Horticultural
Industry (State) Consolidated Award
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by The
Australian Workers' Union, New South Wales, Industrial Organisation of
Employees.
(No. IRC 1871 of 2007)
Before Commissioner
Cambridge
|
25 October 2007 and
12 November 2007
|
VARIATION
1. Delete clause
6, Safety Net Commitments, of the award published 14 May 2004 (344 I.G. 412)
and insert in lieu thereof the following:
6. Safety Net
Commitments
The rates of pay in this award include the adjustments
payable under the State Wage Case 2007.
These adjustments may be offset against:
(a) any equivalent
over-award payments; and/or
(b) award wage
increases since 29 May 1991 other than safety net, State Wage Case increases
and minimum rates adjustments.
2. Delete Part
B, Monetary Rates and insert in lieu thereof and the following:
PART B
MONETARY RATES
Table 1 - Wage
Rates
Section 1 - Adult
Employees
Farm
|
Wage
Rate
|
Ord.
Time Base
|
Casual
Ord.
|
Casual
|
Casual
|
Employee
|
per
week
|
Hourly
Rate
|
Time
Incl.
|
Ordinary
Time
|
Ordinary
Time
|
|
|
|
1/12
loading
|
Saturday
|
Sunday
|
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
Level 6
|
624.40
|
16.43
|
20.47
|
25.59
|
30.71
|
Level 5
|
618.20
|
16.27
|
20.27
|
25.34
|
30.41
|
Level 4
|
595.00
|
15.66
|
19.51
|
24.39
|
29.27
|
Level 3
|
587.00
|
15.45
|
19.24
|
24.05
|
28.86
|
Level 2
|
566.20
|
14.90
|
18.56
|
23.20
|
27.84
|
Level 1
|
545.30
|
14.35
|
17.88
|
22.35
|
26.82
|
Section 2 - Leading
Hands
|
SWC 2006
|
SWC 2007
|
|
Amount
|
Amount
|
|
$
|
$
|
More than 2 and not more than 10 employees
|
26.15 per week
|
27.20 per week
|
10 or more employees
|
39.20 per week
|
40.75 per week
|
Section 3 - Junior
Employees
Age
|
Percentage of Adult
Rate
|
Under 16 years of
age
|
50
|
At
16 years of age
|
60
|
At 17 years of age
|
70
|
At 18 years of age
|
80
|
At 19 years of age
|
90
|
At 20 years of age
|
Adult Rate
|
Table 2 -
Allowances
Item No
|
Clause No
|
Brief Description
|
SWC 2006
|
SWC 2007
|
|
|
|
Amount
|
Amount
|
|
|
|
$
|
$
|
1
|
2(3)(b)
|
Meal Allowance (per meal)
|
10.40
|
10.85
|
2
|
22(b)
|
Sleeping away from home (per night)
|
49.90
|
51.10
|
3
|
23(b)
|
Wet Money (per day)
|
3.85
|
4.00
|
4
|
25
|
First-Aid Allowance (per day)
|
2.35
|
2.45
|
Note: These allowances are contemporary for expense related
allowances as at 30 June 2007 and for work related allowances are inclusive of adjustment
in accordance with the June 2007 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 1 November 2007.
I.
W. CAMBRIDGE, Commissioner
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Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.