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Gardening and Landscaping Services Award 2020 (MA000101)

The article provides guidelines about when to use the different work types and tags that we include as part of the pre-built Gardening and Landscaping Services Award 2020 [MA000019] package. For further information about the Gardening and Landscaping Services Award 2020, refer to Gardening and Landscaping Services Award.

Key updates

  Select the current financial year tab to see award updates for the 2024/25 financial year, while all previous updates before this time you can find in the historical financial years tab.

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July 2024

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We have updated the award to reflect the Fair Work Commission's National Minimum Wage increase detailed in the Annual Wage Review 2023-24 decision and also includes updates to expense-related allowances. You can find more information on the Determinations here and here.

These changes come into effect from the first full pay period on or after the 1st July 2024. Please install these updates after you have finalised your last pay run before the first full pay period beginning on or after the 1st July 2024.

We have also updated the "Community Service Leave Taken" pay category, where it does not accrue super. 

All rulesets have been updated to include a rule for Paid Family Domestic Violence Leave.

Installing the pre-built award package

To read details on how to install this pre-built award template, please review the detailed help article here.  While we make every effort to provide a high-quality service, we do not accept responsibility for, guarantee, or warrant the accuracy, completeness, or up-to-date nature of the service.

Before relying on the information, users should carefully evaluate its accuracy, currency, completeness, and relevance for your purposes. You should obtain any appropriate professional advice relevant to their particular circumstances.

Coverage

The industry award covers employers throughout Australia in the gardening and landscaping services industry. It includes tasks as an example

  • Lawn mowing
  • Design, preparation, and installation of pavements, landscape features, and/or associated lawns and gardens in parklands, public domain, and recreation areas
  • Maintenance or horticultural establishment work following practical completion of work
  • Laying-out, construction, cultivation, or keeping in order gardens concerning private houses
  • Landscape and environmental rehabilitation and restoration works on private or public lands, or
  • Preparation and maintenance of gardens and grounds, including related turf and renovation works in sports fields.

See Section four of the Award for more information and exclusions.

Work types

The following is a list of work types employees can select on their timesheet.

A - F
Annual leave taken. Choose this work type when annual leave is taken.
Call back. Choose this work type where you've gone home for the day and had to be called back to work.
Compassionate leave taken. Choose this work type when compassionate leave is taken.
G - L
Hours worked. Use this work type to represent ordinary hours, unless another work type is more specific.
Hours worked under water restrictions. Use this work type where any local or state legislation prescribes rationing or reducing the usage of water.
Kilometres travelled. >Enter the number of units travelled for business purposes. One unit is equivalent to 1 kilometre.
Leave without pay. Choose this work type when a permanent employee takes leave without pay.
Long service leave. Choose this work type when long service leave is taken.
M - R
Meal allowance. Use this work type when a meal allowance is to be paid.
Paid community service leave taken. Choose this work type when community service leave is taken.
Personal/carer's leave taken. Choose this work type when personal/carers leave was taken.
Public holiday not worked. Use this work type if you are a permanent employee who had a day off work on a public holiday.
RDO taken. Choose this work type when an accumulated RDO day is taken.
S - Z
Time in lieu leave taken. Choose this work type when an accumulated time in lieu is taken.
Time in lieu of overtime. Choose this work type if the employee elects to accrue time in lieu rather than be paid for any overtime.
Travel time using own vehicle. Use this work type to reflect time spent travelling in excess of your normal travel requirements.

Tags

The following tags are available for employees under the Professional Employees Award 2010.

A - F
Drives special vehicle or plant. Choose this tag when the employee is required to drive a work vehicle (which requires a licence for a truck or tractor) or operate a plant in the course of their work (but not when the employee merely assists a fitter or engineer to do such).
First aider. Choose this tag if the employee holds and appropriate first aid qualification and is required to perform first aid duties.
G - L
In charge of 1-2 employees. Choose this tag if the employee is in charge of 1-2 employees.
In charge of 3-6 employees. Choose this tag if the employee is in charge of 3-6 employees.
In charge of 7-9 employees. Choose this tag if the employee is in charge of 7-9 employees.
In charge of 10 or more employees. Choose this tag if the employee is in charge of ten or more employees.
M - R
Provides own tools. Choose this tag if the employee is a tradesperson and is required to provide their own tools as part of their job.
RDO. Choose this tag if the employee should accumulate a daily RDO accrual, based on one day off every four weeks.
S - Z
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Time in lieu of overtime. Choose this work type if the employee elects to accrue time in lieu rather than be paid for any overtime.
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