State Transit Authority Newcastle
Ferry Masters Interim Award 2014
INDUSTRIAL
RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by Director General, Department of
Transport.
(No. IRC 104 of 2014)
|
Before The Honourable Justice Walton, President
|
11 March 2014
|
AWARD
PART A
SECTION 1 - APPLICATION AND OPERATION OF
AWARD
1.
Title
This Award shall be known as the "State
Transit Authority Newcastle Ferry Masters Interim Award 2014" ("the
Award")
2. Arrangement
Clause No. Subject
Matter
SECTION 1 - APPLICATION AND OPERATION OF
AWARD
1. Title
2. Arrangement
3. Definitions
and Explanations
4. Objectives
5. Anti-Discrimination
6. Area,
Incidence and Duration
7. No
Extra Claims
8. Blank
SECTION 2 - EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP
9. Communication
and Consultation
10. Permanent
Full Time Employment
11. Permanent
Part Time Work
12. Casual
Employment
13. Job
Share Arrangements
14. Use
of Skills
15. Termination
of Employment
SECTION 3 - WAGES AND RELATED MATTERS
16. Rates
of Pay
17. Aggregate
Wage Rate
18. Payment
of Wages
19. Salary
Sacrifice for Superannuation
20. Higher
Functions
21. Outside Harbour Limits Rate
22. Reporting
for Duty
23. Vessel
Maintenance
SECTION 4 - HOURS OF WORK, BREAKS, OVERTIME
AND SHIFTWORK
24. Hours
of Work
25. Saturday
and Sunday Work
26. Overtime
27. Shift
Rates
28. Crib
Breaks / Rest Breaks
29. Aggregate
Wage Arrangement
30. Reduction
of Overtime Outside the Aggregate Wage
31. Records
SECTION 5 - ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES
32. Uniform
Allowance
33. Dual
Capacity Allowance
34. Meal
Allowance
35. First
Aid Allowance
36. On Call Allowance
37. Re-imbursement
of Expenses
38. Re-imbursement
for Mobile Telephone Use
39. Compensation
for Loss of Personal Effects
SECTION 6 - ROSTERS AND RELATED MATTERS
40. Shift
Work Rosters
41. Maximum
Shift Lengths
42. Consultation
Process for Roster Changes
43. Exchange
of Shifts
43A Allocation
of Work
SECTION 7 - LEAVE AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
44. Leave
45. Sick
Leave
46. Carers’
Leave
47. Bereavement
Leave
48. Family
Leave
49. Public
Holidays
50. Jury
Service Leave
51. Sickness
on Annual Leave or Long Service Leave
SECTION 8 - OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
AND TRAINING
52. Occupational
Health and Safety
53. Career
Progression and Training
54. Masters
Performing Training Functions
SECTION 9 - GENERAL
55. Abandonment
of Employment
56. Employee
Counselling Program
57. Travelling
Arrangements
58. Journey
Travel Insurance
SECTION 10 - INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
59. Dispute
Settlement Procedure
60. Union
Training Leave
61. Renegotiation
of Award
PART B - RATES AND ALLOWANCES
Table 1 - Wage Rates
Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances
|
QUANTUM
|
ARTICLE
|
ISSUE
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Battle Jacket
|
3 Years
|
|
1
|
Pea Jacket
|
3 Years
|
|
1
|
Pair Shoes
|
Per annum
|
|
1
|
Pair Sea Boots
|
Replace on Fair Wear and Tear Basis
|
|
1
|
Safety Boots
|
Replace on Fair Wear and Tear Basis
|
|
1
|
Set Wet Weather Gear
|
4 Years
|
|
1
|
Pair Sunglasses
|
Per Annum
|
|
1
|
Cap
|
4 Years
|
|
1
|
Pair Overalls
|
Replace on Fair Wear and Tear Basis
|
32.2 In addition the following items will be
supplied on a Points Basis with an allocation of 40 points per annum.
|
ARTICLE
|
POINTS PER ARTICLE
|
|
|
|
|
Trousers
|
4
|
|
Shorts
|
3
|
|
Shirts
|
4
|
|
Socks
|
1
|
|
Pair Epaulettes
|
1
|
|
Belts
|
1
|
|
Jumper
|
4
|
33. Dual Capacity Allowance
Where
a Master carries out functions of an engineer they will be paid a dual capacity
allowance as prescribed in Part B, Table 1 of this Award.
