Election of BSCAA NSW Office bearers - Vacant Positions

Special Election of President and Vice President/Secretary 2011

Election Notice - Fair Work (Registered Organisation) Act 2009

Nominations are called for:

New South Wales Division

• President

• Vice President/Secretary

Written nominations which comply with the Rules of the Organisation must reach me (Hugh Williams) not later than 12:00 noon on Friday, 6 January 2012.

For nominations please see the following link:

BSCAA_Election_Nomination_Form_2011.pdf

How to Lodge Nominations:

• By Post: Po Box 496 Haymarket NSW 1239
• By Fax: 02 9375 6336
• By Hand: Australian Electoral Commission, Level 4 Roden Cutler House
  24-28 Campbell Street, Haymarket NSW 2000

 The Ballot, if required, will open on Monday, 16 January 2012 and close at 12:00 noon on Monday, 30 January 2012.

Changed Address? Advise the BSCAA now.

Note: A copy of the AEC's election report can be obtained from the organisation or from me after the completion of the election.

Hugh Williams

Returning Officer

 Nominations open on 12 December, 2011 and close on 6 January, 2012.

2011 AustralianSuper

BSCAA NSW Excellence Awards

Thursday 20 October 2011, Curzon Hall

In labour intensive industries such as ours this event recognises the value of your staff.

This year we were pleased to open up nominations to all NSW & ACT contractors in the cleaning and security industries and the event was a huge success.

Read about the success of the day and the winners on our  Events page.

About BSCAA NSW

NSW has 2 Divisions - Cleaning & Security.

Some 35,000 cleaners are employed in NSW and the Association's 100 member companies represent over 80% of the NSW market.

BSCAA NSW Cleaning Division

As a member of the BSCAA NSW Cleaning Division you will receive a range of benefits including information, advice and assistance from our all our staff.  The information we provide covers a range of industrial relations issues as well as other information you may need which is directly related to the cleaning industry.

Some of the member benefits include:

• Industrial Awards advice to understand the correct application and complexities of its provisions;
• Interpretation of Fair Work Ombudsman’s Cleaning Services Award 2010 transitional arrangements and amendents to the Award;
• Documentation and advice on statutory provisions of employment included in the State Award and the National Employment Standards, such as entitlements to various leave provisions, hours of work, unfair dismissal, equal employment opportunity, Worker’s Compensation, Superannuation, termination and reduncancy, etc.
• Interpretation of the differences in types of employment, including permanent, casual, permanent part-time, shift;
• Payroll advice and wage rates interpretation, including when allowances for broken shifts, meal and travel, etc. are applicable;
• Information and registration requirements for the new Portable Long Service Leave scheme;
• Cleaning industry quoting and costing guide, including the contract process and tendering and how to calculate the labour costs;
• OH&S tools, including your legal responsibilities and Duty of Care, Fitness for Work Policy and updates on new OH&S legislation and what they mean to your business.
• Access to the Members Only section of our website.

BSCAA NSW also has an Approved Security Industry Division of the Association, with approximately 360 security members which enjoy the same member benefits and service as our cleaning members.

Background to the Cleaning & Security Modern Awards

In March 2006 incorporated companies came under federal jurisdiction and pay scales are now determined by the Australian Fair Pay Commission. The annual wage review occurs in May/June each year and increases are effective from 1 July.

From January 2010 when the NSW State Government referred its industrial relations powers to the Commonwealth, unincorporated companies also came under federal jurisdiction, however a 12 month transitional period was granted and State awards were preserved until 31 December 2010. In the ensuing 12 month period Fair Work Australia reviewed NSW State Awards and set transitional arrangements for employees to assist their move to modern awards which became effective on 1 July 2011.

All employers are required to make available to their employees a copy of the relevant award and a copy of the National Employment Standards. These documents can be downloaded from the links below:

Cleaning_Services_Award_including_variations_to_21_December_2010.pdf

Security Services Industry Award 2010.pdf

National Employment Standards.pdf

All new employees must be provided with a copy of the Fair Work Information Statement, which can be downloaded from the following link..Fair Work Information Statement.pdf

Other useful documents such as the Fair Work Principles User Guide, Small Business Employer Fair Dismissal Code and the Clerks -Private Sector Award are all available for members easy access on the links below:

Fair Work Principles User Guide.pdf

Small Business Fair Dismissal Code.pdf

Clerks - Private Sector Award 2010.pdf.

The Essential Handbook

The Australian Government has produced a booklet entitled:

Independent Contractors: the essential handbook

This is an excellent publication which details everything an independent contractor needs to know to set up his own business. A copy can be obtained from www.business.gov.au.

Further information or a hard copy can be obtained by phoning the Independent Contractors HOTLINE 1300 667 850.

Contract Hourly Rated for the Cleaning Industry

Two tables are shown in the Members Only section of this website, one based on the current hourly rate for incorporated companies, the other for unincorpoated companies.

The tables show the breakdown of a contract price based on an hourly rate.

All labour related costs except public liability are statutory and legislated costs. However, public liability is essential and has been costed at 5% of wages plus superannuation. This rate will be substantially higher for retail contracts.

Depending on the type of employees, the table shows that anything less than the stated dollar figure does not allow all statutory costs to be met by the contractor, for example an incorporated company with part-time employees paying payroll tax:

Total labour related cost of $25.79 represents 83% of the contract price before GST.

Any such contract awarded for $26.00/hour or less means one or more statutory labour costs cannot be paid in full, thus the contractor would be in breach of various legislations.