This publication is a summary of the Building Trades and Labourers (General) Award. The Award can be viewed on the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission’s website.
On 26 April 2025, casual pay rates for this award will increase because the award casual loading will increase to 25%. Visit Increase to casual pay rates for many WA awards for details.
A version of the WA award summary with the upcoming casual pay rates is available below to assist employers and employees prepare for this change. The pay rates in this version will not take effect until 26 April 2025.
On 11 December 2024, the scope of the Building Trades Award was updated and renamed to the Building Trades and Labourers (General) Award. See Changes to the Building trades awards for details.
This WA award summary applies to businesses in the state industrial relations system.
Page 2 of the WA award summary lists the businesses and occupations covered by this WA award.
There are several WA awards covering a worker in the building industry. The award that applies will depend on the business, the type of work and where it is performed. Refer to WA awards for common jobs to find the award that covers the employee.
WA award summaries for the past 6 years are provided as a resource for employers and employees. The previous versions contain out-of-date rates of pay.
