RADIO AND TELEVISION EMPLOYEES' AWARD

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION

PARTIES Electrical Trades Union WA

APPLICANT

-v-

Albany TV Services, Tahal Pty Ltd formerly Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Limited, Hills Limited

RESPONDENTS

CORAM Commissioner T Kucera

DATE monday, 6 october 2025

FILE NO/S APPL 41 OF 2025

CITATION NO. 2025 WAIRC 00830

Result Award Varied

Representation On the papers

Order

WHEREAS the Electrical Trades Union WA (ETU) applied on 20 August 2025 to vary the Radio and Television Employees’ Award (The Award) pursuant to s 40 of the Industrial Relations Act 1979 (WA) (IR Act);

AND WHEREAS Schedule C of the application set out the grounds upon which it is made, indicating the application is made to increase the allowances in the Award by the percentage increase ordered in the 2025 State Wage case ([2025] WAIRC 00823; (104 WAIG 2043), that is an increase of 3.75% and by relevant CPI rates from June 2024 to June 2025;

AND WHEREAS the variations were not opposed by any respondent;

AND BEING satisfied that:

 (a) The amendments proposed do not effect any substantive change to the scope of the Award or its area of operation;

 (b)  The application is not made within a term specified in the Award; and

 (c)  The requirements for varying the Award are met;

NOW THEREFORE, the Commission, pursuant to the powers conferred under the IR Act, hereby orders –

THAT the Radio and Television Employees’ Award be varied in accordance with the following Schedule and that the variations shall have effect from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after the date of this order.

Commissioner T Kucera

SCHEDULE

1. Clause 9. – Overtime:  Delete paragraph (f) of subclause (3) of this Clause and insert in lieu thereof:

 (f) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (g) of this subclause, an employee required to work overtime for more than two hours shall be supplied with a meal by the employer or be paid $17.50 or a meal and, if owing to the amount of overtime worked, a second or subsequent meal is required they shall be supplied with each such meal by the employer or be paid $11.80 for each meal so required.

4. Clause 29. – Wages:

A. Delete subclause (2) of this Clause and insert in lieu thereof:

(2) Leading Hands:

 In addition to the appropriate total wage prescribed in subclause (1) of this Clause a leading hand shall be paid:

                $

(a)               If placed in charge of not less than three and not

more than ten other employees              42.10

(b)               If placed in charge of more than ten and not more

more than twenty other employees              64.10

(c)               If placed in charge of more than twenty other

employees              82.90

B. Delete subclause (5) of this Clause and insert in lieu thereof:

(5) (a) Where an employer does not provide a Serviceperson, Installer, Assembler or an apprentice with the tools ordinarily required by that Serviceperson, Installer, Assembler or apprentice in the performance of their work as a Serviceperson, Installer, Assembler or as an apprentice the employer shall pay a tool allowance of:-

(i)                 $23.10 per week to such Serviceperson, Installer or Assembler; or

(ii)               In the case of an apprentice a percentage of $23.10 being the percentage which appears against their year of apprenticeship in subclause (3) of this Clause.

  for the purpose of such Serviceperson, Installer, Assembler or apprentice supplying and maintaining tools ordinarily required in the performance of their work as a Serviceperson, Installer, Assembler or apprentice.

 (b) Any tool allowance paid pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subclause shall be included in, and form part of, the ordinary weekly wage prescribed in this Clause.

 (c) An employer shall provide for the use of tradespersons or apprentices all necessary power tools, special purpose tools and precision measuring instruments.

(d)               A tradesperson or apprentice shall replace or pay for any tools supplied by the employer if lost through their negligence.