FOOTWEAR MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY (STATE) AWARD

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Application by Transport Workers' Union of Australia, New South Wales Branch, industrial organisation of employees.

 

(No. IRC 2821 of 2003)

 

 

VARIATION

 

1.          Delete subclause 8.2 of clause 8, Rates of Pay, of the award published 22 February 2002 (331 I.G. 606), as varied, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

8.2        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 adjustments and minimum rates adjustments.

 

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

 

PART B

 

MONETARY RATES

 

Table 1 - Wages

 

The following rates of pay are payable from the beginning of the first pay period to commence on or after 7 September 2003.

 

Adult Rates of Pay - Clause 8

 

 

*          The weekly award wage rate for ordinary hours combines the base rate, supplementary payment and arbitrated safety net adjustments and State Wage Case decisions awarded since the May 1991 Review of Wage Fixing Principles.

 

#          Wage Band

 

Junior Rates of Pay - Clause 15

 

	Percentage of	Minimum Weekly
	Skill Level 1	Award Rate
	Skill Level 1 = $465.10
	%	$
Under 16 years of age	44%	204.65
16 years and under 17 years	55%	255.80
17 years and under 18 years	66%	306.95
18 years and under 19 years	77%	358.15
19 years and under 20 years	86%	400.00
20 years and under 21 years	94%	437.20
At 21 years of age	Appropriate Adult Rate

 

Apprentice Rates of Pay - 4 Year Term - Clause 12

 

Experience	% of Skill Level 3	Minimum Weekly Award
Four Year Term	(Skill Level 3 = $508.50)	Rate ($)
1st year
- 1st six months	47%	239.00
- 2nd six months	55%	279.70
2nd year
- 1st six months	60%	305.10
- 2nd six months	65%	330.55
3rd year
- 1st six months	75%	381.40
- 2nd six months	80%	406.80
4th year
- 1st six months	90%	457.65
- 2nd six months	95%	483.10

 

Apprentice Rates of Pay - 3 Year Term - Clause 12

 

Experience	% of Skill Level 3	Minimum Weekly Award
Three Year Term	(Skill Level 3 = $508.50)	Rate ($)
1st year
- 1st six months	60%	305.10
- 2nd six months	65%	330.55
2nd year
- 1st six months	75%	381.40
- 2nd six months	80%	406.80
3rd year
- 1st six months	90%	457.65
- 2nd six months	95%	483.10

 

Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances

 

The allowances in this table shall be payable from the beginning of the first pay period to commence on or after 7 September 2003

 

No.	Clause No.	Brief Description	Amount
			$
		Leading Hands -
1	10	3 to 10	20.10 per week
2		11 to 20	30.75 per week
3		21 or more	38.65 per week
4	24.4	Meal allowance	7.80
5	26.6.2	Change of shift without 2 days' notice	14.85
6	43.1	First-aid Attendants -
		1-50 employees	9.10 per week
		51 employees or more	11.45 per week

 

3.          This variation shall take effect from the first full pay period to commence on or after 7 September 2003.

 

 

 

J. P. MURPHY, Commissioner.

 

 

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