SADDLERY, LEATHER, CANVAS AND PLASTIC MATERIAL WORKERS' (STATE) AWARD

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Application by Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union, New South Wales Branch, industrial organisation of employees.

 

(No. IRC 3425 of 2003)

 

 

VARIATION

 

1.          Delete subclause (2) of clause 4, Wage Rates, of the award published 8 February 2002 (331 I.G. 120), as varied, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(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, 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

 

Group	Former Rate	SWC 2003	New Rate
	Per Week		Per Week
	$	$	$
A	486.70	17.00	503.70
B	483.00	17.00	500.00
C	480.80	17.00	497.80
D	476.80	17.00	493.80
E	465.80	17.00	482.80
F	460.10	17.00	477.10
G	457.90	17.00	474.90
H	456.80	17.00	473.80
I	454.10	17.00	471.10
J	450.80	17.00	467.80
K	449.10	17.00	466.10
L (all others)	448.00	17.00	465.00
L (glove manufacture with less
than 6 months' experience)	442.90	17.00	459.90
M	440.40	17.00	457.40

 

Table 2 - Allowances

 

Item	Clause	Brief Description	Amount
No.	No.		$
1	4(3)23(b)	Leading Hand 1-5 employees	20.90 per week
2	4(3)23(b)	Leading Hand 6-10 employees	26.40 per week
3	4(3)23(b)	Leading Hand 11-15 employees	36.20 per week
4	4(3)23(c)	First Aid	8.60 per week
5	7(a)	Repairing Harness - Offensive Nature	0.37 per hour
6	7(b)	Repairing Canvas - Offensive Nature	0.36 per hour
7	8(b)	Operating a Forklift	0.42 per hour
8	12(c)	Meal Allowance - more than one & one half hours overtime	9.50
9	12(c)	Meal Allowance - where employee has provided a meal and
		not required to work	8.70

 

3.          This variation shall take effect from the beginning of the first full pay period to commence on or after 31 August 2003.

 

 

 

J. McLEAY, Commissioner.

 

 

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