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Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award 2020 (MA000010)

This article provides guidelines about when to use the different work types and tags that are included as part of the pre-built Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award 2020 [MA000010] package. For further information about the Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award, refer to: Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award

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Given the volume of shift conditions and work types used in this template, it is recommended that you review the list of work types. They will all be automatically applied to employees by default but if any are ever going to be relevant to your organisation then consider removing the 'auto enable' feature.

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Coverage

This award covers employers throughout Australia of employees in the Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations. For a full list of those occupations and any exclusions, please see clause 4 of the award.

General Manufacturing
The following work types, shift conditions and tags are available under the Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award 2020, for general manufacturing employees.

Work Types
Work types are a description of the kind of shift employees are working and can be selected when an employee records a time sheet. The following is a list of work types employees can select on their time sheet and a reference guide for each item.

Work type	Description
Annual leave taken	Select this work type when Annual leave is taken . This will also be used when turning an approve leave request into a timesheet entry through employee self service.
Change of residence for a transfer - travelling time	Select this work type to represent travel time you've underis taken as a result of changing residence for a transfer of location
Compassionate leave taken	Select this work type when Compassionate leave is taken . This will also be used when turning an approve leave request into a timesheet entry through employee self service.
Continuous unrostered shift	Select this worktype if you have worked a shift which is continuous but for which was not rostered
Day worker filling in for a shiftworker	Select this work type if you work day work but have been required to fill a shift for someone on afternoon or night shift
Dispute resolution procedure training leave taken	Select this work type when Dispute resolution procedure training leave is taken . This will also be used when turning an approve leave request into a timesheet entry through employee self service.
Distant work travelling time	Select this work type if you have to work long distance. Reflect the travel time in excess of that which you'd normally do between home and work
Fertilizer production work - acid	Select this work type if you produce fertilizers and are working with acid
Fertilizer production work - general duties	Select this work type if you produce fertilizers and perform general duties (not working with acids)
Fertilizer production work - production and despatch	Select this work type if you produce fertilizers and are involved in production and despatch
Getting the plant in a state of readiness for production work	Select this work type if you've started early to get the plant in a stage of readiness for production
Hours worked	Select this work type for all hours worked, unless another work type is more specific
Kilometres travelled	Select this work type to enter the mileage travelled in your car for work purposes. 1 unit is equivalent to 1 kilometre
Leave without pay taken	Select this work type when Leave without pay is taken . This will also be used when turning an approve leave request into a timesheet entry through employee self service.
Long service leave taken	Select this work type when Long service leave is taken . This will also be used when turning an approve leave request into a timesheet entry through employee self service.
Make up time - hours being worked	Record the hours being worked if you have deferred hours and are now working make up time
Makeup time - hours being deferred	Record the hours being deferred to a later time
Number of overtime meals brought but not need (overtime later cancelled)	Enter a number of units reflecting the overtime meals you've brought but later not used because the overtime was cancelled
Other unrostered shiftwork (not continuous)	Select this worktype if you have worked a shift which is not continuous and for which was not rostered
Paid Community Service leave taken	Select this work type when Paid Community Service leave is taken . This will also be used when turning an approve leave request into a timesheet entry through employee self service.
Public holiday not worked	Use this work type if you're a permanent employee who has had a day or part of a day off because it is a public holiday
RDO	Select this work type when RDO . This will also be used when turning an approve leave request into a timesheet entry through employee self service.
Recalled to work	Use this work type if you have been recalled to work after having left for the day
Shift worked that was arranged between employees	Use this work type for shifts you've worked as arranged between you and another employee
Ship trial at sea/harbour - technical field	Select this work type if you are on a ship trial at sea or in the harbour and work in a technical field
Ship trial at wharf - technical field	Select this work type if you are on a ship trial at a wharf and work in a technical field
Stand by after hours	Select this work type if you are in stand by for work after hours
Start and/or finish work at a job away from the usual workplace - excess travelling time	Select this work type if you're travelling away from the normal job site to reflect the excess trave hours.
Time In Lieu taken	Select this work type when Time In Lieu is taken . This will also be used when turning an approve leave request into a timesheet entry through employee self service.
Unrostered shift	Select this work type if the shift you are working was not originally rostered
Personal / carer's leave taken	Select this work type when Personal / carer's leave is taken . This will also be used when turning an approve leave request into a timesheet entry through employee self service.

Shift Conditions
Shift Conditions are further detail you can add to a shift where perhaps more than one condition applies to your shift. In this award, many of these shift conditions are used to trigger allowances. For special rates, the rules will work out the highest award to be paid, so the employee will need to select all that are relevant. Create a new shift each time a shift condition changes. Shift conditions are selected when you edit a timesheet record, or when clocking on using the ClockMeIn Time and Attendance app. The following is a list of Shift Conditions employees can select on their timesheet, and the meaning of each item.

Shift Condition Name	Code	Description
Adjusting the tensioner of jack bolts while a furnace is under heat	JACKT	Select this shift condition if you have spent time adjusting the tensioner of jack bolts while a furnace is under heat
Agreed to work no less than 3 hour shift	SH<3	Select this shift condition if you've agreed with your employer to work less than 4 hours but no less than hours for a shift.

