QUARRYING INDUSTRY (STATE) AWARD
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by The
Australian Workers' Union, New South Wales, industrial organisation of
employees.
(No. IRC 4652 of 2001)
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Before the Honourable Justice
Walton, Vice-President
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10 August 2001
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variation
1. Insert after
paragraph (l) of subclause (1) of clause 3.1, Classifications and Wages, of
Part 3 - Classifications, Wages and Allowances, etc., of the award published 30
June 2000 (316 I.G. 961), as varied, and insert in lieu thereof the following
new paragraph (m):
(m) Any of the
classifications as set out in Table 1B - Lime Making Wages, of Part 7 -
Monetary Rates, of this award.
2. Insert after
subclause (2) of clause 3.5, Lime Making Related Allowances, the following new
subclauses:
(3) An employee
attending to electric generator or dynamo exceeding 10 Kilowatt capacity shall
be paid an allowance as set out in Item 19 of Table 2, Other Rates and
Allowances.
(4) An employee in
charge of plant shall be paid an allowance as set out in Item 20 of Table 2,
Other Rates and Allowances, where "in charge of plant" means:
(i) an employee
who is invested with the superintendence and responsibility or who has to
accept the superintendence and responsibility over one or more non-certified
firepeople; or
(ii) when two or
more employees are employed at the plant at any one time, the employee who is
invested with the superintendence and responsibility or who has to accept the
superintendence and responsibility; or
(iii) when the
employee is the only person of the employee's class employed on the plant and
the employee who does the general repair work of the plant in addition to the
work of operating and/or attending but not when the employee merely assists a
fitter or engineer to do such work.
(5) Leading Hands
- An employee, appointed by the employer as a leading hand shall be paid an
amount per week as set out in Item 21 of the said Table 2.
3. Delete
clause 3.8, Safety Net Adjustments, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
3.8. Safety Net Adjustments
The rates of pay in this award include the adjustments
payable under the State Wage Case 2001.
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.
4. Delete Tables
1A - Wages, 1B - Lime Making Wages, and 2 - Other Rates and Allowances, of Part
7, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
Table 1A - Wages
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Classification
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Rate of Pay
$
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SWC May
2001
$
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Total rate of pay
$
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Quarry Worker Level One
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474.40
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13.00
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487.40
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Quarry Worker Level Two
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499.30
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15.00
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514.30
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Quarry Worker Level Three
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524.30
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15.00
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539.30
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Quarry Worker Level Four
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547.20
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15.00
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562.20
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Quarry Worker Level Five
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559.70
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15.00
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574.70
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Quarry Worker Level Six
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572.20
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15.00
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587.20
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Quarry Worker Level Seven
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582.20
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15.00
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597.20
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Quarry Tradesperson Level One
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572.20
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15.00
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587.20
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Quarry Tradesperson Level Two
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590.70
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17.00
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607.70
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Quarry Tradesperson Level Three
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593.80
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17.00
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610.80
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Quarry Tradesperson Level Four
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614.30
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17.00
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631.30
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Quarry Tradesperson Level Five
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665.10
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17.00
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682.10
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Table 1B - Lime Making Wages
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Classification
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Rate of Pay
$
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SWC
May 2001
$
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Total rate of pay
$
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(i) Adults:
Lime Burner
Lime Burner attending to more than 3 fire holes - cents
extra
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421.70
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13.00
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434.70
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Arch Builder
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400.40
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13.00
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413.40
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Ash Wheeler
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400.40
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13.00
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413.40
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Labourer
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400.40
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13.00
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413.40
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Machine Person
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407.65
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13.00
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420.65
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Pepper Machinist
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400.40
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13.00
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413.40
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Powder Monkey
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407.65
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13.00
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420.65
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Powder Monkey's Assistant
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400.40
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13.00
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413.40
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Jumper Person
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400.40
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13.00
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413.40
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Hammer and Drill Person
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400.40
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13.00
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413.40
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Spawler
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405.00
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13.00
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418.00
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Tool Sharpener
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400.40
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13.00
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413.40
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Skip-person Tip-person
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400.40
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13.00
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413.40
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Truck Driver - 5 tonne truck
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400.40
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13.00
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413.40
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Stripper
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413.65
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13.00
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426.65
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Box filler in quarry
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400.40
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13.00
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413.40
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(ii) Plant
Operators -
Mechanical Operators -
Operator of navvy, petrol, oil or electrically operated -
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Up to and including .57 cubic metres
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400.40
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13.00
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413.40
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Over .57 cubic metres and up to and including 1.5 cubic
metres
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401.50
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13.00
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414.50
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Over 1.5 cubic metres, including 3 cubic metres
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411.50
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13.00
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424.50
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Over 3 cubic metres and up to and including 5.3 cubic
metres
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427.80
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13.00
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440.80
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Over 5.3 cubic metres
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433.25
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13.00
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446.25
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Operator of plant used as rear and/or bottom and/or side
