Building and Construction General On-site Award [MA000020] - Tag and Work Types

Leave work types

Annual Leave Taken

Compassionate Leave Taken

Family and Domestic Violence Leave Taken

Leave Without Pay Taken

Long Service Leave Taken

Paid Community Service Leave Taken

Personal/Carer's Leave Taken

Rostered Day Off Taken [MA000020]

Time In Lieu Taken

If using leave requests directly in payroll, please turn all approved leave requests into a timesheet in the ‘Create Timesheet’ screen.

Public Holiday not worked

Use this work type to record a day that falls on a public holiday where a permanent employee does not work.

Distant Work Payment (Per Hour) [MA000020]

Use this work type for traveling time relating to distant work. Distant work is:

• Not located in a metropolitan radial area in which the employee’s usual place of residence is located; and
• Less than 50 kms by road from the employee’s usual place of residence;

Don’t record this timesheet entry if the employee instead entitled to the fares and travel allowance

Distant Work Payment (Per KM) [MA000020]

Select this work type if the employee is performing distant work 

Travel Time Between Sites [MA000020]

Select this work type to record the time spent between construction sites

Traveling Allowances - Meal Allowance [MA000020]

Select this work type as an additional line on the timesheet where the employee is traveling for a forward journey and has incurred fares and meals. 1 unit on the timesheet represents 1 meal.

Travelling Allowances - Weekend Return Meal Allowance [MA000020]

Select this work type as an additional line on the timesheet where the employee is traveling for a return journey during a weekend and has incurred fares and meals. 1 unit on the timesheet represents 1 occasion.

Travelling between construction sites -(per km) [MA000020]

Use this work type where the employee has traveled between construction sites and was required to use their own vehicle. 1 unit represents 1 kilometer. 

Call back - Shiftworker [MA000020]

Use this where you are a shiftworker and have been called back after finishing the shift

Call back [MA000020]

Use this where you are a day worker and have been called back after finishing the shift

Carpenter/StoneWorker [MA000020]

Use this where the type of work on the job is that of a carpenter or stoneworker

Caster,fixer,floorlayer specialist or plasterer [MA000020]

Use this where the type of work on the job is that of a caster, fixer, floor laying specialist or plasterer

Change to roster - 8-10 hour break since last shift [MA00020]

Use this where the shift is worked without a sufficient 10 hour break but it has occurred due to a change in the roster pattern e.g. day work to shift work

Civil Construction Work [MA000020]

Use this where the job being worked on is civil construction

Concrete Pour - Inclement Weather [MA000020]

Use this where the job is paused due to inclement weather but the concrete pour must continue

Early Start [MA000020]

Use this where there is an agreed early start (6AM not 7AM)  and overtime should not apply

Employee in charge of a plant [MA000020]

Select this where the employee was in charge of the plant on this shift e.g. required to perform general repair work.

Employee required to compute quantities [MA000020]

Select this where the employee is regularly required to compute or estimate quantities of materials in respect of the work performed by other employees. Do not apply this to staff considered leading hands

Engaged as First Aid Officer [MA000020]

Select this where the employee is a qualified first aid officer and required to perform first aid duties

Engaged as a Carpenter-diver [MA000020]

Select this where the job requires the employee to be a carpenter diver

Engaged as a Laser Safety Officer [MA000020]

Select this where the job requires the employee to be an LSO

Engaged as an Air-conditioning tradesperson or refrigeration mechanic [MA000020]

Select this where the job requires the employee to be an air conditioning tradesperson or a refrigeration mechanic

Engaged as an Electrical tradesperson holding an electrician’s licence [MA000020]

Select this where the job requires the employee to be a licenced electrical tradesperson

Engaged in the lift industry [MA000020]

Select this where the job requires the employee to work in the lift industry

Fares and Travel Allowance Applies [MA00020]

Select this where the fares and travel allowance applies to the employee on this shift

General Building & Construction - Non Residential Work [MA000020]

Select this where the job being performed on general non-residential work

General Building & Construction - Residential Work [MA000020]

Select this where the job being performed on general residential work

Inclement Weather [MA000020]

Select this where the job is paused due to inclement weather. The time entered should reflect a timesheet from when the inclement weather started to when it ended, or when the shift should have ended.

