Premixed Concrete Award 2020
Industry award for the premixed concrete industry - mixing and delivery of premixed concrete (cl 4.2). EXCLUDES on-site building/engineering/civil construction (cl 4.3) - that work is covered by MA000020 General Construction (on-site). 5-level classification (cl 12.4): L1 trainee (max 6mo) → L2 plant assistant → L3 batch plant operator (STANDARD RATE = L3 weekly $988.00 per cl 2 def) → L4 batcher and dispatcher → L5 plant in charge. Distinctive features: THREE all-purpose allowances stacked - industry disability $30.63/wk, leading hand 3-tier ($36.85 / $41.00 / $55.72), first aid $19.27/wk (D1) - far more than typical 1-2; coverage carve-out from MA000020 (D3); casual loading 25% additive on penalty rates per Schedule A (D4); casual min 3h engagement (D5); Sat OT min 4h, Sun all-day OT min 4h, PH 250% (D6); working through meal break DISTINCTIVE step penalty 200% Mon-Fri / 300% Sat-Sun-PH (D7); stand-by min 3h, recall min 4h (D8); PT min 3 consecutive hours per shift (D9); no 10h rest after OT 200%/225% until released (D10); shift definitions afternoon/night 115/140 with permanent night 130/155 (D11); penalty rates not payable on OT hours - non-cumulative (D12); overtime breaks 30min after 2h then every 4h (D13); weekend OT meal break 30min between 12-1pm (D14); 2 default super funds: CareSuper, AustralianSuper (D15).
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 12.4 classifications at corrected July 2025 figures (PR786595 ppc 1Jul25): L1 trainee (max 6mo) → L2 plant assistant → L3 batch plant operator $988.00/wk = $26.00/hr STANDARD RATE → L4 batcher and dispatcher → L5 plant in charge. Stored ordinary hourly is INFLATED by the universal industry disability allowance (D1 = +$30.63/wk = +$0.806/hr). Leading hand and first aid stored separately (also all-purpose) and applied conditionally by the engine.
- All cl 18.2 + 18.3 allowances (PR786595/PR786763 ppc 1Jul25) - THREE all-purpose (D1): industry disability $30.63/wk + leading hand 3-tier $36.85/$41.00/$55.72 by 1-5/6-10/11+ + first aid $19.27/wk; meal OT; protective clothing; distant work; vehicle reimbursement.
- 28 penalty rows: non-shift OT 150/200 split M-F with casual additive 175/225 (D4); Sat OT min 4h (D6); Sun all-day OT min 4h with FT/PT 200% / casual 225% (D6); PH 250% / casual 275% (D6); 10h-rest-after-OT NO-rest 200%/225% until released (D10); recall min 4h, stand-by min 3h (D8); afternoon shift 115%/140% (D11 finishes after 6pm and at-or-before midnight); night shift 115%/140% (D11 finishes subsequent to midnight and at-or-before 8am); permanent night 130%/155% (D11); PH all/part on PH 250%/275% (D11); working through meal break DISTINCTIVE step penalty 200% Mon-Fri / 300% Sat-Sun-PH until break taken (D7); penalty rates not payable on OT hours - non-cumulative per cl 21.2 (D12).
- All 7 leave entitlements: AL 4wk (5wk 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, max 10h ord/day), Part-Time (<38h pro-rata, min 3 consecutive hours per shift - D9), Casual (25% loading per cl 11.1, min 3h engagement per cl 11.1(b) - D5, additive on penalty rates per Schedule A - D4), Shiftworker (afternoon/night/permanent night per cl 21.1 definitions).
- Overtime break entitlements (D13, cl 20.8): 30min paid after 2h OT; additional 30min after each 4h thereafter provided OT continues. Weekend OT meal break 30min between 12-1pm when OT continues after 12 noon (D14, cl 20.9).
- Cl 13A right to disconnect with award-specific exceptions (PR795680 from 23Jan26).
- 2 default super funds per cl 19.4 (substituted PR794751 ppc 23Jan26): CareSuper, AustralianSuper. + Pre-12-Sep-2008 grandfathering + defined-benefit member exception (D15).
- ~150 configuration entries documenting 15 distinctive features (D1-D15).
Known limitations
- Three all-purpose allowances stacked (D1) - engine MUST inflate ordinary hourly rate by industry + leading hand + first aid before applying any penalty/loading/AL multiplier. Industry is universal; leading hand is conditional (only if appointed); first aid is conditional (only if appointed and qualified). Schema stores classification base hourly inclusive of the universal industry allowance only; LH + FA stored as separate AwardAllowance rows with `application=all_purpose` - resolver re-inflates per employee.
- Casual additive on penalty (D4) - casual penalty rates already computed in Schedule A as FT/PT rate + 25% loading. Resolver picks casual variants (`sector_code=casual`) directly without re-loading.
- Working-meal-break differential (D7) - engine must distinguish weekday (200%) from weekend/PH (300%) for delayed meal breaks. Stored as 2 penalty rows with `sector_code` discriminator.
- No 10h rest casual rate (D10) - 225% (200% × 1.25) - already loading-inclusive in penalty row.
- Coverage carve-out (D3) - engine must verify employer is NOT covered by MA000020 General Construction (on-site) before applying this award. Configuration key `excludes_onsite_construction=true`.
- Penalty rates not payable on OT hours (D12) - non-cumulative per cl 21.2; resolver picks the higher of OT or shift penalty, NOT both stacked.
Setup & special instructions
- Standard rate = L3 weekly $988.00 = $26.00/hr (cl 2 def + cl 12.4). All penalty/loading/AL multipliers anchor on L3, not L5.
- Stored ordinary hourly is INFLATED by industry disability allowance: +$30.63/wk = +$0.806/hr. Leading hand (D1, cl 18.2(c)) 3-tier $36.85 / $41.00 / $55.72 by 1-5 / 6-10 / 11+ employees - stored separately, applied conditionally. First aid (D1, cl 18.2(d)) $19.27/wk - stored separately, applied conditionally.
- Casual ordinary hourly rate = base × 1.25 per cl 11.1(a). Penalty rows already pre-loaded for casual (D4) - resolver picks `sector_code=casual` rows directly without re-applying 1.25.
- Working through meal break (D7, cl 15.5): 200% Mon-Fri / 300% Sat-Sun-PH. Higher than MA000056 (150%). Engine must distinguish weekday vs weekend/PH.
- Coverage carve-out (D3, cl 4.3): on-site building/engineering/civil construction work is covered by MA000020, NOT this award. Engine must verify employer is in mixing/manufacturing/delivery part of the industry only.
- Shift definitions (D11, cl 21.1): afternoon = finishes after 6pm and at-or-before midnight (115%/140% casual); night = finishes subsequent to midnight and at-or-before 8am (115%/140% casual); permanent night 130%/155% casual; PH all/part on PH 250%/275% casual.
- Penalty rates not payable on OT hours (D12, cl 21.2) - non-cumulative. Resolver picks higher of OT or shift penalty.
- Overtime breaks (D13, cl 20.8): 30min paid after 2h OT then every 4h while OT continues. Weekend OT meal break (D14, cl 20.9): 30min between 12-1pm when OT continues past 12 noon.
- Cl 19.4 substituted PR794751 ppc 23Jan26 - 2 default super funds: CareSuper, AustralianSuper. Plus pre-12-Sep-2008 grandfathering + defined-benefit member exception.
- • Premixed concrete
- • Concrete mixing
- • Concrete delivery
- • Concrete batching
- • Batch plant operator
- • Concrete plant
- • Ready-mix concrete
- • Concrete dispatch
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