4.1

Service Pay

Service pay shall be paid at the appropriate rate specified below for all hours worked, except where the worker is eligible for a higher payment under clause 4.9 (National Certificate Payments) below. No worker is eligible to receive payments under both clauses at the same time.

Continuity of service shall not be deemed to be affected where availability of work is interrupted by school holidays.

at the completion of three years continuous employment - 15 cents/hour; or

at the completion of five years continuous employment - 26 cents/hour

4.2

Clothing and Footwear Allowance

A clothing and footwear allowance at the rate specified below shall be paid after the first week's employment, except where the employer supplies suitable clothing.

clothing/footwear allowance - 10 cents/hour

4.3

Higher Duties Allowance

4.3.1

Any cleaner or assistant caretaker directed to perform work for which a higher rate is prescribed shall be paid the higher rate for the period of such work; provided that a cleaner can only be directed to perform higher duties in the absence of the caretaker/assistant caretaker/part-time caretaker.

4.3.2

Nothing in this clause shall prevent an employer from specifically authorising payment of a special duties' allowance to a worker who is directed, in special circumstances, to carry out duties other than those for which he/she is employed.

4.4

Transport Allowance

4.4.1

Where a worker is directed by his/her employer to use his/her own car, and providing such worker is willing, he/she shall be paid at the rate specified below.

4.4.2

In such instances the worker shall also be responsible for arranging the appropriate insurance; Provided that where the use of such car on the employer's business necessitates altering the nature of the insurance on such car, the employer shall refund to the worker any extra premium which is attributable to the car being used on the employer's business.

transport allowance - 59 cents per kilometre

4.5

Height Allowance

A worker required to work 6.1 metres from the ground or floor, or from 6.1 metres above a verandah, shall be paid an allowance at the rate specified.

height allowance - $1.74 per day or portion of a day

4.6

Unusually Dirty Work Allowance

A worker performing unusually dirty work in out-of-the-ordinary circumstances such as cleaning or removing vomit and excreta outside of toilet bowls, excess dust and dirt from demolition or construction on site being cleaned, flood damage, sewage overflow, human remains and animal offal, shall while so employed, be paid at the rate specified below. A worker performing such work shall be provided with overalls and gloves and masks where necessary.

unusually dirty work allowance - $3.85 per day or part thereof

4.7

Bicycle Allowance

A worker instructed to use his/her own bicycle in the course of employment shall be paid an allowance at the rate specified below.

bicycle allowance - $2.47 per week

4.8

Broken Time Allowance

Where the daily hours of a worker other than a resident caretaker are not continuous, an allowance shall be paid at the rate specified below. This payment is to recompense the worker for the additional cost of travel and other expenses incurred in working the broken shift.

broken time allowance - $3.71 per day

4.9

National Certificate in Cleaning and Caretaking Industry Training Organisation (ITO) Qualification Payment

An ITO payment shall be paid at the appropriate rate specified below for all hours worked, except where the worker is eligible for a higher payment under clause 4.1 above, from the date the qualification is received. No worker is eligible to receive payments under both clauses at the same time.

ITO qualification Stage 1 (achieve pass in over 50% of credits) - 15 cents per hour; or

ITO qualification Stage 2 (achieve pass in over 100% of credits) - 26 cents per hour