TENNIS STRINGS AND SUTURES INDUSTRY (STATE) AWARD
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by Shop,
Distributive and Allied Employees' Association and Shop Assistants and
Warehouse Employees' Federation of Australia, Newcastle and Northern, New South
Wales, New South Wales, industrial organisation of employees.
(Nos. IRC 3213 and 3218 of 2003)
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Before Commissioner
Ritchie
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30 June 2003
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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), insert in lieu thereof the following:
(a) 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 (i) of
Table 1 - Wages and Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances, of Part B, Monetary
Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
Table 1 - Wages
(i)
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Item
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Brief Description
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Total
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No.
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Rate Per
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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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559.75
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Analytical and/or Chemist
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520.05
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Trainee Chemist -
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1st year of adult experience
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473.60
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2nd year of adult experience
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495.55
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3rd year of adult experience
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511.40
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B
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Manufactures 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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479.60
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Preparing and/or washing and/or processing raw material
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479.60
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Grading
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479.60
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Stripping
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479.60
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Making and/or measuring and/or looping
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479.60
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Employees engaged in spinning strings, responsible for
final products
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483.65
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Employees engaged in spinning strings, not required to use
discretion as to
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the final product
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479.60
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Employees engaged as a spinning and/or drying room
attendant
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479.60
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Housekeeper
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466.55
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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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479.60
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Taking down
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479.60
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Sanding, polishing and grinding
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479.60
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Grading
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479.60
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Machine gauging
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479.60
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Manual gauging
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479.60
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Counting
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479.60
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Tying and packing
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479.60
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Housekeeping
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466.55
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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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464.90
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Sanding, polishing and grinding
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464.90
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Coating and/or lacquering
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464.90
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Cutting down
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464.90
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Coiling
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464.90
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Grading and/or inspecting finished strings
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464.90
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Tying
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464.90
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Gauging
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464.90
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Branding and/or packaging
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464.90
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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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464.90
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Filling and/or sealing sutures
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464.90
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Inspection of packaged sutures
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464.90
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Ampoule making
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464.90
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Winding sutures
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464.90
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F
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Quality Control-
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Group Leader - Quality Control Attendant
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481.65
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Quality Control Attendant
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470.55
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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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18.70
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In charge of 1 to 6 employees
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21.90
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In charge of more than 10 employees
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26.30
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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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13.87 per shift
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13(e)(i)
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Night shift allowance
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18.68 per shift
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3
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14
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Meal Allowance
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9.10
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4
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15
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Dusty, dirty work, etc.
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0.43
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5
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16
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First-aid allowance
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2.41
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3. This
variation shall take effect from the first full pay period commencing on or
after 10 July 2003, and remain in force for a period of 12 months.
D. W. RITCHIE, Commissioner.
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Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.