Being a casual Kraken

Pay roll

16. Payment of wages

NOTE: Regulations 3.33(3) and 3.46(1)(g) of Fair Work Regulations 2009 set out the requirements for pay records and the content of payslips including the requirement to separately identify any allowance paid.

16.1 The employer may determine the pay period of an employee as being either weekly or fortnightly.

16.2 Wages must be paid no later than the Thursday of a pay week.

Pay rate

Window cleaners pay rates are decided in reference to the Cleaning Services Award 2010.  Entry level cleaners usually start off as Level 1 Cleaners.

Level 1 cleaners are paid at: $27.14hr + Super (Super being approximately 10%).  The Casual Loading is included in the hourly rate.

B.1.4 Casual adult employees—cleaning services—ordinary and penalty rates

[B.1.4 varied by PR718839,PR729277 ppc 01Jul21]

Overtime

Window cleaners are paid overtime rates for work that exceeds an 8hr period and penalty rates for Saturday and Sundays.

Allowances

Several allowances are applicable to window cleaners and these include Meal Allowances, Leading Hand Allowances, & also the Vehicle allowance.

(a) Paid meal break

An employee who works a shift that attracts a shift penalty under clause 20—Penalty rates is entitled to a paid meal break per shift of not less than 20 minutes. The meal break must be taken not earlier than 4 hours,and not later than 5 hours,after the start of the shift.

17.10 Meal allowance

(a) Clause 17.10 applies to any employee who:

(i) is required to work an additional 2 hours or more;and

(ii) was not advised of that requirement on or before the previous day.

(b) The employer must:

[17.10(b)(i) varied by PR718994,PR729465 ppc 01Jul21]

(i) pay the employee a meal allowance of $13.96;or

(ii) supply the employee with a meal.

17.11 Vehicle allowance

An employer must pay an employee who,by agreement with the employer,uses their own motor vehicle in performing their duties an allowance of:

[17.11(a) varied by PR718994 ppc 01Jul20]

(a) for a motor car,$0.80 cents per kilometre;

Travel time

17.12 Travel time and travel allowance

(a) Clause 17.12 applies to an employee who is required by the employer to travel from one workplace to another.

(b) The employer must pay the employee,for the time spent travelling between workplaces,at the rate applicable at the time as if they were working.

(c) The employer is responsible for,and must pay,all fares associated with travelling between workplaces.

32.1 Notice of termination by an employee

(a) Clause 32.1 applies to all employees except those identified in sections 123(1) and 123(3) of the Act.

(b) An employee must give the employer notice of termination in accordance with Table 9—Period of notice of at least the period specified in column 2 according to the period of continuous service of the employee specified in column 1.

Table 9—Period of notice