Cement, Lime and Quarrying Award
Industry award covering TWO industry streams (D1) - (a) cement and lime industry: manufacture/handling/distribution/receival of cement, clinker, flyash, lime and hydrated lime within or out of production establishments or into/from bulk silos (cl 4.2); (b) quarrying industry: lime/stone quarries, sand pits, gravel pits (excl dimension stone, brick, shale, slate); plus crushing/screening/blending of stone/brick/concrete/masonry/asphalt to produce recycled material/aggregates/road bases/gravels/sands (cl 4.3). Cement & Lime: 7-Level scale. Quarrying: 6-Grade scale. Standard rate $1,068.40/wk (CL Level 6 = QR Grade 5 - joint). Distinctive features: industry disability allowance ALL-PURPOSE with DIFFERENT amounts per stream - CL $77.82/wk vs QR $33.71/wk (D2); leading hand multi-tier per stream (D3); first aid different per stream (D4); CL continuous shiftworker FLAT 200%/225% OT (D5); Saturday rules DIFFERENT per stream - CL flat 150% vs QR 150/200 first-2/after split (D6); permanent night 130% (D7); QR OT continues at 200%/225% until completion (D8); recall 3h/4h split based on prior stand-by status (D9); stand-by paid at ORDINARY rate, not OT (D10); QR-only 8h shiftworker rest substitution (D19); CL-only short-notice roster change 150% (D13); QR-only RDO worked 200% choice (D14); working through meal break 150% - distinctive (D17); 4-week cycle with 4 alternative methods (D15); RDO payout at 7.6h annually (D16); 2 default super funds: AustralianSuper, CareSuper (D18).
Fully built. Rates, allowances, penalties and any required apprentice / junior rates are all wired to the rate resolver and have been verified against the consolidated award text and the latest pay guide.
Official Fair Work rates. This award’s minimum pay rates are synced directly from the Fair Work Commission’s Modern Awards Pay Database and updated automatically when the Commission changes them - including the annual wage review - so payroll always uses the current legal minimums without a manual update.
What's built
- All 13 classifications across TWO industry streams at corrected July 2025 figures (PR786593 ppc 1Jul25): Cement & Lime 7 Levels (Schedule A: L1 induction → L7 Control Room >0.5Mtpa); Quarrying 6 Grades (Schedule B: G1 Basic Quarry training → G6 5+ core competencies). CL_L6 = QR_G5 = $1,068.40/wk joint STANDARD RATE. Stored hourly is INFLATED by stream-specific disability allowance (D2): CL +$2.05/hr, QR +$0.89/hr.
- All cl 18 allowances (PR786593/PR786761 ppc 1Jul25) - INDUSTRY DISABILITY ALL-PURPOSE per stream: CL $77.82/wk (D2), QR $33.71/wk (D2); LEADING HAND ALL-PURPOSE multi-tier per stream (D3): CL 3 tiers ($41.50 / $59.66 / $77.82) by 1-5 / 6-16 / 17+; QR 4 tiers + processing plant ($22.61 / $31.53 / $39.21 / $62.23 / $22.61); FIRST AID ALL-PURPOSE per stream (D4): CL $26.98/wk, QR $19.71/wk; vehicle $0.98/km; meal OT $18.27 (after 2h then every 4h after 6h+ from finish); protective clothing 2 sets/yr in-kind; QR-only laundering, tool reimbursement, articulated licence; locality board+lodging weekly per stream (CL $609.80 vs QR $610.15); locality meal $18.27.
- 39 penalty rows: CL non-shift OT 150/200 split (175/225 casual); CL continuous shiftworker FLAT 200%/225% OT (D5) with carve-outs for between-employee arrangements / customary rotation; QR OT 150/200 split with second-tier CONTINUING at 200/225 until completion (D8); QR Sunday OT min 4h; weekend OT min 4h; recall 3h after stand-by / 4h other (D9) with carve-outs; stand-by at ORDINARY rate (D10); afternoon shift 115%/140%; night shift 115%/140%; permanent night 130%/155% (D7); CL Saturday flat 150%/175% (D6) vs QR Saturday 150/200 first-2/after with 175/225 casual (D6); Sunday 200%/225%; PH 250%/275%; CL roster-change short-notice 150% (D13); QR RDO worked 200% (D14); working through meal break 150% (D17); 10/8h-rest-after-OT 200% (D19 QR-only 8h substitution).
- All 7 leave entitlements: AL 4wk (5wk for 7-day shiftworker per cl 22.2 + NES s.87(1)(b)), 17.5% loading or shiftworker greater of 17.5% / shift penalties (cl 22.3(b)), excessive 8wk (10wk shiftworker - cl 22.5(a)), direction 6wk min remaining / 1wk min period / 8wk-12mo lead (cl 22.6), employee request 6mo+ excessive / 4wk max p.a. (5wk shift - cl 22.7), 1mo shutdown notice (cl 22.8), in-advance (cl 22.9), cash-out 2wk/yr / 4wk min remaining (cl 22.10); personal/carer's, compassionate, parental, community service, FDV, LSL.