Attending a pug mill	PUGML	Select this condition if you're manually engaged in attending a pug mill
Attending to a switchboard where the generating capacity is 350 kW or over	SWTCH	Select this shift condition if you are attending to a switchboard where the generating capacity is 350 kW or over as an engine driver or fire person.
Attending to an electric generator or dynamo exceeding 10 kW capacity	10kW	Select this condition if you are attending to an electric generator or dynamo exceeding 10 kW capacity as an engine driver or fireperson
Attending to refrigeration compressors	FRIDG	Select this condition if you are refrigeration compressor as an engine driver or fireperson
Bridge construction or repair	BRDGE	Select this condition if you're engaged in the construction,erection,repair and/or maintenance of bridges
Carrying and stacking bagged raw materials (other than soda ash)	STBRW	Select this condition if you're manually engaged in carrying and stacking bagged raw materials (other than soda ash)
Carrying and stacking bagged soda ash	SODA	Select this condition if you're manually engaged in carrying and stacking bagged raw materials (which has soda ash)
Cleaner, greaser or oiler - stopping or starting an engine	GRSR	Select this condition if you are a cleaner, greaser or oiler and are involved in stopping and starting the engine
Cold places - temperature is reduced by artificial means below 0°C	<0°C	Select this condition if you are working in cold places by artiical means below 0 degrees celcius
Crushing cullet	CULLT	Select this condition if you're manually engaged in crushing cullet
Dirty conditions - other than ship repairing	DIRTY	Select this condition if you work in dirty conditions, other than ship repairs
Electrical underground mine work	UNDER	Select this condition if you work in electrical underground mine work
Engine driver cleaning or scraping boilers	ENGBL	Select this condition if you are an engine driver and are cleaning or scraping boilers
Excavating bins, and the manufacture or excavating of superphosphate until it is dumped on the heap for curing	HPCUR	Select this condition if you are working with excavating bins, and the manufacture or excavating of superphosphate until it is dumped on the heap for curing
Feeding a bag cleaning machine	FEEDB	Select this condition if you're manually engaged in feeding a bag cleaning machine
Float glass furnace repair	FGFRP	Select this condition if engaged in the removal of molten tin from the float glass bath while the float glass furnace is undergoing repair
Foundry work	FNDRY	Select this condition if engaged in work t a foundry. Foundry work means any operation in the production of castings by casting metal in a mould made of sand, loam, metal, moulding composition or other material or mixture of materials, or by shell moulding, centrifugal casting or continuous casting and,where carried on as an incidental process in connection with and in the course of the aforementioned production, the preparation of moulds and cores (but not in the making of patterns and dies in a separate room), knock out processes and dressing operations, but does not include any operations performed in connection with: ●non-ferrous die casting (including gravity and pressure);or ●casting of billets and/or ingots in metal moulds;or ●continuous casting of metal into billets;or ●melting of metal for use in printing;or ●refining of metal.
Gasometers or other structures building or repairs	GASOM	Select this condition if you're engaged in the construction,erection,repair and/or maintenance of gasometers or other structures, building or repairs
Glass furnace regenerators	GLFRG	Select this condition if engaged on the work of building, rebuilding, or packing glass furnace regenerators
Handle manganese dioxide and other pigments	MnO 2	Select this condition if you're required to handle manganese dioxide and other pigments
Handling carbon black	CARBL	Select this condition if you are a storeperson and packer handling carbon black in a bulk store, a forklift driver handling or transporting carbon black (except when it is packed in sealed metal containers), an employee handling carbon black elsewhere before processing, an employee engaged in processing free carbon black, a cleaner employed in sweeping free carbon black or engaged in baling used carbon black bags
Handling insulation materials	INSUL	Select this condition if handling loose slag wool, loose insulwool or other loose material of a like nature used for providing insulation against heat, cold or noise, when employed on ship construction or ship repairing or on the construction, repair or demolition of furnaces, walls, floors and/or ceilings
Handling rock phosphate to crushers and others	SPRCR	Select this condition if you both perform work in respect of artificial fertilizers, chemicals, alkalis and all processes involving chemical synthesis and is a chemical/fertilizer production worker and who also handles phosphate rock other than that from Nauru, Ocean, Makatea or Christmas Island and handle rock phosphate to crushers and all other employees in the rock phosphate section
Hot places - between 46°C and 54°C	4654°	Select this condition if you are working in hot places by artiical means between 46 and 54 degrees celcius
Hot places - in excess of 54°C	>54°C	Select this condition if you are working in hot places by artiical means in excess of 54 degrees celcius
In charge of 11-20 employees	1120E	Select this condition if you were in charge of 11-20 people for this shift
In charge of 3-10 employees	310E	Select this condition if you were in charge of 3-10 people for this shift
In charge of more than 20 employees	>20E	Select this condition if you were in charge of more than 20 people for this shift
In charge of plant	PLANT	Select this condition if you are in charge of plant
In process of buying a place of residence	RESID	Select this condition if you're in process of buying a residence and are travelling as a result of excess travel requirements
Install or repair belting underground in mines	BELTM	Select this condition if you are installing or repairing belting in underground mines
Loading / unloading at wharves or railway yards not on employer’s premises	LOADU	Select this condition when you are loading or unloading at wharves or railway yards not on the employers premises
Loading double-handling into railway or other trucks, fertilizing materials in farmers’ own bags	DBLHD	Select this condition when you are loading double-handling into railway or other trucks, fertilizing materials in farmers’ own bags
Loading single-handling into railway or other trucks, fertilizing materials in farmers’ own bags	SNGLH	Select this condition when you are loading single-handling into railway or other trucks, fertilizing materials in farmers’ own bags
Mixing superphosphate	MXNGS	Select this condition if you both perform work in respect of artificial fertilizers, chemicals, alkalis and all processes involving chemical synthesis and is a chemical/fertilizer production worker and who also handles phosphate rock other than that from Nauru, Ocean, Makatea or Christmas Island and mixing superphosphate.
No meal break	NOMEA	Select this condition if you are working and no meal break was provided
Operating explosive powered tools	EXPWR	Select this condition if you are operating explosive power tools
Overtime meal provided by employer	MEALP	Select this condition if you worked overtime and the employer provided the meal
Processing free coal dust	FREEC	Select this conddition if engaged in processing free coal dust
Provided with enough notice for overtime shift	NOTIC	Select this condition if you were provided with enough notice to work an overtime shift
Regular changeover of shifts	CHGVR	Select this condtion if you are working two shifts close together due to a regular changeover in the roster
Repairs to meat digesters	MEATD	Select this condition if you are engaged to repair meat digesters
Repairs to oil tanks	OILTR	Select this condition if you are engaged to repair oil tanks
Required to work in wet clothing or boots	WETCB	Select this condition if working in any place where clothing or boots become saturated by water, oil or another substance
Rock phosphate, superphosphate and mixed manure sections receiving ex ship or railway truck	RCVEX	Select this condition if you both perform work in respect of artificial fertilizers, chemicals, alkalis and all processes involving chemical synthesis and is a chemical/fertilizer production worker and who also handles phosphate rock other than that from Nauru, Ocean, Makatea or Christmas Island and handles rock phosphate, superphosphate and mixed manure sections receiving ex ship or railway truck
Second hand work	2NDHD	Select this condition if working on second-hand upholstering, bedding, floor covering and/or soft furnishings
Ship building	SHIPB	Select this condition if working in ship building
Ship repairing	SHIPR	Select this condition if working in ship repairing
Ship repairing - dirty conditions	SHDRT	Select this condition if you work in dirty conditions on ship repairs
Skimming and floater setting—flat glass tank	SKFLS	Select this condition if engaged in skimming the drawing pit when a machine is not actually in operation or in the actual operation of floater setting on the tank
Sleeping berth provided	BERTH	Select this condition if you are required to perform excess travel and a sleeping berth has been provided
Sorting, branding, bagging, dumping, sewing or trucking, fertilizing materials in farmers’ own bags	SBRBG	Select this condition if engaged in sorting, branding, bagging, dumping, sewing or trucking, fertilizing materials in farmers’ own bags
Steel frame buildings construction or repair	STFRC	Select this condition if repairing or constructing steel frame buildings
Supervisor/Trainer/Coordinator—Technical	SUPER	Select this condition if you are a supervisor, trainer or coordinator of an employee in a technical field
The handling of superphosphate from the heap until loading in wagons or trucks for despatch, including the manufacture and despatch of mixed fertilizers	WGTRK	Select this condition if engaged in the handling of superphosphate from the heap until loading in wagons or trucks for despatch, including the manufacture and despatch of mixed fertilizers
Working 15 metres or more directly above the nearest horizontal plane	>15MT	Select this condtion if working 15 metres or more off the nearest surface
Working in a confined space	CNFND	Select this condition if working in a confined space
Working in a sanitary works	SNTRY	Select this condition if working in sanitary works
Working in boiling down works	BOILD	Select this condition if working in boiling down works
Working in lead works	LEADW	Select this condition if working in lead works
Working in slaughtering yard	SLGHT	Select this condition if working in a slaughtering yard
Working inside a boiler to repair oil fired boilers	OILBL	Select this condition if required to work inside a boiler to repair oil fired boilers
Working on repairs to smoke-boxes, fire-boxes, furnaces or flues of boilers	BLRPR	Select this condition if working on repairs to smoke boxes, fire boxes, furnaces or flues of boilers
working under a ship in a dock or slipway	SLIPW	Select this condition if working under a ship in a dock or spillway
Working with artificial fertilizers and chemicals (acid)	ACID	Select this condition if working with acidic artificial fertilizers and chemicals
Working with artificial fertilizers and chemicals (not acid)	!ACID	Select this condition if working with non-acidic artificial fertilizers and chemicals
Repairs to oil fired boilers	OILBR	Select this condition if repairing oil fired burners