• Leading Hand 1
• Leading Hand 2-5
• Leading Hand 6-10
• Leading Hand >10

Select the appropriate number of employees where the employee acted as a leading hand

Living away from home - daily fares allowance (per day) [MA000020]

Select this where the employee is living away from home

Living away from home - not required to live in camp [MA000020]

Select this where the employee is living away from home and is not required to live in a camp

Living in camp - meals not provided [MA000020]

Select this where the employee is living away from home in camp but meals are not provided

• Multistorey Work - commencement of building to 15th floor level
• Multistorey Work - 16th to 30th floor
• Multistorey Work - 31st to 45th floor
• Multistorey Work - 46th to 60th floor
• Multistorey Work - 61st floor onwards
• Multistorey Work - buildings or structures (including towers) over 15 metres high without regular storey levels

Select the appropriate option for multi storey work based on the floors involved in the project

Refractory bricklayer or bricklayer [MA000020]

Select this where the work performed on the job is as a bricklayer or refractory bricklayer

Required to work during meal break [MA000020]

Select this where the employee is unable to have a meal break. An automatic meal break will not be applied.

Roof tiler,slate-ridger or roof fixer [MA000020]

Select this where the job being performed requires a roof tiler, slate ridger or roof fixer

Rostered on permanent night shift [MA000020]

Select this where the employee is required to work on permanent night shift. See ‘Tags’ for a definition.

Signwriter, painter or glazier [MA000020]

Select this where the job being performed requires a signwriter, painter or glazier

Tradesperson Working in the Metals & Engineering Sector [MA000020]

Select this where the job being performed requires work in metals and engineering

Tradesperson holding a scaffolding certificate required to act on that certificate [MA000020]

Select this where the job being performed requires a scaffolding certificate

Transport provided by employer [MA000020]

Select this if the employer provides transport e.g. car pooling

Underground Work [MA000020]

Select this where the job being performed requires work underground

Work in the Metals & Engineering Sector [MA000020]

Select this where the job being performed is in the metals and engineering sector

• Work on service cores - more than 15 metres above the highest point of the main structure - 15 to 30 metres (per hour) [MA000020]
• Work on service cores - more than 15 metres above the highest point of the main structure - 30 to 45 metres (per hour) [MA000020]
• Work on service cores - more than 15 metres above the highest point of the main structure - 45 to 60 metres (per hour) [MA000020]
• Work on service cores - more than 15 metres above the highest point of the main structure - 60 to 75 metres (per hour) [MA000020]
• Work on service cores - more than 15 metres above the highest point of the main structure - 75 to 90 metres (per hour) [MA000020]

Select the most appropriate option for when working on service cores and the core is more than 15 metres above the highest point on the main building

Worked through meal break (Employee requested short day) [MA000020]

Select this work type where the employee is working through a meal break and finishing early to compensate

Daily Hire Employee [MA000020]

Flags the employee profile as a Daily Hire (As per clause 9.1 of the award), ensuring they get follow the job loading as required 

Dayworker who starts early [MA000020]

Flags the employee profile as a Dayworker who regularly starts early (Works 6am - 6pm, instead of 7am - 6pm)

Distant work does not apply [MA000020]

Prevents the tagged employee profile from receiving the Distant Work allowance in any capacity

Employee in charge of a plant [MA000020]

Permanently tags the employee as In Charge of a Plant, so they get the relevant hourly allowance for all hours worked

Employee required to compute quantities [MA000020]

Permanently tags the employee as someone required to compute quantities, so they get the relevant daily allowance

First Aid Officer - Higher than Minimum Qualifications [MA000020]

Permanently tags the employee as performing the duties of a First Aid Officer, with more qualifications than the minimum required - so they get the relevant daily allowance

First Aid Officer - Minimum Qualifications [MA000020]

