CLERICAL EMPLOYEES IN METROPOLITAN NEWSPAPERS (STATE) AWARD
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Review of Award pursuant to Section 19 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996.
(No. IRC937 of 2001)
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Before Mr Deputy
President Sams
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1 June
2001
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VARIATION
1. Delete clause
1, Arrangement, of the award published 29 October 1999 (311 I.G. 823), as
varied, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
1. Arrangement
PART
A - CONDITIONS
Clause No. Subject Matter
1. Arrangement
2. Commencement
of Award
3. Definitions
4. Terms of
Engagement
5. Hours
6. Classification
Structure and Wages
7. Enterprise
Agreements
8. Labour
Flexibility
9. Payment
of Wages
10. Part-time
and Casual Employees
11. Higher
Duties
12. Shift Work
13. Overtime
14. Time Off
in Lieu of Payment for Overtime
15. Meal
Allowance
16. Meal Break
17. Sundays
and Public Holidays
18. Sick Leave
19. Annual
Leave
20. Annual
Leave Loading
21. Long
Service Leave
22. Personal/Carer’s
Leave
23. Parental
Leave
24. Bereavement
Leave
25. Workers
Compensation
26. Jury
Service
27. First-aid
Allowance
28. Transitional
Arrangements
29. Right of
Entry
30. Termination
of Engagement
31. Redundancy
32. Dispute
Avoidance and Grievance Procedure
33. Enterprise
Consultative Mechanism
34. Exemptions
35. Superannuation
36. Anti-Discrimination
37. Area,
Incidence and Incidence
PART B - MONETARY
RATES
Table 1 - Wages
Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances
APPENDIX A
2. Delete the words
"Arbitrated Safety Net Adjustment" appearing in subclause (xviii) of
clause 6, Classification Structure and Wages, and insert in lieu thereof the
words " State Wage Case Adjustments."
3. Delete
subclause (xix), No Extra Claims, of the said clause 6.
4. Delete
paragraph (b) of subclause (i) of clause 17, Sundays and Public Holidays, and
insert in lieu thereof the following:
(b) In addition to
the holidays referred to in paragraph (a) of this subclause, weekly employees
shall be entitled to one additional day as a holiday on the anniversary of each
continuous year of employment completed by an employee with one employer. Such additional holiday shall be given and
taken on a day mutually agreed between the employer and the employee provided
that where such additional day is not taken in the year of employment
immediately following the year in respect of which the entitlement to it
arises, the right of the employee to such additional holiday shall lapse.
5. Delete
paragraph (c) of the said subclause (i), and renumber existing paragraph (d) as
paragraph (c).
6. Delete
subclauses (iv) and (vii) of clause 18, Sick Leave, and insert in lieu thereof
the following:
(iv) An employee
shall not be entitled to sick leave on full pay for any period in respect of
which such employee is entitled to workers' compensation; provided, however,
that an employer shall pay to an employee who has sick leave entitlement under
this clause the difference between the amount received as workers' compensation
and full pay. If an employer pays such
difference, the employee's sick leave entitlement under this clause shall, for
each week during which such difference is paid, be proportionately reduced.
(vii) Service before
the date of this award shall be counted for the purpose of assessing the annual
sick leave entitlement.
7. Delete the
title of clause "25, Accident Pay," and insert in lieu thereof the
title "25, Workers Compensation."
8. Delete
subclause (ii) of clause 27, First-aid Allowance, and insert in lieu thereof
the following:
(ii) The amount
referred to in subclause (i) of this clause shall be subject to indexation
pursuant to any State Wage Case decision of the Industrial Relations Commission
of New South Wales.
9. Delete the
words "Commonwealth Employment Service" wherever appearing in
paragraph (f) of subclause (iv) of clause 31, Redundancy, and insert in lieu
thereof the word "Centrelink."
10. Delete the
words "Department of Social Security" wherever appearing in paragraph
(g) of the said subclause (iv), and insert in lieu thereof the word
"Centrelink."
11. Renumber
clause 32A, Anti-Discrimination, as clause 36.
12. Delete
subclause (i) of clause 34, Exemptions, and insert in lieu thereof the
following
(i) Except as to
the provisions of clause 18, Sick Leave; subclauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of
clause 17, Sundays and Public Holidays; clause 19, Annual Leave; clause 20,
Annual Leave Loading; clause 21, Long Service Leave; clause 23, Parental Leave;
subclauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of clause 22, Personal/Carer’s Leave; clause 24,
Bereavement Leave; clause 25, Workers Compensation; clause 26, Jury Service;
clause 31, Redundancy; and clause 36, Anti-Discrimination, this award shall not
apply to employees employed by the week who are in receipt of a weekly wage in
excess of 15 per cent above the rate of pay for Grade 5 as set out in Table 1 -
Wages, of Part B, Monetary Rates. Provided that this exemption shall not apply
to an employee whose wage is in excess of 15 per cent above the rate of pay for
Grade 5 as aforesaid, if such wage includes overtime payments and/or shift
allowances due to them under this award
13. Delete the
clause number and title of "36, Area and Incidence," and insert in
lieu thereof the clause number and title "37, Area, Incidence and
Duration."
14. Delete
subclause (iii) of Table 1 - Salaries, of Part B, Monetary Rates, and insert in
lieu thereof the following:
(iii) Juniors -
The following minimum rates of wages per week for junior
employees shall be as follows:
(a) Computer
Operators:
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Age
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Old Rate Per Week $
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Award Rate Per Week
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Award Rate Per
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1 June 2001
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Week
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$
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1 September 2001
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$
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At 17 years of age
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218.85
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228.85
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234.50
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At 18 years of age
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269.45
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279.60
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289.75
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At 19 years of age
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308.10
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319.65
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331.20
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At 20 years of age
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363.85
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377.45
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391.00
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(b) All other
Junior rates:
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Age
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Old Rate Per Week
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Award Rate Per Week
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$
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1 June 2001
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$
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Under 17 years of age
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171.75
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176.00
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At 17 years of age
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215.15
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220.35
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At 18 years of age
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263.60
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270.10
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At 19 years of age
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298.95
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306.25
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At 20 years of age
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351.75
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360.40
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15. This variation
shall take effect on and from 1 June 2001.
P. J. SAMS, D.P.
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Printed by the authority of the Industrial Registrar.