TEXTILE INDUSTRY (STATE) AWARD
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by Transport
Workers' Union of Australia, New South Wales Branch, industrial organisation of
employees.
(No. IRC 2824 of 2003)
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Before Commissioner
Murphy
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29 July 2003
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VARIATION
1. Delete
paragraph 5.3.3 of subclause 5.3 of clause 5, Rates of Pay, of the award
published 19 October 2001 (328 I.G. 841), and insert in lieu thereof the
following:
5.3.3 Whenever the
State Wage Case decision provides that award wages be increased by the
application of a "plateau" formula, the "plateau" level for
the purposes of this award shall be determined by reference to the base rates.
The increase shall then be calculated in accordance
with subparagraphs 5.3.1 and 5.3.2 hereof.
The rates of pay in this award include the adjustments
payable under the State Wage Case May 2003, as set out in the said Table 1,
Rates of Pay in Part B - Monetary Rates. This adjustment may be offset against:
(A) any equivalent
overaward payments, and/or
(B) award wage
increases since 29 May 1991 other than safety net adjustments and minimum rates
adjustments.
2. Delete Part
B, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
PART B
MONETARY RATES
Table 1 - Rates of Pay
The following rates of pay are payable on or from the first
pay period on or after 23 July 2003:
Adult Rates of Pay - Clause 5
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Classification Skill Level
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Minimum Weekly Award Wage Rate*
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($)
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Trainee
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448.40
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1
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465.10
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2
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487.60
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3
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508.50
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4
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542.20
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5#
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583.90
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* The weekly
award wage rate for ordinary hours combines the base rate, supplementary
payment and arbitrated safety net adjustments and State Wage Case decision
awarded since the NWC October 1993 Review of Wage Fixing Principles.
# Wage Band
Junior Rates of Pay
- Clause 9
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Years of Age
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% of Skill Level 2
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Minimum Weekly
Award
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Skill Level 2
($470.60)
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Wage Rate
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$
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16
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50
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243.80
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16.5
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55
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268.20
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17
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59
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287.70
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17.5
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64
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312.05
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18
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69
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336.45
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18.5
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75
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365.70
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19
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80
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390.10
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19.5
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85
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414.45
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20
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Adult Rate
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Apprentice Rates of Pay
- Clause 6
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4-year term
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Percentage of Skill
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Minimum Weekly
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Level 4
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Award Rate
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($542.20)
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($)
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1st year
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52
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281.95
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2nd year
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62
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336.15
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3rd year
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82
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444.60
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4th year
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92
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498.80
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Adult Apprentice Rates of Pay - Clause 7A
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4-year term
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Percentage of Skill
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Minimum Weekly
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Level 4
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Award Rate
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($542.20)
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($)
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1st year
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82
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444.60
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2nd year
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87
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471.70
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3rd year
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92
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498.80
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4th year
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100
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542.20
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Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances
The following rates of
pay shall be payable on or from the first pay period on or after 23 July 2003:
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Item
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Clause
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Brief Description
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Amount
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No.
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No.
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$
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1
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5.7
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Leading Hand Allowance -
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In charge of up to 10 employees
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19.40 per week
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In charge of 11 to 20 employees
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28.30 per week
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In charge of 21 or more employees
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34.30 per week
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High Rise Stacker Operator
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14.10 per week
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2
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10.1
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Blender/Blending machine attendant
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14.80 per week
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3
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10.2
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Hand Stripping of cards
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0.87 per
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39.19
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complete set
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4
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10.3
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Called upon to work in dust chamber in a Cotton Mill
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7.40 extra for
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that week
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5
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10.4
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Engaged in Dye House/Bleach House
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6.20 per week
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6
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10.4
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Employees also engaged in loading/unloading of Kiers
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Further additional
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or entering vaporloc machines
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3.20 per week
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7
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10.5
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First - aid Attendant
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8
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10.6
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Instructors
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13.80 per week
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9
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10.7
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Engaged on shoddy-shaking machines (dirt money)
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11.00 per week
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10
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10.8
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Polisher machine operators engaged in cleaning of
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size troughs - Sewing Threads Section
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7.40 per week
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11
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10.9
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In the event where proper facilities are not provided
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for the protection of employees engaged in loading/
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unloading soda ash from delivery vehicles by hand
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1.01 per hour
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12
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10.10
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Sorting unwashed rags
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2.20 per week
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13
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10.11
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Willey hands in waste room
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7.40 per week
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10.12
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Clean Wool Scouring Pits in an offensive condition
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Double ordinary rates
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14
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10.13
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Picking over bales of wool, waste or rags in an offensive
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Condition
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0.89 per bale
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15
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10.14
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Operating flax scutchers, tow on breaker and finisher
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6.10 per week
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16
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13.7
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Payment by Results Systems -
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1st week
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4.60 per week
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2nd week
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4.10 per week
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3rd week
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3.60 per week
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continue instructing a learner thereafter
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3.60 per week
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17
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18.2
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Meal Allowance
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6.50
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For each subsequent meal
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4.75
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18
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20.8
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Change of shift without 2 working days' notice
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15.20 extra as
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compensation
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3. This
variation shall take effect from the first pay period to commence on or after
23 July 2003.
J. P. MURPHY, Commissioner.
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Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.