Funeral Industries (State) Award
2005
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by The
Funeral and Allied Industries Union of New South Wales Branch,
Industrial Organisation of Employees.
(No. IRC 2766 of 2006)
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Before The Honourable
Justice Schmidt
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1 August 2006
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VARIATION
1. Delete
subclause (i), of clause 5, Wages, of Part I Funeral Directors of the award
published 22 July 2005 (352 1.G. 657), and insert in lieu thereof the following:
(i) The rates of
pay shall be the minimum to be paid to weekly employees in the classifications
as set out in Table 1 of Part B of this award:
The rates of pay in this award include the adjustments
payable under the State Wage Case 2005.
These adjustments may be offset against:
(a) any equivalent
overaward payments, and/or
(b) award wage
increases since 29 May 1991 other than safety net, State Wage Case, and minimum
rates adjustments.
2. Delete
subclause (vi), of clause 10, Wages, of Part II Casket and/or Manufacturing,
and insert in lieu thereof the following:
(vi) The rates of
pay in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case
2005. These adjustments may be offset against:
(a) any equivalent
overaward payments, and/or
(b) award wage
increases since 29 May 1991 other than safety net, State Wage Case, and minimum
rates adjustments.
3. Delete Part
B, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
PART B
MONETARY RATES
Table 1 - Wages
PART 1 - FUNERAL
DIRECTORS
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Classification
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Base Rate
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Proposed New
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Hourly Rate
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Base Rate
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$
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$
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$
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Resident Manager
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628.85
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645.85
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16.99
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Embalmer
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618.95
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635.95
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16.73
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Resident Arranging Officer
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606.15
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623.15
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16.39
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Relieving Manager
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606.15
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623.15
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16.39
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Non Resident & Duty Officer
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606.15
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623.15
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16.39
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Arranging Officer
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603.55
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620.55
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16.33
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Conductor
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606.15
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623.15
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16.39
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Shop Person
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594.25
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611.25
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16.08
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Trainee Embalmer 1st
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594.25
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611.25
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16.08
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Trainee Embalmer 2nd
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602.65
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619.65
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16.30
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Trainee Embalmer 3rd
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610.95
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627.95
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16.52
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Qualified Embalmer
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618.95
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635.95
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16.73
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PART II - CASKET
MANUFACTURING
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Classification
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Base Rate
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Proposed New
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Hourly Rate
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Base Rate
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$
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$
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$
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Labourer
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508.85
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525.85
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13.83
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Process Worker
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557.75
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574.75
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15.12
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Grade 1
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582.45
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599.45
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15.77
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Grade 2
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594.25
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611.25
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16.08
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Junior Employees
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Percentage of Grade
II
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17 Years and under
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40%
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18 Years of age
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48%
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19 Years of age
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60%
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20 Years of age
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72%
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Table 2 - Other
Rates and Allowances
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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
(iv)
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Living-away Allowance - Relieving Manager
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73.45 per week
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2
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5
(v)(a)
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Cleaning (outside normal hours) - Resident Manager
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11.78per hour
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3
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6
(vi)
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Stand by Monday to Friday
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10.54 per day
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6
(vi)
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Stand by Saturday/Sunday
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20.32 per day
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6
(vi)
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Ready for after hours work
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37.98 per day
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13
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8(vi)(a)
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Exhumation -14 days or less
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56.98
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14
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8(vi)(b)
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Exhumation - (embalmed) 14 days to 7 years
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68.28
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15
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8(vi)(c)
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Exhumation - (not embalmed) 14 days to 7 years
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113.74
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16
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8(vi)(d)
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Exhumation - in excess of 7 years
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56.98
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20
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13
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Tool Allowance
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4.41 per week
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21
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15(v)
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Meal at other than usual place (without notification)
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9.94
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22
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15(viii)
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Meal Allowance
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9.94
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23
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15(ix)
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Meal Allowance - Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays
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9.94
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24
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21(i)
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Long Service Bonus - 5 and under 10 years
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6.93 per week
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25
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21(i)
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Long Service Bonus - 10 and under 15 years
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13.28 per week
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26
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21(i)
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Long Service Bonus -15 and under 20 years
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17.86 per week
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27
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21
(i)
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Long Service Bonus - 20 years and over
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28.73 per week
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28
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26(ix)
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Clothing Allowance - casuals
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2.12 per half day
or
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part thereof
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3. This
variation shall take effect from the beginning of the first pay period to
commence on or after 1 August 2006.
M.
SCHMIDT
J
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