Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Feb 23, 2010 5:06 pm I am just asking this for my parents, as they are doing a reno and the builders has asked them to pay $1900 for QLeave, now my hubby is in the construction industry and I know what it's for but I'm not sure why my parents would have to pay this, I couldn't see anything in my contract with our builder for this so I wasn't sure. Has anyone else been required to pay this by their builder?? I know it's for workers long service, but shouldn't that be between the builder and his workers, like super ect. It's just that they are paying alot of the reno cash up front and I think he is trying to use this fact to pay some of his own costs maybe???? ____________________________ Bec ____________________________ Building our Balinese Resort Inspired Dream Home Blog ~ http://hagarshouse.blogspot.com/ Re: QLD Builders, QLeave??? 2Feb 23, 2010 8:00 pm If the reno are over a certain cost, QLeave has to be paid as a certain percentage of the renovation. I hated having to pay it, we paid it direct to avoid the admin fee for the builder to pay it. Cheers Lou http://take2-customdesigndownslope.blogspot.com 07-10-09 omg they have cut the block 14-05-10 we finally have the keys Re: QLD Builders, QLeave??? 3Feb 23, 2010 8:26 pm So you paid it Lou for a brand new build , hmm I wonder why my builder hasn't mantioned anything about it. I wonder what other states have? I personally don't see why clients should have to pay a builders workers long service leave. The other thing that I thought was wierd was technically my parents are the 'payers' and on the form that the builder filled out it has his details as the 'payer', if they are required to pay it than shouldn't their details be down as the 'payer'??? ____________________________ Bec ____________________________ Building our Balinese Resort Inspired Dream Home Blog ~ http://hagarshouse.blogspot.com/ Re: QLD Builders, QLeave??? 4Feb 23, 2010 8:38 pm Most builder have QLeave built into the contract price, so most people don't know about it, it is just another government charge. Our builder gave us the option of paying for somethings ourselves which save us money on his admin charges. I will look up the paper work and get back to you on how we filled it out, as it was done back in July. Off memory there is info about it on the qld gov web site. Cheers Lou http://take2-customdesigndownslope.blogspot.com 07-10-09 omg they have cut the block 14-05-10 we finally have the keys Re: QLD Builders, QLeave??? 5Feb 23, 2010 11:13 pm Qleave is a fee payable on all construction work and the current rate is 0.525% of any construction works over $80,000. This might explain it a little better: http://www.qleave.qld.gov.au/webdb/wsmanager.nsf/(web)/F210F5B2A74748704A25768C00240119 Re: QLD Builders, QLeave??? 6Feb 23, 2010 11:36 pm poppamatic Qleave is a fee payable on all construction work and the current rate is 0.525% of any construction works over $80,000. This might explain it a little better: http://www.qleave.qld.gov.au/webdb/wsmanager.nsf/(web)/F210F5B2A74748704A25768C00240119 Thanks for that link, so yeah will let my mum know that it is a legit cost. Hmm I wonder if other states have something similar?? I still disagree with the the way this is administered, I just think it's an employer cost just like super & tax, I don't see that home builders should be responsible for it, not that how I feel will make any difference I guess. ____________________________ Bec ____________________________ Building our Balinese Resort Inspired Dream Home Blog ~ http://hagarshouse.blogspot.com/ Re: QLD Builders, QLeave??? 7Feb 24, 2010 9:04 am BecH poppamatic Qleave is a fee payable on all construction work and the current rate is 0.525% of any construction works over $80,000. This might explain it a little better: http://www.qleave.qld.gov.au/webdb/wsmanager.nsf/(web)/F210F5B2A74748704A25768C00240119 Thanks for that link, so yeah will let my mum know that it is a legit cost. Hmm I wonder if other states have something similar?? I still disagree with the the way this is administered, I just think it's an employer cost just like super & tax, I don't see that home builders should be responsible for it, not that how I feel will make any difference I guess. I agree with you BecH, no other industry charges this fee, I choose to work casual no one put in money for long service leave for me, how about other self employed workers no one puts in for their long service.....that my grip anyway.. Cheers Lou http://take2-customdesigndownslope.blogspot.com 07-10-09 omg they have cut the block 14-05-10 we finally have the keys Re: QLD Builders, QLeave??? 