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Table of content
- What is the Vehicle Repair, Services and Retail Award?
- Who is covered by the Vehicle Repair, Services and Retail Award?
- How are the hours of work arranged in Vehicle Repair, Services and Retail Award?
- How are wages and allowances calculated in the Vehicle Repair, Services and Retail Award?
- How is the leave managed in Vehicle Repair, Services and Retail Award?
- How can Workstem assist you?
This article provides guidelines on the vehicle repair, services and retail award package. For more information on this award, please refer to the vehicle repair, services and retail award.
What is the Vehicle Repair, Services and Retail Award?
The Vehicle Repair, Services and Retail Award, is a set of legal minimum employment standards and conditions that apply to employees working in the vehicle industry in Australia.
The award sets out the minimum wage rates, working hours, overtime, annual leave, sick leave, and other entitlements for employees working in various roles within the vehicle industry, such as mechanics, automotive technicians, panel beaters, painters, fitters and turners, welders and automotive electricians and apprentices in these trades,car washers, polishers and detailers.The award is designed to ensure that employees in the electrical industry are treated fairly and receive reasonable pay and conditions for their work.
Who is covered by the Vehicle Repair, Services and Retail Award?
Coverage
The Vehicle Award covers employers in the vehicle industry and their employees who fit within the classifications of the award.
The vehicle industry means:
- sale and distribution of vehicles and vehicle parts and accessories
- sale of fuel and oils (including roadhouses run by the same business)
- repairing, servicing and maintaining vehicles and vehicle parts and accessories (including servicing, repair and maintenance work in a motor vehicle rental business)
- selling, retreading, fitting and repairing tyres
- dismantling, wrecking, recycling, customising, modifying and restoring vehicles
- roadside assistance, including towing vehicles
- preparing vehicles for sale, including vehicle assembly
- parking and storing vehicles
- washing and detailing vehicles
- driving schools.
Employees covered by the Vehicle Award include:
- tradespersons such as mechanics, automotive technicians, panel beaters, painters, fitters and turners, welders and automotive electricians and apprentices in these trades
- salespersons
- driveway attendants, console operators and roadhouse attendants
- car washers, polishers and detailers
- tyre fitters and wheel aligners
- tow truck drivers
- windscreen fitters and repairs
- service receptionists.
The Vehicle Award also covers labour hire businesses and their employees who are placed with an organisation in the vehicle industry.
The following employers and employees are not covered by the Vehicle Award:
- car parking (if the business does not perform repairs or services)
- motor vehicle rentals (unless connected with the repair, service and maintenance of vehicles and vehicle parts and accessories)
- car and truck driving (unless associated with one of the activities above)
- driving instructors
- clerical employees (other than service reception)
- repair, manufacturing and servicing of larger boats and vessels
- vehicle manufacturing.
How are the hours of work arranged in Vehicle Repair, Services and Retail Award?
Ordinary hours of work
ordinary hours of work of an employee will be an average of 38 hours per week ,worked on not more than 5 days in any week, calculated on the following basis:
- 38 hours within a work cycle not exceeding 7 consecutive days;
- 76 hours within a work cycle not exceeding 14 consecutive days;
- 114 hours within a work cycle not exceeding 21 consecutive days;
- 152 hours within a work cycle not exceeding 28 consecutive days; or
- Any other work cycle during which a weekly average of 38 ordinary hours is worked or may be determined by agreement between the employer and an employee or employees.
Breaks
| Meal and rest breaks |
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| Rest breaks during overtime |
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How are wages and allowances calculated in the Vehicle Repair, Services and Retail Award?
Minimum rates and Classifications
| Employee classification | Wage group level | Minimum weekly rate(full-time employee) |
Minimum hourly rate |
| $ | $ | ||
| Vehicle RS&R industry employee—Level 1 | R1 | 859.30 |
22.61 |
|
Vehicle RS&R industry employee—Level 2 |
R2 | 882.80 | 23.23 |
|
Vehicle RS&R industry employee—Level 3 |
R3 | 914.90 | 24.08 |
|
Vehicle RS&R industry employee—Level 4 |
R4 | 945.00 | 24.87 |
| Vehicle RS&R industry employee—Level 5 | R5 | 967.50 |
25.46 |
| Vehicle RS&R industry employee—tradesperson or equivalent Level I | R6 | 995.00 |
26.18 |
| Vehicle RS&R industry employee—tradesperson or equivalent Level II | R7 | 1088.60 |
28.65 |
Overtime
|
For overtime worked |
Overtime rate Full-time and part-time employees (% ordinary hourly rate) | |
|
Monday to Saturday—first 3 hours |
150% | |
| Monday to Saturday—after first 3 hours |
200% |
|
| Sunday |
200% |
|
| Public Holiday |
250% |
|
Casual loading
| Day or time worked |
% loading |
|
Monday to Friday between 6.00 am and 6.00 pm |
25% |
|
Monday to Friday between 6.00 pm and 6.00 am |
50% |
|
Saturdays at any time |
75% |
|
Sundays at any time |
125% |
| Public holidays at any time |
175% |
| First 3 hours of overtime |
75% |
| After the first 3 hours of overtime |
125% |
Allowance
|
Allowances |
Rate |
| Apprentice training fees and textbook costs reimbursement |
reimbursement of training fees for prescribed courses and the cost of prescribed textbooks |
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Apprentice travel to block release training reimbursement |
reimbursement for the excess reasonable travel costs incurred in the course of travelling to and from the training |
