What Is BERT?

Chairperson -Trevor Hall

The Building Employees Redundancy Trust was established in 1989 to provide redundancy benefits and training grants for employees in the Queensland building and construction industry. 

In 1996 a new trust, the B.E.R.T Fund was established to cater for the new benefits introduced by B.E.R.T including the Welfare Fund. All assets of the Building Employees Redundancy Trust were transferred to the B.E.R.T Fund on the 23^rd of May 1996.

The B.E.R.T Fund has the full support of the major employer associations and employee unions operating in the Queensland building and construction industry. 

The benefits paid from the Fund help provide members and their families with financial assistance in the event of ceasing employment because of redundancy or relief form financial burdens in the event of a member's death or disability.

The benefits result from the accumulation of contributions paid by the employers. The interest earned from the investments of the B.E.R.T Fund is used to provide training grants for employees, pay the premiums associated with the Welfare Fund and to meet the costs of management and administration of the Fund. The responsibility of managing the Fund's investments rests with the Trustee of the B.E.R.T Fund B.E.R.T Pty Limited, ABN 82 010 917 281