(819) SERIAL B9909
FurnIture and
Furnishing Trades (State) Award
INDUSTRIAL
RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by Construction, Forestry, Mining
and Energy Union, New South Wales Branch, industrial organisation of employees.
(No. IRC
5658 of 2000)
Before the Honourable Justice Kavanagh 29
November 2000
VARIATION
1. Delete
subclause 19.2, of clause 19, Weekly Wage Rates, of Part 5 — Wages and Related
Matters, of the award published 22 December 2000 (321 I.G. 426), and insert in
lieu thereof the following:
19.2 Rates of Pay —
|
Classification
|
Base Rate
Per Week
$
|
State Wage Case
2000
$
|
Total Rate
Per Week
$
|
|
Production Employees
|
|
|
|
|
Level 1
|
385.40
|
15.00
|
400.40
|
|
Level 2
|
402.10
|
15.00
|
417.10
|
|
Level 3
|
424.60
|
15.00
|
439.60
|
|
Level 4
|
445.50
|
15.00
|
460.50
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Furniture Tradesperson
|
|
Level 1
|
477.20
|
15.00
|
492.20
|
|
Level 2
|
498.10
|
15.00
|
513.10
|
|
Level 3
|
537.80
|
15.00
|
552.80
|
2. Delete the
last paragraph "Arbitrated safety net adjustment" of subclause 19.3,
of the said clause 19, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
The rates of pay in this award include the adjustments
payable under the State Wage Case 2000. These adjustments may be offset
against:
(a) any equivalent overaward payments,
and/or
(b) award wage increases since 29 May 1991
other than safety net, State Wage Case, and minimum rates adjustments.
3. Delete the
reference rate appearing in subclause 19.4, Weekly Rates for Apprentices, and
insert in lieu thereof the following:
19.4 Weekly Rates
for Apprentices — The reference rate applying to this table is $444.60.
4. Delete the subclauses 24.1, 24.2 and
paragraph 24.31 of subclause 24.3 of clause 24, Allowances, and insert in lieu
thereof the following:
24.1 Car Allowance
— Where a worker is required by the employer to use the worker's vehicle on
company business, the worker shall be paid 36 cents per kilometre.
24.2 Collection of
Cash — Where a worker is required by the employer to collect cash in the course
of normal duties an additional allowance of $2.75 per week shall be paid.
24.3 Dirty Work —
24.3.1 Where a worker is required by the
employer to perform work which the employer and the worker agree is of a
usually dirty or offensive nature, an additional allowance of 29 cents per our
shall be paid whilst so employed.
5. Delete subclauses 24.4, 24.5 and
paragraph 24.6.1 of subclause 24.6, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
24.4 Foreperson
— Where a worker is appointed as a foreperson, an additional allowance of
$32.70 per week shall be paid.
24.5 First-aid
Duties — Where an employer requires a worker to perform first-aid duties, an
additional allowance of $8.65 per week shall be paid.
24.6 Installation
Work —
24.6.1 Where a worker is required to install
furniture, fittings or fixtures, carry out on site polishing, work at a
customers premises or carry out any other work or duty away from the employers
establishment, an additional installation allowance of $17.70 be paid per week.
6. Delete subclause 24.7, paragraph 24.8.1 of subclause 24.8,
and subclauses 24.9, 24.10 and 24.11 and insert in lieu thereof the following:
24.7 Leading Hand
—
24.7.1 Where a worker is appointed as a leading
hand responsible for two to six workers, an additional allowance of $12.25
shall be paid per week.
24.7.2 Where a worker is appointed as a leading
hand responsible for 7 or more workers, an additional allowance of $22.35 shall
be paid per week.
24.8.1 Where a worker is required to work is
excess of two hours overtime on any one day, without being notified of such
overtime on the previous working day, an additional allowance of $6.75 for the
first and each subsequent meal shall be payable to the worker by the employer.
24.9 Tool
Allowance — Where a worker is required by the employer to supply hand tools, in
accordance with the appropriate trade, an additional allowance of $8.90 shall
be paid per week.
24.10 Ship Building
Allowance — Where a worker is working on shipping and/or ship building, an
additional allowance of 29 cents shall be paid per hour.
24.11 State
Government Workers — Where a worker is employed by a State Government
instrumentality, an additional allowance of $4.90 shall be paid per week.
7. This variation shall take effect from
the beginning of the first pay period to commence on or after 29 November 2000.
T.
M. KAVANAGH J.
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Printed by the authority of the
Industrial Registrar.