|
Change in permanent locality – expenses reimbursement – vehicle industry RS&R employees |
reimbursement of expenses for up to 3 months. Expenses will only be paid until a permanent residence or alternative accommodation has been found at the new location |
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Change in locality – travel time allowance – not vehicle salespersons or persons principally employed to perform vehicle sales related duties |
travelling time whilst necessarily travelling between localities |
| Confined spaces allowance |
$0.97 per hour |
|
Damage to clothing and tools reimbursement – employee’s own tools and clothing |
reimbursement for the cost of replacing tools and work clothing |
|
Dirty work allowance |
$0.75 per hour, with a minimum payment on any day or shift of $2.93 |
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Driver of an articulated vehicle allowance – 11 tonnes or more – vehicle industry RS&R employees |
$0.05 per additional tonne over 10 tonnes per hour and up to a maximum of $1.79 per tonne per week |
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Driver of commercial vehicles allowance – 9 tonnes or more – vehicle industry RS&R employees |
$0.05 per additional tonne over 8 tonnes per hour and up to a maximum of $1.89 per tonne per week |
| Driver of a vehicle drawing an empty trailer allowance – vehicle industry RS&R employees |
$0.32 per hour up to a maximum of $2.45 per day |
| Driver of a vehicle drawing a loaded trailer allowance – vehicle industry RS&R employees |
$0.58 per hour up to a maximum of $4.43 per day |
| Driver of a tow truck allowance – vehicle industry RS&R employees |
$0.66 per hour up to a maximum of $25.07 per week |
|
Driver handling money allowance – not vehicle salespersons – up to $20 |
$0.05 per hour up to a maximum of $2.01 per week |
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Driver handling money allowance – not vehicle salespersons – over $20 but not exceding $200 |
$0.10 per hour up to a maximum of $3.68 per week |
| Driver handling money allowance – not vehicle salespersons – over $200 but not exceeding $600 |
$0.18 per hour up to a maximum of $6.97 per week |
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Driver handling money allowance – not vehicle salespersons – over $600 but not exceeding $1000 |
$0.23 per hour up to a maximum of $8.85 per week |
|
Driver handling money allowance – not vehicle salespersons – over $1000 |
$0.33 per hour up to a maximum of $12.51 per week |
|
Driver or assistant driver of vehicle handling garbage |
$0.75 per hour |
| First aid allowance |
$0.52 per hour up to a maximum of $19.90 per week |
| Fork-lifts and cranes allowance |
$2.89 per day |
| Glass or slag wool allowance |
$0.97 per hour |
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Gloves reimbursement |
reimbursement for the cost of purchasing suitable canvas or leather gloves |
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Goggles reimbursement |
reimbursement for the cost of purchasing goggles |
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Hot places allowance – between 46 and 54 degrees |
$0.75 per hour |
| Hot places allowance – more than 54 degrees |
$0.97 per hour |
|
Large tyre fitting off-site allowance |
$1.11 for each day so employed |
|
Leading hand – in charge of 3-10 employees |
$1.14 per hour up to a maximum of $43.18 per week |
| Leading hand – in charge of 11-20 employees |
$1.71 per hour up to a maximum of $65.07 per week |
|
Leading hand – in charge of more than 20 employees |
$2.18 per hour up to a maximum of $82.68 per week |
|
Livestock transport vehicle allowance – working on underside of uncleaned livestock transport vehicle |
$0.75 per hour |
| Meal allowance – overtime – not vehicle salespersons |
$16.40 per meal |
| Meal allowance – overnight travel |
$16.40 per meal |
|
Meal allowance – on duty at show in evening or public holiday or work at showroom or car yard after 6pm – vehicle salespersons |
$19.45 for a meal |
|
Protective clothing reimbursement |
reimbursement for the cost of purchasing an apron or overalls and rubber or other suitable boots |
| Protective equipment reimbursement – welding operations |
reimbursement for the cost of purchasing protective equipment |
|
Slicking with carbon black and hand spraying tyres allowance |
$1.12 per day |
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Tool allowance – tyre fitters / repairers / retreaders |
an amount agreed to supply and maintain the necessary tools of the trade |
| Tool allowance – tradesperson – vehicle industry RS&R employees |
$0.36 per hour up to a maximum of $13.55 per week |
| Tool allowance – apprentice 1st year – vehicle industry RS&R employees |
$0.15 per hour up to a maximum of $5.75 per week |
How is the leave managed in Vehicle Repair, Services and Retail Award?
In the Vehicle Repair, Services and Retail Award, leave entitlements for employees are determined by the National Employment Standards (NES) and the classification of the employee.
Annual leave
All annual leave is per the National Employment Standards NES. Employees are entitled to 4 weeks paid leave per year..
An employee’s entitlement to annual leave accrues progressively during a year of service according to the employee’s ordinary hours of work.
Payment for annual leave
- Day workers: Employees who would have worked on day work only had they not been on leave—17.5% loading.
- Shiftworkers: Employees who would have worked on shiftwork had they not been on leave—17.5% loading or the shift loading, whichever is the greater but not both.
Public holidays
Public holidays are provided for in the NES.
- An employer and employee may agree to substitute another day for a day that would otherwise be a public holiday under the NES.
- An employer and employee may agree to substitute another part-day for a part day that would otherwise be a part-day public holiday under the NES.
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