About BSCAA
The Building Service Contractors Association of Australia (NSW Division)
3/139 Alexander Street, Crows Nest 2065, PO Box 554 Crows Nest 1585
Phone
Cleaning - 02 9437 4411
Security - 02 9439 0142
Fax: 02 9906 8146
Email - bscaansw@bscaa.asn.au
Membership enquires should include your postal or email details. Application forms for the Cleaning and the Security Division can be downloaded from this page.
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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 is an Approved Security Industry Association, with approximately 500 members.
NSW Executive Committee mnmbers:
President: Terry Corby (Solutions Property Services)
Vice President Jamie Halfhide (Halfhide Services Pty Ltd)
Immediate Past President: Adam Atkin (OCS Services Pty Ltd)
Committee members:
Anthony Clinch (Spotless Services)
Tony Di Bello (B.I.C. Services)
Julian Claxton (Security Division Chairman)
Aurora Fonte (Assetlink Services)
John Gough (The Pickwick Group)
Ravindra Naidoo (Quad Services)
Martin Stack (Springmount Services)
George Tsivis (Broadlex Services)
Raelene Verran (Glad Group)
Peter Warren (Guardian Services)
Members of the Security sub-committee:
Chairman: Julian Claxton (Jayde Consulting)
Committee: David Khandan (M.A.S. Venue Services P/L)
Mick Matic (Security Manpower Services P/L)
Yuval Yarri (Lighthouse Protection Group P/L)
Executive Director: Barbara Connolly
Executive Assistant Kelly Rudder
In March 2006 incorporated companies came under federal jurisdiction and pay scales are 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 are preserved until 31 December 2010. In this 12 month period Fair Work Australia will review NSW State Awards and set transitional
arrangements for employees to assist their move to modern awards.
Both Cleaning & Security members should note the annual wage review increases are expected to be in vicinity of 5% and will take effect from 1 July 2010. Unincorporated companies will also experience a transitional increase
at this time.
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 right hand side of this page or advise your employees that they can be easily accessed from this site.
All new employees must be provided with a copy of the Fair Work Information
Statement.
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 download section to the right
of this page.
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 has been
provided on the download section of this page, or 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 Rates for the Cleaning Industry
Two tables are shown in the "Downloads" section attached to this page, 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.
INSURANCE DEALS FOR BSCAA MEMBERS & EMPLOYEES
CRM Brokers are offering special rates for Home & contents and Car insurance
for BSCAA members and their employees - for details check the download section on the right of this page.
