a building site, such as:
Members with employees covered by the Onsite Award should be aware of the following provisions.
This allowance is payable to an employee where:
It will not be paid where:
The ordinary hours of work in the Onsite Award operate with an RDO system.
This system is as follows:
The employer and employee can also agree to the banking of RDO’s and when the RDO can be taken.
Employers and employees can agree to accrue overtime worked and for the employee to take leave in lieu of payment.
The time in lieu will accrue at the rate of the additional hours worked, not at the rate of payment for the overtime. For example, one hour of overtime worked, equals one hour of time accrued.
The industry allowance is paid in addition to an employee’s weekly rate of pay. The applicable allowance is based on the industry sector that the employer operates, as opposed to the type of work the employee is engaged in. For example, the allowance for workers in the residential building industry is different to that for workers who carry out commercial construction work.
Living away from home allowances are payable under the Onsite Award where an employee is:
The tool allowance compensates tradespersons for the maintenance and provision of their standard tools of trade.
Annual leave loading is an additional payment made on top of an employee’s ordinary time hourly rate when they take annual leave. During a period of annual leave an employee must be paid:
This information is part of a series of updates on the Modern Award changes aimed at assisting members understand the requirements. More information can be found in the articles in the ‘What to read next’ section.
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