Based on what you've told us, it looks like you're covered by the Vehicle Manufacturing, Repair, Services and Retail Award 2010 [MA000089].
An employee may have to do work that requires special clothing or work that damages their clothing or footwear.
Special clothing includes:
- uniforms (eg. shirts with the company logo on them)
- items worn for workplace health and safety reasons (eg. protective aprons and protective footwear).
If an employee has to wear special or protective clothing, the employer has to:
- provide the clothing or footwear or
- reimburse the employee for the cost of the clothing or footwear.
The employer also has to:
- cover the cost of replacing the special or protective clothing if it is damaged
- pay an employee each week to cover washing costs, where the employee has to wash any special clothing.
For allowance amounts, go to Penalty rates and allowances.
Vehicle and travel entitlements
Vehicle costs
When an employee is asked to use their own vehicle for work purposes they get a vehicle allowance. For allowance amounts, go to Penalty rates and allowances.
Travel costs and travel time
When an employee has to work away from their normal workplace they have to be paid:
- ordinary time rates for all travel time that is more than the time they normally spend travelling between their home and usual place of work (unless it’s a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday which are paid at time and a half)
- ordinary time rates for time spent travelling during business time
- excess fares for public transport, if:
- the employee is using their own means of transport with the approval of the employer
- there is no arrangement for a regular allowance for this transport
- a vehicle allowance, when an employee is asked to use their own vehicle for work purposes.
Time spent travelling is capped at:
- 12 hours in 24 hours or
- 8 hours in 24 hours when a sleeping berth is provided for night travel.
For allowance amounts, go to Penalty rates and allowances.
This payment doesn't apply to people principally employed to perform vehicle sales related duties.
When an employee is transferred from one locality to another, they have to be paid:
- travelling time between the two localities
- expenses, if the move is expected to be permanent and the employee has to move house.
These payments stop:
- after 3 months or
- when the employee has found permanent or other accommodation at the new location.
When an employee has to work and sleep away from home they have to be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses incurred for accommodation and meals. Expenses include a meal amount and reasonable allowance for board and lodging.
This reimbursement isn't paid where the arrangements have been made to charge the expenses to the employer.
For allowance amounts, go to Penalty rates and allowances.
To find out more about who this award applies to, go to the Vehicle Award summary.
Source reference: Vehicle Manufacturing, Repair, Services and Retail Award 2010 [MA000089] clauses 19.6, 19.8, 23.1, 23.3, 23.4, 23.5, 23.6, 23.7, 23.8, 44.6 44.8 and 56 