16.       ALLOWANCES

16.1     Racecourse attendance allowance

In addition to the transport allowance in 16.2 hereof, every employee who is required to attend a race meeting shall be paid award rates for work performed at such meeting and in addition shall be paid a special racecourse attendance allowance for such attendance calculated as follows:

16.1.1 Where the racecourse is situated within 75 kilometres from the employee's place of employment - $21.99.

16.1.2 Where the racecourse is more than 75 kilometres from the employee's place of employment - $21.99 plus $5.35 for each 50 kilometres or part thereof which the racecourse is situated from the place of employment.

16.2     Transport allowance

An employee who is required to attend a race meeting and perform work covered by the award shall, if the horse is floated, be reimbursed an amount equal to the cost of fares reasonably spent by the employee in travelling from the employee’s usual place of work to the race meeting. Provided that the employer is not required to reimburse the employee where the employee is supplied with transport between such race meeting and the usual place of employment.

 16.3     Meal allowances

 16.3.1 In addition to entitlements under 16.1 hereof, an employee shall be paid $8.45 for the cost of each meal provided that where the employer supplies the meal no such meal payment shall be made.

 16.3.2 An employee required to work overtime for more than one and a half hours without being notified on the previous day or earlier that the employee will be so required to work shall be paid an allowance of $10.72 for each meal. If an employee pursuant to notice has provided a meal and is not required to work overtime or is required to work less than the amount advised, the employee shall be paid as above prescribed for the meal the employee has provided but which is surplus.

16.4     Travel allowance

Where in the course of the employment an employee is required to live and sleep at some place other than the employee’s normal place of residence or where an employee is required by the employer to travel, the employee shall be paid his reasonable out-of-pocket expenses before leaving the employer's premises.

16.5     Protective clothing and footwear

16.5.1 Where it is necessary that an employee wear gum boots, waterproof coats, waterproof half-coats and waterproof trousers, the employer must reimburse the employee for the costs of purchasing such clothing. The provisions of this clause do not apply where the protective clothing is supplied by the employer.

16.5.2 Where protective clothing is supplied without cost to the employee, it will remain the property of the employer. In the event of an employee leaving or being employed where such clothing is not required, the protective clothing shall be returned to the employer in good condition, fair wear and tear excepted.

16.6     Dust coats

Where employees are required by any race club or employer to wear dust-coats at a race meeting the employer must reimburse the employee for the demonstrated costs of laundering them. This provision does not apply where the employer ensures the employee in question is issued with suitable freshly laundered dust-coats at each such meeting.

16.7     Boots, Cap and Vest Allowance

Every employee shall be paid an allowance by way of subsidy of $5.46 per week in lieu of riding boots, skullcaps and safety vest and each employee shall provide a suitable skullcap, safety vest and riding boots as required.

16.8     Make-up pay and workers compensation

16.8.1 An employer shall pay a weekly engaged employee accident pay where the employee received an injury for which weekly payments of compensation are payable by or on behalf of the employer pursuant to the provisions of a Workers' Compensation Act.

16.8.2 Accident pay means a weekly payment of an amount being the difference between the weekly amount of compensation paid to the employee pursuant to the Workers' Compensation Act of the State in which the employee is employed and the employee's appropriate rate of pay as provided by the award.

16.8.3 Notwithstanding the provisions of 16.8.2 hereof, accident pay shall not apply:

16.8.3(a)         for the first five ordinary working days lost because of incapacity and

16.8.3(b)         for any period where the incapacity is for a period of less than five working days.

During these periods the provisions of the appropriate Workers' Compensation Act shall apply.

16.8.4 An employer shall pay, or cause to be paid, accident pay during the incapacity of the employee within the meaning of the said Workers' Compensation Act until such incapacity ceases, with a maximum payment for a period of 26 weeks in respect of any one injury.

16.8.5 The termination of the employee's employment for any reason during the period of any incapacity shall in no way affect the liability of the employer to pay accident pay as provided in this clause.

16.8.6 In the event that the employee receives a lump sum in redemption of weekly payments under the said act, the liability of the employer to pay accident pay as herein provided shall cease from the date of such redemption.