Tags
Employee Tags are specific conditions typically related to the employee’s agreement. These are often conditions negotiated and agreed between the employer and the employee, or unique characteristics of the employee’s role which are recurring and ongoing.

Name	Description
Agreed to work less than 3 hours	Choose this tag if the employee and employer have agreed they can always work a shift less than 4 hours in duration but no less than 3 hours.
8 hour shift arrangement	Choose this tag when the ordinary hours for employees will not exceed 8 per day.
First Aid Officer	Choose this tag if the employee is a first aid offer and principally employed to perform first aid duties
Engine driver and fireperson	Choose this tag if the employee is principally employed to be an engine driver or fireperson
Agreed weekends are ordinary hours	Choose this tag if weekends are worked as ordinary hours (not overtime) by agreement
Shiftworker	Choose this tag if the employee is principally a shift worker
In charge of 11-20 employees	Choose this tag if the employee always is in charge of 11-20 employees
Agreed employee provides own tools	Choose this tag if the employee is required to provide their own tools
Application of technical computing equipment	Choose this tag if the employee is always required to apply technical computing equipment
Apprentice	Choose this tag if the employee is an apprentice
Carpenter	Choose this tag if the employee is a carpenter
Chemical / Fertilizer Production Worker	Choose this tag if the employee is a chemical or fertilizer production worker
In charge of 3-10 employees	Choose this tag if the employee always is in charge of 3-10 employees
In charge of more than 20 employees	Choose this tag if the employee always is in charge of more than 20 employees
Joiner	Choose this tag if the employee is a joiner
Linesperson	Choose this tag if the employee is a linesperson
linesperson’s assistant	Choose this tag if the employee is a linesperson's assistant
Lives close enough to return home for a meal	Choose this tag if the employee lives close enough to the workplace to go home and provide a meal for themselves during a break
Not provided with 2 sets of overalls per year	Choose this tag if the employee is not provided with at least 2 sets of overalls per year
Regularly hold themselves ready for call back	Choose this tag if the employee is regilarly held in readiness for a call back to work
Rigger	Choose this tag if the employee is a rigger
Rostered on permanent night shift	Choose this tag if the employee is on permanent night shift for a period of 4 weeks or more
Shipwright / Boatbuilder	Choose this tag if the employee is a shipwright or boat builder
Splicer	Choose this tag if the employee is a splicer
TIL of OT*	Choose this tag if the employee swaps TIL for overtime hours by agreement
Tradesperson	Choose this tag if the employee is a tradesperson

Vehicle Manufacturing
The following work types, shift conditions and tags are available under the Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award 2020, for vehicle manufacturing employees.

Annual Leave Taken
Choose this work type when annual leave was taken.

Change of residence for a transfer - travelling time
Choose this work type to represent travel time you've under is taken as a result of changing residence for a transfer of location

Compassionate Leave Taken
Choose this work type when compassionate leave was taken.

Crib Break
Choose this work type when an employee is to be paid for a crib break taken.

Dispute resolution procedure training leave taken
Choose this work type when Dispute resolution procedure training leave is taken.

Distant work travelling time
Choose this work type if you have to work long distance. Reflect the travel time in excess of that which you'd normally do between home and work.

