Printing Award
1. - TITLE
This Award shall be known as the Printing Award, as varied and consolidated, and replaces Award No. 12 of 1960 as varied.
1B. - MINIMUM ADULT AWARD WAGE
(1)No employee aged 21 or more shall be paid less than the minimum adult award wage unless otherwise provided by this clause.
(2)The minimum adult award wage for full-time employees aged 21 or more is $708.90 per week payable on and from the commencement of the first pay period on or after 1 July 2017.
(3)The minimum adult award wage is deemed to include all State Wage order adjustments from State Wage Case Decisions.
(4)Unless otherwise provided in this clause adults employed as casuals, part-time employees or piece workers or employees who are remunerated wholly on the basis of payment by result shall not be paid less than pro rata the minimum adult award wage according to the hours worked.
(5)Employees under the age of 21 shall be paid no less than the wage determined by applying the percentage prescribed in the junior rates provision in this award to the minimum adult award wage.
(6)The minimum adult award wage shall not apply to apprentices, employees engaged on traineeships or Jobskill placements or employed under the Commonwealth Government Supported Wage System or to other categories of employees who by prescription are paid less than the minimum award rate, provided that no employee shall be paid less than any applicable minimum rate of pay prescribed by the Minimum Conditions of Employment Act 1993.
(7)Liberty to apply is reserved in relation to any special category of employees not included here or otherwise in relation to the application of the minimum adult award wage.
(8)Subject to this clause the minimum adult award wage shall –
(a)Apply to all work in ordinary hours.
(b)Apply to the calculation of overtime and all other penalty rates, superannuation, payments during any period of paid leave and for all purposes of this award.
(9)Minimum Adult Award Wage
The rates of pay in this award include the minimum weekly wage for employees aged 21 or more payable under the 2017 State Wage order decision. Any increase arising from the insertion of the minimum wage will be offset against any equivalent amount in rates of pay received by employees whose wages and conditions of employment are regulated by this award which are above the wage rates prescribed in the award. Such above award payments include wages payable pursuant to enterprise agreements, consent awards or award variations to give effect to enterprise agreements and over award arrangements. Absorption which is contrary to the terms of an agreement is not required.
Increases under previous State Wage Case Principles or under the current Statement of Principles, excepting those resulting from enterprise agreements, are not to be used to offset the minimum wage.
(10)Adult Apprentices
(a)Notwithstanding the provisions of this clause, an apprentice, 21 years of age or more, shall not be paid less than $607.60 per week on and from the commencement of the first pay period on or after 1 July 2017.
(b)The rate paid in the paragraph above to an apprentice 21 years of age or more is payable on superannuation and during any period of paid leave prescribed by this award.
(c)Where in this award an additional rate is expressed as a percentage, fraction or multiple of the ordinary rate of pay, it shall be calculated upon the rate prescribed in this award for the actual year of apprenticeship.
(d)Nothing in this clause shall operate to reduce the rate of pay fixed by the award for an adult apprentice in force immediately prior to 5 June 2003
2. - ARRANGEMENT
1.Title
1B.Minimum Adult Award Wage
2.Arrangement
3.Scope
4.Term
5.Area
6.Trade Union Training Leave
7.Contracting Out of the Award Prohibited
8.Terms of Employment
8A.Introduction of Change
8B.Redundancy
9.Aged and Infirm Employees
10.Casual Employees
11.Rate of Wages
12.Stand By for Work
13.Call Back
14.Employees Missing Usual Conveyance
15.Rest Interval for Females
16.Meal Period
17.Part Time Employees
18.Payment of Wages and Pay Day
19.Hours of Work
20.Shift Work
20A.Implementation of Shorter Hours
21.Overtime
22.Public Holidays
23.Annual Leave
24.Sick Leave
25.Bereavement Leave
26.Maternity Leave
26A.Adoption Leave
27.Jury Service
28.Production of Drawings
29.Proof Reading
30.Letterpress and Lithographic Printing Conditions
31.Glueing Machines
32.Restrictions on Taking Work Off an Employer's Premises
33.Letting and Hiring of Premises or Plant
34.Mixed Functions
35.Limitation of Employment of Juniors
36.Apprentices
36A.Adult Apprentices
36B.Traineeships
36C.Training and Skills Programme (TASK)
37.Health Notices
38.Health Provisions
39.Change Rooms and Dressing Time
40.Protection of Clothing
41.Employer to Provide Facilities
42.Bronzing or Dusting-Off
43.First-Aid Chest
44.First-Aid Attendant
45.Guillotine Machine Work
46.Platen Machines Used for Carton Cutting
47.Time and Wages Records
48.Right of Entry
49.Union Delegate
50.Board of Reference
51.Settlement of Disputes
52.Posting of Award and Union Notices
53.Interpretation of Award
54.Production
55.Long Service Leave
Appendix - Resolution of Disputes Requirements
Schedule A. - Respondents
Schedule B. - Named Union Party
Schedule C. - Guidelines - Maximum Plant Capacity Utilisation/Continuous Machine Operation
Schedule D. - Small Offset Traineeship
Appendix - S.49B - Inspection Of Records Requirements
3. - SCOPE
This award shall apply to all employees employed in the classifications set out in Clause 11. - Rates of Wages of this award, provided that this award shall not apply to work done in connection with the production of a daily newspaper.
