Real Estate Award [MA000106]

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Who the Real Estate Award covers

The Real Estate Award covers employers in the real estate industry and their employees who fit within the classifications of the award.

The real estate industry means providing services associated with the sale, acquisition, leasing and/or management of leasehold or real property and/or businesses, including:

  • residential, commercial, retail, industrial and recreational properties or businesses
  • hotels
  • retirement properties or businesses.

These services include:

  • real estate agencies
  • business and hotel broking
  • strata and community title management
  • stock and station agencies
  • buyers' agencies
  • real estate valuation.

Examples of employees covered by the Real Estate Award include:

  • property sales associates, representatives and supervisors
  • property management associates, representatives and supervisors
  • strata / community title management associates, representatives and supervisors
  • licensees-in-charge and agency managers.

The Real Estate Award also covers labour hire businesses and their employees who are placed with an organisation in the real estate industry.

Check the award for full information on who is covered and the classification descriptions.

Source reference: Real Estate Award [MA000106] clauses 2, 4 and schedule A

Who the Real Estate Award doesn't cover

Employers and employees who perform the following roles are not covered by the Real Estate Award:

  • property valuations
  • selling contracts to build new homes (if the contract doesn’t involve real property transactions)
  • display home hosts
  • real estate photographer
  • handyperson
  • cleaner
  • mortgage broker employed by real estate business
  • clerical duties (except where performed as part of a role that is covered by the award).

The Real Estate Award doesn’t cover employers and employees when they are covered by the Clerks Award.

Check the award for full information on coverage and classifications.

Source reference: Real Estate Award [MA000106] clauses 2, 4 and schedule A

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