This article provides guidelines about when to use the different work types and tags that are included as part of the pre-built Security Services Industry Award 2020 [MA000016] package. For further information about this industry award, refer to Security Services Industry 2020.
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Coverage
This industry award covers employers throughout Australia in the security services industry and their employees in the classifications listed in Schedule A—Classification Definitions to the exclusion of any other modern award. For further details and any exclusions, please see clause 4 of the award.
Work Types
Work types are a description of the kind of shift you are working, and are selected when you record a timesheet. The following is a list of work types employees can select on their timesheet, and the meaning of each item.
Annual Leave Taken
Choose this work type when annual leave was taken.
Call Back – Admin
Choose this work type when an employee is required to return to work for administrative purposes.
Call Back – Other
Choose this work type when an employee is required to return to work for any other purpose.
Compassionate Leave Taken
Choose this work type when compassionate leave was taken.
Family and Domestic Violence Leave Taken
Choose this work type when family and domestic violence leave was taken.
Firearm Allowance
Choose this work type when an employee is required to carry a firearm on their shift.
Leave Without Pay Taken
Choose this work type when unpaid leave was taken.
Long Service Leave Taken
Choose this work type when long service leave was taken.
Meal Allowance
Choose this work type when an employee is required to work more than 1 hour after completion of their ordinary shift without being notified on the previous day. One unit per meal.
Paid Community Service Leave Taken
Choose this work type when community service leave was taken.
Personal/Carer's Leave Taken
Choose this work type when personal or carer's leave was taken and the business accrues the leave in hours.
Public Holiday not Worked
Choose this work type when employee is not required to work on a gazetted public holiday but otherwise would have worked on this day.
Time in Lieu Taken
Choose this work type when time in lieu was taken.
Time in lieu of overtime
Choose this work type when the employee elects to accrue time in lieu rather than an overtime payment.
Unpaid Pandemic Leave Taken
Choose this work type when unpaid pandemic leave was taken.
Vehicle Allowance – Motor Vehicle
Choose this work type where an employer requests an employee to use their own motor vehicle to perform work duties. The kilometres travelled should be entered into the ‘units’ field i.e. 1 (one) unit is equivalent to 1 (one) kilometre.
Vehicle Allowance – Motorcycle
Choose this work type where an employer requests an employee to use their own motorcycle to perform work duties. The kilometres travelled should be entered into the ‘units’ field i.e. 1 (one) unit is equivalent to 1 (one) kilometre.
Shift Conditions
Shift Conditions are further detail you can add to a shift where perhaps more than one condition applies to your shift. Shift conditions are selected when you edit a timesheet record, or when clocking on using the ClockMeIn Time and Attendance or WorkZone apps. The following is a list of Shift Conditions employees can select on their timesheet, and the meaning of each item.
Agreed 12 hours of Ordinary Work
Select this shift condition if by agreement between employee and employer an employee can work 12 ordinary hours in a shift.
Aviation Allowance
Select this shift condition if an employee is performing airport security work at a security regulated airport.
Broken Shift
Select this shift condition if employee is required to work a shift in two separate periods of duty for a broken shift allowance to be paid.
First Aid Allowance
Select this shift condition if the employee is the holder of a current recognised first aid qualification and is appointed by the employer to perform first aid duty.
Relieving Officer Allowance
Select this shift condition if an employee is appointed as a relieving officer for a shift.
Supervision Allowance - supervision of 1-5 employees
Select this shift condition when an employee is required to supervise between 1 and 5 employees.
Supervision Allowance - supervision of 6-10 employees
Select this shift condition when an employee is required to supervise between 6 and 10 employees.
Supervision Allowance - supervision of 11-20 employees
Select this shift condition when an employee is required to supervise between 11 and 20 employees.
Supervision Allowance - supervision of over 20 employees
Select this shift condition when an employee is required to supervise between 1 and 5 employees.
Tags
Employee Tags are specific conditions typically related to the employee’s agreement. These are often conditions negotiated and agreed between the employer and the employee, or unique characteristics of the employee’s role. Payment of these provisions is usually of a recurring and ongoing nature.
Agreed 12 hours of Ordinary Work
Assign this tag if by agreement between employee and employer an employee can work 12 ordinary hours in a shift.
Aviation Allowance
Assign this tag if an employee is performing airport security work at a security regulated airport.
Firearm Allowance
Assign this tag if an employee is required to carry a firearm.
First Aid Allowance
Assign this tag if the employee has an appropriate first aid qualification and will be the designated ongoing first aid officer during every shift they are rostered to work.
Permanent Night Work
Assign this tag for employee’s rostered on permanent night work.
Relieving Officer Allowance
Assign this tag if an employee is appointed relieving officer.
Supervision Allowance - supervision of 1-5 employees
Assign this tag when an employee is required to supervise between 1 and 5 employees.
Supervision Allowance - supervision of 6-10 employees
Assign this tag when an employee is required to supervise between 6 and 10 employees.
Supervision Allowance - supervision of 11-20 employees
Assign this tag when an employee is required to supervise between 11 and 20 employees.
Supervision Allowance - supervision of over 20 employees
Assign this tag when an employee is required to supervise between 1 and 5 employees.
Time off in Lieu of Overtime
Assign this tag when employee elects to receive time off instead of payment for overtime.