2025 WAIRC 00626
Quarry Workers' Award, 1969

27. - WAGES

(1) (a) The wage rate per week payable to employees under this award shall be as follows:


$
ASNA
TOTAL
Quarry Employee Level 5
363.70
617.00
980.70
Quarry Employee Level 4
377.70
621.00
998.70
Quarry Employee Level 3
392.90
625.30
1018.20
Quarry Employee Level 2
397.80
626.80
1024.60
Quarry Employee Level 1
407.10
629.60
1036.70





The rates of pay in this award include arbitrated safety net adjustments available since December 1993, under the Arbitrated Safety Net Adjustment Principle.

These arbitrated safety net adjustments may be offset against any equivalent amount in the rate of pay received by employees since 1 November 1991 above the rate prescribed in the Award, except where such absorption is contrary to the terms of an industrial agreement.

Increases in rates of pay otherwise made under the State Wage Case Principles, excepting those resulting from enterprise agreements, are not to be used to offset arbitrated safety net adjustments.

(b) Classification Definition

Each quarry employee shall be classified in one of the levels outlined in subclause (1)(a) hereof, according to the skills used and the work undertaken by the employee in performing the major and substantial portion of their duties.

The definition of each classification is as follows:

(i) Quarry Employee Level 5

Works at "entry level" into the quarry operation, carries out general labouring duties in the quarry, assists quarry employees at higher levels.

(ii) Quarry Employee Level 4

Carries out work such as: plant attendant, gardener, assists quarry employees at higher levels and trains quarry employees at up to Level 4.

(iii) Quarry Employee Level 3

Carries out work such as: crusher feeder operator, train loader operator, pugmill operator, assists quarry employees at higher levels, and trains quarry employees at up to Level 3.

(iv) Quarry Employee Level 2

Carries out work such as: tool sharpener duties, assists quarry employees at higher levels and trains quarry employees at up to Level 2.

(v) Quarry Employee Level 1

Carries out work such as: machine drill operator, powder monkey duties, trains quarry employees at up to Level 1.

(c) General Duties

Quarry employees may be required by the employer, provided that they are competent to do so, to work in a higher level as defined in paragraph (1)(b) of this clause, with a view to enhancing the employment opportunities open to employees under this award.

In addition to the above, quarry employees at all levels may be required by the employer to carry out such duties within the levels of paragraph (1)(b) of this clause that are within the limits of the employee's skill, competence and training.

Such duties shall also include any duties that are incidental or peripheral to their main tasks or functions and shall also include those duties that are within the normal custom and practice of the quarry concerned.

In the event of a dispute as to what the normal custom and practice is, it shall be dealt with under the Dispute Settlement Procedure as provided for in Clause 30 of this award.

(2) Leading Hands: In addition to the appropriate margin prescribed in this subclause, a Leading Hand shall be paid:



$
(a)
If placed in charge of not less than three and not more than ten other employees
21.90
(b)
If placed in charge of not less than ten and not more than 20 other employees
35.10
(c)
If placed in charge of more then 20 other employees
43.50

(3) A casual employee shall be paid 20 per cent in addition to the ordinary rate.

(4)
Cookhouse Personnel:
$
ASNA
TOTAL






(a) Head Cook
392.10
625.00
1017.10

Wage rate loading for broken shifts


10.80






Assistant Cook
378.10
621.10
999.20

Wage rate loading for broken shifts


8.90

(b) All time worked by employees in the mess outside the ordinary hours as agreed and arranged in accordance with subclauses (1) and (2) of Clause 7 - Hours (other than continuous shift workers) and subclause (1) of Clause 10 - Continuous Shift Workers of this award shall be deemed overtime and paid for at the rate of time and one half. Provided that overtime in excess of four hours in any one week shall be paid for at the rate of double time.

(c) All time worked during ordinary hours on a Saturday or Sunday, shall be paid for at the rate of time and one half.

(d) All time worked during ordinary hours on a holiday as prescribed in Clause 15 - Holidays of this award shall be paid for at the rate of double time.

(5) Quarry Work Allowance:

In addition to the above an allowance of $19.80 per week shall be paid to compensate for dust, general climate conditions and all other disabilities involved in quarry work.

(6) Minimum Wage:

(a) No employee aged 21 or more shall be paid less than the minimum adult award wage unless otherwise provided by this clause.

(b) 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.

(c) The minimum adult award wage is deemed to include all State Wage order adjustments from State Wage Case decisions.

(d) 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.

(e) 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.

(f) 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.

(g) 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.

(h) Subject to this clause the minimum adult award wage shall –

(i) Apply to all work in ordinary hours.

(ii) 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.

(i) 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.

(j) Adult Apprentices

(i) 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.

(ii) 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.

(iii) The minimum adult apprentice wage is payable from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 1 July 2025.

(iv) 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.

(v) 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.

(vi) 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.