POTATO CRISP MAKERS (STATE) AWARD

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Application by The Australian Workers' Union, New South Wales, industrial organisation of employees.

 

(No. IRC 3844 of 2002)

 

 

VARIATION

 

1.          Delete subclause (v) of clause 5, Rates of Pay, of the award published 10 August 2001 (326 I.G. 1011), as varied, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(v)        The rates of pay in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case of May 2002.  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 Part B, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

PART B

 

MONETARY RATES

 

Table 1 - Rates of Pay

 

(i)         Adult Employees -

 

Classification	SWC 2001	SWC 2002	SWC 2002
	Amount	Adjustment	Amount
	$	$	$
Cook Grade 1, Extrusion Machine Operator Grade 1, Corn
Chip Cook, Corn Preparation Operator (Arnotts)	536.40	18.00	554.40
Packing Machine Operator, Fork Lift Truck Driver (Arnotts)	534.00	18.00	552.00
Waste Water Treatment and Plant Operator (Arnotts)	540.90	18.00	558.90
Cook Grade 1, Extrusion Machine Operator Grade 1, Corn
Chip Cook, Corn Preparation Operator	527.10	18.00	545.10
Packing Machine Operator, Fork Lift Truck Driver	524.70	18.00	542.70
Waste Water Treatment and Plant Operator	520.90	18.00	538.90
Cook Grade 2, Extrusion Machine Operator Grade 2, Other
Machine Operator, Packet Weight Controller using
calculator, Pallet Checker and Recorder and Palletiser, Wet
End Attendant, Packaging Machine Operator (Training)	500.60	18.00	518.60
Person who, in the course of a shift, cleans toilets	492.60	18.00	510.60
Other employees not elsewhere classified	489.70	18.00	507.70

 

(ii)        Juniors - Junior employees shall be paid the following percentages of the rate of pay for the classification "Other employees not elsewhere classified", calculated to the nearest 5 cents, any broken part of 5 cents in the result not exceeding 2.5 cents to be disregarded:

 

	Percentage
At 16 years of age and under	50
At 17 years of age	60
At 18 years of age	70
At 19 years of age	80
At 20 years of age	95

 

Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances

 

			SWC 2001	SWC 2002
Item No.	Clause No.	Brief Description	Amount	Amount
			$	$
1	5(ii)	Leading Hand Allowance	31.10 per week	32.20 per week
2	5(iv)	Team Leader - Arnotts Foods only	50.00 per week	51.75 per week
3	3(iii)(b)	Afternoon Shift Allowance	70.35 per week	72.80 per week
4	3(iv)(b)	Night Shift Allowance	139.75 per week	144.65 per week
5	8(vi)	Meal Allowance	7.25 per meal	7.50 per meal
6	16(iii)	First-aid Allowance	1.90 per day	1.95 per day

 

"Note" These allowances are contemporary for expense related allowances as at 30 March 2002 and for work related allowances are inclusive of adjustment in accordance with the May 2002 State Wage Case Decision of the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales.

 

3.          This variation shall take effect from the first full pay period to commence on or after the 24 July 2002.

 

 

 

T. M. KAVANAGH  J.

 

 

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