PASTRY COOKS, &c. (STATE) AWARD
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by the
National Union of Workers, New South Wales Branch, industrial organisation of
employees.
(No. IRC 5133 of 2003)
Before The
Honourable Justice Staunton
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24 September 2003
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VARIATION
1. Delete
subclause (b) of clause 7, Wages, of the award published 8 March 2002 (331 I.G.
1307), and insert in lieu thereof the following:
(b) The rates of pay
in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case 2003.
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
subclause (i), Adults, of clause 1, Minimum Award Wage Rate, of Appendix 1 -
Industry (Not Elsewhere Specified), of Part 2 - Special Enterprise and Industry
Provisions, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
(i) Adults - Any
employee 21 years of age or over shall be paid not less than the rates of pay
set out opposite the classification which the employee is allocated by the
employer under the heading, Minimum Award Wage Rate.
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Former Award Wage
Rate
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Minimum Award Wage
Rate
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Classification
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(Per Week)
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(Per Week)
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6 October 2002
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6 October 2003
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$
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$
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Foreperson/Supervisor
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517.10
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534.10
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Baking Tradesperson
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493.50
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510.50
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Pastry Group 1, 2 and 3 where only
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one employed
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493.50
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510.50
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Pastry Cook Group 1, 2 and 3 -
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employed ornamenting
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491.50
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508.50
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Pastry Cook - Group 1
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489.10
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506.10
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Pastry Cook - Group 2
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462.90
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479.90
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Pastry Cook - Group 3
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442.00
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459.00
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Head Packer - Group 1
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501.30
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518.30
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Head Packer - Group 2
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451.20
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468.20
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Stackerperson (Licensed)
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469.90
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486.90
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Motor Van Driver
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453.50
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470.50
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Packer Group 1
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448.80
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465.80
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Packer Group 2
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431.40
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448.40
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Assistant Group 1
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450.80
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467.80
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Assistant Group 2
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445.00
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462.00
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Assistant Group 3
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440.40
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457.40
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Assistant Group 4
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431.40
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448.40
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3. Delete subclause
(iii) Apprentices, of the said clause 1, and insert in lieu thereof the
following:
(iii) Apprentices -
The minimum rate of pay for apprentices shall be ascertained by applying the rate
of pay set out opposite the year of an apprentice's indenture.
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Former Award Wage
Rate
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Minimum Award Wage
Rate
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Classification
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(Per Week)
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(Per Week)
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6 October 2002
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6 October 2003
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$
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$
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1st Year
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245.70
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253.55
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2nd Year
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279.60
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288.55
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3rd Year
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317.65
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327.80
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4th Year
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390.35
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402.85
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Adult Apprentices:
The minimum rate of pay for adult apprentices (21 years of age and
over), shall remain at the second year rate for the first 2 years of the indenture.
4. Delete
subclauses (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi) and (xiii) of clause 2,
Allowances, of the said Appendix 1, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
(vi) Leading Hands
- An employee appointed by the employer as a leading hand shall receive the
following weekly allowance in addition to the appropriate rate of pay for the
employee's classification:
In charge of -
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Per week
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$
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(a) 10 employees
or less
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17.15
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(b) 11 to 20
employees
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28.85
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(c) 20 employees or
more
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36.95
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(vii) Freezer - An
employee who during the course of employment is mainly required to work in
freezers shall be paid:
(a) between 0
degrees Celsius and minus 18 degrees Celsius (inclusive) - $1.80 per day extra;
(b) below minus 18 degrees
Celsius - $3.00 per day extra.
In addition, an employee required to work in
temperatures below 7.2 degrees Celsius shall be provided with suitable
headgear, gloves and protective clothing.
(viii) First-aid - An
employee appointed by the employer as a first-aid attendant and who is
qualified shall be paid $10.79 per week extra.
(ix) Meal - An
employee required to work overtime for more than 2 hours after finishing time
on any day shall be paid $9.35 for meal money, unless 24 hours’ notice has been
given.
(x) Laundry -
Uniforms, where required by the employer, shall be supplied by the
employer. Where the employee is
required to wear and launder a uniform, the employee shall receive $7.11 per
week extra.
(xi) Collecting Monies
- An employee employed as a motor van driver when collecting cash for the
employer shall be paid $2.80 per week extra.
In addition, the employer shall provide a suitable cash bag.
(xiii) Apprentices -
An apprentice who obtains and hands to the employer a certificate or statement
of having passed the yearly technical college examination shall be paid $5.05
per week for the ensuing 12 months.
Every apprentice who successfully completes the 2½-year trade course
shall be paid $14.15 per week.
5. This
variation shall take effect from the first pay period commencing on or after 6
October 2003.
P. J. STAUNTON J.
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Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.