dumps -
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12 tonnes or more but not exceeding 15 tonnes
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404.10
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13.00
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417.10
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15 tonnes or more but not exceeding 20 tonnes
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410.00
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13.00
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423.00
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20 tonnes or more
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411.95
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13.00
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424.95
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(iii) Tractor
Unit Plant -
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48 kW and under
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400.40
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13.00
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413.40
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Over 48 kW
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410.15
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13.00
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423.15
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Over 97 kW to 220 kW
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415.80
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13.00
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428.80
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Tractors whilst using power-operated attachments -
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48 kW and under
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400.40
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13.00
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413.40
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Over 48 kW to 97 kW
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411.95
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13.00
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424.95
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Loader, front-end and overhead - Appropriate Tractor Rate
Grader - self-propelled, over 30 kW
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411.75
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13.00
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424.75
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Grader - self-propelled, under 30 kW
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402.80
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13.00
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415.80
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Air Compressor Operator
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400.40
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13.00
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413.40
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Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances
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Item No
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Clause No
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Brief Description
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Existing Allowances
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Amount
$
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1
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3.1(5)(a)
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In charge of plant
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10.90 per week
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11.25 per week
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3.1(5)(b)
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Leading hand allowances
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2
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2 to 5 employees
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16.10 per week
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16.60 per week
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3
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6 to 10 employees
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22.65 per week
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23.35 per week
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4
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11 to 20 employees
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32.25 per week
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33.20 per week
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5
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More than 20 employees
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40.95 per week
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42.20 per week
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6
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3.1(6)(a)
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Confined spaces
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0.48 per hour
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0.49 per hour
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7
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3.1(6)(b)
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Dirty work
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0.37 per hour
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0.38 per hour
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8
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3.1(6)(c)
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Height money
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0.27 per hour
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0.28 per hour
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3.1(6)(d)
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Hot places
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9
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Between 46 & 54 degrees Celsius
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0.36 per hour
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0.37 per hour
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10
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Exceeds 54 degrees Celsius
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0.48 per hour
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0.49 per hour
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11
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3.3(1)
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Tools
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11.55 per week
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11.90 per week
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12
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3.4(2)
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First Aid allowance
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1.76 per day
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1.81 per day
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13
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3.7(6)(b)
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Meal allowance
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8.65 per meal
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9.65 per meal
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14
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3.7(6)(c)
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Board and lodging
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276.90 per week
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285.75 per week
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15
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3.7(7)
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Motor vehicle allowance
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0.42 per km
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0.44 per km
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16
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3.7(8)
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Transport not available
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4.65 per day
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4.85 per day
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17
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4.7(5)(a)
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Meal allowance
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8.65 per meal
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9.65 per meal
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18
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4.7(5)(b)
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Meal allowance
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8.65 per meal
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9.65 per meal
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Lime-making related
allowances -
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19
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3.5(3)
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Attending to
Generator/Dynamo
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14.10
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14.50
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20
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3.5(4)
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In Charge of Plant
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14.10
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14.50
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21
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3.5(5)
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Leading Hands
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Less than 3
Employees
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8.75
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9.00
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3 to 6 Employees
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14.60
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15.05
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More than 6
Employees
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18.45
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19.00
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22
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3.5(2)(iv)
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Afternoon Shift
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31.45
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32.40
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23
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3.5(1)
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Disability
Allowance
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29.40
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30.30
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Note: These allowances are contemporary for expense related
allowances as at 30 March 2001 and for work related allowances are inclusive of
adjustments in accordance with the May 2001 State Wage Case Decision of the
Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales.
5. This
variation shall take effect from the beginning of the first full pay period to
commence on or after 10 August 2001.
M. J. WALTON J,
Vice-President.
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Printed by the authority of the Industrial Registrar.