This guide outlines and interprets the [MA000020] Building & Construction General On-Site Award 2010.
We have built these awards in line with the weekly interpretation as provided by Fair Work.
Building & Construction General On-Site Award Interpretation
There are 8 sectors for this award;
Civil Construction
- Full-Time & Part-Time
- Full-Time & Part-Time Shiftworker
- Casual
- Casual Shiftworker
General Building & Construction & Metal & Engineering Construction Sectors (Others)
- Full-Time & Part-Time
- Full-Time & Part-Time Shiftworker
- Casual
- Casual Shiftworker
***Important Note for Casual Employees: The 25% casual loading has not been included in this award. Employers should add the 25% casual loading to each casual employee's base hourly rate in Deputy for proper functioning of the award.***
Civil Construction
Full-Time & Part-Time
- M-F Ordinary @ 1.00x
- M-F Before 7am - First 2 hours @ 1.50x
- M-F Before 7am - After 2 hours @ 2.00x
- M-F After 6pm - First 2 hours @ 1.50x
- M-F After 6pm - After 2 hours @ 2.00x
- Sat before 12 noon - First 2 hours @ 1.50x
- Sat before 12 noon - After 2 hours @ 2.00x
- Sun @ 2.00x
- PH @ 2.50x
- M-F Daily OT - First 2 Hours @ 1.50x
- M-F Daily OT - After 2 Hours @ 2.00x
- Sun Daily OT @ 2.00x
- PH Daily OT @ 2.50x
- M-F Weekly OT - First 2 Hours @ 1.50x
- M-F Weekly OT - After 2 Hours @ 2.00x
- Sat Weekly OT - First 2 Hours @ 1.50x
- Sat Weekly OT - After 2 Hours @ 2.00x
- Sun Weekly OT @ 2.00x
- PH Weekly OT @ 2.50x
- Delayed Meal Break @ 2.00x
- Less than 10 hour break between shifts @ 2.00x
- Sat After Good Friday @ 2.50x
Shiftworker
- M-F Ordinary @ 1.00x
- Sat @ 1.50x
- Sun @ 2.00x
- PH @ 2.50x
- Afternoon or Night Shift M-F @ 1.15x
- M-F Daily OT - First 2 Hours @ 1.50x
- M-F Daily OT - After 2 Hours @ 2.00x
- Sat Daily OT @ 1.50x
- Sun Daily OT @ 2.00x
- PH Daily OT @ 2.50x
- M-F Weekly OT @ 1.50x
- Sat Weekly OT @ 1.50x
- Sun Weekly OT @ 2.00x
- PH Weekly OT @ 2.50x
- Delayed Meal Break @ 2.00x
- Less than 8 hour break between shifts @ 2.00x
- Sat After Good Friday @ 2.50x
Casual
- M-F Ordinary @ 1.00x
- M-F Before 7am - First 2 hours @ 1.40x
- M-F Before 7am - After 2 hours @ 1.80x
- M-F After 6pm - First 2 hours @ 1.40x
- M-F After 6pm - After 2 hours @ 1.80x
- Sat before 12 noon - First 2 hours @ 1.40x
- Sat before 12 noon - After 2 hours @ 1.80x
- Sun @ 1.80x
- PH @ 2.20x
- M-F Daily OT - First 2 Hours @ 1.40x
- M-F Daily OT - After 2 Hours @ 1.80x
- Sun Daily OT @ 1.80x
- PH Daily OT @ 2.20x
- M-F Weekly OT - First 2 Hours @ 1.40x
- M-F Weekly OT - After 2 Hours @ 1.80x
- Sat Weekly OT - First 2 Hours @ 1.40x
- Sat Weekly OT - After 2 Hours @ 1.80x
- Sun Weekly OT @ 1.80x
- PH Weekly OT @ 2.20x
- Delayed Meal Break @ 1.80x
- Less than 10 hour break between shifts @ 1.80x
- Sat After Good Friday @ 2.20x
Shiftworker
- M-F Ordinary @ 1.00x
- Sat @ 1.40x
- Sun @ 1.80x
- PH @ 2.20x
- Afternoon or Night Shift M-F @ 1.12x
- M-F Daily OT - First 2 Hours @ 1.40x