34. Meal Allowance
An
employee required to work overtime for more than one and a half hours in
accordance with subclause 26.1.3, shall be paid a meal allowance and, if
required to remain on duty for a further four hours, shall be paid an
additional allowance for a second meal. The applicable rate is shown in Part b,
Table 2 of this Award.
35. First Aid Allowance
An
employee on becoming qualified as the holder of appropriate first aid
qualifications such as a certificate from the St Johns Ambulance or its equivalent,
and who is required by the employer to perform first aid duty shall be paid an
allowance as prescribed in Part B, Table 2 of this Award.
36. On Call Allowance
36.1 A daily on call allowance as set out in
Part B, Table 2 will be paid to one casual employee
each day to be on call for work if required.
36.2 In cases where a casual employee is not
available, a permanent employee may be paid the on call allowance, provided
they are on call outside their aggregate wage arrangement obligations.
36.3 The employee receiving the allowance must
be available for work and be able to be contacted by telephone during the
period they are on call.
36.4 The allowance will not be payable on the
days when the on call employee is called in to work, unless the employee
remains on call after the work is completed.
If the employee is called in to work for the second time on the same
day, the allowance will not be payable unless the employee remains on call
after the second period of work.
37. Re-Imbursement of Expenses
37.1 The employer shall reimburse an employee
any expenses reasonably incurred by them in the service or interest of the
employer.
37.2 As well as to the other matters, this
clause shall apply to injuries as to casualties or as to the conduct of employees
and to proceedings for any alleged breach of any maritime or port or other
regulations, unless the Authority conducting the inquiry or proceedings find
that such inquiry or proceedings have been occasioned by the wilful default or
serious misconduct of the employee, or in the event of an appeal there from,
the appellate Tribunal finds that such inquiry or proceedings have been
occasioned by the wilful default or serious misconduct of the employee.
37.3 If there is no agreement on the
reimbursement of expenses between State Transit and the employee, then the
matter will be the subject to the Dispute Resolution Procedures contained in
Clause 59 of this Award.
38. Re-Imbursement for Mobile Telephone Use
38.1 Employees may claim for the re-imbursement
of mobile telephone calls incurred through essential business use, provided
claims for calls are supported by invoices.
39. Compensation for Loss of Personal Effects
39.1 In the course of employment if an employee
should sustain damage to, or loss of, their personal effects by fire,
explosion, foundering, shipwreck, collision, stranding or accident and where
such damage was, not caused by the employee's own wilful neglect or fault or
where such articles are lost through breaking and entering whilst securely
stored at the employer's direction in a room or building on the employer's
premises, vessel or workshop, the employer shall compensate the employee to the
extent of the damage or loss to a maximum amount of $1500, subject to
production to the employer of satisfactory proof of the value of the item.
39.2 Provided that:
(i) with the exception of timepieces, compensation shall be
limited to a maximum of $500 for any single item; and
(ii) compensation
shall only be paid for personal effects which may reasonably be required by the
employee for the performance on their duties.
SECTION
6 - Rosters and Related Matters
40. Shift Work Rosters
40.1 Rosters showing ordinary, daily, weekly and
fortnightly hours of work of all employees shall be exhibited by the employer
at a place reasonably accessible to the employees and unless for good and
sufficient reasons shall not be altered and without seven days
notice being given to the employee or employees concerned.
