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“MCA Excellence in Brick and Blocklaying Awards and Dinner Invitation on Friday 1 November 2019”

Click here to download the Dinner Invitation

**Closing Date for Dinner Tickets: Friday 11 October 2019**

“Excellence in Brick and Block Awards 2019 Entry Form” – Click to download PDF or Word.

**Closing Date – Monday 19 August 2019**

Members please be advised the MCA Monthly General Meetings are no longer being held at MBA NSW. They have been replaced with MCA General Breakfast Meetings to be held at Novotel Olympic Park – Homebush on a quarterly basis.

The next MCA General Breakfast Meeting is to be held on Wednesday 28 August 2019 at 7:15am – 9:30am Click here to download the Registration Form

Please don’t forget to review “Artibus Brick & Block” – Review

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Minimum wage increase – make sure you are paying the right rate

New minimum wage increases apply from the first full pay period after 1 July 2019.

Who do the new rates apply to?

Employees who get their pay rates from:

the national minimum wage
a modern award, or
an enterprise agreement (if the base rate is below the modern award rate).

We are here to help

For help understanding your wages obligations in the building and construction industry, visit wages and entitlements page or call on 1800 003 338.

You can also find out more about the new rates through the Pay and Conditions Tool on the Fair Work Ombudsman website.

Australian Apprenticeships

Federal Budget 2019 – AA website fact sheet

What is the Additional Identified Skills Shortage Payment? Find out here…

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