Host Employers

Take the hard work our of recruitment, onboarding and contract-administration. Access highly skilled, motivated staff who exceed industry standards.

Hand-picked staff

Master Plumbers operates a Registered Group Training Organisation (GTO) dedicated to recruit and train Plumbing, Roof Plumbing and Refrigeration Apprentices (PAQ). All staff are hand-picked, trained and managed by Master Plumbers and are hired to you for the duration needed.
 

Duration of hire and rates

Businesses can hire apprentices at any year level for the minimum duration of one week, and return them with a week’s notice. This gives you the ultimate control in staffing flexibility.

Our rates include all on-costs so you only pay when they are working and productive on the job, having all entitlements, trade school fees, workers compensation premiums and costs rolled into a single simple hourly rate you can easily on-charge to your client.

PAQ Apprentices

Charge Out Rates - Apprentice Hire Rates – Plumbing & Roof Plumbing (Junior – Award)

Adult rates are available upon request.

  • Normal Time rates are charged to the Host only when the apprentice is available to work on the job
    The above rate is not charged when the apprentice is at Trade School, for public holidays, RDO’s, personal leave, annual leave, sick leave or whilst on work cover. 
  • Normal Time rates are all inclusive for ordinary hours and cover employment related costs such as superannuation, leave loading, protective clothing and work cover premiums
  • Minimum daily charge for an ordinary hour’s workday is eight hours, 40 hour week to allow host employers flexibility of using Apprentice RDO’s (taken by agreement)
  • Inclement Weather is charged at Normal Time rates to a maximum of 5 days per month

All allowances payable to the apprentice in accordance with the Award are charged to the Host at the cost plus 13%. This includes:

  • Site, Height, Meal and other allowances
  • Travel during the day and beyond the 50km radius (radius based on their centre of employment – based either in Murarrie or Beenleigh).

Charge Out Rates - Apprentice Hire Rates – Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning (Junior – Award)

Adult rates are available upon request.

  • Normal Time rates are charged to the Host only when the apprentice is available to work on the job
    The above rate is not charged when the apprentice is at Trade School, for public holidays, RDO’s, personal leave, annual leave, sick leave or whilst on work cover. 
  • Normal Time rates are all inclusive for ordinary hours and cover employment related costs such as superannuation, leave loading, protective clothing and work cover premiums
  • Minimum daily charge for an ordinary hour’s workday is eight hours, 40 hour week to allow host employers flexibility of using Apprentice RDO’s (taken by agreement)
  • Inclement Weather is charged at Normal Time rates to a maximum of 5 days per month

All allowances payable to the apprentice in accordance with the Award are charged to the Host at the cost plus 13%. This includes:

  • Site, Height, Meal and other allowances
  • Travel during the day and beyond the 50km radius (radius based on their centre of employment – based either in Murarrie or Beenleigh).

Charge Out Rates – Construction Sector - EBA Host Employers

 

Junior and Adult EBA rates for Plumbing, Roof Plumbing and Mechanical Services are available upon request

  • Normal Time rates are charged to the Host only when the apprentice is available to work on the job.
    The above rate is not charged when the apprentice is at Trade School, for public holidays, RDO’s, personal leave, annual leave, sick leave or whilst on work cover. 
  • Normal Time rates are all inclusive for ordinary hours and cover employment related costs such as superannuation, leave loading, protective clothing, BERT, BEWT and work cover premiums.
  • Minimum daily charge for an ordinary hour’s workday is eight hours. Apprentices are on an 40/36 RDO Calendar.
  • Inclement Weather is charged at Normal Time rates in accordance with the EBA.

All allowances payable to the apprentice in accordance with the EBA are charged to the Host at the cost plus 13%.

  • Site, Height, Meal and other allowances
  • Travel during the day and beyond the 75km radius (radius based on the Apprentice’s centre of employment – Murarrie  or Beenleigh).

How to become a Host Employer

Click on the link below to complete our application to become a PAV Host Employer and send us through certificates of currency for your Public Liability and Workers Compensation Insurance.

Enquiries about the Plumbing Apprentices Program can be directed to Dale Scott