40.2 An employee who becomes temporarily surplus
to manning requirements because of changed or unforeseen circumstances, or a
spare employee who has been engaged, shall be given as soon as practicable, a
temporary roster with hours of duty from 6.00am to 2.00pm on Mondays to
Fridays. These hours of duty may be
changed by the employer provided 24 hours notice is
given of such change.
40.3 An employee who is not given the notice, of
change as provided in sub clauses 40.1 and 40.2 shall be paid at overtime rates
for the time worked outside the hours previously rostered.
40.4 The notification period for a change of
rosters will be 48 hours from the time the employee is notified of the change.
40.5 This arrangement applies to leisure
reliefs, holiday reliefs, standby and employees transferring to another
rostered shift. This does not apply to
spare employees whose present arrangements shall remain.
41. Maximum Shift Lengths
41.1 The maximum hours of work in any one day
including overtime, shall not exceed twelve hours.
42. Consultation Process for Roster Changes
42.1 The parties agree that any changes to rostering arrangements will be
developed and implemented in the following manner:
(i) Where a
proposal is made to change any roster arrangements, the State Transit Authority
of New South Wales, the Workplace Council and the AMOU will consult prior to
implementation.
(ii) Agreement to implement such a proposed
change will not unreasonably be withheld by State Transit Authority, the
employees or the AMOU.
(iii) Where any substantial objection is
raised, the status quo shall remain and the issue will be referred to the
Disputes Procedure.
43. Exchange of Shifts
43.1 Employees may exchange individual shifts or
a part of an individual shift by mutual agreement between themselves, subject
to the approval of the employer.
The
employer shall be given a minimum of 24 hours notice
to exchange an individual shift or to exchange part of a shift.
Any
hours worked as a result of an exchange under this sub clause shall not attract
overtime rates if the exchange causes an employee to exceed their normal span
of hours.
Hours
worked as a result of the exchange shall not exceed 12 hours on any day and the
exchange shall not breach the requirement to maintain a 10 break between
shifts.
43A Allocation of Work
43A.1 The parties agree
that under some circumstances it may be necessary for State Transit employees
not covered by this Award to operate ferries.
Such alternative staffing arrangements are not intended to displace
Masters from their normal work.
43A.2 The allocation of work will continue to be as follows :-
(i) work will be offered to existing Masters under the Aggregate
wage arrangement under this Award;
(ii) if available,
an on-call employee will be called to fill a vacancy or to take charge of a
ferry;
(iii) work will be
offered on a voluntary overtime basis to Masters provided fatigue requirements
are not breached.
43A.2 Should a Master not be available after
following these processes in then alternative staffing arrangement options may
be sought. The alternative staffing
arrangement will only continue until a Master, including an on-call Master
becomes available.
43A.3 Circumstances that may necessitate an
alternative staffing option may include but are not limited to
:-
(i) continuity of ferry services in the event that a rostered
Master becomes sick or unavailable
(ii) the need to
move a ferry for maintenance or refuelling
43A.4 Operation of ferries under an alternative
staffing option will only be undertaken by staff with the required
qualifications to operate ferries in Newcastle Harbour.
SECTION
7 - Leave and Public Holidays
44. Leave
44.1 Employees shall be entitled to a total of
10 weeks (50) days leave, free of duty, in each calendar year or to
proportionate leave for any continuous service of less than a year.
The
leave prescribed in this clause includes:
(a) 5.0 weeks
Annual Leave
(b) 2.6 weeks Leisure Leave
(c) 2.4 weeks
Maritime Leave
All leave
will be cleared through a rostered leave arrangement.
44.2 State Transit shall pay the employee in
advance or in running at the employees discretion before the commencement of
the employee's leave and shall give the employee not less than one month's
notice of the commencement of their leave.
44.3 Where the service has been terminated
before the expiration of one year, the employer shall pay pro rata of the
ordinary pay earned by them during the period of their employment, the
employment in respect of which leave has not been granted in accordance with
this clause.
