Textile Industry (State) Award
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by Transport
Workers' Union of New South Wales, Industrial Organisation of Employees.
(No. IRC 2675 of 2006)
Before The Honourable
Justice Backman
|
1 August 2006
|
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 The rates of pay in this award include the adjustments
payable under the State Wage Case 2006.
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 Part B
- Monetary Rates and insert in lieu thereof the following:
PART B
MONETARY RATES
Table 1 - Rates of
Pay
Adult Rates of Pay - Clause 5
Classification
|
Minimum Weekly
Award
|
Skill Level
|
Wage Rate
|
|
$
|
Trainee
|
504.40
|
1
|
521.10
|
2
|
543.60
|
3
|
564.50
|
4
|
598.20
|
5#
|
639.90
|
* The weekly award wage rate for ordinary hours combines the
base rate, supplementary payment and arbitrated safety net adjustments and State
Wage Case decisions awarded since the NWC October 1993 Review of Wage fixing
Principles.
# Wage Band
Junior Rates of Pay - Clause 9
Years of Age
|
Percentage of Skill
Level 2
|
Minimum Weekly
Award
|
|
Skill Level 2 =
$543.60
|
Rate
|
|
|
$
|
16
|
50%
|
271.80
|
16.5
|
55%
|
299.00
|
17
|
59%
|
320.70
|
17.5
|
64%
|
347.90
|
18
|
69%
|
375.10
|
18.5
|
75%
|
407.70
|
19
|
80%
|
434.90
|
19.5
|
85%
|
462.05
|
20
|
Adult Rate
|
|
Apprentice Rates of Pay - Clause 6
4-year term
|
Percentage of
|
Minimum Weekly
|
|
Skill level 4
|
Award Rate
|
|
Skill Level 4 =
$598.20
|
$
|
|
%
|
|
1st year
|
52
|
311.05
|
2nd year
|
62
|
370.90
|
3rd year
|
82
|
490.50
|
4th year
|
92
|
550.35
|
Adult Apprentice Rates of Pay - Clause 7
4-year term
|
Percentage of
|
Minimum Weekly
|
|
Skill level 4
|
Award Rate
|
|
Skill Level 4 =
$598.20
|
$
|
|
%
|
|
1st year
|
82
|
490.50
|
2nd year
|
87
|
520.45
|
3rd year
|
92
|
550.35
|
4th year
|
100
|
598.20
|
Table 2 - Other
Rates and Allowances
The allowances in this table shall be payable on or from the
first pay period on or after 1 August 2006.
Item
|
Clause
|
Brief Description
|
Amount
|
No.
|
No.
|
|
$
|
1
|
5.7
|
Leading Hand allowance -
|
|
|
|
In charge of up to 10 employees
|
21.50 per week
|
|
|
In charge of 11 to 20 employees
|
31.40 per week
|
|
|
In charge of 21 or more employees
|
38.05per week
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
High rise Stacker Operator
|
15.60 per week
|
2
|
10.1
|
Blender/Blending machine attendant
|
16.45 per week
|
3
|
10.2
|
Hand Stripping of cards
|
0.95 per complete
|
|
39.19
|
|
set
|
4
|
10.3
|
Called upon to work in dust chamber
|
8.20 extra for
|
|
|
in a cotton Mill
|
that week
|
5
|
10.4
|
Engaged in Dye House/Bleach House
|
6.85 per week
|
6
|
10.4
|
Employees also engaged in loading/unloading of Kiers or
|
Further additional
|
|
|
entering vaporloc machines
|
3.55 per week
|
7
|
10.5
|
First-aid Attendant
|
9.90 per week
|
8
|
10.6
|
Instructors
|
15.30 per week
|
9
|
10.7
|
Engaged on Shoddy-shaking machines (dirt money)
|
12.15 per week
|
10
|
10.8
|
Polisher machine operators engaged in cleaning of size
|
|
|
|
troughs - Sewing Threads Section
|
8.20 per week
|
11
|
10.9
|
In the event where proper facilities are not provided for the
|
|
|
|
protection of employees engaged in loading/unloading soda
|
|
|
|
ash from delivery vehicles by hand
|
1.15 per hour
|
12
|
10.10
|
Sorting unwashed rags
|
2.50 per week
|
13
|
10.11
|
Willey hands in waste room
|
8.20 per week
|
|
10.12
|
Clean Wool Scouring Pits in an offensive condition
|
Double ordinary
|
|
|
|
rates
|
14
|
10.13
|
Picking over bales of wool, waste or rags in an offensive
|
|
|
|
condition
|
1.00 per bale
|
15
|
10.14
|
Operating flax scutchers, tow on breaker and finisher
|
6.75 per week
|
16
|
13.7
|
Payment of Results systems -
|
|
|
|
Employee who also instructs learners
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1st week
|
5.10 per week
|
|
|
2nd week
|
4.45 per week
|
|
|
3rd week
|
3.95 per week
|
|
|
continue instructing a learner thereafter
|
3.95 per week
|
17
|
18.2
|
Meal Allowance
|
7.15
|
|
|
For each subsequent meal
|
5.20
|
18
|
20.8
|
Change of shift without 2 working days’ notice
|
16.85 extra as
|
|
|
|
compensation
|
3. This
variation shall take effect from the first pay period on or after 1 August 2006.
A.F.
BACKMAN
J
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the authority of the Industrial Registrar.