4. - TERM
This award shall operate for a period of three years from the date as from the beginning of the first pay period commencing after the date hereof. (The date of this award is the 30th day of March, 1972).
5. - AREA
This Award shall operate over the whole of the State of Western Australia.
6. - TRADE UNION TRAINING LEAVE
(1)Subject to subclause (2) hereof, a union delegate (or officer of the chapel elected in accordance with the rules of the Union) with not less than 6 months' service with the employer shall, upon application in writing be granted up to five days' leave with pay each calendar year non-cumulative to attend courses conducted or approved by the Trade Union Training Authority which are designed to promote good industrial relations and industrial efficiency with the industry.
The application to the employer must include the nature, content and duration of the course to be attended.
(2)In each establishment employing more than 10 weekly employees under this award, the employer may be requested to approve leave in accordance with this clause subject to the following limitations:
(a)Where the employer employs 11 and not more than 20 weekly employees under this award, one delegate or officer of the chapel may be granted 5 days' leave in any 12 month period.
(b)Where the employer employs more than 20 and not more than 30 weekly employees under this award, 2 delegates or officers of the chapel may each be granted 5 days' leave in any 12 month period.
(c)Where the employer employs more than 30 and not more than 50 weekly employees under this award, 3 delegates or officers of the chapel may each be granted 5 days' leave in any 12 month period.
(d)Where an employer employs more than 50 and not more than 90 weekly employees under this award, 4 delegates or officers of the chapel may each be granted 5 days' leave in any 12 month period.
(e)Where the employer employs more than 90 weekly employees under this award, 5 delegates or officers of the chapel may each be granted 5 days' leave in any 12 month period.
(3)The granting of leave pursuant to this clause shall be subject to the employee or the union giving not less than four (4) weeks' notice of the intention to attend such course or such lesser period of notice as may be agreed by the employer.
(4)(a)The granting of leave pursuant to this clause shall be subject to the employer being able to make adequate staffing arrangements amongst current employees during the period of such leave.
(b)An employer shall not use this subclause to avoid an obligation under this clause.
(5)Leave of absence granted pursuant to this clause shall count as service for all purposes of this award.
(6)Each employee on leave approved in accordance with this clause shall be paid all ordinary time earnings. For the purpose of this subclause "ordinary time earnings" for an employee means the classification rate, over-award payment and shift loading which otherwise would have been payable.
(7)All expenses (such as travel, accommodation and meals) associated with or incurred by the employee attending a training course as provided in this clause shall be the responsibility of the employee or the Union.
(8)An employee may be required to satisfy the employer of attendance at the course to qualify for payment of leave, unless the employee would otherwise have been entitled to payment under clause 24. - Sick Leave, of this award.
(9)An employee granted leave pursuant to this clause shall, upon request, inform the employer of the nature of the course attended and their observations on it.
(10)In the event a scheduled rostered day off falls within a period of leave approved pursuant to this clause, no alternative day off shall be substituted in lieu.
(11)Either party may refer any disagreement in the application of this clause to the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission for assistance in the resolution of the matter.
(12)Leave is reserved to the Union to apply for variation of subclause (2) of this clause.
7. - CONTRACTING OUT OF THE AWARD PROHIBITED
An employee covered by the terms of this award shall be paid not less than the wage prescribed by this award and shall work in accordance with provisions not less advantageous to him than the provisions of this award notwithstanding anything to the contrary determined by the employer or by the employer in agreement with the employee.
8. - TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT
(1)No person shall be employed except as -
(a)a weekly time employee; or
(b)a casual time employee.
(2)A weekly time employee to become entitled to payment of a weekly wage shall perform such work as the employer shall from time to time require on the days and during the hours usually worked by such employee.
(3)Termination of Employment:
(a)Notice of Termination by Employer
(i)In order to terminate the employment of a weekly time employee the employer shall give to the employee the following notice:
Period of Continuous Service / Period of Notice1 year or less / 1 week
Over 1 year and up to the completion of 3 years / 2 weeks
Over 3 years and up to the completion of 5 years / 3 weeks
Over 5 years / 4 weeks
(ii)In addition to the notice in subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subclause (3) of this clause, the employees over 45 years of age at the time of giving the notice with not less than two years' continuous service, shall be entitled to an additional week's notice.