Family and Domestic Violence Leave Taken
Choose this work type when Family and Domestic Violence leave was taken.

Fertilizer production work - acid
Choose this work type if you produce fertilizers and are working with acid.

Fertilizer production work - general duties
Choose this work type if you produce fertilizers and perform general duties (not working with acids).

Fertilizer production work - production and despatch
Choose this work type if you produce fertilizers and are involved in production and despatch.

Kilometres travelled
Choose this work type where an employer requests an employee to use their own motor vehicle on any day to perform ordinary work away from a location where the employee normally works. The kilometres travelled should be entered into the ‘units’ field ie 1 (one) unit is equivalent to 1 (one) kilometre.

Leave without Pay Taken
Choose this work type when unpaid leave was taken.

Long Service Leave Taken
Choose this work type when long service leave was taken.

OT Meal Allowance
Choose this work type when an employee is required to work overtime for more than one and a half hours without being notified on the previous day or earlier of the requirement to work overtime and the employer is not supplying a meal.

Paid Community Service Leave Taken
Choose this work type when Paid Community leave was taken.

Personal/Carer's Leave Taken
Choose this work type when sick/carers leave was taken.

Public Holiday not Worked
Choose this work type when employee is not required to work on a gazetted public holiday but otherwise would have worked on this day.

Recalled to work
Choose this shift condition when an employee is recalled to work overtime after leaving the employer's business premises.

Ship trial at sea/harbour - technical field
Choose this work type if you are on a ship trial at sea or in the harbour and work in a technical field.

Ship trial at wharf - technical field
Choose this work type if you are on a ship trial at a wharf and work in a technical field.

Start and/or finish work at a job away from the usual workplace - excess travelling time
Choose this work type if you're travelling away from the normal job site to reflect the excess travel hours.

TIL of OT
Choose this work type when employee is to accrue time in lieu when overtime is worked instead of payment of overtime.

Time In Lieu Taken
Choose this work type when Time In Lieu leave was taken.

Unpaid Pandemic Leave Taken
Choose this work type when unpaid pandemic leave was taken.

Working through meal break
Choose this work type when the employee (Driveway or Roadhouse Attendant) is required to work beyond five hours without a meal break or work during a meal break and thereafter.

Adjusting the tensioner of jack bolts while a furnace is under heat
Select this shift condition if you have spent time adjusting the tensioner of jack bolts while a furnace is under heat.

Attending a pug mill
Select this condition if you're manually engaged in attending a pug mill.

Attending to a switchboard where the generating capacity is 350 kW or over
Select this shift condition if you are attending to a switchboard where the generating capacity is 350 kW or over as an engine driver or fire person.

Attending to an electric generator or dynamo exceeding 10 kW capacity
Select this shift condition when an employee is a boiler attendant or fireperson to an electric generator or dynamo exceeding 10 kilowatt capacity.

Attending to refrigeration compressors
Select this condition if you are refrigeration compressor as an engine driver or fireperson.

Boiler House - Vehicle Manufacturing
Select this shift condition when an employee is working in a boiler house inside the gas or water space or any boiler, flue or economiser in cleaning or scraping work and overalls have not been supplied.

Bridge construction or repair
Select this condition if you're engaged in the construction,erection,repair and/or maintenance of bridges.

Carrying and stacking bagged raw materials (other than soda ash)
Select this condition if you're manually engaged in carrying and stacking bagged raw materials (other than soda ash).

Carrying and stacking bagged soda ash
Select this condition if you're manually engaged in carrying and stacking bagged raw materials (which has soda ash).

Cleaner, greaser or oiler - stopping or starting an engine
Select this condition if you are a cleaner, greaser or oiler and are involved in stopping and starting the engine.

Cold places - temperature is reduced by artificial means below 0°C
Select this condition if you are working in cold places by artificial means below 0 degrees Celsius.

Crushing cullet
Select this condition if you're manually engaged in crushing cullet.

Dirty conditions - other than ship repairing
Select this condition if you work in dirty conditions, other than ship repairs.

Electrical underground mine work
Select this condition if you work in electrical underground mine work.

Engine driver cleaning or scraping boilers
Select this condition if you are an engine driver and are cleaning or scraping boilers.

Excavating bins, and the manufacture or excavating of superphosphate until it is dumped on the heap for curing
Select this condition if you are working with excavating bins, and the manufacture or excavating of superphosphate until it is dumped on the heap for curing,

Feeding a bag cleaning machine
Select this condition if you're manually engaged in feeding a bag cleaning machine.

Float glass furnace repair
Select this condition if engaged in the removal of molten tin from the float glass bath while the float glass furnace is undergoing repair.

Fork-lift or cranes 2+
Select this shift condition when an employee is using two or more fork-lifts or cranes are engaged in any one lift.

Foundry Work
Select this shift condition when an employee is working to conditions of a foundry.

Gasometers or other structures building or repairs
Select this condition if you're engaged in the construction,erection,repair and/or maintenance of gasometers or other structures, building or repairs.

Glass furnace regenerators
Select this condition if engaged on the work of building, rebuilding, or packing glass furnace regenerators.

Handle manganese dioxide and other pigments
Select this condition if you're required to handle manganese dioxide and other pigments.

Handling carbon black
Select this condition if you are a storeperson and packer handling carbon black in a bulk store, a forklift driver handling or transporting carbon black (except when it is packed in sealed metal containers), an employee handling carbon black elsewhere before processing, an employee engaged in processing free carbon black, a cleaner employed in sweeping free carbon black or engaged in baling used carbon black bags.

Handling garbage
Select this shift condition when an employee employed as a driver on a vehicle handling garbage or the assistant to such a driver.

Handling Glass or Slag Wool
Select this shift condition when an employee is handling loose slag wool, loose insulwool or other loose material of a like nature used for providing insulation against heat, cold or noise.

Handling insulation materials
Select this condition if handling loose slag wool, loose insulwool or other loose material of a like nature used for providing insulation against heat, cold or noise, when employed on ship construction or ship repairing or on the construction, repair or demolition of furnaces, walls, floors and/or ceilings.