- 4 pay conditions: Full-Time (38h avg, non-shift 6am-6pm CL or 6.30am-6pm QR, max 10h ord/day, 4-week cycle methods cl 14.5 - D15), Part-Time (<38h regular hours agreed in writing, min 3 consecutive hours/shift), Casual (25% loading per cl 11.1(a), min 3h pay/day per cl 11.1(b)), Continuous Shiftworker (Cement & Lime) - FLAT 200%/225% OT (D5).
- 4-week cycle methods (D15): single RDO 4th week / 2 half days / 38h across fortnight / <8h each day. RDO accumulation (D16): for purpose with annual leave OR no purpose with 24h notice OR by agreement paid out at 7.6h per RDO accumulated as at 31 January annually.
- Cl 13A right to disconnect (PR778023 from 26Aug24) with cl 13A.4 stand-by exception (cl 20.5) + cl 13A.5 recall exception (cl 20.4) - D11.
- 2 default super funds per cl 19.4 (substituted PR771331 ppc 09Apr24): AustralianSuper, CareSuper. + Pre-12-Sep-2008 grandfathering + defined-benefit member exception (D18).
- ~80 configuration entries documenting 21 distinctive features (D1-D21).
Known limitations
- TWO industry streams (D1) - schema uses `CL_` / `QR_` code prefixes for classifications, allowances, penalties. Resolver must match employee's industry stream to the correct set; configuration `industry_stream_required_per_employee=true`.
- Industry disability + leading hand + first aid all-purpose (D2-D4) inflate ordinary hourly rate per stream at seed time. Resolver must NOT add disability allowance again; leading hand + first aid stored as separate AwardAllowance rows since they're conditional.
- CL continuous shiftworker OT FLAT 200% (D5) only applies to Cement & Lime stream - quarrying continuous shiftworkers fall under standard 150/200 split. Resolver must verify both pay condition AND industry stream.
- Stand-by at ordinary rate (D10) - distinctive. Resolver must NOT apply OT multiplier to stand-by hours.
- QR OT continues at second-tier (200%/225%) until completion of OT (D8) - resolver must NOT step down.
- RDO payout at 7.6h per RDO as at 31 Jan annually (D16) requires runtime annual sweep.
- Recall 3h/4h split (D9) requires runtime check on prior stand-by status.
- QR-only 8h shiftworker rest substitution (D19) - CL has NO equivalent; CL shiftworkers fall back to general 10h rest period.
Setup & special instructions
- Standard rate = CL Level 6 weekly = QR Grade 5 weekly = $1,068.40 (joint per cl 2 def).
- Stored ordinary hourly is INFLATED by stream-specific industry disability allowance: CL +$77.82/wk (=$2.0479/hr); QR +$33.71/wk (=$0.8871/hr). CL_L6 effective stored hourly = $30.17; QR_G5 = $29.01.
- Casual ordinary hourly rate ALREADY includes 25% loading per cl 11.1(a) (loading is part of all-purpose rate). Penalty multipliers apply to the loading-inclusive base for casuals.
- Saturday rules DIFFER between streams (D6): CL flat 150%; QR 150/200 first-2/after split. Both substitute for, not cumulative with, cl 21.1/21.2.
- Continuous shiftworker FLAT 200%/225% OT (D5) is Cement & Lime ONLY. Carve-outs (cl 20.1(f)): between-employee arrangements + customary rotation.
- QR OT after 2h continues at 200%/225% until completion of OT worked (D8 - cl 20.2(f)). Distinct from CL where after-2h is just plain 200% / 225%.
- Recall split (D9): 3h min if standing-by previously paid (cl 20.4(a)(i)); 4h min otherwise (cl 20.4(a)(ii)). Carve-outs for customary work + continuous-OT.
- Stand-by at ORDINARY rate, not OT (D10 - cl 20.5). Distinctive - most awards pay stand-by at OT rate.
- Cl 13A right-to-disconnect TWO exceptions (D11): cl 13A.4 stand-by (cl 20.5); cl 13A.5 recall (cl 20.4).
- Working through meal break 150% (D17 - cl 15.3) - distinct from most awards which pay 200%.
- QR-only late-roster-change penalty (D12 - cl 14.4(b)): if shiftworker given <7 days notice, continues to be paid shift penalty for balance of 7 days even if transferred to day work.
- CL-only roster-change short-notice (D13 - cl 14.2(c)): day↔afternoon/night for ≥8h on <5 consecutive shifts = 150% Mon-Fri.
- QR-only RDO worked (D14 - cl 14.6(e)): choice of alternative day off OR 200%.
- Min rest substitution (D19): general 10h after OT (cl 15.7); QR shiftworker 8h substitution for roster changes / no-show (cl 15.8). CL shiftworker has NO 8h substitution.
- 2 default super funds per cl 19.4 PR771331 ppc 09Apr24: AustralianSuper, CareSuper. Plus pre-12-Sep-2008 grandfathering + defined-benefit member exception (D18).
- • Cement
- • Lime
- • Quarrying
- • Cement and lime industry
- • Quarrying industry
- • Bulk silo
- • Crushing
- • Screening
- • Aggregates
- • Road bases
- • Quarry operator
- • Plant operator (cement)
- • Plant operator (quarry)
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