Australian Apprentices are entitled to receive wages and conditions under an appropriate award, approved enterprise agreement, or national minimum wage and National Employment Standards.
Your Award will cover:
- Base rates of pay, including piecework rates
- Types of employment (e.g. full-time, part-time, casual)
- Overtime and penalty rates
- Work arrangements (e.g. rosters, variations to working hours)
- Annualised wage or salary arrangements
- Allowances (e.g. travel allowances)
- Leave, leave loading and taking leave
- Superannuation
- Procedures for consultation, representation, and dispute settlement
- Outworkers
- An industry-specific redundancy scheme
Details of the relevant award conditions are provided in the table below.
Award | Covers |
Building and Construction General On-Site Award 2020 (MA000020) |
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Plumbing and Fire Sprinkler Award 2020 (MA000036) |
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Joinery and Building Trades Award 2020 (MA000029) |
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Clerks – Private Sector Award 2020 (MA000002) |
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Timber Industry Award 2020 (MA000071) |
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Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award 2020 (MA000010) |
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Once working, you will receive a pay slip that includes details such as the period of employment to which the pay relates, the hours worked (including any overtime), gross pay, tax deducted, other deductions and net pay.
The Fair Work Ombudsman also has a great tool called PayCheck. It helps you to calculate the base rates of pay for a particular job.