Concrete Products Award 2020
Industry award for concrete products manufacturing - fabrication of cement/concrete products including concrete panels, pipes, monier/concrete tubs, baths, sinks, ventilating shafts, troughs, blocks, rollers, tiles, pavers, slabs, gutter bridges, plates, pile armours, bridge piles + reinforcement preparation (cl 4.2). 5-level classification (L1 induction → L5 trade-qualified), with L1 ($922.70/wk) as STANDARD HOURLY rate ($24.28/hr per cl 2 def). Distinctive features: TWO industry allowance tiers ALL-PURPOSE - concrete products $27.68/wk OR tile manufacturing $18.45/wk (D1) - only ONE applies per employer; industry allowance is the ONLY all-purpose allowance (D2) - first aid, leading hand etc. are NOT all-purpose (distinct from MA000057 Premixed Concrete which has 3 all-purpose allowances stacked); first aid PER DAY ($3.69) - NOT per week (D4); continuous shiftwork = 6 consecutive days × 24 hours with FLAT 200% OT (D6); non-successive afternoon/night 150/200 first-2/after split (D7); permanent night shift 125% (D8); Sat/Sun/PH SUBSTITUTE shift loadings - non-cumulative (D9); casual OT additive 187.5/250 (D10); fork-lift co-engaged $5.95/wk when 2+ engaged in any one lift (D13); working meal break delayed past 6th hour 150% (D14); casual min 4h engagement (D15); 3 default super funds (D16): CareSuper, Cbus, AustralianSuper.
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 5 cl A.1-A.5 classifications at corrected July 2025 figures (PR786594 ppc 1Jul25): L1 $922.70/wk = $24.28/hr STANDARD HOURLY (induction, max 6mo) → L2 $948.00/wk → L3 $982.40/wk → L4 $1,014.70/wk (mobile-plant Cert) → L5 $1,068.40/wk (trade-qualified Cert III+). Stored hourly is INFLATED by the concrete-products industry allowance (D1 = +$27.68/wk = +$0.7284/hr). Tile-manufacturing variant ($18.45/wk = +$0.4855/hr) seeded as alternate AwardAllowance row - engine selects per employer industry sub-type.
- All cl 18.2 + 18.3 allowances (PR786594/PR786762 ppc 1Jul25) - TWO industry allowance tiers (D1) ALL-PURPOSE: concrete products $27.68/wk OR tile manufacturing $18.45/wk (only ONE applies); cement/concrete tank work $0.73/hr (min 4h - D11); first aid PER DAY $3.69 (D4); leading hand 3-tier $26.76 / $35.06 / $42.44 by <3 / 3-6 / >6 employees; bituminous exterior $0.73/hr; epoxy $1.14/hr; sand-blasting $1.14/hr (D12); fork-lift co-engaged $5.95/wk when 2+ engaged in one lift (D13); meal OT $19.71/occ; accommodation distant work $116.76/day first 7 days then $816.84/wk; boot $3.20/wk; clothing $2.60/wk; loss-of-clothing reimbursement max $746.90.
- 28 penalty rows: non-shift OT 150/200 split M-F (Sat 150/200 first-2/after with min 4h - D5; Sun 200% min 4h - D5; PH 250%); casual OT additive 187.5/250 (D10); 10h-rest-after-OT 200%; recall 3h min report-but-not-required (cl 20.3(b) - D5); RDO worked 150/200 first-2/after (cl 20.4); afternoon/night shift 115% (D7 successive vs 150/200 non-successive); permanent night 125% (D8); continuous shiftworker OT FLAT 200% (D6); Saturday shiftwork 150% midnight Fri to midnight Sat (D9 substitute, not cumulative); Sunday/PH shiftworker 200%/250% (D9 substitute); working meal break delayed past 6th hour 150% (D14).
- All 7 leave entitlements: AL 4wk (5wk for 7-day continuous shiftworker per cl 22 + NES s.87(1)(b)), 17.5% loading or shiftworker greater of 17.5% / shift penalty, excessive 8wk (10wk shiftworker); personal/carer's, compassionate, parental, community service, FDV, LSL.
