Award Wage Rates

RATES AND PAY SCALES INFORMATION FOR PAINTERS

As of 1 January 2010 there are two separate industrial relations systems operating in the state of Western Australia, each with different employment laws, awards and minimum conditions.
All employers and employees working in Western Australia are covered by either the Western Australian state system or the national system.

Which system covers you?
Which system you are in is based on whether the employer is a constitutional corporation.

STATE SYSTEM
The Western Australian state system covers employers that are not constitutional corporations and their employees. In general terms, this includes employers who are sole traders, and some partnership and trust arrangements.The Western Australia state system is primarily regulated by the Industrial Relations Act 1979 and Minimum Condition of Employment Act 1993 and State awards apply to many employers. A full copy of the Building Trades Award for painters can be found by clicking here. Please click here for more information on mininum wage rates or call Wageline on 1300 655 266 or download The Minium Conditions of employment booklet here.
For apprentice rates under the Building Trades (Construction) Award (Soletraders of Partnerships) click here.

NATIONAL SYSTEM
The national industrial relations system broadly covers employers who are constitutional corporations and their employees. The national system is regulated by the Fair Work Act 2009 and national modern awards apply to many employers and employees.
There is no absolute rule that determines whether a particular corporation is covered by the national industrial relations system. Broadly speaking, Proprietary Limited [Pty Ltd] or Limited [Ltd] companies tend to be in the national system by virtue of their trading or financial activities.

As of the 1 January 2010 the following Modern Awards replace the Industrial Spraypainting and Sandblasting Award 1991- WA NAPSA:

* For employees working on a building or construction site:|
Building and Construction General On-site Award 2010
For apprentice rates under this new New Modern Award click here.

* For employees working in a workshop or factory:
Joinery and Building Trades Award 2010

As of the 1 January 2010 the Federal Building Trades Construction Award is replaced by the modern award called:
Building and Construction General On-site Award 2010

As of 1 January 2010, the Modern Awards were taken in effect. The phasing of key entitlements in certain modern awards commenced on 1 July 2010.
Significantly, the Australian Industrial Relations Commission has decided that phasing should apply not only to increases in wages and conditions but also to reductions in those entitlements. The phasing of increases and reductions will be in five equal instalments. There will be 12 months between instalments and each instalment will be 20% of the differential amount, which will spread the impact of changes over the entire a five year period. The phasing commence on 1 July 2010 an there will then be a further four instalments on 1 July each year concluding on 1 July 2014.

 
 
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