44.4 For the purpose of this clause an employee
shall be deemed to have served continuously for the aggregate of their
employment and such service shall be deemed not to have been interrupted by :-
(i) transfer to some other work of the employer
(ii) a transfer of
employment for the convenience of the employer
(iii) any period of
leave of absence on account of sickness up to an aggregate of fifteen days in
any one year in respect of which the employee is entitled to sick leave under
the provisions of this Award.
44.5 A year of employment shall be deemed to
have been achieved notwithstanding interruption by change of employment or work
or absence not exceeding fifteen days due to sickness in terms of the sick
leave provisions
clause 55 of this Award.
44.6 Service with State Transit prior to the date of coming
into operation of this
clause shall be taken into account for the purpose of calculating
the leave due under this clause.
44.7 The employer shall keep or cause to be kept
a holiday record showing
the period of service of each
employee and the leave allowed under this clause. An officer of the AMOU
shall be granted access to this record for the purposes of inspection and copy
during ordinary office hours at the place where the record is kept.
44.8 Employees are entitled to take single days
Annual Leave by choice up to a maximum of ten (10) days per calendar year and
subject to:
(a) a relief being
available.
(b) such days being
agreed in advance between Management and the employee.
44.9 If State Transit implements a new payroll
system there will be an expectation that the new system will include improved
employee access to information about leave balances. The improvement may
include displaying leave balances on pay slips or employee accessible kiosks.
45. Sick Leave
45.1 Employees on weekly hire shall be entitled
to sick leave granted by administrative action to wages employees of the State
Transit Authority.
45.2 Under State Transit Authority
administrative action, employees will be entitled to fifteen (15) days sick
leave, based on a 38 hour week.
46. Carer’s Leave
46.1 Amount of Paid Carer’s Leave
46.1.1 An employee with responsibilities in relation
to members of their immediate family or household (the Person) who need their
care and support is entitled to use up to 5 days per annum paid Carer’s leave
to provide care and support for such persons when they are ill.
46.1.2 Paid Carer’s Leave is deducted from an
employee’s annual sick leave entitlement (Current Year Sick Leave). For the avoidance of doubt, Carer’s Leave is
not an additional form of leave, but an entitlement which allows an employee to
utilise paid sick leave for reasons other than personal illness or injury.
46.1.3 Where an employee has no Current Year Sick
Leave available, an employee may utilise paid sick leave accumulated in a
previous year to take paid Carer’s leave.
46.1.4 For the avoidance of doubt, any entitlement to
take paid, unpaid or a combination of paid and unpaid carer’s leave under this
clause is capped at a maximum of 5 days per annum.
46.1.5 Carer’s leave may be taken for part of a single
day.
46.2 Immediate Family or Household
46.2.1 The entitlement to take paid Carer’s leave in
accordance with this clause is subject to the Person being either:
(a) a member of the
employee’s family; or
(b) a member of the
employee’s household.
46.2.2 The term immediate family includes:
(a) spouse
(including a former spouse, de facto spouse and a former de facto spouse) of
the employee. A defacto
spouse in relation to a person means a person who lives with the first
mentioned person as the husband or wife of that person on a bona fide domestic
basis although not legally married to that person; and
(b) child or adult
(including adopted child, stepchild or an ex nuptial child), parent
grandparent, grandchild, sibling of the employee or spouse of the employee.
46.3 Entitlement to Use Carer’s Leave
46.3.1 The entitlement to use Carer’s leave is subject
to:
(a) the employee
being responsible for the care of the Person concerned; and
(b) Production by the employee of a medical
certificate which certifies:
i. the
identity of the Person concerned; and
ii. that the
illness was such as to require care by another.
46.3.2 State Transit may waive the requirement for
Carer’s leave to be supported by a medical certificate, in certain
circumstances, and instead require other satisfactory evidence in support.
46.3.3 In normal circumstances an employee is not
entitled to take Carer’s leave under this clause where another person has taken
leave to care for the same person.