(iii)Payment in lieu of the notice prescribed in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of paragraph (a) of subclause (3) of this clause shall be made if the appropriate notice period is not given. Provided that employment may be terminated by part of the period of notice specified and part payment in lieu thereof.
(iv)In calculating any payment in lieu of notice the wages an employee would have received in respect of the ordinary time he or she would have worked during the period of notice had his or her employment not been terminated shall be used.
(v)The period of notice in this clause shall not apply in the case of dismissal for conduct that justifies instant dismissal, including malingering, inefficiency or neglect of duty, or in the case of casual employees, apprentices, or employees engaged for a specific period of time or for a specific task or tasks.
(vi)For the purpose of this clause, "period of continuous service" means the period during which the employee has served the employer under an unbroken contract of employment.
(b)Notice to Commence
Notice may be given on any day of the week provided always that the notice given in this paragraph shall not be given so as to take effect concurrently with any annual leave to which the employee may be entitled and such notice or payment in lieu of notice shall be additional to any bonus payable to the employee under clause 23 - Annual Leave of this award.
For the purposes of this paragraph, notice given at or before the commencement of any day work or shift work shall commence to run from the beginning of such day or shift and notice given after the commencement of day work or shift work shall not begin to run until the commencement of the next succeeding day or shift.
(c)Notice of Termination by Employees
The notice of termination required to be given by a weekly time employee shall be the same as that required of an employer, save and except that there shall be no additional notice based on the age of the employee concerned.
If an employee fails to give notice, the employer shall have the right to withhold moneys due to the employee with a maximum amount equal to the ordinary time rate of pay for the period of notice.
In calculating any payment in lieu of notice the wages an employee would have received in respect of the ordinary time he or she would have worked during the period of notice had his or her employment not been terminated shall be used.
(d)Time Off During Notice Period
Where an employer has given notice of termination to an employee, an employee shall be allowed up to one day's time off without loss of pay for the purpose of seeking other employment. The time off shall be taken at times that are convenient to the employee after consultation with the employer.
(e)Statement of Employment
The employer shall, upon receipt of a request from an employee whose employment has been terminated, provide to the employee a written statement specifying the period of his or her employment and the classification of or the type or work performed by the employee.
(f)Summary Dismissal
Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subclause (3) of this clause and paragraph (c) of subclause (3) of this clause, the employer shall have the right to dismiss any employee without notice for conduct that justifies instant dismissal, including malingering, inefficiency or neglect or duty and in such cases the wages shall be paid up to the time of dismissal only.
(g)Unfair Dismissals
Termination of employment by an employer shall not be harsh, unjust or unreasonable.
For the purposes of this clause, termination of employment shall include terminations with or without notice.
Without limiting the above, except where a distinction, exclusion or preference is based on the inherent requirements of a particular position, termination on the ground of race, colour, sex, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, religion, political opinion, natural extraction and social origins shall constitute a harsh, unjust or unreasonable termination of employment.
(h)Disputes Settlement Procedures - Unfair Dismissals
Any dispute or claim arising under paragraph (g) of subclause (3) of this clause should be dealt with in the following manner:
(i)As soon as is practicable after the dispute or claim has arisen, the employee concerned will take the matter up with his or her immediate supervisor affording him or her the opportunity to remedy the cause of the dispute or claim.
(ii)Where any such attempt at settlement has failed, or where the dispute or claim is of such a nature that a direct discussion between the employee and his or her immediate supervisor would be inappropriate, the employee shall notify a duly authorised representative of his or her union who, if he or she considers that there is some substance in the dispute or claim, shall forthwith take the matter up with the employer or his or her representative.
(iii)If the matter is not settled it shall be submitted to the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission which shall endeavour to resolve the issue between the parties by conciliation.
(iv)Without prejudice to either party, work should continue in accordance with the award while the matters in dispute are being dealt with in accordance with this paragraph.
(4)Abandonment of Employment:
(a)The absence of an employee from work for a continuous period exceeding three working days without the consent of the employer and without notification to the employer shall be prima facie evidence that the employee has abandoned his/her employment.
(b)Provided that if within a period of fourteen days from his/her last attendance at work or the date of his/her last absence in respect of which notification has been given or consent has been granted an employee has not established to the satisfaction of his/her employer that he/she was absent for reasonable cause, he/she shall be deemed to have abandoned his/her employment.
(c)Termination of employment by abandonment in accordance with this subclause shall operate as from the date of the last attendance at work or the last day's absence in respect of which consent was granted, or the date of the last absence in respect of which consent was granted, or the date of the last absence in respect of which notification was given to the employer, whichever is the later.