- M-F Daily OT - After 2 Hours @ 1.80x
- Sat Daily OT @ 1.40x
- Sun Daily OT @ 1.80x
- PH Daily OT @ 2.20x
- M-F Weekly OT @ 1.40x
- Sat Weekly OT @ 1.40x
- Sun Weekly OT @ 1.80x
- PH Weekly OT @ 2.20x
- Delayed Meal Break @ 1.80x
- Less than 8 hour break between shifts @ 1.80x
- Sat After Good Friday @ 2.20x
General Building & Construction & Metal & Engineering Construction Sectors (Others)
Full-Time & Part-Time
- M-F Ordinary @ 1.00x
- M-F Before 7am - First 2 hours @ 1.50x
- M-F Before 7am - After 2 hours @ 2.00x
- M-F After 6pm - First 2 hours @ 1.50x
- M-F After 6pm - After 2 hours @ 2.00x
- Sat before 12 noon - First 2 hours @ 1.50x
- Sat before 12 noon - After 2 hours @ 2.00x
- Sun @ 2.00x
- PH @ 2.50x
- M-F Daily OT - First 2 Hours @ 1.50x
- M-F Daily OT - After 2 Hours @ 2.00x
- Sun Daily OT @ 2.00x
- PH Daily OT @ 2.50x
- M-F Weekly OT - First 2 Hours @ 1.50x
- M-F Weekly OT - After 2 Hours @ 2.00x
- Sat Weekly OT - First 2 Hours @ 1.50x
- Sat Weekly OT - After 2 Hours @ 2.00x
- Sun Weekly OT @ 2.00x
- PH Weekly OT @ 2.50x
- Work through meal break @ 2.00x
- Less than 10 hour break between shifts @ 2.00x
- Broken shifts M-F First 2 Hours @ 1.50x
- Broken shifts M-F After 2 Hours @ 2.00x
- Sat After Good Friday @ 2.50x
Shiftworker
- M-F Ordinary @ 1.00x
- Sat before 12 noon - First 2 hours @ 1.50x
- Sat before 12 noon - After 2 hours @ 2.00x
- Sun @ 2.00x
- PH @ 2.50x
- M-F Daily OT - First 2 Hours @ 1.50x
- M-F Daily OT - After 2 Hours @ 2.00x
- Sun Daily OT @ 2.00x
- PH Daily OT @ 2.50x
- M-F Weekly OT - First 2 Hours @ 1.50x
- M-F Weekly OT - After 2 Hours @ 2.00x
- Sat Weekly OT - First 2 Hours @ 1.50x
- Sat Weekly OT - After 2 Hours @ 2.00x
- Sun Weekly OT @ 2.00x
- PH Weekly OT @ 2.50x
- Work through meal break @ 2.00x
- Less than 10 hour break between shifts @ 2.00x
- Broken shifts M-F First 2 Hours @ 1.50x
- Broken shifts M-F After 2 Hours @ 2.00x
- Sat After Good Friday @ 2.50x
Casual
- M-F Ordinary @ 1.00x
- M-F Before 7am - First 2 hours @ 1.40x
- M-F Before 7am - After 2 hours @ 1.80x
- M-F After 6pm - First 2 hours @ 1.40x
- M-F After 6pm - After 2 hours @ 1.80x
- Sat before 12 noon - First 2 hours @ 1.40x
- Sat before 12 noon - After 2 hours @ 1.80x
- Sun @ 1.80x
- PH @ 2.20x
- M-F Daily OT - First 2 Hours @ 1.40x
- M-F Daily OT - After 2 Hours @ 1.80x
- Sun Daily OT @ 1.80x
- PH Daily OT @ 2.20x
- M-F Weekly OT - First 2 Hours @ 1.40x
- M-F Weekly OT - After 2 Hours @ 1.80x
- Sat Weekly OT - First 2 Hours @ 1.40x
- Sat Weekly OT - After 2 Hours @ 1.80x
- Sun Weekly OT @ 1.80x
- PH Weekly OT @ 2.20x
- Work through meal break @ 1.80x
- Less than 10 hour break between shifts @ 1.80x
- Broken shifts M-F First 2 Hours @ 1.40x
- Broken shifts M-F After 2 Hours @ 1.80x
- Sat After Good Friday @ 2.20x
Shiftworker
- M-F Ordinary @ 1.00x
- Sat before 12 noon - First 2 hours @ 1.40x
- Sat before 12 noon - After 2 hours @ 1.80x
- Sun @ 1.80x
- PH @ 2.20x
- M-F Daily OT - First 2 Hours @ 1.40x
- M-F Daily OT - After 2 Hours @ 1.80x
