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Heidelberg Materials Australia Pty Ltd enterprise agreement pay rates

This page lists the pay rates in the Heidelberg Materials Australia Pty Ltd enterprise agreement (AE529457). The agreement was approved by the Fair Work Commission and sets the minimum pay for the staff it covers. The rates below are the agreement minimums; overtime, penalties and allowances can lift what you actually take home.

Who this agreement covers

Heidelberg Materials Bass Point Quarry Enterprise Agreement 2025 (AE529457). Single-site NSW hard-rock (basalt) quarry enterprise agreement covering employees engaged at Bass Point Quarry south of Shellharbour / Kiama on the NSW south coast. Bass Point Quarry is a large hard-rock quarry with an attached jetty / ship-loading operation; quarry operations include drilling, blasting, crushing, screening, load-out and ship loading. Industry: Quarrying industry. Heidelberg Materials Australia is the REBRAND of Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd - same workforce, same sites; the global Heidelberg Materials group (formerly HeidelbergCement) rebranded its Australian aggregates and quarrying business from Hanson...

Rates last updated 31 May 2026.

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Agreement details

Code

AE529457

Industry

Quarrying industry

Ordinary hours

38 per week

Casual loading

25%

Union

The Australian Workers' Union NSW Branch. Per cl 3 the AWU NSW Branch is named as a party bound to the Agreement. Per FWCA decision para [3] the AWU, as a bargaining representative for the Agreement, gave notice under s.183 of the Fair Work Act 2009 that it wants to be covered by the Agreement; DP Boyce noted under s.201(2) that the Agreement covers the AWU. The Schedule 1 / signatory page shows the AWU signatory block left blank at execution (signed by Heidelberg Materials Pty Ltd 20 June 2025; AWU witness initials only on the employee-witness slot) - the AWU F18 s.183 notice covers the Agreement statutorily.

Nominal expiry

17 April 2028

Roles covered

Some of the roles this agreement may cover at the Heidelberg Materials Australia Pty Ltd. You can open any role to see its indicative rates.

Minimum pay rates

Full-time pay runs from $1,229.33 per week ($32.35 per hour) at the entry level up to $1,881.24 per week at the top, across 11 classifications. A few examples:

Classification	Weekly (full-time)	Per hour
Laboratory Technician - Level 1Laboratory Technician Level 1 per cl 11 and Schedule 1. A trainee shall remain at Level 1 until deemed competent to meet the requirements of Level 2; nominally taking at least 1...	$1,229.33	$32.35
Laboratory Technician - Level 2Laboratory Technician Level 2 per cl 11 and Schedule 1. An individual who has worked as a technician in the industry for not less than 12 months and is competent (can perform an...	$1,430.06	$37.63
Laboratory Technician - Level 3Laboratory Technician Level 3 per cl 11 and Schedule 1. An individual who has worked as a technician in the industry for generally not less than 24 months and, in addition to Le...	$1,566.85	$41.23

The rate for every classification, plus casual rates, is in the pay checker below.

What else it sets

Penalty rates for weekends, public holidays and overtime.
9 allowances (for example Confined Space Allowance (Hourly), First Aid Allowance, Meal Allowance).

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Rates are sourced from Fair Work Commission data and shown as a guide. They can change, and your circumstances may differ. Verify against your payslip and the official instrument before acting. For advice, contact the Fair Work Ombudsman on 13 13 94 or a registered employment lawyer.