The Crown Employees (Office of Finance and Services
- Waste Assets Management Corporation) Operation Award 2014
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by Office of Finance and Services.
(No. IRC 818 of 2014)
Before Commissioner Newall
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2 December 2014
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VARIATION
1. Delete the
title "THE CROWN EMPLOYEES (DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND SERVICES - WASTE
ASSETS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION) OPERATION AWARD 2014", of the award published
9 May 2014 (Vol. 376 I.G. 244), and insert in lieu of thereof the following:
THE CROWN EMPLOYEES (OFFICE OF FINANCE AND
SERVICES - WASTE ASSETS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION) OPERATION AWARD 2014.
2. Delete clause
1, Title, and insert in lieu of thereof the following:
1. Title
This award shall be known as the Crown Employees (Office of
Finance and Services - Waste Assets Management Corporation) Operations Award
2014.
3. In clause 2,
Definitions, delete the paragraph ""Employer" means the
Department of Finance and Services, Waste Assets Management Corporation",
and insert in lieu of thereof the following:
"Employer" means the Office of Finance and
Services, Waste Assets Management Corporation.
4. In clause 3,
Parties to the Award, delete the words ‘Department of Finance and Services’ and
insert in lieu of thereof the following:
Office of Finance and Services
5. In clause 30,
Workplace Health, Safety and Environment Commitment, delete the word
"Department" and insert in lieu of thereof the word "Agency".
6. Delete
subclause 33.1 of clause 33, Grievance and Dispute Handling Procedures, and
insert in lieu of thereof the following:
33.1 All grievances
and disputes relating to the provisions of this award shall initially be dealt with
as close to the source as possible, with graduated steps for further attempts
at resolution at higher levels of authority within the Agency, if required.
7. Delete
subclause 33.10 of the said clause 33, and insert in lieu of thereof the
following:
33.10 The staff member,
Union, Agency and IR Branch, NSWIR shall agree to be bound by any order or
determination by the New South Wales Industrial Relations Commission in
relation to the dispute.
8. Delete
subclause 35.1 of clause 35, Area, Incidence and Duration, and insert in lieu
of thereof the following:
35.1 This award
applies to all staff of the Office of Finance and Services attached to the
Waste Assets Management Corporation in the classifications listed in Table 1
and Table 2 of Part B, Monetary Rates.
9. Delete Part B,
Money Rates and insert in lieu of thereof the following:
PART B
MONETARY RATES
Table 1 - Rates of Pay - Landfills
Employees in the classifications set out below shall be paid
in accordance with the wages table below.
Classification - Grade
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Weekly rate
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Includes those employees engaged in the operations
associated with transfer
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First Full pay
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stations.
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period on or
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after14
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September 2014
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Depot Hand - 1
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Litter control, cleaning, pump operation, Litter control,
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$969.66
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cleaning, pump operation, customer service, traffic
control,
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operator in training, leachate, stormwater wheel wash
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resource recovery. and general
duties
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Operator - 2
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All previous + competent packer & fixed plant
operation
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$972.48
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Operator - 3
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All previous + ticketed and assessed to operate: loader /
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$985.23
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backhoe or excavator less than or equal to a
manufacturer's
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classification of 10 tonnes or a trainee docker or forklift or
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skid steer or telescopic loader < a manufacturer's
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classification of 3.5 tonnes or tractor/slasher and
associated
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attachments.
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Operator - 4
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All previous + excavator greater than a manufacturer's
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$999.51
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classification of 10 tonnes and less than or equal to a
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manufacturer's classification of 20 tonnes
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Operator - 5
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All previous + Shredder Operator
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$1,019.49
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Operator - 6
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Ticketed and assessed for dozers up to Caterpillar 09 or
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$1,207.70
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equivalent capacity, graders, dump trucks, compactors,
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rollers, scrapers, excavator greater than a manufacturer's
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classification of 20 tonnes
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Operator -7
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All the above + operate dozers equal to or larger than a
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$1,217.17
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Caterpillar 010 or equivalent capacity.
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Weighbridge
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Weighbridge
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Trainee weighbridge, checklist requirements
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$932.36
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Trainee - 1
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Weighbridge - 3
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Weighbridge Operator, including data entry
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$985.24
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Weighbridge - 5
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Weighbridge operator- additional duties including all of:
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$1,019.49
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ordering, run sheet/data input, site fuel control,
training (not
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including induction training) compliance and data entry,
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contacting replacement employees.