Handling rock phosphate to crushers and others
Select this condition if you both perform work in respect of artificial fertilizers, chemicals, alkalis and all processes involving chemical synthesis and is a chemical/fertilizer production worker and who also handles phosphate rock other than that from Nauru, Ocean, Makatea or Christmas Island and handle rock phosphate to crushers and all other employees in the rock phosphate section.

Hot places - in excess of 54°C
Select this shift condition when an employee is working for more than one hour in the shade In places where the temperature exceeds 54 degrees Celsius.

Hot places - between 46°C and 54°C
Select this shift condition when an employee is working for more than one hour in the shade In places where the temperature is raised by artificial means to between 46 and 54 degrees Celsius.

In charge of 3-10 employees
Select this shift condition when employee is in charge of 3-10 people for this shift.

In charge of more than 20 employees
Select this shift condition when employee is in charge of 11-20 people for this shift.

In charge of plant
Select this condition if you are in charge of plant.

In process of buying a place of residence
Select this condition if you're in process of buying a residence and are travelling as a result of excess travel requirements.

Install or repair belting underground in mines
Select this condition if you are installing or repairing belting in underground mines.

Loading / unloading at wharves or railway yards not on employer’s premises
Select this condition when you are loading or unloading at wharves or railway yards not on the employers premises.

Loading double-handling into railway or other trucks, fertilizing materials in farmers’ own bags
Select this condition when you are loading double-handling into railway or other trucks, fertilizing materials in farmers’ own bags.

Loading single-handling into railway or other trucks, fertilizing materials in farmers’ own bags
Select this condition when you are loading single-handling into railway or other trucks, fertilizing materials in farmers’ own bags.

Mixing superphosphate
Select this condition if you both perform work in respect of artificial fertilizers, chemicals, alkalis and all processes involving chemical synthesis and is a chemical/fertilizer production worker and who also handles phosphate rock other than that from Nauru, Ocean, Makatea or Christmas Island and mixing superphosphate.

Operating explosive powered tools
Select this condition if you are operating explosive power tools.

Processing free coal dust
Select this condition if engaged in processing free coal dust.

Required to work in wet clothing or boots
Select this shift condition when an employee who is not supplied with protective clothing who is required to work in any place where the employee’s boots or clothing become saturated, whether by water, oil or otherwise.

Repairs to meat digesters
Select this condition if you are engaged to repair meat digesters.

Repairs to oil tanks
Select this condition if you are engaged to repair oil tanks.

Repairs to oil fired boilers
Select this condition if repairing oil fired burners.

Rock phosphate, superphosphate and mixed manure sections receiving ex ship or railway truck
Select this condition if you both perform work in respect of artificial fertilizers, chemicals, alkalis and all processes involving chemical synthesis and is a chemical/fertilizer production worker and who also handles phosphate rock other than that from Nauru, Ocean, Makatea or Christmas Island and handles rock phosphate, superphosphate and mixed manure sections receiving ex ship or railway truck.

Second hand work
Select this condition if working on second-hand upholstering, bedding, floor covering and/or soft furnishings.

Ship building
Select this condition if working in ship building.

Ship repairing
Select this condition if working in ship repairing.

Ship repairing - dirty conditions
Select this condition if you work in dirty conditions on ship repairs.

Skimming and floater setting—flat glass tank
Select this condition if engaged in skimming the drawing pit when a machine is not actually in operation or in the actual operation of floater setting on the tank.

Sleeping berth provided
Select this shift condition when an employee is provided with a sleeping berth for any overnight travel.

Sorting, branding, bagging, dumping, sewing or trucking, fertilizing materials in farmers’ own bags
Select this condition if engaged in sorting, branding, bagging, dumping, sewing or trucking, fertilizing materials in farmers’ own bags.

Steel frame buildings construction or repair
Select this condition if repairing or constructing steel frame buildings.

Supervisor/Trainer/Coordinator—Technical
Select this condition if you are a supervisor, trainer or coordinator of an employee in a technical field.

The handling of superphosphate from the heap until loading in wagons or trucks for despatch, including the manufacture and despatch of mixed fertilizers
Select this condition if engaged in the handling of superphosphate from the heap until loading in wagons or trucks for despatch, including the manufacture and despatch of mixed fertilizers.

Working 15 metres or more directly above the nearest horizontal plane
Select this shift condition when an employee is engaged in the erection, repair and/or maintenance of steel frame buildings and similar structures at a height of 15 metres or more directly above the nearest horizontal plane.

Working in a confined space
Select this shift condition when an employee is working in a confined space, i.e. a compartment, space or place, the dimensions of which necessitate the employee working in a stooped or otherwise cramped position or without proper ventilation.

Working in a sanitary works
Select this condition if working in sanitary works.

Working in boiling down works
Select this condition if working in boiling down works.

Working in lead works
Select this condition if working in lead works.

Working inside a boiler to repair oil fired boilers
Select this condition if required to work inside a boiler to repair oil fired boilers.

Working in slaughtering yard
Select this condition if working in a slaughtering yard.

Working on repairs to smoke-boxes, fire-boxes, furnaces or flues of boilers
Select this condition if working on repairs to smoke boxes, fire boxes, furnaces or flues of boilers.

Working under a ship in a dock or slipway
Select this condition if working under a ship in a dock or spillway.

Working with artificial fertilizers and chemicals (acid)
Select this condition if working with acidic artificial fertilizers and chemicals.

Working with artificial fertilizers and chemicals (not acid)
Select this condition if working with non-acidic artificial fertilizers and chemicals.

10 hour shift arrangement
Apply tag when majority of employees and employer agree to extend shift maximum length to 10 hours.

6 in six day enterprise
Apply tag when employee is employed in a six day workshop.

8 hour shift arrangement
Apply tag when the ordinary hours for employees will not exceed 8 per day.

Afternoon Shiftworker
Apply tag when employee works on afternoon shifts only.

Agreed weekends are ordinary hours
Apply tag if weekends are worked as ordinary hours (not overtime) by agreement.

