State Wage Case Variation Schedule for IND008
Document Type: Direction
Matter Number: A 33/1987
Matter Description: Industrial Spraypainting and Sandblasting Award 1987
Industry:
Jurisdiction: Single Commissioner
Member/Magistrate name:
Delivery Date: 5 Aug 2025
Result:
Citation: 2025 WAIRC 00574
WAIG Reference:
2025 WAIRC 00574
Industrial Spraypainting and Sandblasting Award
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 working under an award that provides for a 38-hour week is $953.00 per week.
The minimum adult award wage for full-time employees aged 21 or more working under awards that provide for other than a 38-hour week is calculated as follows: divide $953.00 by 38 and multiply by the number of ordinary hours prescribed for a full-time employee under the award.
The minimum adult award wage is payable from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 1 July 2025.
(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 aged 21 or more employed as casuals, part-time employees or piece workers or employees who are remunerated wholly on the basis of payment by results, 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 (if applicable) to the minimum adult award wage, provided that no employee shall be paid less than any applicable minimum rate of pay prescribed by the Minimum Conditions of Employment Act 1993.
(6) The minimum adult award wage shall not apply to apprentices, employees engaged on traineeships or government approved work placement programs 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 2025 State Wage order. 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, the minimum adult apprentice wage for a full-time apprentice aged 21 years or more working under an award that provides for a 38-hour week is $791.30 per week.
(b) The minimum adult apprentice wage for a full-time apprentice aged 21 years or more working under an award that provides for other than a 38-hour week is calculated as follows: divide $791.30 by 38 and multiply by the number of ordinary hours prescribed for a full-time apprentice under the award.
(c) The minimum adult apprentice wage is payable from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 1 July 2025.
(d) Adult apprentices aged 21 years or more employed on a part-time basis shall not be paid less than pro rata the minimum adult apprentice wage according to the hours worked.
(e) The rates paid in the paragraphs above to an apprentice 21 years of age or more are payable on superannuation and during any period of paid leave prescribed by this award.
(f) 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.
8. - RATES OF PAY
(1) The weekly rate of pay is as follows:
Painter, Spraypainter, Shotblaster, Sandblaster or employee performing two or more of those functions:
$
Weekly Rate
1112.20
(2) Location Allowance
Where applicable location allowances in accordance with Clause 19 will be paid.
(3) Underground Allowance
(a) (i) Subject to paragraph (b) hereof, an employee required to work underground shall be paid an allowance of $10.17 per week in addition to the allowance prescribed in subclause (2) of this clause and any other amount prescribed for such employee elsewhere in this award.
(ii) Where a shaft is to be sunk to a depth greater than six metres the payment of the allowance shall commence from the surface.
(b) Where an employee is required to work underground for no more than four days or shifts in any ordinary week he/she shall be paid an underground allowance in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (n) of subclause (1) of Clause 9. - Special Rates and Provisions in lieu of the allowance prescribed in paragraph (a) hereof.
(4) Leading Hands
(a) A person specifically appointed to be a leading hand shall be paid at the rate of the undermentioned additional amounts above the rate of the highest classification supervised, or his/her own rate, whichever is the highest, in accordance with the number of persons in his/her charge:-
Weekly Base Only $
Rate Per Hour $
(i)
In charge of not more than one person
13.10
0.36
(ii)
In charge of two and not more than five persons
29.20
0.80
(iii)
In charge of six and not more than ten persons
37.30
1.01
(iv)
In charge of more than ten persons
49.50
1.34
(b) The hourly rate prescribed in paragraph (a) hereof is calculated to the nearest cent (less than half a cent to be disregarded) by multiplying the weekly base amount by 52 and dividing the result by 50.4 and by dividing the amount by 38.
(5) Casual Hands
In addition to the rate appropriate for the type of work, a casual hand shall be paid an additional 20 per cent of the rate her hour with a minimum payment as for three hours employment. The penalty rate herein prescribed shall be deemed to include, inter alia, compensation for annual leave.
Industrial Spraypainting and Sandblasting Award
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 working under an award that provides for a 38-hour week is $953.00 per week.
The minimum adult award wage for full-time employees aged 21 or more working under awards that provide for other than a 38-hour week is calculated as follows: divide $953.00 by 38 and multiply by the number of ordinary hours prescribed for a full-time employee under the award.
The minimum adult award wage is payable from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 1 July 2025.
(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 aged 21 or more employed as casuals, part-time employees or piece workers or employees who are remunerated wholly on the basis of payment by results, 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 (if applicable) to the minimum adult award wage, provided that no employee shall be paid less than any applicable minimum rate of pay prescribed by the Minimum Conditions of Employment Act 1993.
(6) The minimum adult award wage shall not apply to apprentices, employees engaged on traineeships or government approved work placement programs 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 2025 State Wage order. 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, the minimum adult apprentice wage for a full-time apprentice aged 21 years or more working under an award that provides for a 38-hour week is $791.30 per week.
(b) The minimum adult apprentice wage for a full-time apprentice aged 21 years or more working under an award that provides for other than a 38-hour week is calculated as follows: divide $791.30 by 38 and multiply by the number of ordinary hours prescribed for a full-time apprentice under the award.
(c) The minimum adult apprentice wage is payable from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 1 July 2025.
(d) Adult apprentices aged 21 years or more employed on a part-time basis shall not be paid less than pro rata the minimum adult apprentice wage according to the hours worked.
(e) The rates paid in the paragraphs above to an apprentice 21 years of age or more are payable on superannuation and during any period of paid leave prescribed by this award.
(f) 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.
8. - RATES OF PAY
(1) The weekly rate of pay is as follows:
Painter, Spraypainter, Shotblaster, Sandblaster or employee performing two or more of those functions:
$
Weekly Rate
1112.20
(2) Location Allowance
Where applicable location allowances in accordance with Clause 19 will be paid.
(3) Underground Allowance
(a) (i) Subject to paragraph (b) hereof, an employee required to work underground shall be paid an allowance of $10.17 per week in addition to the allowance prescribed in subclause (2) of this clause and any other amount prescribed for such employee elsewhere in this award.
(ii) Where a shaft is to be sunk to a depth greater than six metres the payment of the allowance shall commence from the surface.
(b) Where an employee is required to work underground for no more than four days or shifts in any ordinary week he/she shall be paid an underground allowance in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (n) of subclause (1) of Clause 9. - Special Rates and Provisions in lieu of the allowance prescribed in paragraph (a) hereof.
(4) Leading Hands
(a) A person specifically appointed to be a leading hand shall be paid at the rate of the undermentioned additional amounts above the rate of the highest classification supervised, or his/her own rate, whichever is the highest, in accordance with the number of persons in his/her charge:-
Weekly Base Only $
Rate Per Hour $
(i)
In charge of not more than one person
13.10
0.36
(ii)
In charge of two and not more than five persons
29.20
0.80
(iii)
In charge of six and not more than ten persons
37.30
1.01
(iv)
In charge of more than ten persons
49.50
1.34
(b) The hourly rate prescribed in paragraph (a) hereof is calculated to the nearest cent (less than half a cent to be disregarded) by multiplying the weekly base amount by 52 and dividing the result by 50.4 and by dividing the amount by 38.
(5) Casual Hands
In addition to the rate appropriate for the type of work, a casual hand shall be paid an additional 20 per cent of the rate her hour with a minimum payment as for three hours employment. The penalty rate herein prescribed shall be deemed to include, inter alia, compensation for annual leave.