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Allowances - supervisory allowances subject to operational
and commercial requirements
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Leading Hand
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Paid when having direct responsibility for over 3 and up
to 8
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$33.30 pw
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other employees. In order to
receive this allowance, any
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employee required to perform the duties of Leading Hand
will
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be required to be the first point of contact for issues
that arise
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during the working day. The
Leading Hand will determine
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appropriate action or seek advice from a Supervisor or
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Manager if unclear as to an appropriate action to take.
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Assistant
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Paid when having direct responsibility for over 8
employees.
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$66.61 pw
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Supervisor
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In order to receive this allowance, any employee required
to
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perform the role of
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Assistant Supervisor will have most (if not all) of the
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competencies to perform the roles under their supervision
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and has the relevant licences required to perform this
role;
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or has demonstrated ability to attain these competencies
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within a defined time.
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The duties of an Assistant Supervisor include:
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• Provide a
first point of contact for issues that arise;
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• Assist with
the delegation of work;
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• Assist
with reporting, incident investigations;
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• Assist
with ensuring adherence to WAMC's customer
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service standards;
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• Support
the application of safety standards in the
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work area
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Site Supervisor
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Paid at the highest applicable rate for the group of
employees
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$166.52 pw
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that is being supervised and
weekly allowance.
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To receive this allowance, any employee required to
perform
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the duties of Supervisor has all the competencies to
perform
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the roles under their supervision and has the relevant
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licences required to perform this
role.
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The duties of a Supervisor include but are not limited to:
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• Delegate
work on a day-to-day basis;
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• Carry out
tasks such as reporting, incident
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investigations;
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• Oversee
adherence to WAMC's customer service
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standards;
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• Ensure safety
standards are applied in the work area;
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• General
administrative functions
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*These rates are all-inclusive of all rates and
allowances specified in the Waste Management Award 2010.
*AII employees are required to perform the duties
applicable to their level of work, as well as work of lower classifications
from time to time.
Payments:
Over the term of this Award WAMC will pay the
applicable Weekly Base Rate from the first full pay period commencing on or
after the dates in this schedule based upon employees commitment to implement
productivity and operational improvements from the first full pay period
commencing on or after the dates in this table.
Productivity and Operational Improvements:
Employees and Management will work together to achieve
the following specific targets, without increasing resources;
1. An improvement
in Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) to <10;
2. Improved
Resource Recovery;
3. Achieve the
targeted compaction rate for the site;
4. Achieve
targeted turnaround times of <20 minutes at landfill operations.
Operational Improvements which shall include but are
not limited to:-
5. Employees will
work with management to implement health and safety programs to avoid lost
time. These initiatives will include but are not limited to:
a. Verbally
report all Injuries on the day of occurrence to the immediate Supervisor /
Manager prior to the employee ceasing duty,
b. Verbally
reporting all incidents on the day of occurrence to the immediate Supervisor
/Manager prior to the employee ceasing duty,
c. participating
in OH&S consultative committees,
d. advising
treating doctors of WAMC's return to work programs,
e. working
with management to prepare return to work programs in the event of a lost time
incident;
f. being
available to meet with the supervisor/Manager for injury / incident discussion
prior to ceasing duty (except where urgent medical attention is required).
6. Employees will
support WAMC's Integrated Management System.
7. Work with
management to achieve compaction targets for each landfill. Where applicable
utilize new technology to monitor compaction and modify work practices for
operating machinery to achieve targeted compaction rates.
Table 2 - Rates of Pay WAMC Engineering Trades
WAMC Classification Level
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Weekly Rate
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Leading Hand Mechanic
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$1,378.62
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Mechanic
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$1,378.62
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Trades Assistant
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$985.43
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These rates are all inclusive and cover all allowances and special
rates covered in previous agreements and awards, unless otherwise specified in
this Award.
Table 3 Allowances
Allowances
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Weekly amount
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Mechanic Supervisor
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Responsible for supervising a designated work group,
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$109.34 per week
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allocating and controlling work and completing
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necessary administrative tasks.
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Tool Maintenance
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Supply and maintain a personal toolkit to the level
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$21.87 per week
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agreed with the supervisor
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Meal Allowance
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This allowance is paid when a meal allowance is required
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$14.54 per meal
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in accordance with this Award
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period
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First Aid Allowance
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This allowance is paid to nominated employees who are
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$17.94 per week
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trained and qualified to render
first aid.
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Explanatory Notes in relation to Tables 1 - 3:
• All rates
in Tables 1 and 2 incorporate the Disability Allowance and Additional Sick
Leave Allowances.
10. This variation
shall take effect from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or
after 14 September 2014.
P. J. NEWALL,
Commissioner
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Printed by the authority of the Industrial Registrar.