MARGARINE 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 3514 of 2003)

 

 

VARIATION

 

1.          Delete subclause (viii) of clause 2, Rates of Pay of the award published 24 August 2001 (327 I.G. 163) and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(viii)     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 payment; and/or

 

(ii)        award wage increases since 29 May 1991 other than safety net, State Wage Case and minimum rates adjustments.

 

2.          Insert the following new subclause (vii) in clause 5 Overtime:

 

(vii)      Reasonable Overtime

 

(a)        Subject to paragraph (b) below, an employer may require an employee to work reasonable overtime at overtime rates or as otherwise provided for in this award.

 

(b)       An employee may refuse to work overtime in circumstances where the working of such overtime would result in the employee working hours, which are unreasonable.

 

(c)        For the purposes of paragraph (b) what is unreasonable or otherwise will be determined having regard to:

 

(i)         any risk to employee health and safety;

 

(ii)        the employee's personal circumstances including any family and carer responsibilities;

 

(iii)       the needs of the workplace or enterprise;

 

(iv)       the notice (if any) given by the employer of the overtime and by the employee of his or her intention to refuse it; and

 

(v)        any other relevant matter.

 

3.          Delete Part B, Monetary Rates and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

PART B

 

MONETARY RATES

 

Table 1 - Rates of Pay

 

Classification	SWC 2002	SWC 2003	SWC 2003
	Amount	Adjustment	Amount
	$	$	$
Refinery Operator and Process Operator (96%)	506.50	17.00	523.50
Assistant Refinery Operator and Seeding
Plant Operator (92.4%)	491.50	17.00	508.50
Assistant Seeding Plant Operator, Assistant
Process Plant Operator and Packaging
Plant Operator (89.9%)	481.10	17.00	498.10
All Others (83%)	452.90	17.00	469.90

 

Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances

 

Item	Clause	Brief Description	2002	2003
No.	No.		Amount	Amount
			$	$
1	2(iv)	Removing grease by Anderson Kerrick or similar
		steam method per hour	0.38	0.39
2	2(v) (a)	Cleaning pits, tanks, vats, sumps and / or drains per hour	0.66	0.68
	2(v) (b)	Continuously employed in the above per week	15.30	15.80
3	2(vi)	Clothing Allowance per week	2.04	2.10
4	2(iii)	Leading Hands (per week)
		(a) in charge of 3 to 6 employees	17.10	17.60
		(b) in charge of 7 to 10 employees	21.10	21.80
		(c) in charge of 11 to 15 employees	25.30	26.10
		(d) in charge of more than 15 employees	31.60	32.60
5	7(i)(iii	Meal Allowance
		(a) in excess of 1 hours overtime	7.45	7.65
		(b) in excess of four hours overtime	7.45	7.65
		(c) with notice of overtime	7.45	7.65
6	19	First Aid Allowance per day or shift	2.15	2.20

 

"Note": All expense related allowances in this award have been varied in accordance with CPI adjustments up to and including the March quarter 2003.

 

4.          This variation shall take effect from the first full pay period to commence on or after 12 November 2003.

 

 

 

T. M. KAVANAGH  J.

 

 

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