- Sun Daily OT @ 1.80x
- PH Daily OT @ 2.20x
- M-F Weekly OT - First 2 Hours @ 1.40x
- M-F Weekly OT - After 2 Hours @ 1.80x
- Sat Weekly OT - First 2 Hours @ 1.40x
- Sat Weekly OT - After 2 Hours @ 1.80x
- Sun Weekly OT @ 1.80x
- PH Weekly OT @ 2.20x
- Work through meal break @ 1.80x
- Less than 10 hour break between shifts @ 1.80x
- Broken shifts M-F First 2 Hours @ 1.40x
- Broken shifts M-F After 2 Hours @ 1.80x
- Sat After Good Friday @ 2.20x
Allowances (Not Automated)
Civil Construction Allowances (Not Automated)
- Afternoon & Night Shift
- Call Back Shiftworker
- Call Back Shiftworker Public Holiday
- Compressed Air Work Allowance - 0-35 kPa
- Compressed Air Work Allowance - Over 35-65 kPa
- Compressed Air Work Allowance - Over 65-100 kPa
- Compressed Air Work Allowance - Over 100-170 kPa
- Compressed Air Work Allowance - Over 170-225 kPa
- Compressed Air Work Allowance - Over 225-275 kPa
- Cutting Stone Allowance
- Live Sewer Work Allowance
- Pipe Enamelling Allowance
- Powdered Lime Dust Allowance
- Sand Blasting Allowance
- Special Tractor Blade Allowance
- Timbering Allowance - Sinker
General Building & Construction Allowances (Not Automated)
- Morning or Early Afternoon Shift
- Afternoon or Night Shift
- Bagging Allowance
- Bricklayer Operation Cutting Machine Allowance
- Cleaning Down Brick Allowance
- Computing Quantities Allowance - other than leading hands
- Cutting Tiles Allowance
- Dry Polishing Of Tiles Allowance
- Grindstone Allowance - carpenter or joiner
- Hydraulic Hammer Allowance
- Plaster or Composition Spray Allowance
- Pneumatic Tool Operation Allowance - 2.75 kilograms or over
- Roof Repairs Allowance - other than roof slaters & tilers
- Roof Repairs Allowance - over 15m & pitch 35 degrees or less
- Roof Repairs Allowance - over 15m & pitch over 35 or 40 degrees
- Roof Repairs Allowance - over 15m & pitch over 40 degrees
- Scaffold or Rigging Certificate Allowance
- Second Hand Timber Allowance - damage to tools
- Slushing Allowance
- Spray Application Allowance - painters
- Towers Allowance - 15-30m
- Towers Allowance - 30+m
- Waste Disposal Allowance
- Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Industry Allowance
- Carpenter-Diver Allowance
- Coffer Dam Worker Allowance - not under air pressure
- Electricians Licence Allowance
- First Aid Allowance - higher than minimum qualifications
- First Aid Allowance - minimum qualifications
- In Charge Of Plant Allowance
- Industry Allowance
- Laser Safety Officer Allowance
- Multistorey Allowance - Start of building to 15th floor level
- Multistorey Allowance - 16th-30th floor level
- Multistorey Allowance - 31st-45th floor level
- Multistorey Allowance - 46th-60th floor level
- Multistorey Allowance - 61st floor level onwards
- Refractory Bricklaying Allowance - refractory Bricklayer assistant
- Refractory Bricklaying Allowance - refractory Bricklayer
- Refractory Bricklaying Allowance - 3yr Appr - 1st Yr