Permanently tags the employee as a First Aid Officer that has the minimum required qualifications - so they get the relevant daily allowance

Industry - Civil Construction [MA000020]

Flags the employee profile as predominantly working in the Civil Construction sector, which ensures they receive the relevant allowances and rates

Industry - General Building & Construction - Non Residential Work [MA000020]

Flags the employee profile as predominantly working in the General Building & Construction sector (working on Non-residential Work), which ensures they receive the relevant allowances and rates

Industry - General Building & Construction - Residential Work [MA000020]

Flags the employee profile as predominantly working in the General Building & Construction sector (working on Residential Work), which ensures they receive the relevant allowances and rates

Industry - Metal & Engineering Construction [MA000020]

Flags the employee profile as predominantly working in the Metal & Engineering Construction sector, which ensures they receive the relevant allowances and rates

Laser Safety Officer [MA000020]

An employee profile with the ‘Laser Safety Certificate’ qualification, that also has this tag, will receive the Laser Safety Officer allowance on a daily basis

• Leading Hand - In charge of 1 person [MA000020]
• Leading Hand - In charge of 2 to 5 persons [MA000020]
• Leading Hand - In charge of 6 to 10 persons [MA000020]
• Leading Hand - In charge of Less than 10 persons [MA000020]

This collection of tags should be considered if a supervisor is normally in charge of a certain number of workers. This may be appropriate where supervision is a permanent position and the size of the team rarely fluctuates.

No RDO’s [MA000020]

Select this tag if the employee does not accrue and take a rostered day off. This may be, for example, applicable to an employee who works exactly 38 hours.

If this tag is not selected, the employee will not be paid for 0.4hours of each day and accrue this time worked towards a rostered day off.

Occupation - Air-conditioning tradesperson or refrigeration mechanic [MA000020]

Select this tag if the employee always works in the air conditioning or refrigeration mechanic occupation

Occupation - Carpenter-diver [MA000020]

Select this tag if the employee always works as a carpenter diver

Occupation - Electrical tradesperson holding an electrician’s licence [MA000020]

Select this tag if the employee always works as a licenced electrical tradesperson

Occupation - Engaged in the lift industry [MA000020]

Select this tag if the employee always works in the lift industry

Regularly returns to work outside of hours [MA000020]

Rostered on permanent night shift [MA000020]

Select this tag if the employee is on permanent night shift. This is night shift where:

• during a period of engagement on shift,works night shift only
• remains on a night shift for a longer period than 4 successive weeks
• works on a night shift which does not rotate or alternate with another shift or with day work so as to give the employee at least one third of their working time off night shift in each cycle;

Scaffolding or Rigging Certificate holder [MA000020]

Select this tag if the employee is  tradesperson who is the holder of a scaffolding certificate or rigging certificate issued by the appropriate certifying authority and is required to act on that certificate whilst engaged on work

Shiftworker [MA000020]

Select this tag if the employee is engaged to work in a system of consecutive shifts throughout the 24 hours of each of at least 6 consecutive days without interruption. The exception is during breakdown or meal breaks or due to unavoidable causes beyond the control of the employer. 

A shiftworker is someone who is regularly rostered to work those shifts.

Tool - Carpenter/Stoneworker [MA000020]

Select this tag if the employee is a carpenter or stone worker and is required to provide their own tools

Tool - Caster/fixer/floorlayer specialist or plasterer [MA000020]

Select this tag if the employee is a caster, fixer or floorlayer specialist and is required to provide their own tools

Tool - Refractory bricklayer or bricklayer [MA000020]

Select this tag if the employee is a bricklayer or refractory bricklayer and is required to provide their own tools

Tool - Roof tiler/slate-ridger or roof fixer

Select this tag if the employee is a roof tiler or slate ridger and is required to provide their own tools

Tool - Signwriter/painter or glazier [MA000020]

Select this tag if the employee is a signwriter, painter or glazier and is required to provide their own tools

Tool - Tradesperson in the metals and engineering construction sector [MA000020]

Select this tag if the employee works in the metals and engineering construction sector and is required to provide their own tools.