Alternating Afternoon/Night Shiftworker
Apply tag when employee works afternoon and night shifts.

Alternating Day/Afternoon/Night Shiftworker
Apply tag when employee works alternating day/night shifts, day/afternoon/night shifts, or day/afternoon shift combinations.

Application of technical computing equipment
Apply tag when employee is required to use technical computing equipment to perform work of a complex nature.

Apprentice Level 1 or 1st year
Apply tag when the apprentice is employed as level/stage 1.

Apprentice Level 2 or 2nd year
Apply tag when the apprentice is employed as level/stage 2.

Apprentice Level 3 or 3rd year
Apply tag when the apprentice is employed as level/stage 3.

Apprentice Level 4 or 4th year
Apply tag when the apprentice is employed as level/stage 4.

Carpenter working on large structural alterations
Apply tag when a carpenter is engaged on large structural alterations to buildings, whether external or internal.

Casual in a technical field receiving annual leave
Apply tag when the casual employee is working in a technical field and has agreed to receive a casual loading of 17.5% plus pro-rata annual leave and annual leave loading.

Chemical / Fertilizer Production Worker
Apply tag if the employee is a chemical or fertilizer production worker.

Continuous Shiftworker
Apply tag when employee works on consecutive shifts throughout the 24 hours of each of at least five consecutive days without interruption.

Engine driver and fireperson
Apply tag if the employee is principally employed to be an engine driver or fireperson.

First Aid Officer
Apply tag if the employee is a first aid offer and principally employed to perform first aid duties.

In charge of 3-10 employees
Apply tag when employee is in charge of between 3 and 10 employees.

In charge of 11-20 employees
Apply tag when employee is in charge of between 11 and 20 employees.

In charge of more than 20 employees
Apply tag when employee is in charge of 21+ employees.

Inspector
Apply tag when employee is required to inspect other employee's work.

Linesperson
Apply tag if the employee is a linesperson.

Linesperson's assistant
Apply tag if the employee is a linesperson's assistant.

Night Shiftworker
Apply tag when employee works on night shifts only.

Not provided with 2 sets of overalls per year
Apply tag if the employee is not provided with at least 2 sets of overalls per year.

Provide own tools
Apply tag when a tradesperson or apprentice is to provide their own tools.

Rigger
Apply tag if the employee is a rigger.

Splicer
Apply tag if the employee is a splicer.

TIL of OT
Apply tag when employee elects to receive time off instead of payment for overtime.

Tradesperson
Apply tag if the employee is a tradesperson.

*Time off instead of payment for overtime leave is accrued at the same rate as the number of overtime hours worked. EXAMPLE: an employee who worked two (2) overtime hours is entitled to two (2) hours’ time off. If time off for overtime is not taken and the time off is to be paid out, it must be paid at the overtime rate applicable to the overtime when worked. This also applies when an employee is terminated and the time off is to be paid out. In order to be paid out correctly, the overtime rate will need to be recorded manually at the same time as the time in lieu accrual is processed. It is suggested that you record the overtime details in the “notes” section of the leave accrual line in the pay run.

If you are required to pay out the time off for overtime either before termination or during termination, you can run a Pay Run Audit Report for the pay runs for the employee when Time in Lieu was accrued to determine the applicable rates (which will detail your notes) and run an Employee Payment History Report to determine if any of the time off for overtime has been taken. You can then determine the correct balance based on the number of hours by taking the equivalent to the overtime payment that would have been made EXAMPLE: an employee who worked two (2) overtime hour at what would have been the rate of time and a half, is then entitled to three (3) hours of time off leave to be accrued. In our above example (the first accrual line of the screen shot) you would take 0.5 hours x 1.5 = 0.75 hours. Therefore, you will need to adjust the time in lieu balance by adding a further 0.25 hours (0.75 hours – 0.5 hours = 0.25 hours).

Key Updates

August 2023

1st

From 1 August, all employees are entitled to 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave each year. The (Unpaid) Family and Domestic Violence Leave configuration settings under awards have been updated - the leave category is disabled from award leave allowance templates, and the work type is not enabled automatically for all employees. Please ensure that employees no longer use the unpaid leave category or work type.

July 2023

We have updated the award to reflect the Fair Work Commission’s National Minimum Wage increase detailed in the Annual Wage Review 2022-23 decision and also includes updates to expense-related allowances. You can find information on the Determinations here and here. These changes come into effect from the first full pay period on or after the 1st July 2023. Please install these updates after you have finalised your last pay run before the first full pay period beginning on or after the 1st July 2023.

May 2023

3rd

We have updated the pay conditions rule sets for Manufacturing Award Rule Set - C11-C14 and Manufacturing Award Rule Set - C1-C10 to make sure that the correct Public Holiday overtime pay category will apply for continuous shift workers.

31st

We have updated both the permanent and casual Call Back pay categories, where, as per clause 32, call back pays as overtime and should not accrue super and annual leave.

September 2022

The Employment Agreements have been amended and corrected to remove duplicate Full Time Employment Agreements and add Part Time Employment Agreements for the following levels - V5 - Vehicle Industry Tradesperson - Level I and V6 - Vehicle Industry Tradesperson - Level II.

July 2022

The Award has been updated to reflect the Fair Work Commission’s National Minimum Wage increase of detailed in the Annual Wage Review 2021-22 decision. This also includes updates to expense-related allowances. Information on the Determinations can be found here and here. These changes come into effect from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2022. Please install these updates AFTER you have finalised your last pay run prior to the first full pay period commencing on or after 1 July 2022.

Unpaid Pandemic Leave has been disabled as this entitlement has now expired within this award. Additional information can be found on the Fairwork website.

January 2022

The Unpaid Pandemic Leave pay category has been updated and counts as service for entitlements under awards and the National Employment Standards.

If any staff have used this category previously, please adjust their Annual, Personal and Long Service Leave balances for any period of unpaid pandemic leave previously taken.