46.3.4 For the avoidance of doubt, an employee is not
entitled to take Carer’s leave under this clause where the Person is under the
care of a medical practitioner, nurse or other health professional unless:
(a) the need for
such care by the employee is based on medical grounds; and
(b) is supported by
the production of medical evidence certifying such medical grounds.
46.3.5 The employee must, where practicable, give
Newcastle Ferries notice prior to the absence of the intention to take Carer’s
leave, the name of the person requiring care and their relationship to the
employee, the reasons for taking such leave and the estimated length of
absence. If it is not practicable for
the employee to give prior notice of absence, the employee must notify
Newcastle Ferries by telephone of such absence at the first opportunity on the
day of the absence.
46.4 Other Forms of Leave for Carer’s Leave
46.4.1 An employee who has exhausted their entitlement
to Current Year Sick Leave and accumulated sick leave, may elect to take unpaid
leave, for the purposes of providing care to a family or household member who
is ill, subject to:
(a) the consent of
State Transit; and
(b) the employee
meeting all requirements which apply under this clause in respect of paid
Carer’s leave.
47. Bereavement Leave
47.1 Employees on weekly hire shall be entitled
to bereavement leave granted by administrative action of the State Transit
Authority.
48. Family Leave
48.1 For the life of this Award, employees will
have access to the entitlements under the current State Transit Authority’s
policies (as adopted by Newcastle Ferries) covering, Parental Leave, Adoption
Leave and paid Maternity Leave.
49. Public Holidays
49.1 An employee shall be entitled to public
holidays as follows:
New
Year's Day
Australia
Day
Good
Friday
Labour
Day
Easter
Monday
Anzac
Day
Queen's
Birthday
Christmas
Day
Boxing
Day
Bank
Holiday (in NSW)
or such other days as are generally observed in the locality
and shall be paid for at ordinary rates if not worked.
49.2 Where an employee is absent from their
employment on the working day before or the working day after a public holiday
without reasonable excuse or without the consent of the employer, the employee
shall not be entitled to payment for such holiday.
50. Jury Service Leave
50.1 An employee on weekly hiring required to
attend for jury service during their ordinary working hours shall be reimbursed
by the employer an amount equal to the difference between the amount paid in
respect of their attendance for such jury service and the amount of wage they
would have received in respect of the ordinary time they would have worked had
they not been on jury service.
50.2 The employee shall notify their employer as
soon as possible of the date upon which they are required to attend for jury
service. The employee shall give their employer proof of their attendance, the
duration of such attendance, and the amount received in respect of such jury
service.
51. Sickness on Annual Leave or Long Service
Leave
51.1 The current State Transit Authority policy
shall continue for the life of this Award.
SECTION
8 - OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AND TRAINING
52. Occupational Health and Safety
No
part of this Award, either at the outset or at any time during its currency
will conflict with relevant Occupational Health and Safety Legislation.
53. Career Progression and Training
53.1 Introduction
53.1.1 A well-trained skilled, competent and flexible
workforce is essential to meet the objectives of this Award and the business.
53.1.2
Employees have the
opportunity to access training and study leave to improve their level of skill
and advance their career opportunities. This shall include the opportunity for
employees to advance to a higher level of Marine Certification, which would
enable the officer to apply for all Marine and shore based positions within Newcastle
Ferries:
Training
serves a number of purposes to:
(i) Enhance the employees capacity to perform within
their current classification and ability.
(ii) Provide employees with the opportunity for
promotion to other marine and shore based management and specialist positions
within the Newcastle Ferries.
(iii)
Provide employee with opportunities for personal and
professional progression.
53.1.3 Newcastle Ferries shall continue to recruit employees,
including probationary employees , both internally and externally from
applicants who must hold a Master Class V, with MED III qualifications.
53.2 Guidelines
53.2.1 Training will be relevant to the present and
future needs of Newcastle Ferry operations.
53.2.2 Access to training will be on merit and
according to the potential of the employee and in accordance with clause 68.2.4.
53.2.3
All employees will be
provided with training and refresher courses as required by State or National
legislation, both public sector and maritime specific and also as required by
State Transit policy.
53.2.4 The satisfactory working of a career path, the
merit system, and the training will be implemented and collectively monitored
by the Workplace Council representative and management.
53.3 Accumulation of leave whilst training or on
Study Leave
53.3.1 Where mutually agreed and when training or
study leave time falls during a period of previously accumulated leave, all
time spent on an approved training/study leave course will be reinstated to the
employee.
53.3.2 Leave for the purpose of training and or study
leave will be approved subject to:
(a) the employee
having an entitlement to the accrued leave;
(b) the employee
giving at least two months notice to take leave
(c) after
consultation between the parties a relief being available to cover absences
53.4 Training Costs
53.4.1 Where an employee undertakes a course as part
of the approved Newcastle Ferries training program all reasonable costs
associated with the course will be paid by Newcastle Ferries.
53.4.2
Financial assistance,
shall be limited to tuition fees, examination fees and reference material
required for the course, and at the discretion of Newcastle Ferries any other
costs as are fair and reasonable and agreed prior to the commencement of the
course.
53.4.3
All training and Study Leave
costs will be in accordance with the State Transit Policy in relation to study
assistance.
54. Masters Performing Training Functions
54.1 An initiative being progressed
by the parties to this Award is the training of existing employees to Master V
Certification. Such a program will
assist State Transit in meeting its business needs and secondly will endeavour
to provide employees with career advancement.
Training involved will be performed both in-hours and externally. In-house training to be done in conjunction
with existing masters on Newcastle Ferry vessels thereby imparting the specific
skills required for the business.
54.2 The training will be competency based, with
the competency linked to the vessel category, statutory and business and
organisational needs of State Transit.
54.3 As part of this Award Masters will provide
on the job training to employees seeking to obtain Master V qualifications.
SECTION
9 - GENERAL
55. Abandonment of Employment
55.1 Where an employee, within the period of 21
days from last day of attendance, fails to establish, to the satisfaction of
State Transit, that the absence was due to a reasonable cause, they will be
deemed to have abandoned their employment.
55.2 The appropriate Manager will forward by
registered post a letter to the last known home address of the employee
requesting that they contact their place of work, directing the employee to otherwise
report for duty within 7 days and advising the employee that their employment
will be deemed to have abandoned if the employee does not comply with the
request and direction.
56. Employee Counselling Program
56.1 State Transit shall provide an Employee
Counselling Program which will include a drug and alcohol rehabilitation scheme
for employees.
56.2 The Program will provide free confidential
counselling for employees and their families.
56.3 State Transit will determine the types of
incidents where it is considered necessary for employees to receive trauma
debrief counselling and all employees involved in such incidents will undergo
an initial debriefing session. The need for follow up counselling sessions will
be determined by the Counsellor and the employee in consultation with the
OH&S Co-ordinator.
57. Travelling Arrangements
57.1 Employees shall be entitled to taxis at
management’s discretion and subject to the conditions set out in the letters of
agreement between the union and management.
58. Journey Travel Insurance
58.1 The State Transit will provide employees with equivalent or superior
insurance cover where a State Workers’ Compensation Scheme no longer provides
cover for accidents occurring on an employee's direct journey between their
place of employment and home, and vice versa.
SECTION
10 - INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
59. Disputes Settlement Procedure
59.1 The employees, AMOU and the State Transit
Authority of NSW agree to strictly adhere to a disputes settlement procedure,
which will ensure that any dispute will be promptly resolved by conciliation
and in good faith without resort to, or threat of, industrial bans or
stoppages, so that work shall continue without interruption. This is in
recognition that it is for the overall benefit of the State Transit Authority
of NSW, and its employees. The procedure that will be followed to ensure the
highest standard of industrial relations and reliability is detailed in the
following clauses.
59.2 The State Transit Authority of NSW, its
employees and the AMOU shall undertake all necessary steps to ensure that the
following procedures apply in the event of any grievance or disputation. The intention of this clause is to ensure
that any dispute is resolved promptly by conciliation and in good faith without
resort to industrial bans or stoppages.
