Tennis
Strings and Sutures Industry (State) Award
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by Shop,
Distributive and Allied Employees' Association, New South Wales,
Industrial Organisation of Employees and another.
(No. IRC 1135 and 1145 of
2007)
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Before Commissioner
Cambridge
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19 July 2007
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VARIATION
1. Delete
subclause (a) of clause 8, Arbitrated Safety Net Adjustment, of the award
published 3 August 2001 (326 I.G. 684), and insert in lieu thereof the following:
(a) The rates of
pay in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case
2007. These adjustments may be offset
against.
(i) any
equivalent overaward payments, and/or
(ii) award wage
increases since 29 May 1991 other than safety net, State Wage Case, and minimum
rates adjustments.
2. Delete (i) of
Table 1 - Wages, of Part B, Monetary Rates and insert in lieu thereof the
following:
(i)
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Item No.
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Brief
Description
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Total Rate Per Week
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$
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A
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Chemist -
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Research Chemist
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635.75
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Analytical and/or Chemist
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596.05
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Trainee Chemist -
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1st year of adult experience
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549.60
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2nd year of adult experience
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571.55
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3rd year of adult experience
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587.40
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B
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Manufacturers of all Catgut
Products -
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Employees engaged in the
following -
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Splitting and/or harvesting
raw material
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555.60
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Preparing and/or washing
and/or processing raw material
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555.60
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Grading
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555.60
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Stripping
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555.60
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Making and/or measuring and/or
looping
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555.60
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Employees engaged in spinning
strings, responsible for final products
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559.65
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Employees engaged in spinning
strings, not required to use discretion
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as to the final product
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555.60
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Employees engaged as a
spinning and/or drying room attendant
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555.60
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Housekeeper
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541.55
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C
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Surgical Catgut Finishing
Operations -
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Employees engaged in the
following -
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Cutting down
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555.60
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Taking down
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555.60
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Sanding, polishing and
grinding
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555.60
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Grading
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555.60
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Machine gauging
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555.60
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Manual Gauging
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555.60
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Counting
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555.60
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Tying and packing
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555.60
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Housekeeping
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541.55
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D
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Tennis and Other Non-surgical
Catgut Finishing Operations -
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Employees engaged in the
following -
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Taking down
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540.90
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Sanding, polishing or grinding
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540.90
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Coating and/or lacquering
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540.90
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Cutting down
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540.90
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Coiling
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540.90
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Grading and/or inspecting
finished strings
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540.90
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Tying
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540.90
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Gauging
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540.90
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Branding and/or packaging
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540.90
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E
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Suture Preparation -
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Employees engaged in the
following -
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Drying and/or sterilising
sutures
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540.90
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Filing and/or sealing sutures
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540.90
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Inspection of packaged sutures
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540.90
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Ampoule making
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540.90
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Winding sutures
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540.90
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F
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Quality Control -
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Group Leader -Quality Control
Attendant
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557.65
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Quality Control Attendant
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546.55
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3. Delete item
1, 2, 4, and 5 of Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances and insert in lieu
thereof the following:
Table 2 - Other
Rates and Allowances
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Item
No.
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Clause
No.
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Brief Description
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Amount
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$
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1
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6(d)
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In charge of 1 to 5 employees
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21.60
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In charge of 6 to 10 employees
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25.30
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In charge of more than 10 employees
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30.30
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2
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13(e)(i)
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Morning or afternoon shift allowance
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16.00 per shift
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13(e)(ii)
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Night shift allowance
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21.54 per shift
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4
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16
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Dusty, Dirty Work, etc
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0.50
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5
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17
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First-aid allowance
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2.78
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4. This
variation shall take effect from the first full pay period commencing on or
after 24 July 2007.
I.
W. CAMBRIDGE, Commissioner
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