- Refractory Bricklaying Allowance - 3yr Appr - 2nd Yr
- Refractory Bricklaying Allowance - 3yr Appr - 3rd Yr
- Refractory Bricklaying Allowance - 4yr Appr - pre 2014 - 1st Yr
- Refractory Bricklaying Allowance - 4yr Appr - pre 2014 - 2nd Yr
- Refractory Bricklaying Allowance - 4yr Appr - pre 2014 - 3rd Yr
- Refractory Bricklaying Allowance - 4yr Appr - pre 2014 - 4th Yr
- Refractory Bricklaying Allowance - 4yr Appr - post 2014 - 1st Yr - N/C Y12
- Refractory Bricklaying Allowance - 4yr Appr - post 2014 - 1st Yr - Y12
- Refractory Bricklaying Allowance - 4yr Appr - post 2014 - 2nd Yr - N/C Y12
- Refractory Bricklaying Allowance - 4yr Appr - post 2014 - 2nd Yr - Y12
- Refractory Bricklaying Allowance - 4yr Appr - post 2014 - 3rd Yr
- Refractory Bricklaying Allowance - 4yr Appr - post 2014 - 4th Yr
- Special Allowance Special Allowance - 3yr Appr - 1st Yr – Electrotechnology
- Special Allowance - 3yr Appr - 1st Yr - all others
- Special Allowance - 3yr Appr - 2nd Yr – Electrotechnology
- Special Allowance - 3yr Appr - 2nd Yr - all others
- Special Allowance - 3yr Appr - 3rd Yr - Electrotechnology
- Special Allowance - 3yr Appr - 3rd Yr - all others
- Special Allowance - 4yr Appr - pre 2014 -1st Yr
- Special Allowance - 4yr Appr - pre 2014 - 2nd Yr
- Special Allowance - 4yr Appr - pre 2014 - 3rd Yr
- Special Allowance - 4yr Appr - pre 2014 - 4th Yr
- Special Allowance - 4yr Appr - post 2014 - 1st Yr - N/C Y12
- Special Allowance - 4yr Appr - post 2014 - 1st Yr - Y12
- Special Allowance - 4yr Appr - post 2014 - 2nd Yr - N/C Y12
- Special Allowance - 4yr Appr - post 2014 - 2nd Yr - Y12
- Special Allowance - 4yr Appr - post 2014 - 3rd Yr
- Special Allowance - 4yr Appr - post 2014 - 4th Yr
- Underground Allowance - Less than 5 days - other than operators
- Underground Allowance - 5 or more days - other than operators
- Acid Work Allowance
- Asbestos Allowance
- Asbestos Eradication Allowance
- Bitumen Work Allowance
- Cold Work Allowance
- Confined Space Allowance
- Dirty Work Allowance
- Dual Lift Allowance
- Explosive Powered Tools Allowance
- Carrying Fuels, Oils & Greases Allowance
- Furnace Work Allowance
- Heavy Blocks Allowance - 5.5 kg & under 9 kg
- Heavy Blocks Allowance - 9 kg-18 kg
- Heavy Blocks Allowance - over 18 kg
- Height Work Allowance
- Hot Work Allowance - between 46-54 degrees
- Hot Work Allowance - exceeding 54 degrees
- Insulation Allowance
- Pile Driving Allowance
- Stonemasons Cutting Tools Allowance
- Suspended Perimeter Work Platform Allowance
- Toxic Substances Allowance - using toxic substances or materials
- Toxic Substances Allowance - Working in close proximity
- Wet Work Allowance
- Camping Allowance - Available before & after Sat & Sun
- Camping Allowance - Not available before & after Sat & Sun
- Living Away From Home Allowance - Not required to live in camp
- Country Radial Areas Allowance
- Country Radial Areas Allowance - Appr 1st Yr
- Country Radial Areas Allowance - Appr 2nd Yr
