A person employed by an employer under this award immediately prior to entering into a training agreement as an adult apprentice with that employer must not suffer a reduction in their minimum wage by virtue of entering into the training agreement, provided that the person has been an employee in that enterprise for at least six months as a full-time employee or twelve months as a part-time or regular and systematic casual employee immediately prior to commencing the apprenticeship. For the purpose only of fixing a minimum wage, the adult apprentice must continue to receive the minimum wage that applies to the classification specified in clause 15.1 in which the adult apprentice was engaged immediately prior to entering into the training agreement. Allowances To view the current monetary amounts of work-related allowances refer to the . [Varied by , , , , , , , , , , , ] Caretakers’ accommodation An employee who is employed as a caretaker and who is required by the employer to reside in premises provided by the employer, will be provided with living quarters, fuel and light at no cost to the employee. The on call and recall allowances in clause 16.4 do not apply to a caretaker provided with accommodation. 16.2 District allowances [16.2 deleted by ppc 05Mar15] First aid allowance [16.3 renumbered as 16.2 by ppc 05Mar15] Application An employee who is designated by the employer to perform first aid duty, including the dispensing of medication to students in accordance with medication plans, and who holds a current recognised first aid qualification, will be paid an allowance of: 1.65% of the per annum; or 1/240th of the allowance in clause 16.2(a)(i), if designated on a per day basis. Excluded employees This allowance does not apply to: a nurse;
provide the uniform or protective clothing, which includes the maintenance and laundering of the items; or provide a uniform or protective clothing allowance of $1.20 per day up to a maximum of $6.00 per week and a laundry allowance of $0.30 per day up to a maximum of $1.50 per week; or reimburse the employee for the purchase price of the uniform or protective clothing and provide a laundry allowance of $0.30 per day up to a maximum of $1.50 per week, if the employer does not launder the items. Where an employee is required to work in the rain they will be supplied with adequate rainproof clothing. Vehicle allowance [16.9 renumbered as 16.8 by ppc 05Mar15] An employee required by the employer to use the employee’s motor vehicle in the performance of duties must be paid the following allowances: Motor car [16.9(a)(i) varied by , , ppc 01Jul14] $0.78 per kilometre with a maximum payment as for 400 kilometres per week. Motorcycle [16.9(a)(ii) varied by ppc 01Jul14] $0.26 per kilometre with a maximum payment as for 400 kilometres per week. Where an employer provides a motor vehicle which is used by an employee in the performance of the employee’s duties the employer must pay all expenses including registration, running and maintenance. Adjustment of expense related allowances [16.10 varied by ; 16.10 renumbered as 16.9 by ppc 05Mar15] At the time of any adjustment to the , each expense related allowance will be increased by the relevant adjustment factor. The relevant adjustment factor for this purpose is the percentage movement in the applicable index figure most recently published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics since the allowance was last adjusted. The applicable index figure is the index figure published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics for the Eight Capitals Consumer Price Index (Cat No. 6401.0), as follows: