PHOTOGRAPHIC INDUSTRY (STATE) AWARD

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Application by The Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union, New South Wales Branch industrial organisation of employees.

 

(No. IRC 4733 of 2001)

 

 

VARIATION

 

1.          Delete clause 4, Wages of the award published 25 January 2001 (321 I.G. 1060), and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

4.  Wages

 

(i)         The minimum rates of pay for weekly employees in the classifications prescribed in this Award shall be set out in Table 1 - Wages, of Part B, Monetary Rates and as set out in Tables 1, 2 and 3 of Part C, Monetary Rates.  The rates for allowances shall be as set out in Tables 2 - Allowances.

 

Junior Employees - The minimum rate of pay for junior employees, wherever employed, shall be calculated by reference to the percentage of the total rates provided for adult employees as set out in the said Table 1.

 

The rates of pay in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case of May 2001.  These adjustments may be offset against:

 

(a)        any equivalent overaward payments; and/or

 

(b)        award wage increase since 29 May 1991 other than safety net, State Wage Case and minimum rates adjustments.

 

(ii)        Part-time Employees - shall be paid an hourly rate equal to the appropriate weekly rate divided by 38, calculated to the nearest cent.  Provided that employees engaged as part time as at 17 July 2000 date shall continue to receive the rate for the relevant position and shall be entitled to wage increases equivalent to 25% of future State Wage Case Adjustments until such time as the rates coincide or the new part time rate (no loading) exceeds the rate, and in which case it shall apply.

 

(iii)       Casual employees - shall be paid an hourly rate equal to the appropriate weekly rate divided by 38, plus 15 per cent, calculated to the nearest cent with a minimum payment on any day of four hours for each start.

 

(iv)       Second Late Night Penalty - Full-time and part-time employees who work ordinary hours on a Saturday, and full-time and part-time employees who work two late nights in a week pursuant to paragraph (a) of subclause (i) of clause 8, Hours of Work, shall be paid at the rate of ordinary time plus one quarter per hour for the second late night.

 

2.          Delete Part B, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

 

 

 

 

PART B

 

MONETARY RATES

 

Table 1 - Wages

 

	Former	SWC	Rate per
Classification	Rate	2001	week
	$	$	$
Section A - Portrait, Advertising and Commercial Studios
Photographer	456.60	13.00	469.60
Retoucher	446.30	13.00	459.30
Artist	446.30	13.00	459.30
Photographer’s Assistant	438.80	13.00	451.80
Collector	438.80	13.00	451.80
Clerk/Receptionist	433.90	13.00	446.90
Employees not elsewhere classified -
First three months	417.40	13.00	430.40
Thereafter	433.90	13.00	446.90
Section B - Developing, Printing and Finishing Establishments
(other than mini-labs):
Group 1 -
Colour Filter Determinator
Custom Colour Enlargement
Printer	480.70	13.00	493.70
Colour Printer Controller
Microfilm Service Operator
Group 2 -
Rack and Tank Colour Film
Processor
Colour Enlargement Printer
Colour Quality Corrector	465.50	13.00	478.50
Kit Mixing Operator
Colour Printer Operator
Microfilm Continuous
Processing Operator
Group 3 -
Rack and Tank Black and White
Film Processor
Black and White Enlargement
Printer	448.90	13.00	461.90
Black and White Printer
Operator
X-ray, Sheet Film and Sensitised
Paper Finisher
Group 4 -
Mircofilm Operator -
Clerk/Receptionist	433.90	13.00	446.90
Group 5 - Employees not elsewhere classified -
First three months	417.40	13.00	430.40
Thereafter	433.90	13.00	446.90
Section C - Mini-labs:
Amateur Photo Finisher -
Printing Machine Operator	442.70	13.00	455.70
Employees not elsewhere
classified:
First three months	417.40	13.00	430.40
Thereafter	433.90	13.00	446.90
Section D - Junior Rates:
Percentage of Adult Rate of Pay
at 16 years of age ............... 50           First three months ($430.40)
at 17 years of age ............... 60           Thereafter ($446.90)
at 18 years of age ............... 70
at 19 years of age ............... 80
at 20 years of age ............... 90

 

Table 2 - Allowances

 

			Amount
Item No	Clause No	Brief Description	$
1	5(i)	Leading hand allowance	20.20
2	5(ii)	TAFE Photography Certificate	11.50 per week
3	5(iv)	Excess fares allowance	9.70 per week
			1.95 per day
4	5(v)	Meal money - 1st meal	10.00
5	5(v)	Meal money - 2nd and subsequent meals	10.00
6	5(vi)	Locomotion allowance -
		Standing charge -
		vehicles up to 2 litres (2,000cc)	197.40
7	5(vi)	Locomotion allowance -
		Running charge -
		vehicles up to 2 litres (2,000cc)	0.26
8	5(vi)	Locomotion allowance -
		Standing charge -
		vehicles over 2 litres (2,000cc)	234.20
9	5(vi)	Locomotion allowance -
		Running charge -
		vehicles up to 2 litres (2,000cc)	0.30
10	5(vi)	Kilometre allowance -
		vehicles up to 2 litres (2,000cc)	0.43
11	5(vi)	Kilometre allowance -
		vehicle over 2 litres (2,000cc)	0.51
12	5(vii)	First-aid allowance	11.00

 

3.          Delete Part C, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

PART C

 

Table 1 - Skill Level A - Wages

 

Where the accredited training course and work performed are for the purpose of generating skills which have been defined for work at Skill Level A:

 

	Highest Year of Schooling Completed
	Year 10 $	Year 11 $	Year 12 $
School Leaver	193.00	211.00	256.00
plus 1 year out of school	211.00	256.00	298.00
plus 2 years	256.00	298.00	346.00
plus 3 years	298.00	346.00	396.00
plus 4 years	346.00	396.00
plus 5 years or more	396.00

 

The average proportion of time spent in structured training which has been taken into account in setting the rate is 20 per cent.

 

Table 2 - Skill Level B - Wages

 

Where the accredited training course and work performed are for the purpose of generating skills which have been defined for work at Skill Level B:

 

	Highest Year of Schooling Completed
	Year 10 $	Year 11 $	Year 12 $
School Leaver	193.00	211.00	246.00
plus 1 year out of school	211.00	246.00	283.00
plus 2 years	246.00	283.00	332.00
plus 3 years	283.00	332.00	378.00
plus 4 years	332.00	378.00
plus 5 years or more	378.00

 

The average proportion of time spent in structured training which has been taken into account in setting the rate is 20 per cent.

 

Table 3 - Skill Level C - Wages

 

Skill Level C: Where the accredited training course and work performed are for the purpose of generating skills which have been defined for work at Skill Level C:

 

	Highest Year of Schooling Completed
	Year 10 $	Year 11 $	Year 12 $
School Leaver	193.00	211.00	237.00
plus 1 year out of school	211.00	237.00	266.00
plus 2 years	237.00	266.00	298.00
plus 3 years	266.00	298.00	333.00
plus 4 years	298.00	333.00
plus 5 years or more	333.00

 

The average proportion of time spent in structured training which has been taken into account in setting the rate is 20 per cent.

 

4.          This variation shall take effect from the beginning of the first full pay period to commence on or after 30 November 2001.

 

M. J. WALTON  J, Vice-President.

 

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