- Country Radial Areas Allowance - Appr 3rd Yr
- Country Radial Areas Allowance - Appr 4th Yr
- Distant Work Allowance
- Distant Work Allowance - Appr 1st Yr
- Distant Work Allowance - Appr 2nd Yr
- Distant Work Allowance - Appr 3rd Yr
- Distant Work Allowance - Appr 4th Yr
- Metropolitan Radial Areas Allowance
- Metropolitan Radial Areas Allowance - Appr 1st Yr
- Metropolitan Radial Areas Allowance - Appr 2nd Yr
- Metropolitan Radial Areas Allowance - Appr 3rd Yr
- Metropolitan Radial Areas Allowance - Appr 4th Yr
- Residing Outside Radial Areas Allowance
- Travelling Outside & Between Radial Areas Allowance
- Lift Industry Allowance Lift Industry Allowance - Appr 1st Yr
- Lift Industry Allowance - Appr 2nd Yr
- Lift Industry Allowance - Appr 3rd Yr
- Lift Industry Allowance - Appr 4th Yr Service Cores Allowance - less than 15m - Start building-15th floor level
- Service Cores Allowance - less than 15m - 16th-30th floor level
- Service Cores Allowance - less than 15m - 31st-45th floor level
- Service Cores Allowance - less than 15m - 46th-60th floor level
- Service Cores Allowance - less than 15m - 61st floor level onwards
- Service Cores Allowance - more than 15m - Start building-15th floor level
- Service Cores Allowance - more than 15m - 16th-30th floor level
- Service Cores Allowance - more than 15m - 31st-45th floor level
- Service Cores Allowance - more than 15m - 46th-60th floor level
- Service Cores Allowance - more than 15m - 61st floor level onwards
- Swing Scaffold Allowance - first 4 hrs - 0-15 storeys
- Swing Scaffold Allowance - first 4 hrs - 16-30 storeys
- Swing Scaffold Allowance - first 4 hrs - 31-45 storeys
- Swing Scaffold Allowance - first 4 hrs - 46-60 storeys
- Swing Scaffold Allowance - first 4 hrs - 60+ storeys
- Swing Scaffold Allowance - first 4 hrs - 0-15 storeys - solid plasterer
- Swing Scaffold Allowance - first 4 hrs - 16-30 storeys - solid plasterer
- Swing Scaffold Allowance - first 4 hrs - 31-45 storeys - solid plasterer
- Swing Scaffold Allowance - first 4 hrs - 46-60 storeys - solid plasterer
- Swing Scaffold Allowance - first 4 hrs - 60+ storeys - solid plasterer
- Swing Scaffold Allowance - after 4 hrs - 0-15 storeys
- Swing Scaffold Allowance - after 4 hrs - 16-30 storeys
- Swing Scaffold Allowance - after 4 hrs - 31-45 storeys
- Swing Scaffold Allowance - after 4 hrs - 46-60 storeys
- Swing Scaffold Allowance - after 4 hrs - 60+ storeys
- Swing Scaffold Allowance - after 4hrs - 0-15 storey - solid plaster
- Swing Scaffold Allowance - after 4 hrs - 16-30 storeys - solid plasterer
- Swing Scaffold Allowance - after 4 hrs - 31-45 storeys - solid plasterer
- Swing Scaffold Allowance - after 4 hrs - 46-60 storeys - solid plasterer
- Swing Scaffold Allowance - after 4 hrs - 60+ storeys - solid plasterer
To add the allowances into the export please follow the below instructions;
Approve the timesheet, then unapprove the pay item.
Add in the shift loading and number of units/hours.
Approve the pay.
