Swing Scaffold Allowance - First 4 Hours


Award Definition

Joinery and Building Trades Award 2010 [MA000029]

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Applies from: 01/07/2023

Allowance Description

Subject to clause 21.5(r)(ii), an employee must be paid $6.07 for the first 4 hours or any part thereof extra, and $1.26 for each hour thereafter extra, on any day the employee is employed:

  • on any type of swing scaffold or any scaffold suspended by rope or cable, bosun’s chair, etc.
  • Or on a suspended scaffold requiring the use of steel or iron hooks or angle irons at a height of 6 metres or more above the nearest horizontal plane.


What to pay

$6.07 for the first 4 hours or part thereof

Notes

This allowance is based on a working condition or a disability as part of working a shift.

Should you withhold tax?

Withhold tax from this allowance

Should super be paid on this allowance?

This allowance forms part of ordinary times earnings

Should payroll tax be paid on this allowance?

Include this allowance for payroll tax purposes

How is it treated on the payment summary?

Include this allowance as part of gross wages

How should it be reported for Single Touch Payroll?

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