To identify affected employees and enter the leave accrual see: Calculating Missing Leave Accrual for Unpaid Pandemic Leave Taken

November 2021

The Award has been updated in line with the ATO's requirements for STP Phase 2 reporting. The reporting of gross earnings are now being disaggregated into distinguishable categories. The Pay Category payment classifications have been updated in line with the ATO specification categories found here. For further information please see our STP support article.

October 2021

The base rates for Casual - 19 years - not in a foundry, Casual (Receiving annual leave) - 19 years - not in a foundry, and Permanent - 19 years - not in a foundry have been updated from $17.36 to $17.26.

1 July 2021

The Award has been updated to reflect the Fair Work Commission’s National Minimum Wage increase of 2.5% detailed in the Annual Wage Review 2020-21 decision. This also includes updates to expense-related
allowances. Information on the Determinations can be found here and here.

These changes come into effect from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2021. Please install these updates AFTER you have finalised your last pay run prior to the first full pay period commencing on or after 1 July 2021.

Updates have also been made to the Leave Category Family & Domestic Violence Leave, so that the balance is displayed in days instead of hours in line with the National Employment Standards.

Once the update is installed, all employee’s FDV leave balances will be displayed in days not hours. This will mean that an employee’s balance may now show as 38 days. For further instruction on how to correct the balance please see How to Fix Family & Domestic Violence Leave Balance Data.

This update is to ensure that any new installs of this award conducted since 1 July are now captured with the SG increase from 9.5% to 10% for all pay categories. If you have installed this award between 1 July 2021 to 8 July 2021 for the first time, please ensure you select "NO" to preserve custom pay categories. If you were using this award prior to 1 July 2021, then you do not need to select "NO." Further information can be found in Incorrect SG rate used in pay runs article here.

June 2021

The pay condition rule sets for Manufacturing Award Rule Set - C11-C14, Manufacturing Award Rule Set - C1-C10 and Vehicle Manufacturing Employees have been updated to exclude all Leave work types with the exception of the Annual Leave from the First aid allowance rule because of clause 34.3 (b).

March 2021

The pay condition rule sets for Manufacturing Award Rule Set - C11-C14 and Manufacturing Award Rule Set - C1-C10 have been updated to include rules associated with clause 18.5 - working through meal breaks. New pay categories for working through a meal break for permanent and casual employees have been created for ordinary time, Saturday, Sunday, afternoon shifts, night shifts, and permanent night shifts. If an employee is working through a meal break then use work type working through a meal break.

The Employment Agreements for C13 - Engineering/manufacturing employee - level II - not in foundry (full-time, part-time and casual) have been updated as the adult pay rate template was inadvertently missed off the last update.

The pay rate for permanent and casual 19 years - not in foundry has been updated as of 1 November 2020. A Pay Rate Template has also been created for Permanent and Casual 20 years - not in foundry.

The award name has been updated to Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award 2020 [MA000010].

February 2021

Updates have been made to the rate loading and SGC percentage for pay item Casual - Distant work travelling time (Monday to Saturday) allowance - sleeping berth provided.

1 November 2020

The Award, as part of Group 2 Awards, has been updated to reflect the Fair Work Commission’s National Minimum Wage increase of 1.75% detailed in the Annual Wage Review 2019-20 decision. This also includes updates to expense-related allowances. Information on the Determinations can be found here and here.

These changes come into effect from the first full pay period on or after 1 November 2020. Please install these updates AFTER you have finalised your last pay run prior to the first full pay period commencing on or after 1 November 2020.

August 2020

The award has been updated to reflect the High Court's decision on the accrual of personal/carer's leave which overturns the decision made by the Full Federal Court of Australia, with personal/carer's leave being calculated on working days not hours. Information on the decision can be found here. As such, we have removed the Personal/Carer's (10 days) Leave Allowance Templates and updated associated Employment Agreements. Please note, this update will not remove any of the above from a business where the award was already installed prior to 25 August 2020. However, any new award installs from 25 August 2020 will not display personal/carer's (10 days) leave details.

For further information on migrating from daily personal/carers leave accruals to hourly please refer here.

July 2020

The pay condition rule sets for Manufacturing Award Rule Set - C11-C14 and Manufacturing Award Rule Set - C1-C10 have been updated to exclude leave taken from the 10 hour break between shifts

July 2020

The pay condition rule sets for Manufacturing Award Rule Set - C11-C14 and Manufacturing Award Rule Set - C1-C10 have been updated to include rules for dayworkers and shiftworkers who are employed to work a maximum 8 hour daily engagement as part of clause 17.2(b), 17.3(d), and 17.4(c). A tag, 8 hour shift arrangement, has been created to apply to any employee working under this clause if no agreement has been arranged in accordance with clause 17.5.

30 June 2020

The award pay rate templates have been updated to reflect the Australian Taxation Office's decision to increase the cents per kilometre rate for work-related car expense deductions to 72 cents per kilometre. The new rate applies from the first paid date in the 2020-21 financial year.

May 2020

The award has been updated to reflect the changes made as part of Fair Work's determination around Clause 25 - Annualised Wage Arrangements. A new employment agreement for Annualised Wage employees has been created which can be assigned to an employee who is paid under the provisions of clause 25. Further information on the employee setup can be found here.

April 2020

The award has been updated to reflect changes made as part of the Fair Work Decision around flexibility during coronavirus. The new schedule allows employees to take up to two (2) weeks unpaid pandemic leave. A new pay category (Unpaid Pandemic Leave Taken), leave category and work type (Unpaid Pandemic Leave) have been created. Also, the rule sets have been updated, where necessary, to include/exclude the work type and leave category to some pay conditions. Further, the Leave Allowance Templates have been updated to ensure this new leave category is enabled and is now accessible for employees to take this leave when required.

Further, under this new schedule employees can take up to twice as much annual leave at a proportionally reduced rate if their employer agrees. The employee's pay rate and leave balance will need to be manually adjusted to half in each pay run for the period of leave.

February 2020

Due to recent changes to the interpretation of personal/carer's leave accrual under the National Employment Standards, updates have been made to the setup of the Award. Further information can be found here.