- 4 pay conditions: Full-Time (38h avg over 4wk cycle, 8h/day, non-shift Mon-Fri 6am-6pm), Part-Time (<38h pro-rata, hours+days agreed in writing), Casual (25% loading per cl 11.3, min 4h/engagement per cl 11.3 - D15, NES casual conversion), Continuous Shiftworker (6 consecutive days × 24 hours, 38h/wk avg, 152h max in 28 days, FLAT 200% OT - D6).
- Cl 13A right to disconnect with award-specific exceptions (PR795776 from 23Jan26).
- 3 default super funds per cl 19.4 (substituted PR794750 ppc 23Jan26): CareSuper, Cbus Super, AustralianSuper. + Pre-12-Sep-2008 grandfathering + defined-benefit member exception (D16).
- ~165 configuration entries documenting 16 distinctive features (D1-D16).
Known limitations
- Industry allowance gating (D1) - engine must distinguish concrete products vs tile manufacturing employer types. Stored as 2 separate AwardAllowance rows; only ONE applies per employer. Configuration key `industry_subtype_required_per_employer=true`.
- All-purpose only on industry allowance (D2) - distinct from MA000057 Premixed Concrete which has 3 all-purpose allowances. Resolver MUST NOT inflate the base hourly with first-aid or leading-hand under MA000056.
- Continuous-shift flat 200% OT (D6) - resolver must detect continuous-shift pay condition and apply flat 200%; no first-tier 2-h split. Standard non-shift OT keeps the 150/200 split.
- Sat/Sun/PH substitute shift loading (D9) - non-cumulative; resolver picks the higher of weekend/PH penalty OR shift loading, NOT both.
- Casual OT additive (D10) - penalty rows seeded with `sector_code=casual` carry the 187.5/250 figures; resolver picks them directly without re-loading.
- First aid PER DAY ($3.69 - D4) - distinct from typical weekly first aid. Resolver must apply per shift worked, not per pay period.
- Casual min 4h engagement (D15) is HIGHER than typical 2-3h - distinctive.
Setup & special instructions
- Standard hourly rate = L1 = $24.28 ($922.70/wk per cl 2 def). All penalty/loading/AL multipliers anchor on this rate (not L5).
- Stored ordinary hourly is INFLATED by the concrete-products industry allowance: +$27.68/wk = +$0.7284/hr. Tile-manufacturing variant: +$18.45/wk = +$0.4855/hr - seeded as separate row, applied by engine when employer industry sub-type = 'tile_mfg'.
- Casual ordinary hourly rate = base × 1.25 with casual loading 25% per cl 11.3. Casual OT pre-loaded as 187.5/250 in penalty rows (D10) - DO NOT re-apply 1.25.
- Continuous shiftwork (D6) definition: 6 consecutive days × 24 hours per cl 2 def + cl 21.2. 38h/wk avg, 152h max in 28-day cycle. Continuous shiftworker OT FLAT 200% per cl 21.8(a)(i).
- Non-successive afternoon/night 150/200 first-2/after (D7) triggers when shift doesn't continue 5+ successive days (5-day shop) or 6+ days (6-day shop) OR doesn't reach the cycle ord-hour minimum.
- Permanent night 125% (D8) definition: night-only OR >4 consecutive weeks night OR <1/3 working time off night in shift cycle.
- Sat/Sun/PH shift loadings are SUBSTITUTE rates (D9) - engine picks the higher of weekend/PH penalty OR shift loading, NOT both stacked.
- Working meal break delayed past 6th hour (D14, cl 15.1(c)) - 150% of ordinary hourly rate until break taken or end of shift.
- Cl 19.4 substituted PR794750 ppc 23Jan26 - 3 default super funds: CareSuper, Cbus Super, AustralianSuper. Plus pre-12-Sep-2008 grandfathering + defined-benefit member exception.
- • Concrete products
- • Concrete panels
- • Concrete pipes
- • Tiles manufacturing
- • Pavers
- • Concrete blocks
- • Reinforcement preparation
- • Concrete moulding
- • Cement products
- • Pre-cast concrete
The consolidated award text is the authoritative source. Always confirm specific obligations against the award itself - Mployr's implementation status reflects what we've seeded; it does not replace legal advice.
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