8Feb 24, 2010 1:34 pm take2 BecH poppamatic Qleave is a fee payable on all construction work and the current rate is 0.525% of any construction works over $80,000. This might explain it a little better: http://www.qleave.qld.gov.au/webdb/wsmanager.nsf/(web)/F210F5B2A74748704A25768C00240119 Thanks for that link, so yeah will let my mum know that it is a legit cost. Hmm I wonder if other states have something similar?? I still disagree with the the way this is administered, I just think it's an employer cost just like super & tax, I don't see that home builders should be responsible for it, not that how I feel will make any difference I guess. I agree with you BecH, no other industry charges this fee, I choose to work casual no one put in money for long service leave for me, how about other self employed workers no one puts in for their long service.....that my grip anyway.. Cheers Lou I hear you Lou, we're self employed no ones paying it for us either... ____________________________ Bec ____________________________ Building our Balinese Resort Inspired Dream Home Blog ~ http://hagarshouse.blogspot.com/ Re: QLD Builders, QLeave??? 10Feb 24, 2010 1:50 pm swarvy Qleave is a great thing for an industry that doesnt pay long service leave otherwise. Oh I'm not saying that it shouldn't exist, I'm saying I don't agree with how it's administered. I think it's an employer cost for THEIR workers just like super, tax & workers comp, I disagree that it should be a home builders responsibility to pay a builders workers long service leave IYKWIM. ____________________________ Bec ____________________________ Building our Balinese Resort Inspired Dream Home Blog ~ http://hagarshouse.blogspot.com/ Re: QLD Builders, QLeave??? 11Feb 24, 2010 2:28 pm I know what you are saying, but I guess the government feels it should be paid and this is one way to ensure that. Its more transparent this way. Otherwise builders across the board would add it into the contract price anyway, you just wouldnt know how much. Re: QLD Builders, QLeave??? 12Feb 24, 2010 2:49 pm what your saying though bech is the same thing, It is a builders cost that the homeowner or consumer bears as its factored into the cost of works/product/service. I think you're confused here bech, or I am confused lol, you shouldn't recieve a bill for qleave, it is a builders cost, the builder pays it from the funds he recieves carrying out the work on your home. Best i can word it to not be confusing. Re: QLD Builders, QLeave??? 13Feb 24, 2010 3:51 pm swarvy what your saying though bech is the same thing, It is a builders cost that the homeowner or consumer bears as its factored into the cost of works/product/service. I think you're confused here bech, or I am confused lol, you shouldn't recieve a bill for qleave, it is a builders cost, the builder pays it from the funds he recieves carrying out the work on your home. Best i can word it to not be confusing. No I'm not confused. I guess that's why when I looked through my builders contract there was no mention of it as he builds it into his labour cost with his wages ect for his workers, but in my parents case my mum got copies and reciepts for all the up front stuff BSA Insurance, Sewage Connection, Engineering Costs & Soil Test all the normal things that you would expect to have, then he give her the QLEAVE from with his details down as the payer and tells her she needs to go to Aust Post and pay this $1900 odd dollars, which is why I questioned it?? Obviously from your responses this is not the NORMAL way it is done, and they way he has gone about it was unconventional I guess. I do realise that regardless of if it was done this way or if he just tacked on $1900 onto the reno price it would be paid regardless, but I didn't realise initally that the amount was a % of the project costs until poppamatic posted the link, and I guess it is this that I object to when I say that I don't agree with how it's administered. I mean it's for LSL, only the duration of the build should determine costs, the current way 2 chippys that work the same amount of time but on different costing projects don't end up with the same LSL entitlements, and that costs is beared by the home builder and I personally disagree with how it is achieved. As I said I don't expect how I feel to matter, just trying to clarify what I meant which I hope I have done or have I just made it more confusing ____________________________ Bec ____________________________ Building our Balinese Resort Inspired Dream Home Blog ~ http://hagarshouse.blogspot.com/ Re: QLD Builders, QLeave??? 14Feb 24, 2010 8:49 pm You could have not said it any better BecH. Cheers Lou http://take2-customdesigndownslope.blogspot.com 07-10-09 omg they have cut the block 14-05-10 we finally have the keys Re: QLD Builders, QLeave??? 17Mar 03, 2010 2:22 pm Estimator If you hate the QLeave levy, then maybe I shouldn't mention the brick training levy built into the price of bricks and blocks?? Do they work it out a set price per block or do they just charge more for people who build more expensive houses?? 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