From 1 December 2019, the Alpine Resorts Award covers employers who run alpine resorts that have an alpine lift, such as a ski lift, whether the lift is run by the resort or not. The award only covers employees of the resort operator that are employed at or in direct connection with the resort.

Before 1 December 2019, the resort needed to run the alpine lift themselves to be covered by the Alpine Resorts Award.

The Alpine Resorts Award doesn’t cover employees who work for a resort that doesn’t have an alpine lift.

For example, it doesn’t cover a hospitality business that isn’t run by the alpine resort.

The Alpine Resorts Award includes classifications for roles such as:

• alpine lift operators
• snow sports instructors
• ski patrol employees
• hospitality employees
• guest services employees
• cleaners.

Example: restaurant in an alpine resort

Pedro works for a restaurant in an alpine resort which operates a ski lift.

The restaurant is run by the resort, so Pedro is covered by the Alpine Resorts Award.

Example: restaurant not in an alpine resort

Alice works for a restaurant in Melbourne that is owned by the same company that runs the resort where Pedro works.

Alice isn’t covered by the Alpine Resorts Award because she doesn’t work in connection with the resort.