The following tables compare industry compliance rates for businesses employing apprentices that have been audited by the FWO as part of both the National Apprenticeship Campaign 2015 and the National Building and Construction Campaign 2014/2015.
Overall industry compliance rates including Building and Construction
Compliance rates, common contraventions and money recovered by specific industry
| Industry |
Compliant |
Non-Compliant |
Most common errors |
Amount recovered |
| Retail Services |
75 (60%) |
49 (40%) |
Pay slips (39%)
Base rates (33%) |
$7480 for 14 apprentices |
| Manufacturing |
115 (59%) |
79 (41%) |
Base rates (42%)
Pay slips (27%) |
$77 545 for 73 apprentices |
| Electrical Services |
79 (50%) |
79 (50%) |
Base rates (40%)
Pay slips (25%) |
$90 818 for 90 apprentices |
| Automotive |
64 (45%) |
77 (55%) |
Base rates (42%)
Pay slips (35%) |
$40 721 for 41 apprentices |
| Hair & Beauty |
30 (45%) |
37 (55%) |
Pay slips (31%)
Penalty rates (27%) |
$23 551 for 27 apprentices |
| Other* |
30 (45%) |
37 (55%) |
Pay slips (31%)
Penalty rates (27%) |
$109 319 for 27 apprentices |
| Building and Construction |
122 (65%) |
65 (35%) |
Base rates (63%)
Pay slips (17%) |
$69 785 for 194 apprentices |
*This category relates to apprentices working in an industry that did not fall within the scope of the 5 specified National Apprenticeship Campaign industries. An example of apprentices that fall within the ‘other’ category is an apprentice motor mechanic who works for a business in the transport industry.