A new Leave Category called Personal/Carer's (10 days) Leave has been created. Also, new Leave Allowance Templates (LATs) have been created specific to 10 days accrual per year for each state and the LATs have been attached to the current Employment Agreements for selection options for an employee's LAT in their Employee Default Pay Run screen. Any rules impacted by Personal/Carer's Leave have also been updated with the new leave category.

Instructions on converting the accruals to the 10 day method can be found here.

Pay rate amended for the following allowances as the below rates were displayed incorrectly in the pay rate templates.

Manganese dioxide and other pigments allowance - less than 2 hours $1.93 per hour for a maximum of 2 hours and Manganese dioxide and other pigments allowance - more than 2 hours $13.69 per day.

December 2019

We have now included the following employment agreements for adult apprenctice and apprentices who do not move through to higher engineering or advanced engineering,

Adult Apprentice - Started after 1 Jan 2014
Adult Apprentice - Started before 1 Jan 2014
Apprentice - Started before 1 Jan 2014 - Completed Year 10 or less
Apprentice - Started before 1 Jan 2014 - Completed Year 11
Apprentice - Started before 1 Jan 2014 - Completed Year 12
Apprentice - Started after 1 Jan 2014 - Completed year 12
Apprentice - Started after 1 Jan 2014 - Did not complete year 12.

Update to the rule set pay conditions for Manufacturing Award Rule Set - C11-C14 and Manufacturing Award Rule Set - C1-C10 in some of the rules the naming convention for Non-Continuous Shiftworker Clearing was displaying as Continuous Shiftworker Clearing this has been amended to display correctly in the rules please note this has no impact on the pay conditions results.

30 June 2019

The Award has been updated to reflect the Fair Work Commission’s National Minimum Wage increase of 3% from its Annual Wage Review 2018-19 decision. This also includes updates to expense-related allowances. Information on the Determinations can be found here and here.

These changes come into effect from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2019. Please install these updates AFTER you have finalised your last pay run prior to the first full pay period commencing on or after 1 July 2019.

June 2019

Update to the rule set pay conditions for Manufacturing Award Rule Set - C11-C14 and Manufacturing Award Rule Set - C1-C10 to the automatic unpaid meal break rule. Unpaid meal break will automatically be applied after five hours of work, if no break has been taken prior to this during the shift.

December 2018

The setup of the Payroll Tax Exempt field in Payroll Settings>Pay Categories was replicating the PAYG Exempt field rather than creating a unique identity; when installed into the business settings. An audit has been carried out across the system and the issue has now been resolved with this update.

December 2018

The Award has been updated to specifically exclude the work type Public Holiday Not Worked to rule 36.2(b) PH overtime with no agreement - day workers. This has been updated so that when an employee selects work type Public Holiday not Worked, they will be paid their ordinary rate of pay and not overtime rates. This change is reflected in the "Manufacturing Award Rule Set - C11-C14" and "Manufacturing Award Rule Set - C1-C10"

1 October 2018

The Award has been updated to reflect changes made as part of the Fair Work Decision 4 year review of modern awards. The change is an update of clause 13.2 and 14.2 - part-time and casual minimum engagement and agreements. This now provides for part-time and casual employees to be paid for at least 4 consecutive hours of work per day or shift. Also that a part-time or casual employee may request and the employer may agree to an engagement for no less than 3 consecutive hours per day or shift.

This change is reflected in the "Manufacturing Award Rule Set - C11-C14" and "Manufacturing Award Rule Set - C1-C10".

Please note that the change comes into effect on the first full pay period on or after 1 October 2018. This means that you should only install this update once you've completed the last pay period for hours worked during September 2018. The Fair Work Determination can be found here.

August 2018

The award has been updated to remove an incorrect super rate of 9.5% from the Permanent - Overtime - first 3 hours - day worker and non-continuous shiftworker pay category.

1 August 2018

The award has been updated to reflect changes made as part of the Fair Work Decision 4 year review of modern awards. The determination for the new clause in the modern award allowing employees to take unpaid leave to deal with family and domestic violence can be found here. Family and Domestic Violence leave applies from the first full pay period on or after 1 August 2018. Further information can be found at Fair Work.

Employees, including part-time and casual employees are entitled to 5 days unpaid family and domestic violence leave each year of their employment. The 5 days renews each 12 months of their employment but does not accumulate if the leave is not used.

A new leave category has been created - “Family and Domestic Violence Leave” and a new Work Type - “Family and Domestic Violence Leave taken”. The Leave Allowance Templates and any impacted rule conditions have also been updated.

28 June 2018

The Award has been updated to reflect the Fair Work Commission’s national minimum wage increase of 3.5% from its Annual Wage Review 2017-18 decision. This also includes updates to expense-related allowances.

These changes come into effect from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2018. Please install these updates AFTER you have finalised your last pay run prior to the first full pay period commencing on or after 1 July 2018.

Additionally, the following changes have been made as part of this update:

New laundry allowance pay categories and rule conditions were created to reflect the ATO threshold maximum limits for claiming of laundry (not dry cleaning) for deductible clothing under the Award. Further information can be found in the “Cleaning of Work Clothing” section of this ATO article

We have created a new rule - 13.8 Apply Overtime - Overtime Advanced Standard Hours - Partime. This rule reflects the following provisions of clause 13.8:

the hours worked each day;
which days of the week the employee will work;
the actual starting and finishing times of each day.

Previously we could only assess the number of hours worked per week for overtime purposes using the existing 29.2(b) Apply Overtime - Over Standard Hours - Part Time rule. Now, however, we can assess the Advanced Standard Work Hours as set up within the employee's Pay Run Defaults screen.

For example, if an employee's Advanced Standard Work Hours were as follows:

The rule will assess hours as follows:

Any time worked on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday will be deemed overtime;
Any time worked before the start times on Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Sunday will be deemed overtime; and
Any time worked after the end times on Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Sunday will be deemed overtime.

N.B:

(a) This rule only works where Advanced Standard Work Hours have been set up using start and finish times, NOT hours only;

(b) If no Advanced Standard Work Hours have been set up for a part time employee, then all hours will be deemed overtime.

If you have any feedback or questions please contact us via support@yourpayroll.com.au