Employers

Employers are required to pay contribution in accordance with the Trust Deeds covering BERT and BEWT. All eligible workers, whether full-time, part-time or casual are entitled to receive contributions.

Contributions must be maintained for all workers once commenced, whether they are on EBA sites, other commercial sites or domestic sites, including when a worker is on approved leave. Contributions must be mainted while an employees is in your employment.

Employers are required to contribute to BEWT in accordance with the Trust Deed and industrial agreements covering the Queensland building and construction industry. Contributions to BEWT are calculated as 1/11th of the employers monthly contribution to BERT including any monies paid into BUSS(Q) as a BERT redirection.

Contribution rates as at 1st January 2012:

BERT - Building & Plumbing workers

  • $79.00 per employee, per week - adult worker
  • $31.60 per employee, per week - 1st year apprentice
  • $43.45 per employee, per week - 2nd year apprentice
  • $59.25 per employee, per week - 3rd year apprentice
  • $71.10 per employee, per week - 4th year apprentice

BEWT - Building & Plumbing workers

  • $10.20 per employee, per week - adult worker
  • $  4.60 per employee, per week - 1st year apprentice
  • $  5.60 per employee, per week - 2nd year apprentice
  • $  7.65 per employee, per week - 3rd year apprentice
  • $  9.20 per employee, per week - 4th year apprentice

Contribution rates as at 1st January 2011: 

BERT - Building workers

  • $75.00 per employee, per week - adult worker
  • $30.00 per employee, per week - 1st year apprentice
  • $41.25 per employee, per week - 2nd year apprentice
  • $56.25 per employee, per week - 3rd year apprentice
  • $67.50 per employee, per week - 4th year apprentice

BERT - Plumbing workers

  • $70.00 per employee, per week - adult worker
  • $28.00 per employee, per week - 1st year apprentice
  • $38.50 per employee, per week - 2nd year apprentice
  • $52.50 per employee, per week - 3rd year apprentice
  • $63.00 per employee, per week - 4th year apprentice

BEWT - Building & Plumbing workers

  • One eleventh (1/11th) of the total monthly BERT contribution, including any monies being paid to BUSS(Q) as a redirection 
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