It is also agreed that this Award is reached on the understanding that
the dispute settling procedure will be strictly adhered to at all times.
59.3 In any matters likely to become Industrial
issues, State Transit Authority of NSW, and the AMOU shall notify each other as
soon as possible of any industrial matters that may give rise to an industrial
dispute. This shall include consultation
prior to introduction of new systems or technology.
59.4 In the event of a dispute, the AMOU
delegate member shall confer with management and they shall attempt to resolve
the issue without delay or at a minimum within 24 hours of notification of the
issue.
59.5 If no agreement is reached, the matter
shall be referred to an official of the AMOU and senior management in order to
resolve the dispute. Discussions between
them shall occur within 24 hours.
59.6 Resolution by Facilitator If no agreement
is reached at senior management/AMOU level, the matter shall be referred to a
mutually agreed facilitator for resolution.
59.7 Commission and Arbitration. Where the
dispute has not been resolved despite the foregoing procedures being followed
then either party may refer the matter to the Commission for resolution through
conciliation or it necessary through arbitration. The decision of the
Commission will be accepted by the parties subject to any appeal rights.
59.8 Continuity of Work. Pending the completion
of the procedure set out in this clause work shall continue without
interruption. No party shall engage in
provocative action and pending the resolution of the dispute the status quo
shall apply. The rights of individuals
or parties shall not be prejudiced by the fact that work has continued under
this process normally and without interruption.
60. Union Training Leave
60.1 The current State Transit Authority policy
shall continue for the life of this Award.
61. Renegotiation of Award
61.1 The parties agree to commence negotiations
for renewal of this Award at least 90 days prior to the expiration date of the
Award. Further, that should the parties be unable to reach agreement within 60
days of the commencement of such renewal negotiations, then the parties will
seek the assistance of an agreed independent mediator, who will attempt to
assist the parties in resolving outstanding issues.
PART B
Table 1 - Pay Rates
The following rates of pay shall apply to those Masters
and Engineers who are members of the State Authorities Superannuation Scheme :-
|
|
Operative from
|
Operative from
|
Operative from
|
|
|
01/01/2012
|
01/01/2013
|
01/01/2014
|
|
Aggregate Rate - per annum
|
85131
|
87259
|
89440
|
|
Base Rate (incl Dual Capacity
Allow) - per week
|
1007.30
|
1032.50
|
1058.30
|
|
Dual Capacity Allowance
- per week
|
29.80
|
30.60
|
31.40
|
The following rates of pay shall apply to those Masters
and Engineers who are members of the First State Superannuation Scheme :-
|
|
Operative from
|
Operative from
|
Operative from
|
|
|
01/01/2012
|
01/01/2013
|
01/01/2014
|
|
Aggregate Rate
- per annum
|
81299
|
83331
|
85414
|
|
Base Rate (incl Dual Capacity
Allow) - per week
|
961.90
|
985.90
|
1010.60
|
|
Dual Capacity Allowance
- per week
|
28.40
|
29.10
|
29.80
|
Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances
The following allowances shall apply to Masters and Engineers :-
|
|
Operative from
|
Operative from
|
Operative from
|
|
|
01/01/2012
|
01/01/2013
|
01/01/2014
|
|
Outside Harbour Limits - Cl 31.1
|
835.20
|
856.10
|
877.50
|
|
Meal Allowance
- Cl
31.3
|
17.90
|
18.40
|
18.90
|
|
On Call Allowance Cl 36
|
54.80 per day
|
56.20 per day
|
57.60 per day
|
|
Meal Allowance
- Cl
34
|
10.10
|
10.40
|
10.70
|
|
First Aid Allowance
Cl 35
|
11.70 per week
|
12.00 per week
|
12.30 per week
|
M. J. WALTON J , President
____________________
Printed by the authority of the Industrial Registrar.