Plant Operators On
Construction 1996 Wages Adjustment (State) Award
INDUSTRIAL
RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by the
Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (New South Wales Branch) ,
industrial organisation of employees.
(No. IRC 3614
of 2001)
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Before the Honourable Justice Walton, Vice-President
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6 July 2001
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AWARD
1. Delete subclause (ii) of clause 4,
Wage Rates, of the award published 7
February 1997 (296 I.G. 281), as varied, and insert in lieu thereof the
following:
(ii) The rates of pay in this award include
adjustments payable under the State Wage 2001.
These adjustments may be offset against:
(a) any equivalent overaward payment; and/or
(b) award wage increases since 29 May 1991 other
than Safety Net, State Wage Case and minimum rates adjustments.
2. Delete Table 1 — Rates of Pay, of Part
B, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
Table 1 — Rates of Pay
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classification
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base
rate
per week
$
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Safety net adjustments
(incl. 2001 SWC)
per week
$
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total amount
per week
$
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Group A
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392.80
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88.00
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480.80
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Group B
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410.60
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88.00
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498.60
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Group C
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426.50
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90.00
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516.50
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Group D
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433.90
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90.00
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523.90
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Group E
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442.60
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90.00
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532.60
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Group F
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448.00
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90.00
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538.00
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Group G
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457.20
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90.00
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547.20
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Group H
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469.60
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88.00
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557.60
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3. Delete
Table 2 — Other Rates and Allowances, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
Table 2 — Other Rates and Allowances
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Item
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Clause No.
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Brief Description
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Amount
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No.
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$
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1
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4(i)(b)
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Floating/mobile/other crane capacity adjustment
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1.73
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for every 5 tonnes in excess of 20 tonnes
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2
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4(vi)
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Operator in charge of plant
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11.95 per week
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3
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4(vii)(a)
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Industry allowance
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19.10 per week
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4
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4(vii)(b)
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Employees working on civil and/or mechanical
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18.50 per week
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Engineering projects
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5
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4(vii)(c)
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Employees engaged in waste disposal depots —
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0.89 per hour
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disability allowance
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6
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4(viii)
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Leading Hands —
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In charge of more than 2 and up
to 5 employees
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16.80 per week
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In charge of more than 5 and up
to 10 employees
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23.80 per week
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In
charge of more than 10 employees
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30.30 per week
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7
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4(ix)
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Special allowance — Employees within A I &
S,
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0.68 per hour
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Port Kembla
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8
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4(x)
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Employees involved in road construction work in
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0.43 per hour
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the Illawarra region near coal wash
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9
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5
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Meal allowance
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8.30
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Each subsequent meal
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6.75
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10
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6(iv)
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Meal allowance — weekend overtime: NOTE:
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—
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Reference to Item No. 10 deleted — see: IRC
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—
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97/1252 (302 I.G. 377) —effective 22/8/97.
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11
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7(i)(a)
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Excess fares per day
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12.60
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Small fares per day
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4.80
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7(i)(b)
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Travel pattern loading
per week
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7.25
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12
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7(iv)(a)
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Travel in excess of 40 kilometres
from the depot
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— payment per kilometre
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0.69 per km
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Minimum payment
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12.60
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7(iv)(b)
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Use of own vehicle
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0.69 per km
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7(iv)(c)
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Road escort — own vehicle
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0.69 per km
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7(iv)(d)
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Transfer
— one job to another, own vehicle
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0.69 per km
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13
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7(v)
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Carrying of fuels, oils and/or grease
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7.21 per day
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14
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Country Work Allowance —
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8(iii)(a)
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Unbroken week
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303.00 per week
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8(iii)(b)
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Broken
week
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43.30 per day
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15
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8(iii)(c) (1)
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Travel allowance — weekend return
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25.70 on each occasion
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16
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8(v)
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Meal allowance whilst travelling
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8.30
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17
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9(xv)(a)
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Camping area — weekend return
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25.70 on each occasion
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18
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10(ii)
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Caravan allowance —
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Unbroken week
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141.50 per week
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Broken
week
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20.20 per day
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19
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11(v)
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First-aid allowance —
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Minimum qualification
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1.84 per day
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Higher
first-aid certificate
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2.88 per day
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4. This
variation shall take effect from the beginning of the first pay period to
commence on or after 10 July 2001.
M. J. WALTON J, Vice-President.
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Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.