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 3792 of 2004)

 

 

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 2004. 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.          Delete Part B, Monetary Rates and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

PART B

 

MONETARY RATES

 

Table 1 - Rates of Pay

 

Classification	Former Rate	SWC 2004	Total Rate
	$	$	$
Refinery Operator and Process Operator (96%)	523.30	19.00	542.50
Assistant Refinery Operator and Seeding
Plant Operator (92.4%)	508.50	19.00	527.50
Assistant Seeding Plant Operator, Assistant
Process Plant Operator and Packaging
Plant Operator (89.9%)	498.10	19.00	517.10
All Others (83%)	469.90	19.00	488.90

 

Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances

 

Item	Clause	Brief Description	SWC 2003	SWC 2004
No.	No.		Amount	Amount
			$	$
1	2(iv)	Removing grease by Anderson Kerrick or similar
		steam method per hour	0.39	0.40
2	2(v)(a)	Cleaning pits, tanks, vats, sumps and / or drains per
		hour	0.68	0.70
	2(v)(b)	Continuously employed in the above per week	15.80	16.35
3	2(vi)	Clothing Allowance per week	2.10	2.15

 

 

4	2(iii)	Leading Hands (per week)
		(a) in charge of 3 to 6 employees	17.60	18.20
		(b) in charge of 7 to 10 employees	21.80	22.60
		(c) in charge of 11 to 15 employees	26.10	27.00
		(d) in charge of more than 15 employees	32.60	33.70
5	7(i)(iii	Meal Allowance
		(a) in excess of 1 hours overtime	7.65	7.95
		(b) in excess of four hours overtime	7.65	7.95
		(c) with notice of overtime	7.65	7.95
6	19	First Aid Allowance per day or shift	2.20	2.30

 

"Note": These allowances are contemporary for expense related allowances as at 30 March 2004 and for work related allowances are inclusive of adjustment in accordance with the June 2004 State Wage Case Decision of the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales.

 

4.          This variation shall take effect from the first full pay period to commence on or after 12 November 2004, and remain in force for a period of 12 months.

 

 

 

P. J. SAMS  D.P.

 

 

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